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01-24-2024, 12:52 PM | #23 |
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26mpg and smashing on it! not bad at all!
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01-24-2024, 01:13 PM | #24 | |
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When I go for long trips in my X5M, I keep the seat massage function on. While not a massage of any sort, it helps out enough with moving the muscles.
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01-25-2024, 10:22 AM | #26 |
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And we live by a Costco to fuel up.
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01-25-2024, 05:32 PM | #27 |
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Here is one in blue that friend of mine owns (Little bro is mine)
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01-25-2024, 06:49 PM | #28 | |
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01-25-2024, 10:57 PM | #29 | |
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There is so much more bracing in the M over non-M it’s crazy. Engine bay for sure, but much of it goes unseen under car. You can catch a glimpse under rockers toward rear tire of bracing.
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01-25-2024, 11:15 PM | #30 | |
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01-26-2024, 07:14 AM | #31 |
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Thanks for sharing these pics. MBB shows more of the aggressive lines and obviously a gorgeous color. Joe is right, that front end has a lot of gaps for rocks to fly through and hit the radiator. And all that piano black trim needs PPF treatment.
Personally I'd go for the X5M60 with air suspension and supplement with an M3 or X3M over the X5M - just a bit over the top for me. 10 years ago I had the X5 50i and loved it. Got the smaller wheels and took it off road sometimes. IIRC it had a biturbo V8 and did 0-60 in 4 seconds. Plenty quick and a bit more comfortable. My philosophy continues with our X7 40i and M3. |
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02-03-2024, 10:14 AM | #34 |
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Ditto. So far, for all of the current generation BMW’s, it seems like the pre-LCI is the better car.
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02-05-2024, 02:50 PM | #36 |
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I will never understand why the SUVs get the M treatment in any form.
SUVs have their place, and they can be tuned to perform well for what they are, but as sporting vehicles they have fundamental disadvantages inherent to the chassis that ensure they will never be the equal of their non-SUV bretheren. I will even admit to liking the X3M Comp. The speed, the cabin, what they achieved in handling (for a bread truck of sorts), the obnoxious badging. It has even tempted me to consider one, just to absolutely smash the odd premium sports car on the Autobahn in hilarious fashion--but I just can't do it. It's the chassis stuff you just can't fix. Basic physics. |
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You will notice these flaws as you get closer to the limits of grip. |
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I've driven a BMW Performance Center owned X5M on the track at Thermal, CA. Of course, the M2's and M3's were at their best on the track, but the X5M was impressively good. But for everyday street use, I'll take the X5M over any other M vehicle. It's just so practical, luxurious and satisfying to drive.
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02-07-2024, 05:33 PM | #40 | |
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The SUVs are practical, but IMO wagons are a much better blend of practicality and handling/driving prowess. I've never driven an SUV that felt like it overcame its core chassis issues once things got twisty. But that is also because those issues are insurmountible vs. a vehicle that does not have them. |
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