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wife's new ride: 2017 X1, xdrive
I haven't driven it yet, but she likes it. BTW, she was diverted from the I-85 feeder road Thursday night rush hour shortly before the section collapsed that made all the news ......
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Congrats Riddogdeaux,
You gotta drive it and give me your review! Good deal on lease? My CEO is Jonesing for a new car this early summer, and she has the X1 on her short list. probably leasing. Thanks, GL, mD
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Is there such a thing as a 'good' lease? I doubt it, but can share the details with you via private message once I've had time to review them. Do look for the 'x-drive' version; many on the lots are the 's,' yer basic front wheel drive, transverse mounted turbo 4. Personally, I would insist on the dealer substituting out the run flat tires and adding the spare. I pitched the reasons to the dealer rep and my wife; I don't know whether that came to pass. Ii'll pm you later with my driving impressions and loan details.
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By the way, love your pix of the southwestern road trip via 'vette. I still hope to make it to the Utah parks and Monument Valley, when time permits!
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Riggodeaux, Thank you for the kudos...we did similar trips 5 or 6 times on our old Goldwing, but honking in the VetteVert over nearly the same route(s) was easier/better in many ways.
I would climb in and go again this summer, but maybe in a new C7 vs our 15 yr old C5. Nothing beats being out on the road for few months carving 2 lanes and seeing stuff... I wasn't being nosy on your lease, just curious, as while I had Company Cars, (leased), for 2 1/2 decades when I carried the bag, I have actually never leased a car. We have bought our last 4 cars with cash, but I think a lease might be better for my CEO: she doesn't do but <10k miles a year, she can dump it in 3 or 4 and never have to 'worry' about an older car, etc. I've been trying to bone up/get smarter on leasing but it's like Quantum Theory with all of the anecdotal stuff and 'deals' out there. As for RFTs, I don't think I would care: it's her car, that I would drive on rare occasions, but worth keeping in mind. Not an XDrive fan or AWD fan for her next car: we simply don't need AWD as we depart our Mtn Home before any serious snow and return when it's Spring. If we were still living there full time as we did, I would be more enthused about AWD. Not a huge fan/convinced about that Turbo 4 in the FWD version, (we had similar engine in 2 week traverse Iceland Trip and it was OK, but just OK), but curious to see the cost diff vs the bigger engine X Drive... Look forward to hearing your initial review of car and any leasing tips would be appreciated! Jeezzz, there are a lot of brands with models that fall in that size SUV category, in the Mkt these days. BR, mD
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I'm happy to share with you lease issues [via private mail]. Crashing used car prices, which 'coming off lease' feeds, is having an effect on dealers offering deals. There was a WSJ article on the subject a couple of weeks ago.
Note that the X1 only comes with the turbo I4 gas drinker here in the states. I'm not a fan, generally, of FWD, and regret that BMW has gone down that path - but that's where the market lies for this kind of vehicle. I did like the ergonomics of the X1, certainly worth checking out in that market space, and your CEO's usage certainly points to a low mileage lease. Ping me in a couple of weeks and I'll get a private message with my impressions and lease detail.
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R, Thank You...
Will PM you in a few weeks. GL, mD
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BTW, I looked last night and the Boss's new X1 has Goodyear Eagle all-weather run-flats ['made in Germany'].
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^ Not surprised...the swap out for non-RFTs seemed like a wish.
That, and even though it's a lease, I would not want the low on the list 'tech' banging on the brand new rims doing a tire swap, and the possible/likely less than stellar new balancing job. Tell your CEO she doesn't have to worry about changing a tire on road side, now. GL, mD
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Where are the pics of your new family car?
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