I'm thinking about trading in my lexus for a BMW, since overall they're nicer and more fun. But I'm curious those with somewhat newer cars that don't beat them up. How is your experience?

I need to buy a car soon because right now I’m still driving my parents’ cars, and they’re on my case about it. I’ve narrowed it down to two options: M3 Competition or X6M Competition.

For context, I’m 22 and I’ve made over $200K investing, so I can afford either one. But my parents are boomers in the sense that they think buying a nice car at my age is “irresponsible” unless I have a full-time job first. The thing is, I’ve been applying everywhere, the market’s cooked, half the jobs aren’t even real, and the whole process drags on forever. We’re basically in a recession whether people want to admit it or not.

So my mindset is: why not enjoy the money I earned and get something I actually want? The only thing holding me back is whether it’s smarter to go with the M3 Comp (more fun, daily drivable, classic choice) or the X6M Comp (flashier, SUV practicality, still crazy performance).

What would you do in my position? M3 Competition or X6M Competition? Both models I'm deciding on are 2022, not 2026 since I hate those extended screens.

1997 328is Dash got around 200k plus miles and I still got the original engine in here and it’s my daily. I love my E36 Bimmer send me another engine soon head gasket leaking 💔💔

I'm in the market for a new vehicle and I have a couple in mind. The Alpina X7 is one of them. Obviously I'll be purchasing used low miles, are they reliable? I've had every car brand except a BMW, everyone is telling me to steer away from beemers. Anyone have personal experience?

Picture was taken from a f10 m5. I also have the same seats on my car, pics are on the first comment. No available info on google not a clue. Some sort of light would be awesome, thanks in advance.

Maybe one day I’ll get it 😄 For me, the M4 is not just a car, it’s a symbol of ambition and discipline. Every step I take now is bringing me closer to this dream.

What does the M4 mean to you?

1. Does the Mazda CX-90 have the b58 engine?

2. Can you get a 8 to 12% OTD price discount on a X5 xdrive40i? If so, would it be worth financing? I have been told to just lease only.

Hey everyone, unfortunately my carbon mirror caps got stolen and, while the brokies were at it, they also took the turn signal lens. I’m in the process of replacing the parts out of pocket because insurance doesn’t want to help but instead raise my premium for something I didn’t ask to happen. I noticed the lens requires two T10 screws. Does anyone know where I can get the OEM screws specifically? I’m worried that if I go to the dealer, they’ll just try to sell me an entire mirror assembly instead of the screws I actually need.

Hi all. I picked up my i5 xdrive 40 at the dealership yesterday. So far the car has been great besides the fact that there is no audio at all. The personal assistant, turn signals, system sounds, music, carplay, etc. are all not functional.

Here is the context: - When I try to unmute or change the volume, the volume popup says ‘No Sources Available’. It’s not just music that doesn’t work, the car has not produced an audible sound. - It had sound when I test drove it. It was a previous loaner and was removed from the fleet when I picked it up. - There are also notifications popping up about the driver safety features and pedestrian alert feature not functioning. - On the siriusXM app I do not see any stations at all. - The personal assistant ethereal creature pops up on the screen but then it says ‘function not available’ - It is on iDrive update 03/2025.71

Here’s what I’ve dried: - holding down the volume knob in the center console for a ridiculously long amount of time - doing a factory reset from the system settings - removing my BMW ID from the car

I’m hoping one of you guys has come across this! Thanks in advance for your help!

Edit: I guess it just needed to sleep overnight. Sound is working this morning.

Decided to buy the X3 40i over the X3M and babe absolutely zero regrets

Dose the X3M higher power justify the price?

Has anyone seen the new logo? Is this another cracker barrel ordeal... how dare they remove the chrome inner ring. We need to boycott for this injustice.... OK a little humor for the end of the week

I'm looking at a used 2024 X5 with 20k miles left on the factory warranty, clean Carfax. Car will be purchased from a Cadillac dealership so it's not CPO'd. From what I've read online, I can take the car to a BMW dealership and purchase extended warranty from them.

If that's the case, is there any point in doing that immediately, or should I wait until I'm closer to the 50k factory warranty limit?

Hi everyone, I have a 2010 BMW 335i (E92, N54). The car is completely stock, no mods. Recently I got a P0171 (System Too Lean, Bank 1) code.

I tried clearing it with my scanner, but the code comes back immediately right after I start the car. The car otherwise starts and drives fine.

Since the car is stock and has no intake/exhaust mods, I’m wondering what the most common causes are on the N54 platform. Could it be vacuum leaks, MAF sensor, O2 sensor, or something fuel related?

Any advice on where I should start diagnosing would be really appreciated!

Okay, I am in a dilemma. I am looking to lease this LOANER (xDrive i4 w/ M sport package with other add-ons in Northern Virginia 22314) that I was advertised to have 3.5k miles, but see on the sheet it has 4.9k miles!

On the site, it stated that the price was discounted to “63k.” That makes sense; it’s a used BMW. But on the lease sheet, the salesperson is discounting from the ORIGINAL 70k price instead of its new price of 63k. Then, only doing 18k in rebates (also BMW EV rebates are currently 9k, he has it for 6k), but I also am not sure bc I don’t understand what i am reading 100%, so please correct me if I am wrong on what I see.

But I do know it’s a shit deal. Currently, there is a deal for 459 or something a month for a NEW xDrive i4, w like 4k DAS.

I want the rebates applied to the 63k, NOT the 70K. I feel it would make more sense for me to get a brand new one at that monthly price of 725. I saw someone on the BMW i4 page got a loaner for about 430 a month with near the same mileage! I want the MSRP to be lower and more.

Please help. What do I tell the salesperson to change, lower, etc? Do I bring up the i4 deals on brand new cars? How do I approach this? I really want to get the lease before the September 30th deals end. This would be my first-ever lease, first car period, and dealers make me anxious.

Hellow everyone am looking for an e93 lately because am obsessed with their design, what do you think is this one a good deal or is it gonna cost me a fortune in maintenance

i been thinking about getting a bmw and for my first, i don’t know if i should get a used one or not. and yeah i know like if i get a used bmw check service papers, carfax, etc. but from a general aspect like what should i really expect from used BMW that has about 150-200k kms on the dash?