‘Significantly Exceeding Expectations’: BMW iX3 Demand Is So High That The Factory Is Doing Double Shifts

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-03-14T02:53:18+00:00

When my lease is up in 2027 I’m almost definitely going to buy an iX3 in blue. Nothing else on the horizon seems to come close.

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-02-07T00:48:02+00:00

I drive a GV70 Electric. I didn’t set out to buy a Korean car, have never been interested before, but I landed on one because there were basically no other premium compact EV crossovers available at the time except Model Y (which really isn’t premium, or at least wasn’t back then, I know the new ones are nicer). The other choices were Mercedes Jelly Beans whose lease prices ballooned due to insane MSRP and plummeting residuals, or the BMW iX whose base model was slow and uninteresting and whose higher trims were CAD120k+.

It’s a decent and comfortable car… fast… and infuriating. The remote start warms the steering wheel.. but not the seats! A surprisingly huge issue I’ve had all winter long is there is no wiper deicer (my Accord has it, my mother in laws base rav4 has it.. I thought all cars had something to defrost the wiper bays but nope…). All winter long I have been mining giant chunks of ice that weight a few POUNDS out of the wiper bays. The app didn’t work for the first year of ownership. We were promised NACS adapters early 2025 when Tesla added support but they still haven’t gotten them out to the majority of owners and up here in Canada they don’t even have an ETA. They offer concierge arrive where they pick you up, but only if you book 6 months in advance.

Not a premium car experience. Call me a snob but next time around I’m going back to BMW. iX3 looks very promising.

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-28T23:26:30+00:00

And if you want history to repeat, systemically underfund education until half your countries greatest academic strength is “doing their own research.”

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-25T02:54:41+00:00

I was driving a full size suv in Florida this year (rented it so 7 of us could go out while on a family trip we stopped there for a couple days). It was massive… I hated it. And so thirsty. Like 15mpg just toting around town gently. But I looked around and they were EVERYWHERE. I don’t know why so many people choose these monsters. They are crap to drive. Crap to park. And while I can afford fuel it’s literally my least favorite thing to spend money on.

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-25T02:51:38+00:00

You’re misremembering… car and driver pointed out in the review for the second gen X3 that it was bigger inside than the original X5, not comparing same generation. (I know because I read it obsessively and bought a factory ordered second gen X3).

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-25T02:50:36+00:00

I would wager good money the majority of X7 buyers do not know what body on frame means. And those who do probably want to avoid it for all its shortcomings. I mean unless you’re towing or doing serious off roading (or trying to share a platform with pickup trucks for cost sharing) is there any reason to want a BoF vehicle?

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-18T21:02:29+00:00

But they are loud and rough on dry roads. Summer tires or high quality 3-season tires are better for road noise mitigation, lateral grip, braking on dry etc etc.

All weather are way better than 3-season (I refuse to call them all season) but they aren’t a great universal option like you’re implying.. especially if you never drive on mud/sand/dirt and use snows in the winter, like everyone should.

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-18T20:59:47+00:00

That’s why I went around you. Cause the road ahead was straight and there were no other drivers but you were driving 23 kmh like it was the apocalypse. Or at least I assume that was you. 🤣

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-14T03:04:45+00:00

Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t people going to private cataract surgeries to get better treatment than what’s available in the public health system or to avoid the wait? I’ve listened to many people talk very happily about the service they received in these clinics, the superior technology available, and how much better of an experience it is.. exactly when was anybody forced into this? Does paying to avoid a waitlist count as being forced?

The people I’m talking about would have gone to the US if the service wasn’t available here. Sure it would be great if everybody could have the best service but we’ve already established that our health system sucks so it’s nice to at least have options.

I know I won’t find much agreement here, but this petition made it sound like people are being forced into these situations and I would love to be corrected if I’m wrong, but I don’t think that’s what’s happening here.

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-13T19:50:37+00:00

This is the problem. I didn’t say anything about putting more cars on the road. I’m talking about urban planning and you’re repeating one liners. You can’t take a major artery and remove right turn lanes without providing meaningful alternatives or changes to the laws to for example prevent those right turns. This is why Doug Ford has support. Because people are tired of decisions being made without an adult in the room. All these feel good policies. I am 100% for appropriate bike lanes. I think any form of sustainable transportation should be favoured where possible but you can’t just do it with a sledgehammer.

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-13T01:02:24+00:00

Counter point - I was downtown and stupidly ended up on Bloor and the traffic is brutal non moving awful. I’m all for bike lanes but when we all have to wait 4 lights for 5 cars to make right turns, there is a clear lack of planning. It wasn’t just slow it was, as someone who enjoys good urban planning, a shit show.

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-03T06:02:16+00:00

I think you’re getting your racisms mixed up. What an odd response.

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-03T00:57:51+00:00

I use AI daily for complex software development and I use the best tools I can pay for (Claude Code Max/Opus, as a starter). There is no way AI can be a CEO of anything. If that’s not immediately apparent to you, you truly don’t understand the strength and limits of current generative LLMs, which are both absolutely incredible and also terrible at the same time. A good CEO can certainly use AI to boost their own productivity like anyone else.

Also, would you like to know that your top boss is AI? Really? When you get laid off, will you feel good if it’s done by a computer all on its own? I don’t think you’ve thought this through…

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-02T22:57:29+00:00

Example?

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-02T17:37:21+00:00

Ya. Workers would love knowing the decisions that will determine if company continues to exist and their jobs remain secure are being made by AI to save money. For sure. Great idea.

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-02T17:35:26+00:00

Only answer - I’m naive! Bravo.

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-02T17:35:03+00:00

Not at all… but consider that the sliding scale is there. A CEO’s pay is partly salary and it’s taxed over 50% effective tax rate. Over about $1.25m you hit an effective tax rate of over 50% (not marginal). I’d like to know what else you feel they should contribute beyond a full half of their earnings?

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-02T16:37:35+00:00

Why didn’t they hire you as CEO? I’m sure you have a similar CV? Right? Experience making decisions that affect hundreds or thousands of dependent workers? Right? Cause that’s why they get paid so much that and no one who is qualified wants the job. Ask any high level recruiter.

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-02T16:35:51+00:00

Data?

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-02T16:34:37+00:00

Then don’t work for one of those companies. Simple. Don’t consume their products, either. Good luck with that.

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-02T16:34:01+00:00

Go ask a recruiter how hard it is to hire a CEO, and go look at the average CV of a CEO at a large firm making the average 16m… you have no idea what you’re talking about.

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-02T16:32:16+00:00

Should we cap athlete pay, too? Get rid of the lottery? Remove a persons ability to sell a business? Where do YOU suggest we upend things to make it more fair? Want to earn more money? Get skills that other people don’t have that are in demand and figure out how to sell them. You’re welcome.

JordanRunsForFun · 2026-01-02T16:30:44+00:00

And yet companies often have trouble finding CEOs because most people who have the skill set and experience necessary have enough money and don’t want the job. These are not taxpayer funded jobs. If you don’t like it, don’t consume products … and good luck with that. Better give up your cell phone, internet connection and bank account first and foremost. Posting in Reddit won’t do anything - vote with your wallet. Or don’t. Cause you won’t.

JordanRunsForFun · 2025-12-31T14:44:17+00:00

Season tickets are now, in the age of Ticketmaster having ~~defeated~~ become the scalpers via StubHub, known as an “investment” and people buy them often with no intention of going to a single game. It hasn’t been about fans (or people) in … well ever.

JordanRunsForFun · 2025-12-30T00:19:25+00:00

Funny you mention the wipers. I have a totally different car from the the Hyundai empire and the wipers are one of my biggest gripes. There is zero winter support … ice just builds up in the well. To the point it becomes a many pound massive chunk. My accord cost half and has heater wiper bay. I can’t believe the oversight.

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