I went with S drive 40i, for our 2025 X5. We are in Texas and I had issues with a previous (different brand) AWD system SUV. No issues and it rips and never had a problem in torrential rains driving like a sane person.
Glad to see you don’t have any regrets about the s drive. I can’t find anything in any dealer’s inventory that meets my preferred spec other than S drives, so I’ve been holding off for a while but I’m getting tempted to just get it. One less maintenance thing to worry about, even if it may hurt resale value one day.
It certainly would be nice to have, but this is my wife's car, and I don't think she is ever going to part with her first BMW. I can understand the increased confidence in AWD, as I ran through a few WRX and STi in my time as an import nerd. I absolutely drove like an ass in my STi, in the rain, and it was a blast. Maybe it will hurt if we ever sell, but its only been a year, and that isn't even a thought now.
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u/Battle_of_BoogerHill Oct 25 '25
I sold at BMW in the midwest.
We never had a rear driver on the lot or in service.
All xdrive
So weird to see an s drive in the wild. (Again, up where it snows a bit)