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Originally Posted by Hawaii_E53
Aloha from Hawaii,
I am the proud new owner of a 2002 X5 3.0 MT. This is my first X5, but my love affair with BMW's goes back 25 years and 18 cars. Most of those car were manuals so I can do 3 pedals. That being said, I having a little trouble getting smooth with this X5. This thing seems to be geared like a truck with 1st being like a granny gear in my Dad's '60 Chevy pickup. I feel like I'm always 1 gear to high then I should be. Cruising along at 40-45 I find myself finding 4th because I feel 3000 is not a good sustained rpm. Am I nuts to worry about this or should I just shut up and drive. The 3.0 is an absolute jewel and feels smoother at 3500rpm than most V8's I've driven. BTW, I really like this thing, best car I've spent any time with.  |
That's because it is a truck.
How do you think it can tow 6000 lbs from standing still???
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Originally Posted by David.X5
I'm not a MT owner, but there is a thread on swapping the diffs (both) to get a sportier feel.
Look for "diff swap" or something similar. Different versions of the X5 got different gear ratios in their diff...
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would you have to swap front and rear diffs???
Welcome to the forum at least you won't have the frozen CCV issue to deal with.
