Originally Posted by watrob

Hi Anzer,

If your going to keep the X5 4 -5 yrs go for the Adaptive Drive & Active Steering and yes get the minor face lift Oct 09 production as it will have the new iDrive. So a Jan 2010 build date would arrive by the end of Feb 2010.

I got black interior as I want the black murdered look on a white car, just finished my black matte kidney grills today, no chrome surround.

As for a white interior, my daughter has a current 3 series m-sport white with white interior, you just have to look at the white interior and it gets dirty, my new X5 is a DD so that would diffinitely be out.

Back to Adaptive Drive, a smoother X5 than the sports suspension version and hardly leans in the corners and that's what adaptive drive is all about. A adaptive drive X5 with 20" wheels is smoother than a X5 with sports suspension with 19" wheels.

This is my 3rd E70 X5 with adaptive drive and everytime I get a loaner X5 without it you realise how good it is. The sd version has no turbo lag compared to the standard 3.0d but it uses a good litre per 100klm more but at close to 600nm of torque its the pick, but if your just cruising around the city then 3.0d is easier on fuel.