QUESTION: 1. Does it make sense to wait for MY2020 or buy MY2019 X5 40i now? It seems to me that giving it 2-3 more months you are getting a whole 1 year ahead of the game in terms of future car value. Or am I missing something?
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Originally Posted by solstice
Yes it makes a lot of sense unless you lease or plan to keep the car many years, think 10 or more. That extra model year is money in the bank when you trade-in or sell.
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Originally Posted by 3284me
Value is one thing, but hopefully after the first year of production any lingering bugs will have been worked out. I have to admit that after reading all the software bug related threads I have delayed my purchase until the 2020 models are available.
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Yes, bugs would be a second compelling reason I want to wait few more months for the 2020 model - less issues as production would be adjusted for the lessons learned from the first year. And as far as the future value - indeed, I'm normally buying my cars and trading 4-5 years down the road when they still keep ~ 40% of their value. So one extra model year is at least $10 k added to the appraisal. Thanks everyone for their thoughts.