剛出門去海邊玩水剛好看到X3 and 3 series wagon, wagon 的確比較好看。我想BMW 328xi Sports Wagon是all wheel drive,冬天下雪應該是不太用擔心,至於鏟雪,我的經驗是休旅車的確比較好鏟,以路邊停車為例,下雪10吋,SUV只要鏟掉7吋就好,前輪的path清出來就好,至於Compact car通常要鏟8.5吋,BMW and BENZ compact要鏟更多,因為底盤比較低。說真的,一年能夠下幾場大雪。我之前住的地方,真的下大雪,SUV都上不來(有一段上波坡度30)。所以不用擔心鏟雪的問題。
car price is heavily depends on the market. Usually, NJ will be cheaper. NYC and Boston are more expensive.
If they already willing to give you $700 discount for inventory car, You can insist they do the same on ordered car, too. Shop around, and you may find a good price.
for bmw, i usually like to order the car. the option list is very long and it is almost impossible to find one exactly the same as you want.
I strongly suggest u get navigattion system. very handy when u need it.
If you really want a good deal, call up all the dealer in tri-state areas (NJ, MA, NY) and see what they can do for the price. if you find a good deal, you can ask your friend to give you a ride to pick up the car. (most dealer will be within 4 hours drive from boston) In NJ, it is possible you can get $1200 to $1500 above invoice price, which is almost $2500 or more in discount. You can tell them you will drive back to MA so that you don't pay tax in NJ. After you get certificate of ownership from bmw, you use that to registrator in MA and pay sales tax in MA.
BMW 3 series in the US is made in Germany. in my opinion, much better than 3 series in Taiwan, which is make in South Africa.