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Originally Posted by SJCFlyer
Duke,
I'm not surprised by your detailed write up ~ excellent as usual! And I share many of your viewpoints about the X5d.
Just a couple of additional thoughts
Interior Color Contrast - If I understood you correctly, you can have your cake and eat it too. The Oyster color offers white seating surfaces while the doors, carpeting and back of the seats are black. I'm not 100% sure, but it may also be true with the Cinnamon color too (I'm certain on the Oyster).
Diesel Noise - With the radio off and no one talking in the car, I can detect engine noise at idle, but only just barely. If I'm running the radio (and not as loud as the Jeep dealership), you just can't tell. And it's undetectible while moving
20' Wheels - Definately an option with all season run flat tires (yes, you can swap them for regular tires immediately and I got around $300 back)
It's so funny hearing you talk about Minnetonka...as a kid we always stayed at some place called "Ha Ha Tonka" (I have no idea of how it's spelled) there. Loads of great memories.
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That is a great idea about the 20" rims. I may not get the credit but maybe it can at least be a wash. If we go with the BMW we'll do the pickup in SC and drive to FL for three days before driving back up to MN. That'll be a crazy long drive but it's been a long time since we've done a road trip together and we've talked about wanting to do one. Not only that we end up with a couple days on the beach which is what we planned for this spring anyhow. Then we also are able to keep our spring vacation spending down in the $3k range.
02-21-2011, 10:03 PM
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