Please don't read this

[Big Ed]

I've bought a new car.........it's a BMW........it's a 4x4.........it's a V8 petrol........say hello to the most unpopular man in the country!!!

Sorry......

 

[Will]

Good on ya!

Everybody is free to make their own choice, so enjoy it! :bannana:

mmmm...15mpg LOL!

Cheers,

Will

 

[Maff]

I don't know. You should be shot a dawn.

Very nice motor mate, I heard one of those pull away from a set of traffic lights last week and it sounded wonderful. Pretty quick too

Whats the difference engine wise between the 4.6is and the 4.8is ?

 

[sym]

Very nice .... very jealous !!

Glad to see you got it in the right colour too !

S.

 

[PJH]

Don't BMW do a 6 litre then ?

 

[Maff]

Don't BMW do a 6 litre then ?

They do, but only for the 7-Series at the moment, the 760iL with a 444bhp V12

 

[Big Ed]

Thanks guys - you're making me feel more ready to face the angry hoards of environmentalists jeering me at every corner!!

Very pleased with it so far - average MPG over ~140 miles is just over 25mpg, but round town it did start plummeting a bit - reckon sub 10mpg would be easily achievable with a bit of perserverence!!

I don't know. You should be shot a dawn.

Very nice motor mate, I heard one of those pull away from a set of traffic lights last week and it sounded wonderful. Pretty quick too

Whats the difference engine wise between the 4.6is and the 4.8is ?

There's not all that much difference power wise between the 4.6is and 4.8is (13bhp), with the 4.6 engine being built by Alpina, and the 4.8 being an inhouse BMW job. However, there is a lot of difference between the cars and how they drive - actually test drove these 2 options back-to-back and they were like chalk and cheese in terms of comfort, refinement, and smoothness. The recent X5 facelift doesn't look much on the surface, but they have really improved it under the skin.

Must admit I do love the noise it makes - just like an old US muscle car. It will give most things on the road a run for their money, but I'm not sure I'd want to take on a CL55 on anything other than a snowy day!!

Colour is Sterling Grey - does that make me a neutral party in the pro/against silver battle??

Afraid that BMW reserve their 6-litre engine for more 'exclusive' (e.g. they can't shift any of them) cars like the 7-series! Maybe in the next version of the X5......

 

[Guy]

Ed,

Went with my son to the BM/Mini garage when he was test driving a Cooper S recently, and ended up behind the wheel of one of those - an older used X5, admittedly, but have to say I was impressed....

Being an eco-warrior, decided to go for the E55 estate

Hope you are well, and enjoy your new motor

PS Noticed on your recent post that you had struck out M3 but not announced the change, and wondered...

PPs Congratulations

 

[guydewdney]

25mpg - what are you - some kind of tree huggin' hippy? get a proper car that does 20mpg... like mine..





oops.

 

[C240Sport97]

it's a beautiful colour .. like MB's Cubanite Silver

 

[Flyer]

Nice one Ed, that really does looks gorgeous

 

[RichardM]

Wow, very impressive car Ed! Looking forward to seeing it at a future meet!

You must have driven it very carefully to get 24mpg! Did you put your foot to the floor once?

 

[Shude]

Gotta admit, the X5 is one of the best looking new bimmers you can buy. Not difficult though if you look at the others . It looks like a scaled-up kiddie's toy, which is naturally a good thing!

I think the decision not to bolt a spare wheel to the outside was good from a design point of view, nothing uglier than that, although it might compromise interior space.

What's the boot like Ed?

Colour is Sterling Grey - does that make me a neutral party in the pro/against silver battle??

Looks a bit like battleship grey, although I think I saw a similar colour paint being used to prevent rust on an oil rig

EDIT:

say hello to the most unpopular man in the country!

I think in order to get that kind of status you'd also need to suggest ID cards and then sneak through a visa application for your ex-girlfriend's nanny

 

[sym]

I'm guessing its the same length or close, to the standard 5 series Touring ... so your boot should be about the same as mine Ed - if just a little taller !! ?

 

[RichardM]

When are you going to update the pictures on your website with X5 pics Ed?

 

[Steve_Perry]

Great car Ed!! Does that mean if you can't beat the competition you can now just drive over them, monster truck stylie?

S.

 

[Shude]

Great car Ed!! Does that mean if you can't beat the competition you can now just drive over them, monster truck stylie?

I'm sure it says so in the sales brochure, but it has a little asterisk, check at the bottom and it says you need to get the specific tyres for that type of terrain

 

[C240Sport97]

the X5 is derived from your 5 series platform, hence the similar footprint

I'm guessing its the same length or close, to the standard 5 series Touring ... so your boot should be about the same as mine Ed - if just a little taller !! ?

 

[scotth_uk]

Awesome car! Good choice. I'd be tempted to put a number plate on it that says "TRACTOR" and drive it around Chelsea all day with another few stickers that say "Greenies suck" and "More smog, more fun".

 

[sym]

Awesome car! Good choice. I'd be tempted to put a number plate on it that says "TRACTOR" and drive it around Chelsea all day with another few stickers that say "Greenies suck" and "More smog, more fun".

or as per this link .... http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/index.php?url=/carbycar/index.htm

What's Bad

There's an X5 in the Weybridge area with the registration X5 5NOB. Sums it up.

take no notice ......

S.