Ah, so forgot to mention, and this is strictly (OCD) in me, i don't buy used vehicles (my OCD just won't allow that to happen), unless it's for my kids.
But, if you do buy used car from me, you know you are getting one hell of a used car.
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Please! Talk me out of MX Plaid !!!
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But, if you do buy used car from me, you know you are getting one hell of a used car.
Above is the rationale i see from "most" people getting the Plaid.
Also, Plaid has 6 seats.
If one (really) needs 6 seats, which i do not (again, i value the fold down more), then the price difference comes down from being $15K to $9K. $15K is still $15K, and $6K is $6K. No chump change by any mean.
Where can i get a 2.5 sec car in my lifetime for under $100K?
Not likely in a ICE.
And in EV, it's Tesla or bust. The (aggressive) software update is what sold me to Tesla 60% of the way. The remaining 40% is everything else.
Fit and finish, out of spec, my OCD will act up, but, time for change, perhaps.
Also i do have an ulterior motive, which is, we are getting EV to replace the aging family mover 2002 Odyssey. And Odyssey being the wife's ride, that makes MX being her ride as well. But she do like the X3. Hence the deal i'm hoping to make is, give me the MX(P) and she gets the X3. Hence i do (really) want MXP. The wife? She can careless about the 0-60. Women... can never figure them out...
Hence i do (really) want MXP. The wife? She can careless about the 0-60. Women... can never figure them out...
My wife loves her X3 (though our kids prefer my Model Y!)Also i do have an ulterior motive, which is, we are getting EV to replace the aging family mover 2002 Odyssey. And Odyssey being the wife's ride, that makes MX being her ride as well. But she do like the X3. Hence the deal i'm hoping to make is, give me the MX(P) and she gets the X3.
Yes, more or less, fulfilling my dream, in a corny way...
Well, if nothing else then maybe toward the end of ~4 years, i'll dump it (with a loss).
Model Y LR, would have been a descent replacement of our X3. That "may" happen sooner than later with current pricing though.
Would i get Model Y Performance? ~99.9% unlikely, the spec'ed range, that's just not good.
And we (family) love to take road trips. Hopefully MX will be a good for that. And we like taking regular breaks (getting there is half the fun, right, and discovering along the way), so EV recharge at the stations is perfect for this family.
Yeah, i tried the 48 months scenario, and that will be bit challenging.
5 years is what i was planning.
So yes, i have that last year of payment that "will be" risky.
Damn you, stop putting thoughts in my head !!!
If anything, then on the X3, i had 4 years loan. And BMW only gives 3 years bumper to bumper. Maybe i lucked out there.
OP - YOLO. 
Sorry, TLDR. YOLO
Cars like plaids are rarely sensible, logical buys. They are emotional buys, vanity buys, egoistic buys, or any other word you want to describe it as
Glad you are in a position to make these decisions. It’s your hard earned money. Just do it. YOLO
All jokes aside, good luck with the next purchase!!!
Sorry, TLDR. YOLO
Cars like plaids are rarely sensible, logical buys. They are emotional buys, vanity buys, egoistic buys, or any other word you want to describe it as
Glad you are in a position to make these decisions. It’s your hard earned money. Just do it. YOLO
All jokes aside, good luck with the next purchase!!!
My wife bought a car against my advice but with my approval. At some point in the discussion I asked her, “do you love the car?” When she said yes, I dropped the debate. I think that’s where you are at this point. Enjoy the plaid and post pics once you get it!
the face that you're ~60 y/o and able to take the pull of the plaid, that'll all the reason you need to pull the trigger
lol... 1G baby...
Frankly, i don't have much of anything materialistic around, so this maybe just that decompression (occasional therapy) i need...
For me, at the moment, the Raleigh Tesla has the ~90% match to wnat i'm looking for except for the interior is Cream, when Black is what i'm going for.
Also test fit the MX in the garage (damn you NC, with 2 car garages !!!), and sigh of relief...
Incidentally, would adding armrests on these captain chairs set the world on fire,,, sigh...
Our family mover 2002 Odyssey has not 1 but "2" armrests on "each" captain seats.
How does a guy go from a 02 honda odyssey to a MXP. Man, that jump is not just a little. Only thing I want to point out is that, MXP is just a quicker 0-60 family hauling daily. You probably will get tired of the launch after a while. If you want something special, fun and value holding. I would say go for a real sports car like 911 or a C8 corvette. It will be completely different when you cut through the mountain roads. If you just want a premium daily because you are loaded, MXP will do just fine.
lol, no i'm not loaded, by any stretch of imagination.
As for my other vehicles, eg. for the track days, the e39 and e46 will do.
I have sub-4 second cars. Hell, the x3 will do sub-4 with current mods, tunes, ethanol mix, catless downpipes, etc.
But how do i get to sub-3, and <10 sec car?
And gave a good breakin of the overnight demo to fit right in...
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