{"id":240972,"date":"2023-10-06T07:49:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T07:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=240972"},"modified":"2023-10-06T07:49:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T07:49:59","slug":"bought-a-new-bmw-x3-30i-replaced-it-with-an-x3-m40i-16-months-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/bought-a-new-bmw-x3-30i-replaced-it-with-an-x3-m40i-16-months-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Bought a new BMW X3 30i: Replaced it with an X3 M40i 16 months later"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wanted to be sure that the car handled well since I am someone who takes corners hard. <\/h2>\n

BHPian athray9<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

Introduction:<\/h2>\n

I had moved to United States in 2020 January from Chennai to pursue my Masters. Being a student, I couldn\u2019t afford to get my own car. I completed my masters in 2021 December, successfully graduated and ended up getting a dream job. So I could finally afford my own car.<\/p>\n

Being an enthusiast, I was clear that I needed a fun to drive car. I wanted to go the used car route and get a fun to drive manual car but it was that time during semi conductor shortage where the used car prices were so high that it made no sense to get one. So I decided to go the new car route.<\/p>\n

Few things I realized after living in the USA for two years were:<\/p>\n