I bought a CPO BMW and the dealer had no problem letting me take it to my local mechanic for a pre-purchase inspection. But I agree with the sentiment that it’s less necessary for a higher-end brand because they generally have a balance of the warranty remaining (and usually the CPO extends that) and dealers usually ha…

Every “piano black” finish I’ve ever seen looks terrible after the first 10 minutes of use, when it picks up fine scratches that are easily seen in bright lights, along with all the smudges. I guess if you drive an S Klasse you can afford to have someone in the back seat with microfiber cloths constantly polishing the…

Do they have the fake (and blind and non-functional) exhaust tips molded into the bumper cover like most other modern Audi’s?

According to the BMW Individual visualizer, you can choose from 5 different purples, all it costs is money (from what I’ve read, around $5k):

Like the split tailgate, it’s one of those features that you don’t miss if it wasn’t there and you don’t know about it, but once you know about it and use it, it sucks that it’s omitted on many vehicles (likely for cost cutting reasons).

Light up kidney grill is still nowhere near as ostentatious as the light up 3 pointed star available on its Mercedes competitor.

German cars. On top of typically needing premium fuel, you usually also have to use synthetic or even a specific synthetic (i.e. BMW diesels require BMW LL04 rated oils, which are few and far between and not cheap) plus a filter is usually around $20, regardless of whether you get if from the dealer parts counter or a…

Sucks that you can get the locking rear M differential (part of the off road package) or the M sport package, but not both at the same time.

I think next year.

Never though I’d say it but I’d pay the $650 or so for the crystal shifter:

As a former X5 diesel owner, the juice isn’t worth the squeeze. I only bought mine over the gas version because with incentives the price was the same at the time. I’d wait for the upcoming PHEV version with the straight 6 (the xDrive 40e variant)

Why does Mercedes persist with the puckered bunghole air vents in all their newer models, ruining otherwise pretty elegant interiors?

Because Subaru is more interested in selling mass numbers of grossly underpowered, CVT equipped Crosstreks and the like.

Sadly that split hatch did not make it to the 6GT, but in exchange the back end looks much better, so I think that’s a fair trade.

Don’t hate on it, it’s a very useful body style. It’s basically a short wheelbase 7 series hatchback for 5 series money. When the time comes, I will probably replace my 3GT (which sadly will not have a successor) with a CPO 6GT. I find my 3GT about as useful as the X5 it replaced without the weight, handling, and fuel…

Yup, my old X5 had it too, and I loved it.

BMW doesn’t want you to buy a 3 series sedan instead of a 3 series wagon, it wants you to buy an X3. Which is made here, and probably costs them less to make (it may even be cheaper to buy, I once spec’ed out a 535i and an X5, and the X5 cost less comparably equipped, if you add an upcharge for a 5 series wagon an X5…

If you want a manual in this segment, I would go with the Accord Sport 2.0T. In everything but looks I think it’s a better car, the only thing that bothers me about the Accord is that it should have been a 5 door.

And yet despite the deficit in power, the M3/M4 was always competitive performance-wise against its main competitors, the C63 and Giulia Quadrifoglio.

Just recently bought a CPO car, the manufacturer rate was 1.5% less than the best rate I could find from my credit union and from shopping around.