Seems like a good deal - and BMW Assist Question

[shane.reid]

First off - just ended my wifes 06 x3 lease auto and heated seats. Ended up getting a CPO 2005 X3 wit Premium, CWP, Sport, Servotronic, Xenon.

Got the 2005 CPO with the 6/100k maintence for 23.3k (40,000 miles).

Seems like an amazing deal, right?

Anyway, BMW assist... have had 2 BMW in the past, never had BMW Assist, worth it at all? $199/yr is not very steep... but does anyone use the thing?

Just making sure I got to post the details of my deal so other prospective 2005 CPO buyers can see what others are getting.

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[AzNMpower32]

We haven't bothered with BMW Assist, even though it came with the X3. I suggest you go ahead and skip it.

[b-y]

This is a perfect case of "it all depends...". I drive to the Sierras alone a couple of times a year, so I viewed BMW Assist as cheap insurance in case I was run off the road in a blizzard or whatever. Fortunately, I never needed it, and it is now included for 4 years for "free" with my new '08.

[shane.reid]

Yeah, I can see that. It is my wife's car and she is never in an area without cell reception, and has a car charger...

Regarding the price paid for the car - is htis what others are seeing on CPO 05's?

[kjboyd]

keep in mind, if your cell phone can't get a signal, the car can't either.

[Andrew*Debbie]

We've always had AAA so assist is redundant. The 325i had it only because we ended up taking a car from dealer stock. When we ordered the X3 we didn't even consider assist.

[b-y]

keep in mind, if your cell phone can't get a signal, the car can't either.

Not exactly, for two reasons:

The Assist antenna is external and roof-mounted.
More importantly, there may be differences in coverage. For example, Sprint and T-Mobile have limited range as they operate at 1900 Mz. IIRC, Assist uses Verizon at 800 MHz and, therefore, has significantly better range.