It would be interesting to know how many X3M drivers have even looked at their tires. Or will after they slide thru a stop sign this winter.
Those old enough to remember when most BMW and MB were RWD will remember hearing some people say “They are terrible in snow!” without a clue that they were on summer shoes.
This group of states makes up almost exactly half (49.95%) of the US population.
The sub-segment who live in one of these states that also worries about needing snow tires is going to be pretty small.
And I probably could have included several other states.
| Rank | State | July 2019 Estimate | Percent of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 39,512,223 | 11.91% |
| 2 | Texas | 28,995,881 | 8.74% |
| 3 | Florida | 21,477,737 | 6.47% |
| 8 | Georgia | 10,617,423 | 3.20% |
| 9 | North Carolina | 10,488,084 | 3.16% |
| 12 | Virginia | 8,535,519 | 2.57% |
| 13 | Washington | 7,614,893 | 2.29% |
| 14 | Arizona | 7,278,717 | 2.19% |
| 23 | South Carolina | 5,148,714 | 1.55% |
| 24 | Alabama | 4,903,185 | 1.48% |
| 25 | Louisiana | 4,648,794 | 1.40% |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 3,956,971 | 1.19% |
| 32 | Nevada | 3,080,156 | 0.93% |
| 33 | Arkansas | 3,017,825 | 0.91% |
| 34 | Mississippi | 2,976,149 | 0.90% |
| 36 | New Mexico | 2,096,829 | 0.63% |
| 40 | Hawaii | 1,415,872 | 0.43% |
That thread was hilarious.
The thing rides like a buck board! It’s no wonder people want to dump it after driving it a bit. I got one as a loaner when I took my 640GT in for service. Ride was literally worse than my old M3.
And also because Porsche doesn’t allow transfers, AFAIK 
They do bubba
Talking about Porsches for a sec. I saw a new Cayenne Coupe this past weekend in Western MA. It was silver and looked nice in person.
Huh? Care to elaborate?
Terrible idea let’s not do this
I will say it like this, suv’s are trendy.
Aside from men I would say Many women like the x3, x5, x7.
What’s not to like about their suvs, they are stylish, have great tech, luxury brand, etc etc
The full M cars not the Mxx throw luxury out the window, essentially these cars are built to be “supercar killers” whether it be on the track or in a straight line.
How else do you explain the m5 sedan dropping 0-60 times like 2.8-3.0 seconds on the street, or the m4 cs suspension to be very stiff… built for track use.
I think quite literally M took the x3 and made it very hardcore to appeal to enthuasists, which it no doubt does a great job.
With that being said most men let alone women aren’t even used to circa 500 hp in a rwd biased awd system, take the “trendyness” of suv’s plus a fully blown M car, with it looking very aggressive and staying relatively affordable (compared to the 100k+ sticker of the x5M and the x6M) and you have a recipe for a huge mistake for many buyers.
Like others have said the key issues with this car seems to be harsh suspension, sluggish acceleration on low rpms/speed, and the initial sticker shock of having to run 2 sets of tires.
It’s not the cost of the tires it’s just that most people aren’t used to running winter/3 season tires and going through the hassle of swapping them out not to mention having another set of wheels.
I think the key point comes down to the fact that suvs are viewed as comfortable and cushy but the x3M throws that out the window and thus you have a vehicle that some aren’t prepared for, man or woman.
Yes, thank you, I think that is the takeaway point.
What about non-binary sex robots?
They’re the only ones who can handle all the power, duh. 
You got that right. 
Im am about two weeks in to my lease- Its my first 350hp+ car.
I wanted an AWD Sedan/SUV that was powerful and one level up.
This was best bang for my buck. It was either this or the SQ5or X3 M40i. (Circa 350 HP) I was able to get a good deal on the X3M so I pulled the trigger. Although I was more attracted to the tech in the SQ5 the lease assumption for BMW is best in class (knock no wood)
Going in I knew that the suspension was very tight- So far I am ok with it, I hope the novelty does not wear off. I do see the there is a slight lag in the low revs.
I could not get close 1% on any competitors 470hp+ (GLC63, MACCAN GTS, ALPHA ETC.) so I went with the X3M and I dont hate it so far
This is the first car that I am going to have to buy winter tires or something ( I am going to have to to hide them from my wife
and when I keep the car in sport mode it gets greedy with my gas.
I do hope that the market does not become flooded bc I am looking forward to my $700 payment remains attractive enough to a transferee to give me my MSDs back…
Can we just say “people” like them?
1957 called–it wants its mindset back.
Terms we can’t use in 2020:
Man’s man.
The novelty of my X5M lease wore-off after 11 payments and about 11k miles. Going 150 MPH that high off the ground isn’t exactly the most adrenaline-inducing experience.
I admit, I just couldn’t handle all the power, okay?