**** Calling All Diesel Owners ****

[midwest x6]

Ok,

Traded in my X6 50i for 011 X5 35d...Love the big V8, but for a # of reasons (including financial) I have opted to move from the 6'er to the 5'er...

So diesel guys (and gals) -- anyone want to add more experience sharing on top of some of the great threads already out there on the diesel?

On Order:
Vermillion Red
Sand Beige Interior
Premium
Cold Weather
Tech
Sport
Multicontour Seats
Sat/Ipod

[AzNMpower32]

Did you go for the beautiful light wood? Looks great with beige interiors.

[midwest x6]

Originally Posted by AzNMpower32

Did you go for the beautiful light wood? Looks great with beige interiors.

Yep I did

[deutsch100]

Congrats. Be careful, especially with bad weather...Sand Beige has light beige carpets and light beige door panels. Consider the Oyster. You get the light seats with black contrasting and the carpets and high use areas are also black. I've seen what Sand Beige looks like after a few months.....Oy!!

It's been a week now since I traded my 2010 750 for the 2011 35d. I miss some of the interior materials the 7 Series had & exterior LED lights, but the 35d X5 is awesome. It feels (and is) very quick and strong! Also, my insurance went down $800/year and the mpg is more than double in the 35d!

[alexmish]

Congrats!

My experience - 30mpg at 75mph .... Coming down from 5.0, you will love this

[Diesel Guy]

Color is a
Ways a personal choice, so I wouldn't let anyone steer you otherwise.

Asmfar as the diesel, I have 18,000 milesmin 13 months. 24 mpg with 70% city driving in Boston. I do get 27 - 28 on highway at 72 Mph. Winter motions herenhave anti gel additives that lower economy.

DEF has not been a problem..except for an initial fill issue that several of us posted last winter.

I've been in zero degree temps in a Maine blizzard, with no start issues, and the X5 handles great in really nasty snow conditions.

No warranty problems, no issue finding diesel stations, no issues with run flats, didn't buy tire insurance. I did have the clear bra installed on the hood, mirrors, etc (non BMW) and it Is a good investment. My windshield is fairly pitted from a year on sanded roads, and I can only imagine what the front paint job wouldmlook like.

Enjoy!!!

[midwest x6]

Originally Posted by deutsch100

Congrats. Be careful, especially with bad weather...Sand Beige has light beige carpets and light beige door panels. Consider the Oyster. You get the light seats with black contrasting and the carpets and high use areas are also black. I've seen what Sand Beige looks like after a few months.....Oy!!

It's been a week now since I traded my 2010 750 for the 2011 35d. I miss some of the interior materials the 7 Series had & exterior LED lights, but the 35d X5 is awesome. It feels (and is) very quick and strong! Also, my insurance went down $800/year and the mpg is more than double in the 35d!

Thanks -- I have black carpeted summer mats and weather-tech floor liners for the winter...For both the color contrast and the winter protection too

[deutsch100]

Originally Posted by midwest x6

Thanks -- I have black carpeted summer mats and weather-tech floor liners for the winter...For both the color contrast and the winter protection too

As DieselGuy said...Colour is a personal choice, and I was not pushing a colour agenda. It's just I've seen Sand Beige (and had it ONE time, and ONE time only). The black mats will help, but the door sills and many other areas are very light sand beige...and no mats can help there.

But if you like Sand beige, you like Sand Beige!

It will look beautiful with Vermillion Red and the light wood is pretty awesome!!

If you like your 35d even only half as much as I like mine....you will be in heaven!!

My '11 35d is one of the most amazing BMWs I have ever owned. I do not miss the V8 at all! This suv pulls and pushes like a freight train. I go up super steep hills, and it just goes up the hill, quickly, at around 1800/2000 rpms and does not even need to downshift. Transmission and engine are amazing!

MPG is such a treat. With my 2008 X5 4.8i, the mpg was truly miserable. I got usually about 8/10 mpg in the city. With my 2010 750, I got around 13/14 mpg. With the 35d, I am getting 18/20 mpg with city traffic! Highway is yielding in the high 20's/per gallon. And my engine does not even have 200 miles on it yet. I can only imagine how great it will be, once the engine is broken in!!

Again, Congrats. I'm really excited for you. Do not even think twice about losing your 50i V8. My last 3 cars were a 2010 750i and 2 Mercedes ML63s (510hp V8s). One day with this 35d, and V8s and miserable gas mileage are now just a past, painful memory. You're gonna love it!!!!

[SkipSauls]

I've had my X5 35d for exactly one month today and will be writing up a report to post in a while. I'm at just over 1000 miles and 1/4 the way through the third tank of diesel, averaging 21+ MPG at 30 MPG average in mostly mixed commuting.

I enjoy the balance of the engine and transmission in the 35d, and I've learned how to use the DS and M modes if I really feel the need to get moving quickly. The only thing I'd like to see improved is the initial off-the-line acceleration. It's fine in most traffic, but it doesn't "leap" off the line like a gas engine can. From 5 or so MPH it starts to go like a freight train, and will often overtake cars that were quicker off the line.

I considered a 35i and liked the way that they felt on test drives, but the 35d had multiple advantages and incentives in its favor. The 50i was never really a consideration as the one that I test drove didn't feel significantly faster than the 35i in normal daily driving situations, and I knew that it would be awful in the economy department. I'm not really a "greenie" (despite living and working near the People's Republic of Boulder), but I don't mind not having to fill up so often, and I can wave the alternative fuel/clean emissions/etc. flag to shut the greenies up.

[midwest x6]

Thanks for the feed-back and delighted to read how happy you guys are with yours...

This is my first diesel..Part of my draw to it was the dealer wanting to deal on this model right now and I also want to tow a 26' boat in the summer...

SA is telling me it's in production and I could have it as soon as 2-3 weeks!!