Kilometres travelled
25,000 - 50,000 km
Did you buy this car new or used?
New
How much did you pay? (including all on-road costs)
105000
What were your needs when you bought this car? Has it fulfilled those needs?
Family SUV with some degree of luxury. We wanted a safe, comfortable and reliable. Yes it has fulfilled our needs
What were your initial thoughts about the car? Tell us why it appealed to you.
I considered other "luxury" vehicles, i.e. Mercedes, VW, Lexus, Audi but went for the BMW. All appealed and $'s were similar but the BMW just had something more appealing. The ability to customise the vehicle build on the BMW website was a major plus in my decision. Considering everything the BMW X3 was exactly what we wanted. Had all the bells and whistles, super safe vehicle
What have you discovered since owning the car?
From day 1 the bonnet wouldn't close properly, the vehicle had to go to specialist panel shop to be fixed. So much for the high standard factory and dealer pre-delivery inspection. It was put right and is now as it should be. The 1st time I cleaned the vehicle I discovered where paint had not been applied at manufacture. Not much and not very visible but it's a $100K+ vehicle. Next issue was the voice commands, they stopped working so back to the dealer who reinstalled the software. Now some commands work but not all the previous command are available. Dealer assured me this model didn't come with the now missing commands. (Really, they were there before!).
What do you like/dislike about the car?
Putting aside the disappointments detailed above, which in our view should not happen in a $100K+ vehicle, we still like our BMW. Make no mistake this is a high quality luxury vehicle from one the best manufacturers. It is feature rich, super safe and a pleasure to drive. I can't drive it enough.
Reliability
5
Features/technology
5
Performance/economy
5
Value for money
5
Overall rating
5
Lastly, would you buy this vehicle again?
Yes
Why would/wouldn't you buy it again?
Having experienced some disappointment with an expensive vehicle I will look more closely at my next purchase. Would I buy another BMW....maybe.