£22k 2022 iX3 M Sport Pro? Any experience?
Discussion
I'm looking to replace my Leaf (2017, 30Kwh Tekna, 72k, owned from new) as the range is now problematic and we need a bigger car as we'll be taking 5 people out occasionally instead of the usual 4.
I need something with a bit of legroom and headroom in the back (my son is 12 and 5'6" and he's not going to get smaller)
I need 200 mile (ish) motorway range for a journey we occasionally do. I can deal with it being a bit less on a cold wet day, but not 140.
I need a decent boot - doesn't have to be huge, but minimum 400 litres and a useful shape
I need it to either have a pale headlining, or ideally a glass roof. I simply cannot stand cars with a black headlining because "sporty", and my kids hate them. I recently had the misfortune of being the rear-seat passenger in some Peugeot SUV thing with a black headlining and it was hateful.
Ideally proper doorhandles instead of things that pop out
Needs to ride well and ideally have some physical buttons for various controls.
Options considered:
Kia EV6 - on paper probably the best option (especially. with the warranty), but I really cannot get excited about it.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 - as above
Enyaq - as above
Tesla - just no
Audi e-tron - inefficient and seemingly have reliability issues
Various lease things (Capri, Explorer, iD4, etc) - just not that interested and often have coal-mine interiors.
Which has lead me to an iX3. The M Sport Pro is a decent boxy shape, has every toy you could list, does enough range, has physical buttons for various things. Plus my wife likes BMW's, hasn't had one in a long time and frankly deserves something nice to roll around in.
£22k will get a 60k 2022 M Sport Pro with 95% or more battery health. it'll depreciate by £10k in three years in all likelihood, but that'll be the same as half-decent lease deal on something less special.
Apart from some expensive fixes for cabin ventilation, they don't seem to have any real issues. I'd welcome any input from anyone who's considered one / had one / driven one etc.
I need something with a bit of legroom and headroom in the back (my son is 12 and 5'6" and he's not going to get smaller)
I need 200 mile (ish) motorway range for a journey we occasionally do. I can deal with it being a bit less on a cold wet day, but not 140.
I need a decent boot - doesn't have to be huge, but minimum 400 litres and a useful shape
I need it to either have a pale headlining, or ideally a glass roof. I simply cannot stand cars with a black headlining because "sporty", and my kids hate them. I recently had the misfortune of being the rear-seat passenger in some Peugeot SUV thing with a black headlining and it was hateful.
Ideally proper doorhandles instead of things that pop out
Needs to ride well and ideally have some physical buttons for various controls.
Options considered:
Kia EV6 - on paper probably the best option (especially. with the warranty), but I really cannot get excited about it.
Hyundai Ioniq 5 - as above
Enyaq - as above
Tesla - just no
Audi e-tron - inefficient and seemingly have reliability issues
Various lease things (Capri, Explorer, iD4, etc) - just not that interested and often have coal-mine interiors.
Which has lead me to an iX3. The M Sport Pro is a decent boxy shape, has every toy you could list, does enough range, has physical buttons for various things. Plus my wife likes BMW's, hasn't had one in a long time and frankly deserves something nice to roll around in.
£22k will get a 60k 2022 M Sport Pro with 95% or more battery health. it'll depreciate by £10k in three years in all likelihood, but that'll be the same as half-decent lease deal on something less special.
Apart from some expensive fixes for cabin ventilation, they don't seem to have any real issues. I'd welcome any input from anyone who's considered one / had one / driven one etc.
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