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SUVs BMW X3 & X5 2009 X5 Diesel - Questions and Comments
64 messages, Last post on Nov 21, 2009 at 3:30 AM
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MSRP $49,650 You save $4,475 off MSRP Invoice $45,175 Price Adjustment $0 above invoice Your Cardmember Price $45,175 Color Exterior: Aspen White Pearl Interior: Parchment |
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Replying to: radiogaga (Apr 25, 2009 11:31 am) You went with the ML320 over the X5 based on this alone? No offense… I have driven both. And performance wise the X5D is a clear winner. Comfort wise the ML320 CDI is the winner. The back seats of the ML are far more comfortable than the X5. The reason I would buy the used ML320 CDI is to get away from the Urea injection system. The X5 has a slight advantage in looks. I am not fond of either one. I like the looks of the Touareg/Cayenne better. The Touareg V6 TDI has a much higher tow rating than the X5 or ML. The Touareg also has a larger payload. Add to that I have dealt with the VW dealer and like them. The 7 passenger is a joke in the X5 so it really does not count for anything. The X3 is a mini SUV compared to the others I am looking at. San Diego Diesel is less than Regular and far less than Premium needed for the gas guzzlers. I have a gas guzzler SUV now that I will keep if I do not buy a diesel SUV. Life is a compromise. |
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Two weeks ago I traded my 2006 Mercedes Benz ML500 for a 2009 BMW X5 diesel with the Premium Package, the Sport Package, Third Row Seats, heated front seats, and Satellite radio. After 500 miles I am getting just over 20 mpg around town, but haven't had it out on the road yet. I have started a journal about the good, the bad, and the ugly of this vehicle, and am comparing features with my ML500. So far, more good than bad, but the iDrive is certainly hard to learn.
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Replying to: palmharbor (Jul 24, 2009 6:02 am) For comparison purposes, one of my previous X5's was a 4.8i V-8. Around town, that vehicle got about 16 mpg in pure city driving. Combined highway/city driving mpg was about 19 mpg. So 20 mpg driving around town is a significant improvement over the V-8. |
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Does anyone have any concerns/bad events with the diesels in cold weather? I ask this because I am interested in them but will be moving up to Green bay in November. Thanks
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Replying to: westindian (Aug 07, 2009 6:03 am) When I test-drove a 335d it was in single-digit weather. Ran like a champ. By comparison, my Subaru with its turbo petrol engine was running like garbage that day. I've owned both turbo gas/diesel and have found the diesels actually to be less finicky due to weather (or at least less noticable). Sure their peak torque will be down due to weather sometimes, but its still more torque than you can shake a stick at, so whatever performance loss is imperceptible, IMO. The old International and Cummins (pre-1990) were hard to start without ether injection. That was the real down-side. Haven't had any problems in the last decade. |
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Every so often, and not when I am doing anything in particular, I will hear four loud beeps, but the vehicle runs fine and there are no warning lights. Any ideas?
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Is it possible that there is no way to lock either the glove compartment or the center console in a 2009 BMW X5? I can't find an obvious lock, and the owners manual is silent. 
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Replying to: palmharbor (Nov 16, 2009 11:35 am) 
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