I just took delivery of 2010 35d - I had an opportunity to go from 18's to 214 style 19's for $5k AUD swap price. Signed up for move from 18's to 19's whilst car was being delivered, but something in side me said that 1) the price seems rich 2) the look isnt that much better (in fact, in retrosepct I like the 18's style better now), 3) I can still put snow chains on if I want without issue 4) [THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE FOR ME ANYWAY] the ride quality where I live is just so much better - no bumps, smooth on rough roads etc. I slept on it overnight and rang the dealer the next day to say skip the 19's - leave stock please.

I'm really happy I stuck with my 18's. 19's and 20's do trade off ride quality - that's fact - its just a matter of what you want to put up with on a daily basis and what sort of roads you ride (e.g. if in Germany/US on freeway all day then 20's would be fine - if tracking tram tracks and avoidingn potholes in melbourne Australia then 20's would suck)

We rode 20's on test drive and my wife hated it, and it left me a bit embarrased trying to get her to like the X5 when it was giggling all over the place - not what you pay $130k AUD for ... when we then tried 35d with 18's it was like a different vehicle in real-world. All my opinion of course - each to their own.

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2010 35d Innovations
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