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5 out of 5 stars

Love this thing.

Brian, 03/17/2019
2013 BMW X1 xDrive35i 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl Turbo 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful

Minor engine maintenance starts around 40000 miles. Car is super dependable.

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4 out of 5 stars

Honestly still love the car - sure footed in snow

DC 10, 01/01/2017
2013 BMW X1 xDrive28i 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful

This is a great car that still does everything well. I live in the North East where snow, ice, rain and cold weather rule here. I feel incredibly comfortable ( I am 6,2" and it took some time, but now I am used it b) driving this X1 around New England. Mine is the Valencia Orange that is pictured, I like it because the color is very rare around where I live. I have only seen 3/4 including my own. Mine is decked out with everything, the Ultimate Package. The seats heat up fast the steering wheel warmer is an awesome feature that every car in New England should have. I love the look of the car because it is super sporty and turns heads. Just a great looking BMW. Currently wife and I are thinking whether to keep it or not, because we really enjoy the car a lot, but just bought a new truck and we really don't need three vehicles, but it's super hard to sell it because how we feel owning the car - and I think we might regret it if we did. We use this care to go to the beach, driving to work and basically just for traveling and goofing off. Now to the car itself : The idea of run-flat tires was a good one, but not practical. The car handles like a BMW sports sedan and accelerates in all modes, I love the sport and manual mode. My wife drive it in the automatic regular driving mode. This car is very, very reliable mechanically. The New 8-speed transmission is mated fantastically well with the 2.8 turbo. Our driveway has a slight grade to it that requires our trucks sometimes to be in 4WD mode when we go up it in snow and ice. But the X1 shoots right up it very well all the time. The AWD for this vehicle is amazing, I feel super safe driving the car because the weight of the car and the handling and traction control especially when driving in the snow. The oil changes are every 14/15K miles but we usually do ours around 10K. All and all BMW made a great car here that we totally admire and love to drive. Really the only maintenance for us has been the oil changes. I honestly feel that the quality of the engine and transmission we should be able to get 225-250K all day long. Take care of it and it will take care of you. I mentioned the car is heavy feeling and it is - if you were to get into an accident all the air bags and shear weight of the vehicle will protect you. As far as mileage goes that kinda subjective - I get between 30-34 on the hwy and 25 in the city, so Audi's cannot even come close to this. If you can find one with Navigation, you should get it, as it pretty much uses the same Nav in all the upper end Beamers.

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5 out of 5 stars

A great all-around package.

M Houston, 12/10/2015
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2013 BMW X1 xDrive28i 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful

Driven my 2013 xDrive28 for 25000miles - and have no regrets. Really a surprisingly good wagon - the 8spd transmission and strong/efficient 4cyl. is impressive. Wish I had paddle shifters on mine, as I use the manual shifting option quite often and would prefer to use paddle shifters. Ergonomics are superb, electronics are for the most part all useful, iDrive system fairly intuitive, NAV system effective, though a bit frustrating to enter addresses/destinations using voice commands. Couldn't find a better package for the price two years ago when I bought it, and still can't find anything that on the whole offers fewer compromises. Yes it is small, but I'm 5'10", and personally find the back seats quite comfortable, with plenty of headroom and legroom. If you are worried about the space back there (as I was), I would say don't rule it out, sit in it and see for yourself. My third BMW, and this one is by far the most reliable. Great car - highly recommended. October 2017 Final Update: Lost my X1 to Harvey Flooding...Insurance totaled it, but she ran fine (and I needed her to) until the tow truck came to haul her away a month after the water receded. It was a sad day. I'll buy another one, if I can find one!!

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2 out of 5 stars

100,000 Miles and Head Gasket Blown..OUCH!

Sparky, 12/21/2019
2013 BMW X1 xDrive28i 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
10 of 13 people found this review helpful

Our 2013 BMW X1 was so much fun to drive. Perfect size to fit my road bike and automatic tennis ball feeder. Great in winter weather. Great little car all around....UNTIL we spent $1200 on brakes and rotors at about 60k miles. 1000k on replace an arm that was worn out and squeaked really loud while driving it, AND it’s now at 100k miles and we’ll be spending 4000k To replace a blown head gasket. The fun ends when white smoke is billowing out of your car as your cruising down the interstate....not to mention you’re wallet is empty.

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2.88 out of 5 stars

BMW X1

taisey, 07/12/2013
2013 BMW X1 sDrive28i 4dr SUV (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 8A)
11 of 15 people found this review helpful

Have had our 2013 X1 since middle of May 2013. In less than 800 miles brakes failed. Again, the same problem at 1900 miles. Seems short on power and acceleration. Not very pleased and hope to trade up very soon to an X3. Would not recommend this vehicle base on my experience.

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