BMW youve "blown it"

[FSETH]

Are you going to rant about this every month?

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...s-bmw-etc.html

Once again, if it were me, I would go this route;

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If you want a full size spare tire that bad, just go out and buy an additional wheel and tire. There is plenty of room in the back of the X for that.

With regard to what you are supposed to do with the flat tire, just throw it in the back of the X. You can't possibly be talking up 100% of the cargo area in the X when you drive around normally. If you do, the X probably isn't the best choice for you in the first place as it does not even have that great of a cargo capacity. Let's say you do actually carry a ton of stuff everywhere you go, how would you get to the spare tire if you needed it? That is right, you would have to pull everything out of the cargo area to get to it, then reorganize and repack everything. Then you would probably be complining about why the tire isn't mounted under the vehicle.

There are plenty of solutions to this problem and I have to say that it is a pretty silly reason to not buy another BMW. Do you drive over nails and shards of glass for fun or something? Do you get a lot of flat tires?

[HPIA4v2]

OP can do whatever his choosing, I am with him that BMW is silly to get rid of spare space on newer models.
if you happen to take trip into remore area, you are SOL if the valve stem decided to pop, can't patch on the go like nail/screw. This happened to me once, BTW newer RFT are softer cause people complaints of harshness (one guy on 3-series forum needed new rim after 50-mile drive with flat RFT).

Honestly, I haven't heard compelling reason why BMW get rid the spare space (not the tires but the space in the trunk, so if someone wants to buy spare after market they can).

[motordavid]

What FSETH said, imo...
There are a few reasons why I am not running out to buy a new diesel X5; the lack of spare & the use of RFTs are not it.
GL, mD

[Daka]

TAKE NOTE BMW

You can't really get a spare, only a "doughnut" and there is no room in the well for the wheel you have to remove....(what? tie it on the roof, have someone in the back seat keep it in their lap, when the back is pretty full with luggage)
Sorry, it's a DUMB IDEA. Aside from the fact that the Diesel I checked out was close to $70,000 SEVENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS...
I probably wouldn't even have given this any thought but for an incident that happened involving a cut sidewall, a saturday evening flatbed tow, 3 nights in a motel,
(waiting to get a tire)...3 people renting a car and going home (from NC to FL).
And waiting me till the tire coud be installed...
Keep in mind that my FIRST BMW WAS A 1600 in 67, then a few Tii's Bavaria's 3.0c , 2800cs, 320, 323s, 630cs 633cs, 535is, L6, 323ci, an 1800tsi, (in no specific order)
and a 35 year BMWCCA member....(editor of the NY club magazine for many years in the 70's) but unless they find a way to put a spare in the X5's, my 06 better last 10 more years.....because there is no way.....

[FSETH]

Originally Posted by Daka

I probably wouldn't even have given this any thought but for an incident that happened involving a cut sidewall, a saturday evening flatbed tow, 3 nights in a motel,
(waiting to get a tire)...3 people renting a car and going home (from NC to FL).
And waiting me till the tire coud be installed...

This happened over a month ago, your first rant on it was over a month ago, yet you decided to create another thread essentially saying what you did then? Let it go. Relax and have a drink or something.

I agree it would be ideal to have a full spare with a compartment that can hold any of the wheels taken off the car, but I wouldn't check BMW off my list of possible choices just because the new ones don't. To each his own though. If you would rather drive an inferior overall car like the Yukon on a daily basis because you dread getting a flat tire while carrying 4 people and luggage in your X5, then by all means have at it.

[motordavid]

Daka,
Interesting CV, but BMW NA and BMW Mutha and BMW in Germany does not give a rat's azz about anyone's "involvement" in the "scene" or, a list of cars owned, etc.

Put your jacket back on because I'm on your side in terms of things/gizmos/mkting decisions made by BMW that I think are weird/unique...but, they make interesting and amazing handling cars, and we all enjoy them for some reason(s), or else we wouldn't be driving the damn things.

The Biff&Buffy nearly sealed, leased/turn it back in, image machine is what they are selling these days. And, RFTs will be as common as BT, on most cars before the decade is near over. Not fun, or easy to replace anywhere conveniently, but it is what it is...

Now, go look for the dipstick.
GL, mD

[sethro]

I agree with the OP and its not just that when I test drove a new E70 the interior plastics felt cheaper. The color was flaking off the light switch on the test drive car that I drove.

BTW also noticed that the new E70 fenders are plastic, what the hell is up with that lol

[Quicksilver]

Good lord folks. I believe some of you have a decision to make.
Don't like the RFT's the aluminum hood, the composite fenders,
the lack of a spare tire? Do yourself a favor. Don't buy a BMW.

Join the other happy throngs and Go Buy a Kia, a VW, a Ford Fiesta,
A Scion, a Toyota, a Hyundai. Something in that group is bound to bring
some happiness.... Just remember nothings perfect...

[Forster4.8is]

woah woah bmw4lyfe<3 lol

[Naz24]

Originally Posted by sethro

I agree with the OP and its not just that when I test drove a new E70 the interior plastics felt cheaper. The color was flaking off the light switch on the test drive car that I drove.

BTW also noticed that the new E70 fenders are plastic, what the hell is up with that lol

i think the plastic fenders are for weight reduction. IMO the e53 trumps the e70, however, i am bias