L. Thanks for writing this. Your opinion will affect the way i test drive the new Xs, and the other models I'm considering. Personally this noise issue is something that we looked at previously when shopping a new BMW.
Over and over the wife complained about too much road and outside noise and that drove her to reject the 3 series. It was a factor when we bought the e60 as well as we noticed a more than satisfactory suppression of outside noise level's with it. Of course we opted for regular tires rather than RF"s.
The E53 was test driven over and over again and i knew it was going to to be a different animal and i was prepared for a different driving experience from my previous sedans. Going forward though, i hope BMW will address this with the diesel models as I am considering going that route.
I don't believe the X or the 3 series is going to be my choice though.
The 3 is too small and the new X has provided some doubts as to weather it would be a good choice.
My wish list is the 5 series diesel. But no telling what that's going to hit the pavement in the US.
You can bet my ears will be tuned up for the choices to come.
Thanks again
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Originally Posted by cmyX5go
We did all kinds of tests with the other E70s and the results were the same. Sitting at the driveway entrance on route 1 and listening to the traffic go by. Him outside and me inside talking to each other with the windows up, first with the engine off and then with it running. Stereo on and how much you can hear it from outside with the windows closed. You get the idea. He agreed with me that the E53 was quieter and so are the other models. Off the record he thinks that the E70 is not insulated as well as the E53 was in an effort to keep the weight down. If you've ever opened the hood on an E53 and on an E70 you know what I mean.
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