![]() ![]() They managed to give the car by 2030 on the 14th and I happily drove directly for my mom's dinner party. So when my car came in on the 11th march and i wanted it for my mom's birthday on the 14th March, Bmw made it happen as they had the registration, 3m ceramic coating and the 3.0 camera fitting to be done (problem was it was a weekend, 3.0 camera was the brand new camera and mine was the first car they were fitting into, hence some attachments were not in stock to do so, but bmw somehow managed and sourced in from pune). So being the first in India wasn't confirmed but always had a doubt that it would be(eventually it was. Period!!!Īnd I agreed with them that power is key and even contacted the rivals like Merc(audi doesn't have similar social presence like bmw and merc, not atleast in goa, and hence did not even consider it).īut then, bmw was very forthcoming and the most important thing was my mind was already set on the X1 and the heart wants what the heart wants. When the D-day finally arrived(car launch in India in late Jan), the car got heavily bashed for its lack of power. Also ventilated seats would have been a great plus( but having driven the car for 1400km,in this hot weather of mid april I would say the seats were not even remotely a concern for comfort(might be the ventilated seats would have provided more comfort but it wasn't an issue)). Did not waste any time and went and booked it blindly as official Indian variants etc was not launched so had no idea which one amongst the many would be launched in India but always thought they go for the 23d one (was lil disappointed when they indeed launched the 18d(for sure they are trying very hard not to cannibalise their x3, hence lesser power, no AOD, which is present abroad, no 360deg cameras to name a few)) (personally I'll take the AOD over the 360deg camera any given day And infact was a tad disappointed of its absence). ![]() So I went ahead and booked the car, unofficially, in late nov or early Dec (also had read about the unofficial booking in this bhpian forum itself. Was reading a lot of reviews from foreign press and it's releases in different countries, you tube videos saying how good it is and was almost like a shrunken x5, etc etc etc. I guessed the previous generation was around 50~55 on road hence there would be definitely 5lac increase on this one( at least in India).so was fitting my financial scene(around 60lacs with 2 years extended warranty hence 2+2=4 years) Was following x1 since August 2022 as it was officially launched in June 2022 worldwide (India release came only as late as 28th Jan 2023). Was needing and upgrade for my Honda City of 2009 and with a family of 4(2 kids of 3 and 6 and the better half) needed an upgrade to drive on Goan roads with style and panache and once or twice a year to go on roadtrips(safety and reliability being paramount), with road And social presence very essential these days. Firstly, had the pleasure of being the first owner of this New X1 2023 in India.!! I take great pride in this. ![]()
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