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Our RX350 is up in May, so have been looking around for a replacement SUV for my wife. We liked our RX as it has been reliable and given decent gas mileage, and we tried to stay we tried to stay in the Lexus family, however:
- the GX is so archaic even with all the "refresh". Really is lipstick on a pig
- although we like the styling of the UX, it is way too small and underpowered. Ditto for the NX
- the LX is too big and buiky for my wife to drive around
- and the RX refresh is okay, but was really hoping to go to the TNGA platform already, so basically more of the same
which brings me to our other choices:
- MDX is a good alternative, but my wife doesn't like the styling. Ditto the RDX
- GLC is okay too, but she's not a MB kind of person
- Q5/SQ5 is fine, but she doesn't like Audi (long story)
that leaves BMW and the X3. We originally wanted an X3 M40i, and was about to pull the trigger. Then upon taking the car to our house (quarantine laws), the sales manager saw my Zupra and started chatting about it. Then mentioned that he had an X3M at an unbelievable price. I was skeptical and thought it was a bait and switch, but sure enough the numbers were incredible (verified with my online Bimmer salesman firends). So tomorrow, we will take delivery of our X3M and say goodbye to the Lexus family for now. Im ecstatic given the rave reviews of the SUV, but also saddened because Im a Toyco/Lexus guy at heart (it took me forever to convince my wife to go to Lexus too). I wish the LQ or whatever the RWD LS based suv here to make it more difficult to leave, but such is the state of Toyco / Lexus these days.
Hope to have more pics of her tomorrow posted (and yes, I do plan to mod it as well lol)...
Congrats on the X3M, haven't seen much of them on the road, but online seen the reviews looks like a great beast of an SUV! My cousin has a 15 RX350 F-Sport before jumping to a 18 X3 M40i I could only imagine the X3 M even better! Enjoy it and happy modding! Looking forward to those pics!
Our RX350 is up in May, so have been looking around for a replacement SUV for my wife. We liked our RX as it has been reliable and given decent gas mileage, and we tried to stay we tried to stay in the Lexus family, however:
- the GX is so archaic even with all the "refresh". Really is lipstick on a pig
- although we like the styling of the UX, it is way too small and underpowered. Ditto for the NX
- the LX is too big and buiky for my wife to drive around
- and the RX refresh is okay, but was really hoping to go to the TNGA platform already, so basically more of the same
which brings me to our other choices:
- MDX is a good alternative, but my wife doesn't like the styling. Ditto the RDX
- GLC is okay too, but she's not a MB kind of person
- Q5/SQ5 is fine, but she doesn't like Audi (long story)
that leaves BMW and the X3. We originally wanted an X3 M40i, and was about to pull the trigger. Then upon taking the car to our house (quarantine laws), the sales manager saw my Zupra and started chatting about it. Then mentioned that he had an X3M at an unbelievable price. I was skeptical and thought it was a bait and switch, but sure enough the numbers were incredible (verified with my online Bimmer salesman firends). So tomorrow, we will take delivery of our X3M and say goodbye to the Lexus family for now. Im ecstatic given the rave reviews of the SUV, but also saddened because Im a Toyco/Lexus guy at heart (it took me forever to convince my wife to go to Lexus too). I wish the LQ or whatever the RWD LS based suv here to make it more difficult to leave, but such is the state of Toyco / Lexus these days.
Hope to have more pics of her tomorrow posted (and yes, I do plan to mod it as well lol)...
Wonderful! Great companion to the Zupra. BMW leases continue to make them hard to pass up. At some point they'll have to ease back on all the residual subvention, etc. But until then, plenty of great cars to enjoy at a steal of a monthly cost.
Our X5 isn't an M, just a 40i, but the turbo inline 6's, as in both of yours as well, is just so creamy smooth.
Congratulations....hope you enjoy it. Although it can be hard to keep clean, you will probably like having that white paint job in the hot sun this summer....white stays cooler. than other colors.
If you plan to keep it past the 4-year warranty, though, as with any BMW, might want to consider a warranty-extension.
Awesome pick up and I felt the same as you when I went to a BMW from a long life of Toyota/Lexus. I really like my M340 but will likely trade it in when the new M3 comes out (if it ever does) unless I can’t get past the ugly grille in the spy shots.
Congrats! We recently were comparing X3 M40i to the RX F Sport we eventually bought too. If it was for me, I would have made the same decision as you, but since my wife likes the soft ride of the RX, we went that way. Anyhow, curious, how good of a deal you got to go from the M40i to an X3 M.
Welp, the RX is a goner...
Im ecstatic given the rave reviews of the SUV, but also saddened because Im a Toyco/Lexus guy at heart (it took me forever to convince my wife to go to Lexus too). I wish the LQ or whatever the RWD LS based suv here to make it more difficult to leave, but such is the state of Toyco / Lexus these days. 
Although it can be hard to keep clean, you will probably like having that white paint job in the hot sun this summer....white stays cooler. than other colors. 
