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 | A few weeks ago I bought a 2020 BMW 745e that had 1.2K miles on it. It was a BMW Corporate Executive car that sat during COVID due to those workers becoming virtual. I love the car and it's normally something way out of budget, but a $35K discount on MSRP for 1.2K miles with a car I don't have to buy gas for on 2/3 of my trips and still eligible for the EV tax credit was hard to turn down. I love it! I'm new to BMW and see that they require some extra TLC. Are there any things I should do to it to compensate for sitting 2 years? I'm obviously running really good gas, although I can go weeks with running on battery only. I did buy Rislone Hy-per Fuel Complete Fuel System Cleaner and ran that through a tank and now have an enzyme fuel cleaner in there. Any other recommendations for gunk that may have accumulated not being driven for 2 years? The tires definitely have flat spots. The passenger seat vibrates heavily at highway speeds if it's unoccupied. It's a CPO so I made them force balance the tires (some special kind of balancing system), which helped to some extent. I hate run flats in general so I'm just going to get the OEM's to last until Thanksgiving and then get Blizzak's for the winter and something great for summer next spring. Any good winter and/or tire recommendations when that time comes? The car has the Merrino leather upgrade. I've read that this is untreated leather. What kind of conditioner and/or protectant should I use? I've read that some regular leather chemicals could be bad for the Merrino, but IDK. I am planning on buying the BMW leather cleaner just to be safe. The dealer did do a whole ceramic coating inside & out as part of a $1899 mandatory fee (I negotiated to $999), so hopefully that helps. The dog is not loving being in a crate but I'm not letting her ruin a $4K leather interior. Any other recommendations for new to BMW or a car that's sat a long time? [link] [comments] |
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