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![]() TD cars have not reached all dealers yet, hopefully Mods are waiting for its availability. | |
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| ![]() I drove one a couple of days back, somehow I am not entirely convinced apart from looks/ equipment and seating rest everything feels short of the premium brand. This car makes too much noise - engine sounds too much , I remember the one on my 3 series many years back sounded much smoother and apparently these are newer designs and should be quieter so if this has to do something with localisation / insulation or just my different experience with 6 cylinders only official review can confirm. Similarly, Gear shifts are too long - haven't seen such shifts previously in any BMW. Someone who is keen to move into this segment purely to have a BMW Experience should look elsewhere - best bet will be to go for 3 series Petrol German CBU which they are giving at local rates, the ones looking for SUV'ish stance should see Endeavour or wait for new Fortuner. |
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| ![]() This is find very surprising. Compared to the 6 cylinders it is loud, but even compared to the 3 series I found it very refined. Maybe something to do with the TD car? |
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![]() But even the tyres make much more noise , this can be due to insulation as well, regular 5 & 7 have much thicker glasses in Diesel, don't know if they have saved on that or somewhere else, perhaps will check in details when I get an opportunity later. Quote:
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| ![]() 3 doesnt cut it in terms of rear space and have to manage the requirements of the family along with driving pleasure. But completely agree on the CBU part. The GLC 300 4matic is a CBU and hopefully fun to drive. |
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I am surprised. Of course the sound will be more than the 6 cylinder you had, but I found the noise to be not so excessive. I had driven the Evogue as well a few weeks back and I found that more compared to X1. Hope we get an official review to shed more light on this. | |
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| ![]() Is there some confusion on the pricing of this car. BMW webpage says Rs 29 Lacs to 40 Lacs ex-showroom, but media cites Rs 22 Lacs and calls it the most affordable luxury car. |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() I did a detailed test drive and this time did it on the nice expressway to test its prowess on highways. The car is surprisingly sprightly and fast and handles well inspite of it not being a traditional rear wheel drive BMW. The engine noise is ok, but in certain rough road patches the tyre noise is bad. The SA mentioned it was due to the stretch and the fact that it is Run flat tyres. He also advised against changing these to tubeless tyres. Apart from the tyre noise in certain stretches of rough roads, noise levels were decently insulated. I can't compare it with 5 or 3 series since I haven't driven them, but engine noise seemed comparable to X3. Tyre noise is something that I am feeling a little discomfort with though. Now I am confused. Should I go with X1 or stretch to the X3? The dealer is willing to offer good discounts on the X3. Just that X3 has many features not available compared to X1 M sport. Any tips/advise guys? Quote:
Don't know of this, but in Bangalore the entry price is 30.4 L ex showroom and 41.7L for the Msport. The corresponding on road prices are 38.5 and 52.5L respectively. Last edited by Vid6639 : 30th May 2016 at 23:25. Reason: merging posts. Kindly use the edit option when replying within 30minutes. Thanks. | |
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sDrive 20d Expedition / 29,90,000/ 35,65,240 sDrive 20d xLine / 34,99,000/ 41,62,003 xDrive 20d xLine(AWD)/ 36,99,000/ 43,96,487 xDrive 20d M sport / 40,99,000/ 48,65,455 These are the prices I am quotes in Madhya Pradesh I really wished they had a AWD with the Expedition priced at about 34Lacs Ex showroom, that would have been perfect; unfortunately they dont. Though I like the extra cosmetics on the xLine, I really can't justify that for extra 6 Lacs. Though I would have no minded paying the extra 5 Lacs for the AWD. I hope you find this helpful, would be booking mine soon in Alpine white, fingers crossed. Thanks a lot. | |
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| ![]() For someone who is looking to purchase his first German car (X1), what will be the annual maintenance cost after the warranty period. Since I am looking to upgrade from a Linea, I understand that maintaining a BMW isn't going to be cheap. But I would still like to get a heads up of the ownership cost post warranty to see if I am eligible to purchase one. |
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You can extend warranty upto the 6th year of ownership. And if your running is high, id suggest picking up the prepaid service (bsi) packs. Complete peace of mind! Post warranty is difficult to predict... But, on an average, id say, put aside a lac a year for it (excluding mandatory expenses like insurance etc). Last edited by kkkkkaran : 2nd June 2016 at 08:59. | |
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