ORDERED: FULLY LOADED 2011 X5 3.5 Diesel... - Page 2

anzer · #1 03-06-2010, 01:30 AM

and that thing will have 0-60 in around 6.4sec ... just a fraction of a sec slower than current 4.8i ..but it will have 600nM of torque and 225kw on tap ... therefore real world in-motion performance will be somewhere between the current 4.8 and new 50i I suspect .. then again we will pay something like $135k AUD (which is about $120k USD in todays exchange rate) to get one on the road

you guys are SOO lucky with pricing !!! If I was in the US I'd have the X5M in a flash, with change left for secondhand Boxster I suspect ...

inlacal · #2 03-06-2010, 03:10 AM

Wow...Looks like I need to buy a few X5M's and export them to Europe!

4.0 diesel: Can't figure out why we didn't get that engine??

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Originally Posted by anzer

and that thing will have 0-60 in around 6.4sec ... just a fraction of a sec slower than current 4.8i ..but it will have 600nM of torque and 225kw on tap ... therefore real world in-motion performance will be somewhere between the current 4.8 and new 50i I suspect .. then again we will pay something like $135k AUD (which is about $120k USD in todays exchange rate) to get one on the road

you guys are SOO lucky with pricing !!! If I was in the US I'd have the X5M in a flash, with change left for secondhand Boxster I suspect ...

Epacy · #3 03-06-2010, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by anzer

and that thing will have 0-60 in around 6.4sec ... just a fraction of a sec slower than current 4.8i ..but it will have 600nM of torque and 225kw on tap ... therefore real world in-motion performance will be somewhere between the current 4.8 and new 50i I suspect .. then again we will pay something like $135k AUD (which is about $120k USD in todays exchange rate) to get one on the road

you guys are SOO lucky with pricing !!! If I was in the US I'd have the X5M in a flash, with change left for secondhand Boxster I suspect ...

You don't understand exchange rates. It's not a direct swap on car prices.

Fraser · #4 04-14-2010, 12:07 AM

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I know diesels have come a long (HUGE) way, but it is still a difficult concept to assimilate in that they can actually 'perform' as opposed to 'get by'.

Look at the recent results from the Le Mans 24 Hours and the Dakar Rally, two of the very few motorsport events where diesels can run head to head with petrol-engined vehicles.

phattbam · #5 03-06-2010, 01:05 AM

i'm content for now with the 3.0 I got... It's a big change from my modded 335i coupe but it's ok. the trade off for space and comfort was worth it.

x5cro · #6 03-06-2010, 09:09 AM

you guys don't know how lucky you are,in us.here in europe you can't get basic 3.0d for that money(80000$).for the car with some extras(sport pkg,leather seats,xenons,navi,metallic) we must pay over 100.000 euros,what is around 140.000$.and I'm speaking of 3.0d,cheapest x5.

anzer · #7 03-06-2010, 05:06 PM

Epacy .. just talking about relative purchasing power parity (PPP) and exchange rates here (i.e. the BIG MAC thinking on relative purchase power as per OECD)

e.g.

Median Household income US (USD) = $55k, X5 35d fully loaded price $80k USD

Median Household income Australia (in USD) = $50k, X5 35d fully loaded price $120k USD

So just suggesting ..on a comparitive basis, that you guys have it VERY good (we have to sacrifice much more of each earned dollar to drive a BMW)

Perhaps another scenario to help explain how good you have it .. if you decided to move to Australia, you'd need to bring around $170k of your USD to buy that blue M3 you have sticking out of the garage .. ouch .. only 5 years ago you would have only needed about $95k USD. So exchange rates play a role as well as other factors such as luxury taxes on cars, volume market discounting, hedging of USD, greedy profit margin dealers in Aus etc etc ..but what's interesting is that prices for BMW cars have remained high here despite an almost doubling of exhange rate based purchase power ..

No wonder BMW Australia has been one of the best profit margin performers gloablly .. esp during GFC where our economy just hit a small speed bump whilst US and Europe tanked really badly ...

Well .. at least our Amazon book orders cost half as much now

inlacal · #8 03-06-2010, 05:59 PM

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$80,275 is the magic number. Alpine White/Black Perf. Nevada with Dark Bamboo Trim.

I do not get the side/top-view camera's according to this bulletin:

We have been informed by the factory that they are experiencing supplier restrictions regarding options 5DK (Side-view camera) and 5DL (Side and Top View Cameras). These options were included in ZDA (Driver Assistance Package), ZTP (Technology Package) and ZCE (Camera Package).

Now, the $80,275 number does NOT include the eco-credit/BMW CCA credit...But considering that I paid $70,370 for my fully-loaded 2008 X5 3.0si, this price (approx $74k over 2008) is fairly steep, but the goal is to recover that $4k difference in gas...

We spent $1,560 in gas in 2008 (don't drive too much) and averaged about 15 mpg. I expect the average to improve to 21 mpg (40% improvement).

Delivery: On/about four weeks from now...It's ready to go into production any day/hour.

Note attached print out for my 2011 X5 Diesel order...Have since deleted the Rear Entertainment Package after much-waffling. I have it now, on my 08 3.0si and it is bulky, easy to break (kids in car-seats can kick it) and, generally, an eyesore whether it is up or down.

I've (instead) opted for the eggregiously expensive BMW head-rest kit ($2,400 installed) as these will integrate into the headrests and (generally) look nicer and take up less space and be less-prone to being kicked or elbowed.