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Originally Posted by WiredRacing
This was really an apples to oranges comparison.
I think if you're looking at hatchbacks and/or wagons for that extra space capacity and good rear passenger comfort then the X1 may be your car. If you don't really need that.. then I don't eve know why anyone would look at one.
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The comparison was driven, in my case, by a need (maybe a desire?) to ease two things: left hip flexing on the clutch and the low seat position/lack of lumbar support which made it difficult for me to get in/out. Secondarily to both was to maintain an xdrive as I travel between Calgary and the Okanagan through the Rocky Mountains on a regular basis, winter and summer. Cargo wasn't an issue - seat position was.
BUT - and it's a big one - I had a price range (around $60K CDN) to stay in AND I'm a driver first and foremost. I don't think I appreciated that as much when looking at the X1. It's a great car - just not for me.
I FAR prefer the articulation of the 335i - and as soon as I touched (and heard) the SE, which is basically a 335is with xdrive - I knew that I'd found the most fun I can have in a car not badged "M3".....and $25,000 less.