Greeting everyone! New owner here from NC. Not sure if this is the proper sub-forum to post an intro thread, but I wanted to say 'hello' to everyone as a new-to-me BX23S owner. Whenever I purchase a new vehicle, I always join the appropriate car forum, so I figured I would register here as a lot of you seasoned vets are a wealth of information for us newbies.
I got it over the weekend as a Father's Day present to me, but it was really just a matter of good timing. I had been searching for a used sub-compact for a while and always seemed to just miss it. I found this 2020 gem with only 29.4 hours on it!
Of all places, it was at a semi-local car dealership. I looked at it this last Saturday and asked the manager about the story on it. He told me that back in 2020 an older gentleman apparently won a million dollars on a scratch-off and purchased this with various other "toys" including a mini excavator and a boat that had sadly never seen any water (pictured in the background on a trailer). He passed away and his son inherited everything. He came to the dealership with all of these things and said he needed a new truck and a car for his wife, so he wanted to make a trade.
I'm on a little under 2 acres and just needed something for some light work like debris removal, stumps, grading, etc. There is a lot of natural area and it seems like every year at least one or two huge oak trees fall. I grew tired of hiring out for tree removal which always seemed to cost at least a couple thousand. Also, we recent built a 3-car garage addition and I'm not a fan of the loose stone, so I plan on digging out that area in the future and replacing it with something else. Do I really need something like this? Absolutely not! But, what's the fun in that?
It is extremely clean, but like all used vehicle purchases, I plan on tackling some immediate preventative maintenance items. Clearly, it did not get a lot of use in its past and not at the 50-hour mark yet, but I figured I would go ahead and do those service interval items. As far as future plans, I'll likely get some bucket teeth and/or forks and a 3-point hitch to help out with moving my (empty) tandem axle trailer around when necessary. Probably pick up some log tongs to help move around the trees that get taken out. Other than that, possibly a box blade/scraper in the future when it comes time to tackle the loose stone project. In the immediate future, I'll use it to help clear out my old shed and lay the proper foundation for a larger shed. I figure something in the 10'x20' or 12'x24' range should be sufficient for it to live when not in use.
Anyway, thanks for having me and happy to be a part of the orange community!
I got it over the weekend as a Father's Day present to me, but it was really just a matter of good timing. I had been searching for a used sub-compact for a while and always seemed to just miss it. I found this 2020 gem with only 29.4 hours on it!
Of all places, it was at a semi-local car dealership. I looked at it this last Saturday and asked the manager about the story on it. He told me that back in 2020 an older gentleman apparently won a million dollars on a scratch-off and purchased this with various other "toys" including a mini excavator and a boat that had sadly never seen any water (pictured in the background on a trailer). He passed away and his son inherited everything. He came to the dealership with all of these things and said he needed a new truck and a car for his wife, so he wanted to make a trade.
I'm on a little under 2 acres and just needed something for some light work like debris removal, stumps, grading, etc. There is a lot of natural area and it seems like every year at least one or two huge oak trees fall. I grew tired of hiring out for tree removal which always seemed to cost at least a couple thousand. Also, we recent built a 3-car garage addition and I'm not a fan of the loose stone, so I plan on digging out that area in the future and replacing it with something else. Do I really need something like this? Absolutely not! But, what's the fun in that?
It is extremely clean, but like all used vehicle purchases, I plan on tackling some immediate preventative maintenance items. Clearly, it did not get a lot of use in its past and not at the 50-hour mark yet, but I figured I would go ahead and do those service interval items. As far as future plans, I'll likely get some bucket teeth and/or forks and a 3-point hitch to help out with moving my (empty) tandem axle trailer around when necessary. Probably pick up some log tongs to help move around the trees that get taken out. Other than that, possibly a box blade/scraper in the future when it comes time to tackle the loose stone project. In the immediate future, I'll use it to help clear out my old shed and lay the proper foundation for a larger shed. I figure something in the 10'x20' or 12'x24' range should be sufficient for it to live when not in use.
Anyway, thanks for having me and happy to be a part of the orange community!
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