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My butt-dyno detected that the vibration in my car returned last week. I took it on an extended drive yesterday to confirm. Incidentally, it made it just in time to present a lemon law claim...

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I rarely post in here, but love reading it. I also trade cars quite often. Last year I traded an 05 Honda Accord V6 EX for a CPO BMW 2007 x3. I'm getting the itch again, but I'll save that for another topic
 
First of all, there has been a lot of negative posts bout the X3. I don't want to start a flame war, but I can say I've had no mechanical problems whatsoever in the 19K miles I put on it last year. Nothing, at all.
 
There are people who say it has uneven acceleration ... I find it fast, and you _can_ feel the shifts more than in say a Lexus, but I attribute that to the sporting nature of the car. The ride is certainly more firm than anything other car I've owned, and that does get old after 3 hours or so. I don't really fault the car, I noticed when I test drove it. However for my next car I feel that I would be willing to sacrifice some handling for a smoother ride.
 
Overall I'm mostly pleased with the car; it's a competent, fast little SUV, and while not the most comfortable car I've ever owned, it's what I would expect for its handling attributes.
 
So why the itch? I think from reading this forum for years I don't need to explain to this audience I'm thinking I'll probably go Japanese, and I really love the look of the Infiniti M's. They seem like pretty good deals used. However practicality may win out, and the 6 cyl 2010 Outbacks look worth a test drive too. We'll see, there's certainly no rush.

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First of all, there has been a lot of negative posts bout the X3. I don't want to start a flame war, but I can say I've had no mechanical problems whatsoever in the 19K miles I put on it last year. Nothing, at all.
 
At 84,000 miles our 2004 X3 has required one warranty repair- the passenger seat SRS sensor. We're going to pass it on to our son in a couple of years.
 
So why the itch? I think from reading this forum for years I don't need to explain to this audience I'm thinking I'll probably go Japanese
 
I went with a Mazdaspeed 3 two years ago. I was an idiot. As soon as I can flip it for a halfway reasonable price I'm headed back to Munich.
For good.
Or at least until I can pick up a used Cayman S for under $30,000...

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