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Test drove a new BMW for an hour while my X3 M40i was being serviced

27th August 2023, 14:22 by Utkarsh Chaudhary

I also checked out other amazing cars at the showroom but it was the BMW X6M Competition and the XM that caught my eye.

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30,000 Miles Regular Service Report

I had scheduled an appointment with BMW of Bellevue for a regular 30,000-mile service (My odometer reading was 28,500 miles) and they promised me a loaner.

But when I arrived on time, I was told the loaner was not available as due to delay in repairs most cars are not being returned on time.

As compensation, they offered me a "Test Drive" of the latest BMW and got me a nice sandwich lunch with an unlimited flow of coffee.

Besides the above, my service adviser-SAF promised to get me the car in 3 hours or before while I hung around in their massive showroom.

I requested SAF to check the tire tread depth as its stock runlets and he measured all 4 tires and each of the tire tread depths. Typically the depth when new is 9 or 10 and it's advisable to replace the tires at 4. Both my front tires were at 4 and my rear tires still have decent tread and were at 6.

Imagine stock tires that have never gone through any wheel balancing or alignment till date. I'm super pleased as well as a bit shocked at how lucky I am on these tires despite driving the car hard 80% of the time.

The regular service included the following checks and replacements:

Oil & Oil Filter Replacement
Brake Inspection
Windshield Wiper Fluid Replacement
Key Fob Battery Replacement
Wash & Vacuuming

The final bill presented to me post this service was a grand US $ ZERO.

The day (January 18th, 2021), I bought this bummer home to this date, I have not spent not even a single $$$$ on this amazing machine.

As promised, I got the car back in 2.5 hours. How did I spend those 2.5 hours?

I took a leisurely test drive of a new BMW for over an hour.
Ogled at some amazing machines parked in the showroom namely the BMW M440i, BMW 780i, BMW X7 and BMW X5M.
However, what caught my eye was the BMW X6M Competition and BMW XM (There were 2 of them- Black and Blue).

My dream SAV is the BMW X6MC (It costs $150K OTR) and the BMW XM is the next level of luxury and looks like a cruise ship and costs a whopping ($180K OTR).

Here are some pictures of a beautiful 3-hours spent at BMW of Bellevue.

Front tire is at 4