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08-01-2010, 03:09 PM
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New X5 35d Owner
Long story short - I had originally planned on selling my E36 M3 and get a CPO Audi A4 -- something newer that wouldn't need work for a while and something that my fiancee could also drive (she can't drive a MT). After some soul searching, I figured it would have been a big waste of money to upgrade my secondary car since I drive my 996 80% of the time. Add to that, my fiancee's Murano was coming very close to 100k and needed $4k in work (scheduled major maintenance, tires, etc). I remember when we test drove the Murano over 5 years ago, we were both awestruck by it. The X5 just takes it to an entirely new level. I've always loved diesels and I was ecstatic to that BMW was finally bringing diesel automobiles to the U.S. Needless to say, I am completely blown away by this engine -- diesels have come a long, long way since my father's 1984 M-B 300D turbo diesel. The only bummers so far is our X5 does not have Comfort Access (my fiancee is used to Intelligent Key, the Nissan equivalent) and the tonneau cover is not standard. It's not a real biggie since the Murano's tonneau cover spent most of its life unused, but it's convenient when we need to conceal valuables. And to think, just one month ago, I had helped a friend of ours test drive and evaluate a CPO Porsche Cayenne in the rain. We were both impressed by it, but she ended up ordering a 2011 Alpine White/Nevada Cinnamon X5 35i and took delivery last week. Michael. Last edited by Michael-Dallas; 08-01-2010 at 03:42 PM. 
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08-01-2010, 03:40 PM
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Ok ok, I was in the middle of syncing the pics on my phone with my computer when I posted that.
I'm afraid to say, these are the only pics I have so far that I took on the day we traded-in "Mo" (again, my fiancee and her silly names). Sorry for the poor quality, they are from my phone. I'll try to take more after I give it my full detail regimen. I'd do all that today, but it's sunny and 100 degrees right now and I'm recovering from yesterday's and Friday's hectic excitement. /m
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08-01-2010, 04:54 PM
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haha....welcome to xoutpost!
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08-01-2010, 05:16 PM
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Shut up or get a Porsche and then we'll call it even.
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08-01-2010, 07:02 PM
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 . Good Luck with the new ride.
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08-02-2010, 10:25 AM
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Congrats! Beautiful car, and I too LOVE diesels!
The rear tonneau cover is standard in the BMW X-Series. Go back to your dealer and get it. We've had 4 X5s and 1 X3 (and my best friend just bought an X3 3 weeks ago...tonneau cover standard. I have had several Range Rovers, 4 X5s, 3 MLs, 2 Lexus SUVs and 3 G-Classes....Tonneau covers ALL standard!
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08-02-2010, 10:38 AM
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Yes, the cargo cover is standard - it was likely removed by your dealer to give to an angry 35i owner, and they hoped you wouldn't notice.
Contrary to the above poster - it isn't standard on *all* the X5s - the 35i doesn't get one anymore due to cost cutting, but it's still standard on the 35d and the 50i.
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