[Zuzu]

Finally took delivery yesterday.
Great looking car and great bang for your buck.

[evad]

After a shocking buying experience & an appalling pre-delivery receiving a under-trimmed butchered vehicle from WestCoast BMW, I have since really tried to enjoy the car.

7 months in and 5,600km on clock made decision to cut my losses with both the brand & EV. Went out to wholesalers in Perth to offload the unwanted and unwanted it certainly was. I just got a repeat of "thanks but no thanks". We çant buy EV's.

Purchased a new vehicle over East and conditions were they must take the iX1 or no deal, regardless on how much it cost me. (which I now put down to a huge stupid mistake .............BMW = Bloody Money Wasted).

It should be popping up on Used car sales websites in Sydney soon. Hope it goes to a happier owner.

[PeeJay65]

Hopefully an Australian buyer might find the following experience/info of some value:

Back in late January 24 I traded my 2018 X3 3.0d on a floor stock X1 2.0 Xline. Really liked it, although struggled to adjust to not having the central controller knob. In late June it was written off when rear-ended.
The insurers eventually paid me out when they were unable to source an identical vehicle. I had already ordered a replacement (M) because of the expected supply and order times. I was insured for market value because of the promise of an identical replacement vehicle within 2 years of purchase. But, when the insurer was unable to source a replacement (after only 2 days), they attempted to settle IAW the policy, ie, Market Value - some $9k below purchase cost after only 5 months. After many conversations, I was eventually able to achieve replacement cost.

What I’ve discovered during the process:
- don’t accept the insurer’s initial offer if it’s below replacement value - regardless of the policy - without a fight.
- I ordered the replacement car in mid-July and the dealer managed to get me a September build slot
- I was able to get the VIN from my dealer shortly after it was built - although according to the “Track My BMW” app, the car sat in the paint shop for 3+ weeks - when suddenly its status changed to “shipped”. Attempting to use the app once I had a VIN was far from ideal.
- I had read on one of the forums that BMW only used Wallenius for Oz shipments and not Hoegh. A VIN is of no use for tracking Wallenius.
- When in frustration I tried Hoegh using the VIN, up popped my vehicle immediately. It was already on a ship, but unfortunately, was being taken on a tour of several northern European ports before heading south.
- it is now scheduled to arrive in Melbourne around the 9th Dec, but it would seem doubtful I’ll take delivery until the new year.
Despite the drama of the accident, the insurance negotiations and the family being down to the one car, I’m now hopefully getting the car I perhaps should have ordered in the first instance - assuming it too wasn’t written off in a not at fault accident.