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Old 01-03-2011, 12:04 PM
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Finally picked up my "special" X5d
I'm not a SUV/SAV type of guy but I must admit I'm pretty impressed with the X5. I've been tracking cars (mainly M3's) for over 15 years now and if you told me that the X5 would handle similarly, I would have thought you were crazy.

I'll write up a review some time in the future I guess. picked it up the 29th of December. Rather than list all the options, let's just say it has every option except rear entertainment. Note: Active Ventilated seat option is not available in nappa leather so I did not get it and probably would not have anyway since I was never impressed with it. There are 3 additional options, one of which you cannot see. Let's see if you can spot the other two. The third is soft close doors.



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I'm guessing you got the adaptive drive to go along with the Sport activity package? I can't make out what the 5th button is for.
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Old 01-03-2011, 12:41 PM
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I'm guessing you got the adaptive drive to go along with the Sport activity package? I can't make out what the 5th button is for.
Yes I did get adaptive drive. Pretty impressed with it too.
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Old 01-03-2011, 12:55 PM
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Nice, congrats!
I too have the beige nappa, it always draws comments. I've done the Tail of the Dragon (318 curves in 11 miles) with the X5. M3s and M6s had to work hard to pull away.
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Old 01-03-2011, 02:14 PM
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Nice, congrats!
I too have the beige nappa, it always draws comments. I've done the Tail of the Dragon (318 curves in 11 miles) with the X5. M3s and M6s had to work hard to pull away.
The nappa is really really nice but pricey too. In fact, I think it's the leather used on the Alpina B7 - which says a lot.
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Yes I did get adaptive drive. Pretty impressed with it too.
If you are used to feeling chassis dynamics, you are actually feel what the drive does when it kicks in... very well behaved and subtle, but very effective...

Kudos for your efforts on the order too.
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Old 01-03-2011, 02:45 PM
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If you are used to feeling chassis dynamics, you are actually feel what the drive does when it kicks in... very well behaved and subtle, but very effective...

Kudos for your efforts on the order too.
Thanks!

I've gotten good at ordering Individual.

It's my fourth Individual ordered car since 99.
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Thanks!

I've gotten good at ordering Individual.

It's my fourth Individual ordered car since 99.
If you don't mind, could you please describe the ordering process for these "individual" options? I'm looking to replace my 05 5-Series and I'm definitely interested in individual wood and enhanced premium sound. By the way, how's the quality of the EPS compared to the regular Premium Sound?

Thanks!
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How much of a premium did it take to get those non-standard options? And I assume they required a non-refundable deposit of some sort? I'm always curious how these things work.
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How much of a premium did it take to get those non-standard options? And I assume they required a non-refundable deposit of some sort? I'm always curious how these things work.
BMW Individual Figured Eucalyptus Red Brown Wood was $925
BMW Individual High End Audio (aka: EPS in the US) was $2050
Soft close automatic doors were $625
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