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03-22-2023, 07:33 PM | #1 |
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Just saw my first XM today…
I was with my son and we were a bit early for an appointment, so drove through our local BMW dealership. At that time the new owners of the BMW XM were about to take hold of their car. I have to say it is one of the ugliest cars I have ever seen in my life and my son totally agreed. The proportions are awful. The styling is gross, there’s nothing to like about it and the thing cost $160,000. What a mistake by BMW.
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03-22-2023, 07:34 PM | #2 |
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I suspect it’ll be one of those BMWs that nobody wants to buy, they sit on the lot for a while, and then after 10 or 15 years due to the rarity, they become very expensive.
The Lexus dealer is next-door and they had a 2023 LX 600 there and boy that is a much nicer looking SUV. Heck, give me a fully loaded Range Rover for the money. |
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03-22-2023, 07:57 PM | #3 |
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So I wouldn't buy one because one I can't afford it and two at the price point I'd probably buy a Cayenne Turbo GT... but fwiw, I think in black it looks pretty mean.
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03-22-2023, 09:18 PM | #5 |
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It’s like the Toyota FJ Cruiser: fugly and was only sold for a short period of time, but then went up in value. It was much cheaper though. I don’t see the XM fetching close to or over its original MSRP 10-15 years from now. It’s not something I would consider to ever be a classic.
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03-22-2023, 09:59 PM | #7 |
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the g80 sells like hot cakes but because its the best car in its class by a mile... certainky not because of its looks 😂
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Quote:
https://configure.bmw.de/de_DE/confi...&expanded=true |
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03-23-2023, 12:55 AM | #10 |
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It's one of those cars that's objectively bad design, but it catches the eye and that's what will make it desirable. Aside from the front I don't think it's a horrid looking ride.
Classically beautiful design is still there but modern consumers want trendy design in today's fast-paced, social media-driven world. BMW knows its customers lease in 2-3 yr increments and want the newest hottest thing once their leases are up. Hence all the controversial design as of late.
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03-23-2023, 07:53 AM | #11 |
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Yeah???
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03-23-2023, 11:37 AM | #13 |
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we are seeing a lot of inquires about them so there def is a market for them from what we personally are seeing. Not sure about others
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When our 2nd i3 lease was ending, they pulled the i3 a year early and could not get another. My sales guy said what about the XM, I said but it costs at least double the i3, its way overpriced. His reply was well the Model X sells for that much.... BMW priced it that high just because it could. Give me a X1/2/3/4 sized EV for $50-60k and we'll talk...
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03-23-2023, 12:52 PM | #18 |
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160k?
I don't know about the rest of you but If I had 160k to spend on a car I'd be getting a M8 Competition
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$160k for an Aztek!?
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This.
Some people want to stand out, but they don't realize everyone is pointing and laughing.
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