Nice to hear some good comments on the X3 especially after Clarkson slated it on Top Gear, what did you think of Sundays Top Gear, what a load of rubbish, the only thing that it highlighted was the desperate situation, still after the hurricane.
I hated the sport suspension so much i paid to have an AC Schnitzer set up, now it is great, still firm but rides as a sport should, gone is the bone jarring ride, at the same time had the power up-grade from Autolgic, now plus 40 bhp and goes like the clappers seems to have improved the auto gearchange, but on a recent trip still returned 38 mpg that is impressive, if there is anyone interested in the original sport suspension i have set for sale, my local BMW specialist did the swap for £160, the hardest part was removing the interior trim.

Happy motoring to all you X3 lovers/drivers.

Derek