Originally Posted by powers1

We are very cool!A few of us, also have M3s and F355GTBs!So why do we like to drive the 3.0D so much?Well,you really have to try one to know!the 500nm of torque(easily upgradeable to 600nm++) will bring a smile to your face!

Re the sound ,you obviously never heard one!It has a hardly noticeable clatter at idling (mine doesnt since I have the injector timimg reprogrammed!) but after that its very V8 smooth accompanied by the caracteristic WHOOOSH sound of the turbo!My X5 is frequently mistaken for a petrol version and not just because I have the 4.8 silencers !
It will never sound like my F355 on full throttle but then again not many do?