r/BMWiX

bought just the silicon/rubber blade bit off eBay cost about £12..for two..took the old ones out slide in new ones. about a 5 minute job..no nasty smeering now. Car is 2022 a year with me so maybe 4 years old blades.

BMW wanted £70 per blade I think..

$739 PLUS TAX

PLEASE do not sleep on this deal.

$0 TOTAL due at signing, including down payment, etc.

36 months, 10,000 miles per year. Top tier 1 + credit is a must.

Base model, white on black, $77,xxx MSRP car.

Incoming unit, arriving within the next 2 days.

Please message me if you are serious and are ready to act quick. This will be good until the end of day today.

Hi Guys. I am strongly considering buying a 2024 CPO Xdrive 50.
I have been seeing some around 48k with $48k miles and 50k for 35k plus miles.
I need DAPP and Premium / convenience package for that HK system ( B/o would be nice but it’s been impossible to find one unless it’s a M60).
Two questions

1. Would prices come down a couple grand if i wait towards end of year ?
2. Is it reasonable to ask for a extra 2 years on CPO at the same listing price ?

Context:
I currently drive a 2024 outback Touring XT and absolutely hate their eyesight and it got me into two rear ends with kids inside. Have $5k left on the loan and it ends in September. Carmax shows $30k offer and Private party could he $34k.

I came from a 2018 Audi A5 so i am not that new to german ownership.

I tried to turn on the heat in my iX via Alexa and she tells me "the MyBMW skill has been retired. Please use the MyBMW mobile app". What's up with that?

Does anyone know of any other way to control the car via automation? I know this sound like the most first-worldish problem ever, but hear me out- I'm a volunteer firefighter. When we get an emergency dispatch in the middle of the night, I have a Flic button set up at my bedside- it turns on the bedroom light, and simultaneously starts the ventilation in the iX. That's really nice that in the 60-90 seconds it takes me to get dressed and get to the car it's already a little warm (or cool, but that's not nearly as needed). It's an emergency response, so I'm not going to stop and open my phone and authenticate, then open the myBMW app and then authenticate on THAT, and then press the button to turn on the heat. The one-button routine was PERFECT. I need to figure out another automation path now...

And this is not new-to-the-iX functionality for me, albeit a bit different. I've had this for 30 or so years with different vehicles using remote start. I built a relay box that was triggered by a "tone box" used in the fire service- that has a switched AC outlet that activates when we are dispatched (basically the real use case for that is a lamp). My relay box had a car remote built in and would send the proper button pushes on a remote control to remote start the vehicle. Granted the downsides to that were that the car would start EVERY time we had a call (even if I was not a home but my car was, or if I was unable to make the call).

So now I need to figure out another automation path...sigh.

I’m getting ready to sign a lease for a ‘26 xdrive45. My wife and I do a lot of biking trips so a hitch is an absolute requirement. I spoke with Stealth customer support who said that installation required a small section of the bumper to be cut out but it was not visible unless you lie under the car.

Has anyone han an aftermarket Stealth hitch installed and then removed at lease end, and was it detected at the inspection and did it trigger a penalty?

How many of y'all getting one? Our lease is up in two years so will be looking for one with air suspension when it's finally added, but curious how many of us are swapping.

Love the cars, how they drive, how they handle, the power. I just haven't been able to get over how they look since they launched. I want to like them but I think BMW got a little too edgy and the futuristic look of evs. People hate on the i4 also but I love those things. The split lights of the x7 and 7 series even grew on me. These just have not managed to hit for me.

I'm posting this in the BMWiX Forum because I know a lot of you care about the future of and want the right EV vehicle. For context, I have a 2024 iX50 that I have loved and it's coming off of lease in January. I've invested $4K in putting a charger in my garage and like the handling, torque, and styling of a lot of EVs so don't think I'm going back to ICE or hybrid. There are no great easy "no brainer" paths forward with BMW I've concluded but will probably lease another one anyway as a "transition vehicle:"

* Why did BMW kill the iX platform? It was a true EV platform and perhaps the natural successor is the iX5 but it's not Neue Klasse like the iX3 (which is a smaller car than the iX).

* No matter what BMW I get next, it will simply be a "transitional car" until we can get a true iX5 type variant on the Neue Klasse platform. The CLAR platform of the upcoming iX5 means a higher floor tunnel, less flat floor space, and a cabin that doesn't maximize the EV packaging advantage the way a purpose-built EV platform would like the iX or the iX3 but it will be fast and have fast charging.

* So my options really are the 2026 iX45 (100HP less but $20K less - might be the answer for now), iX60 which is discontinued and last year, iX3 (Neue Klasse smaller but new platform), or iX5 tweener depending upon when they become available.

* As long as I am venting, why is the US running away from EVs? This is insane.

* Chinese EV maker BYD (which sells more cars than Tesla) just announced a 1,000 HP 4 seater convertible that will go 0-60 in under 2 seconds for $41K. It will be sold everywhere but the US including Europe, Canada, and Mexico - but you cannot bring one to the US.

* The US is dominating with AI investments but we can't be the tech leaders in EVs????????

Talk to me Redditters!

I am considering buying a BMW iX and while I was researching one tester said when you close the drivers side door it makes your left leg uncomfortable and invades the space a little.

I have not heard or seen anyone else say this . I cannot test drive the car locally as they seem to be out of stock.

Would love to hear comments before I purchase one.

Hi All,

Is this a decent deal on a 2026 iX 45?

MSRP: $84,000 (rounded)

36 months

7.5k miles a year

$589 + tax

$3,500 Due at signing

$7,000 Security deposit