Opinions - wife wants to sell the 4.6

[motordavid]

Originally Posted by racingbmwm3

...That whole 100 mile range thing kinda sucks though. The BMW i3 needs to hurry up and get released already...

No electric car xpert, but even with a ~100 mile range, that should encompass 5 days of commuting, a side trip and a couple of close in errands.

That i3 is nice and interesting, via the review of it I put up, but it's pushing $50Gs for a 'commuter'. Of minor importance to many here, but makes me scratch my head, running cost-wise, over time.

Heated back seats...kids today are different and have slightly more demands and expectations. Being a kid in the 1950s provided me/us with a few less accoutrements I guess.
GL, mD

[racingbmwm3]

The other option that my wife put out there, which she will likely regret if I take her up on it. Is that she starts using my Mini, and I (with the 100 mile daily commute) get a new/newer high mpg car, like a 328d touring, or E90 335d? Then my car would become the weekend/road trip car. Makes sense to me. Love to get a BRZ, but she pre-emptively vetoed having two 4 seaters as our primary cars.

[ExpensiveTaste]

The E90 is nice but definitely not as comfortable as my wife's E53 for long trips, especially if you get an x-drive (mismatched struts from the factory). I would recommend you sell the X5 privately with the extra parts as a bonus if you get your asking price and putting the money towards a diesel Jetta for you and then eventually trading the Mini in for something with 3 rows of seating (not sure what age your kids are).

[Gregory891]

6 miles may not be a warm up route even for a small car with a tiny engine, you'll see. Run a VERY good synthetic oil to keep it clean.

For your X5, if it's very well cared for & you are a member of the BMW CCA - then look at advertising it this way, particularly if you sort out the typical suspension wear items.

[racingbmwm3]

Have a diesel Jetta (friend is currently borrowing it) that I was driving before I decided to get the Mini. Between the Jetta and another friend's Passat, I'm now opposed to owning any other VW's in the future.
I showed my wife the draft listing I made for the X5, and now she isn't sure she wants to sell it anymore after seeing all the features listed out in one place.

@Gregory891. You missed the part where I clarified its 1.5-3 miles one way, which would only warm up a scooter, maybe.

I've been pushing for an electric or plug-in hybrid ever since she took the new job. The 7 seater Tesla Model S would be the perfect car, other than the price. If only the Highlander Hybrid was available as a plug-in...

[ExpensiveTaste]

Sounds like you need to move closer to your work and farther away from her work/schools so your commutes average out more...