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unfoundhorsepower · 11th June 2009, 17:36

Pick up at factory....Aug 4th....doing the X5 school.........I want my wife to understand it's capabilities...it will be hers. Then a nice ride home....900 miles

ard · 3rd July 2009, 09:00

Anyone have the April 2009 wholesale prices??? I found an earlier one (Jan I think)

Crazy pricing... Seems everyone is at Invoice or within $1000, BEFORE you look at incentives. and BMW just announced a trunk cash of $4500!

But I think I need to order it, she wants Platinum Bronze, and basically everything except Ventilated seats and Comfort access. (Premium, Tech, Sports, Sound, Rear, Heated, ipod)

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7 speed SMG · 15th July 2009, 20:30

For those who want a more powerful diesel, BMW is suposedly working on a Tri Turbo 354bhp diesel straight six.

The 2010 35d in europe will also be upgraded to 306bhp, from 286.

ard · 15th July 2009, 21:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7 speed SMG

For those who want a more powerful diesel, BMW is suposedly working on a Tri Turbo 354bhp diesel straight six.

The 2010 35d in europe will also be upgraded to 306bhp, from 286.

'tri turbo diesel' in the US is slated for 2011.

dannyc · 16th July 2009, 01:55

I just jumped on the X5 35D bandwagon myself.
Made the deal 2 days ago, picked it up yesterday.
2009 Alpine White / Beige, Premium & Technology Pkgs, Running Boards, Sirius radio, Ipod adapter, and Comfort Access. No Sports package though

Timing couldn't have been better: it was the last Alpine White X5 35D in Houston, I had to find my wife a new car before Friday, and I happened upon a Bimmerfest forum thread about the $4500 rebate (Ard contributed to that thread also).
The breakdown:
$1000 over invoice + MACO and training, - $4500 rebate, then TTL, and then I will receive the $1000 BMWCCA rebate.
A calculation of an MSRP final sales price - my final total sales price saved approximately $10000. I'm one happy dude. When my wife came home and first saw it (she had previously test driven an X5 only once) she was a little intimidated by the size, but after driving it to the store and back, she seemed pretty comfortable.
I'm driving the car for 2 days while my M5 is in the shop w/ an SES light (Code read Bank 1 running rich) and am lovin' it! Still in break-in period though. Will turn it over to her on Friday when I get my beast back.

ard · 16th July 2009, 09:44

Glad it worked out- saw your post there too. I just heard mine will be done mid August....

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ard · 24th July 2009, 23:45

Anyone have a recommendation for a decent X5 forum (where the vast majority of posters aren't mouth breathers....)

Thx

A

unfoundhorsepower · 7th August 2009, 06:09

It's sweet it's called the X5 35d..............

RickM5X3 · 9th August 2009, 05:35

Finally drove the X5 diesel this afternoon. Seamless torque once moving but incredibly FLAT right on the bottom like the Grand Cherokee diesel (and probably like any other diesel) I drove a couple months ago. Takes a second after stomping on the pedal to get moving then you feel it twisting the tread off the Michelins . . . . Power roll-ons at 80mph felt strong and this car loves altitude. Towing over 10,000 foot passes would be incredible I'm guessing. Will need a bit more seat time to figure out if this would be a good daily driver; that dead spot on accelation is substantial (transmission driver adaption over time would help?). 21.1mpg during a spirited test on a 10K mile X5 . . . . I've never seen that mileage on our 4.4 X5.

unfoundhorsepower · 13th August 2009, 16:18

1500 miles.....mileage keeps getting better !!! tons of torque, my wife loves it and she likes the HUD....