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76 messages, Last post on Apr 27, 2007 at 10:13 PM
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Replying to: driver100 (Oct 09, 2006 6:19 am) The new interior is a move upscale, too. The new 6 speed auto is a smooooooooooth dream come true when hooked to the new 260HP engine. |
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The X3 is interesting, but it seems there is less support offered by the importer, and more reliance on dealers for resolution than with other brands. This seems to be a trend with most Euro importers, btw. Do BMW owners find that to be true, or am I misreading the posts? Also, have any 2007 owners run across the body panel creaking that cropped up in the X3's 2006 forums?
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| how many X3 owners or potential owners have, or would not hesitate to buy, an X3 with the leatherette interior? We have it in our Mini, and to me, it's a fabulous, low-maintenance, durable material, that would really work well in an SUV, or SAV, or a vehicle with any utilitarian function. With a leather interior, I cringe everytime my kids jump in with their rain-soaked jackets and gears. The only stigma, I suppose, is having, essentially, a vinyl interior in such an upscale vehicle. | |
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I wanted to go with leatherette, but in the '06 X3's, the leatherette was AWFUL compared to the 3 series leatherette. (I think because production is outsourced to Magna-Steyr, there are a number of respects in which the quality of materials in the X3 lags behind the sedans -- leatherette being one, the dashboard instrumentation being another.) Anyway, the '06 X3 leatherette had shiny accents that looked and felt like nylon fabric and were an absolute 'no go' for my spouse. Total cr*p. If, on the other hand, we were looking now and discovered that the '07 X3 now has leatherette of the same quality as in the 3 series -- which is nearly indistinguishable in appearance from leather -- we would choose it for exactly the sorts of reasons bobdle identified. With two kids and two dogs to haul around, a low maintenance material that handles water better than leather is perfect. And I had a great experience with the leatherette in my 91 3 series convertible. It was aesthetically unappealing by current standards, but for a car I took to the beach and routinely got into while still damp and sandy -- and for a car I once left the top down on overnight through a thunderstorm -- it held up great. All that said, we are quite pleased with the Montana leather interior we wound up with in our '06 X3. Non-parents and non-dogowners might be surprised at how quickly the cheerios and fur pile up, but the X3 leather has been remarkably durable, easy to clean, and resistant to abuse.
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Replying to: jrynn (Nov 04, 2006 4:28 pm) Is this a confirmed fact? BTW, is the leather seats on the X3 only for the seating surfaces, and the rest of it still the leatherette?
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Replying to: bodble2 (Nov 06, 2006 1:33 pm) My spouse and I looked at '06 X3's. The leatherette then in the X3 was DISTINCTLY inferior to the leatherette in the 3-series. Because it was so cr*ppy, with shiny "nylon" accents, we DIDN'T consider it. What I then said was that IF we were currently in the market now that the '07 X3's are out and learned that BMW has put the superior 3-series leatherette in the X3, we would consider buying it. But we were in the market last December, not this November, and it's not something we lose any sleep over. I suppose next month when I take the X3 in for service, I might spend a moment in the showroom looking at BMW's newer models, but it's not a priority.
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Replying to: jrynn (Nov 06, 2006 2:29 pm) So I guess the answer to my previous question is "no" -- it has not been confirmed that the '07 now has the upgraded leatherette. 
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Replying to: bodble2 (Nov 06, 2006 2:38 pm) The sensitec material on the sides is gone.
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Replying to: shikem (Nov 07, 2006 1:37 pm) Thank God! 
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Replying to: kurtamaxxxguy (Oct 22, 2006 11:51 am) I find this to be very true. I love my 2004 X3 with about 22,000 miles on it but my power windows won't go down in really cold weather. The dealer tried to fix it but couldn't. Head office has no interest in my situation, and I think it is a safety issue. I would conside a 3 or 5 series wagon probably (I need the cargo space) or maybe an RDX if this continues to be a problem this winter. There aren't too many vehicles I would consider but possibly the new Freelander and an Audi A4 or MB wagon are possibilities. I doubt if head office acts in most cases. They just had a guy on TV who had about 80,000 miles on his Honda minivan and the transmission just disintegrated. Head office ignored him until they put his story on national (Canada) television. I can't think of any manufacturer who really gets involved at a head office level these days. The current quarterly reports have become so important, car companies can't go back and work on a money losing problem. |
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