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Back to the OP topic...
I must be missing something, because this sounds like a way to highlight features already available on the car - some special order. It is unclear if the "Individual" items are really no different in that they need to be special ordered?
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Sedan sales are down. I wonder if BMW has decided to allow a lot of up scaling of the sedans to increase their desirability? When my X5 40e lease is up in 2020, I'll be looking at another 5 series sedan as an alternative to the new X5 and these kinds of options will be influential.
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BUT....financially huge. Image the cost of 6 leases (36K miles) being banked instead. Not saying I would do it, but cannot argue the financial logic around owning a low maintenance car for 300K miles.
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Its just progress - manufacturers can't sit still just so we don't feel our cars have been superseded. In fact, this constant progress is designed to make us feel exactly that so we change more quickly. Also: the competition doesn't stand still so BMW can't either.
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I don't lease, financially it doesn't add up in my situation. I much rather own a vehicle 6-8 years, rinse and repeat. For that reason, Toyota products (And this includes Lexus) do not appeal to me in terms of what I expect from a vehicle. Reliability is important but it isn't the all encompassing factor. If it were, we all be driving toasters and refrigerators with 4 wheels attached. There is so much more to a fine car than it being just a mundane transportation appliance. You may disagree but vive la difference! I have owned and driven BMW products for 20 years at a very reasonable cost of ownership. And again, the Toyota product and long term ownership experience doesn't do anything for me. The other day I took a look at a brand new Camry and it is one nasty cheap ass car, with hollow sounding doors, thin sheet metal, cheap plastics and the look and feel only a Toyota aficionado would love. And all that greatness for nearly $40K price? You gotta be kidding me. I rather drive a one or two year old BMW for that money. So there you have it. To me the prospect of driving 300K miles behind the wheel of a Toyota is let's just say depressing!.
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Will this bring back the Alcantera option for the US? I'm doing Euro delivery of a M550 in May and my current build does not allow me to add Anthracite Alcantera headliner.
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If you are not given the option to select Alcántara more than likely it will not show up on your new car
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It was an option on '18s, but due to supply constraints they took the option away. It was not available when I picked options for my build at the end of January. My car won't be built till April since I'm doing Euro delivery in May. This news has me hoping that the Alcantera headliner option might come back before production begins on my car.
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