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05-27-2023, 02:40 PM | #1 |
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i7 discounting?
Was thoroughly underwhelmed at the i5M60 launch this week. Considering an i7 xDrive60 instead. Anyone yielding discounts off MSRP at this point? I saw a few brokers posting 11% off MSRP on Leasehackr. Awaiting responses to see if they are for available allocations or sit and wait for order to be accepted and allocated.
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Don't hold your breath for any kind of large discount unless it is a '23 sitting unsold on a dealer's lot.
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06-02-2023, 06:57 AM | #7 | |
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Unfortunately, my wife can not get past the look of the IX. So, if I get a BMW, its got to be an I7. I would have ordered an i5 but that range is just way too low. I just can't get myself to pull the trigger on $120+k. Enjoy! |
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06-02-2023, 08:22 PM | #8 |
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I've had it 1/2 a day and I'm in love with it! It's the best car & best BMW I've had! For such a large car (and heavy car) BMW did an amazing job working to defy physics. The car is so nimble and comfortable. Sport mode makes it come alive. I was expecting the performance to be noticeably worse than my iX M60 in Sport mode, but it wasn't! Efficient mode however was noticeably slower (not by much) than the iX in the same mode.
I actually felt the same about the iX as your wife when I first saw it, however it grew on me quickly, and the color makes a big difference in the iX aesthetics. I'm one of the minorities that actually likes the large kidney grilles on the M3/4, 4er, iX, etc however, so take that for what tis worth The iX definitely looks futuristic, but not in the cheesy way that most of the electric cars these days tend to (Yes I'm talking about you Tesla, Lucid, etc.) Tesla is absolute trash as far as build materials & quality, customer service, etc. I still have no clue how they have sold so many of these things? At the end of the day, if you are "forced" into the i7 because of the wife's despair for the iX, is it really a bad thing? I planned to finance it initially, however went for a One-Pay lease. The discount I received off sticker, and the One Pay MF reduction made a huge difference. Check it out before you write the i7 off as too expensive. I thought the same, but happy I considered all options and found a dealer willing to negotiate on "leftover" HEA unit they had on the lot. |
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I think it depends on the market. The iX isn't doing well. I paid sticker for my iX M60 in June last year. Almost 1 year later, BMW can't sell these things. They are doing major pants-dropping on the Money Factor and passing-through $7500 tax credits on both USA variants to try to move these. There are thousands of these iXs on lots at dealers across the country, They are definitely over-priced, and the discounts are showing it.
The i7, I don't think is doing as well as BMW would have liked either, demonstrated by the number of HEA units still unsold at dealers and the number of nationwide dealerships willing to heavily discount these models. The i4 e40 and M50 specifically are killing it. |
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I really like the i7, and think its my best car I've ever owned so far. The vehicle is very comfortable and handles like a BMW, so it's exactly what I was expecting. For such a large vehicle, it drives much more nimble. If I was to order, I would have only added a few options and possible changed color combinations, but buying from available inventory, I ensured I was definitively going to get the critical options for me, rear theater screen being one of them. I know I will get the iDrive 8.5 update when it releases OTA, so not too worried about waiting for that post July SOP for 2024 models. |
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What I like about BMW vs. other EV manufacturers is that the core BMW driving dynamics were retained, and switched to an EV powertrain. For the i4 and i7, it still looks like an ICE vehicle, which I prefer the design. I hate how much of a forced futuristic design most EV manufacturers are pivoting to. We like the classic vehicle design, just make it electric. BMW has done this well. For the iX, there's a slight departure, but I like the design language, so the more edgy look works for me ... its not over the top spaceship-esque. I'm also partial to the nose on the 4er and M3/M4, where other hate the large grille, it works very well on those vehicles. |
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