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Originally Posted by Satan1974
That's a good answer, thanks! I have to ask... the E70 you have on order. Delivery March 2008 ?!?! How come so far away?
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That is what I asked my dealer as well. Seems the majority of production is destined for the US market. Since Belgium is a rather small market BMW limits the number of X5's allocated for the Belgian market. On top of that they put priority on the diesels as these are very popular here. As a result, the slots allocated for the 4.8i are very limited.
Meanwhile, I have received news from the dealer that the build date for the car has been brought forward to November 07. Adding 6 to 8 weeks of transportation should bring the delivery date forward to January 08. Better than March 08 but still a long wait.
I had an E53 X5 and was one of the first to order in Belgium when they came out and had to wait a staggering 7 months as well. Seems things didn't get any better.
That is why I was rather scared passing on the X5 and going for the X6 as they gave me a schedule of September 08 with possible delays. That was too long for us anyway + the agruments from the dealer (see post above) made us decide the X5 was the better choice for the Mrs. and the kids.