Honest Quality Feedback - Page 2

caper75 · #11 10-12-2009, 08:15 PM

That was a great comment Derek, strangely the ride quality (comfortable, stable etc) on the BMW which I have read reviews saying it's rough, it exponentially better than the RAV. Here's hoping your back after 4 surgeries (wow) is better now.

Actually for a "what if" scenario we drove an Escape and it was much nicer driving than the RAV. The Escape is out of the question, we each got a veto, my wife's was a Hyundai, mine was a Ford both due to bad experiences we've had in the past, sometimes 1st impressions are tough to get over.

Minor issues, like squeaks, brakes, exhaust etc isn't a concern, its part of car ownership, it was the tranny that worried me the most. I'd love to get a MT, but with a wife who's very against having an MT it's out of the question.

For all the responded you're feedback is greatly appreciated, and is helping us make a decision we'll be comfortable with. I do understand 10yrs is a long time to own a vehicle, that said it's probably not a bad goal to set out for, if we reach it great. I've never owned a vehicle longer then 4yrs, and that's my current commuter Civic...and I hate it.

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AzNMpower32 · #12 10-12-2009, 08:44 PM

I think the transmission issues are largely sorted out. It is the last model year (*tear*) and it doesn't have the stupid, complex software of the other BMWs which takes half a day to reboot, crash, and reboot again ALL the time. If the ride is okay to you and the rest of the car is fine, I'd say go for it. The chances of having serious AT programming issues is slim at this point.

We use to have a 2006 Civic as well. We traded that after 7 months for my mother's 325i.

Derek · #13 10-12-2009, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by caper75

That was a great comment Derek, strangely the ride quality (comfortable, stable etc) on the BMW which I have read reviews saying it's rough, it exponentially better than the RAV. Here's hoping your back after 4 surgeries (wow) is better now.

Actually for a "what if" scenario we drove an Escape and it was much nicer driving than the RAV. The Escape is out of the question, we each got a veto, my wife's was a Hyundai, mine was a Ford both due to bad experiences we've had in the past, sometimes 1st impressions are tough to get over.

Minor issues, like squeaks, brakes, exhaust etc isn't a concern, its part of car ownership, it was the tranny that worried me the most. I'd love to get a MT, but with a wife who's very against having an MT it's out of the question.

For all the responded you're feedback is greatly appreciated, and is helping us make a decision we'll be comfortable with. I do understand 10yrs is a long time to own a vehicle, that said it's probably not a bad goal to set out for, if we reach it great. I've never owned a vehicle longer then 4yrs, and that's my current commuter Civic...and I hate it.

Calling the X3's ride rough is probably not entirely accurate. It reacts considerably differently to varying road surfaces. Here in Houston we have a lot of concrete roads with lots of joints which resulted in more of a bouncy ride rather than a rough ride. My dad's chevy truck is rough while the x3 was more bouncy yet well dampened.

I'm not sure if that makes sense or not...

caper75 · #14 10-13-2009, 08:41 AM

Makes perfect sense...just like my Civic is rough. I may actually look into a U.S. purchase since it's now manufactured in NC and falls into free trade. With the Canadian dollar basically at par with the greenback why pay a premium here.

AzNMpower32 · #15 10-13-2009, 11:24 AM

Well, if you want to buy a US-made X3, you will have to wait until next year for the redesign. With all the electronics.

The E83 continues to be made in Graz, Austria by Magna Steyr. It's eligible for European Delivery.

caper75 · #16 10-23-2009, 07:59 PM

Well you're help, and talking to my last two managers who both own X3's and love them has made up our mind.

I have my car listed for sale, the second it goes we're ordering a 2010. Someone is coming to look at my car tomorrow at 10:30 and two people low balled me today...but that's ok since it was just posted this morning.

We have the choice of the 28i or the 30i here in Canada...not sure how much that extra bit of power means to me, if it's worth 3-5G or not...thinking going from a 115bhp Civic to a 215bhp X3 would be plenty. What do you good folks think? Beyond that I don't care for power sets...they'll only be one drive so it never moves anyway.

AzNMpower32 · #17 10-23-2009, 10:13 PM

The 215hp variant should be sufficient, unless you need the uphill overtaking power.

DJH · #18 10-24-2009, 02:25 AM

Congratulations! When we ordered our 05', there was a 2.5 and 3.0 motor choice. We got the 3.0 which is now less HP than current offering in the US. Certain features were available on the 3.0 that were not on the 2.5. Other options were standard on the 3.0 and extra charge on the 2.5. Do the on line build and see the difference in price. As an aside, since the suspension seems to be a topic of discussion. We have the so called "rough" earlier suspension. I really like it compared to the newer loaner X3's I've driven. The softer settings on newer versions make the vehicle feel heavier. The dampening on ours is just right for my taste. The difference in how Mercedes sets up their suspension versus BMW is Mercedes has softer spring rates and stiffer roll bars, whereas BMW seems to have stiffer springing and softer roll bars. At least in my opinion.

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