Pics of my new Alpine 35d w/ Nappa (56k Warning)

[Nonsuch]

Originally Posted by ring007

...If you want nappa beige and black carpets, request from your dealer to have the carpets changed to black with the nappa beige. It took a few try's to get BMW to do it but they did eventually agree. Build took an extra 2-3 weeks and they charged me a $900 custom order fee but it was worth it to us given the wear and tear caused by our 4 kids.

If I had know it was possible, I would have pushed the issue :stick poke
My Oyster Nevada interior has already been built, PCD in 15 days :thumb up:

Please post some pictures

[WWONG]

Originally Posted by ring007

Great looking car OP. Same combo as my wife's. If you want nappa beige and black carpets, request from your dealer to have the carpets changed to black with the nappa beige. It took a few try's to get BMW to do it but they did eventually agree. Build took an extra 2-3 weeks and they charged me a $900 custom order fee but it was worth it to us given the wear and tear caused by our 4 kids.

Post pictures of it. That would've been perfect. Kinda sucks however that they charged you $900 that really didn't technically cost them anything extra. All it takes probably is some guy with a pen writing on your build order sheet BLACK CARPETS, CUSTOM

[alvam]

It xeems to me that for somethng you custom ordered for yourself that you seem to be complaining about everything.

[WWONG]

Originally Posted by alvam

It xeems to me that for somethng you custom ordered for yourself that you seem to be complaining about everything.

If I don't complain, who will? Plus, a lot of the options I had wasn't on any X5 on the lot, so I ordered blindly. A lot of those are on the 7, but different cars = different product.

[Nonsuch]

Originally Posted by WWONG

If I don't complain, who will? Plus, a lot of the options I had wasn't on any X5 on the lot, so I ordered blindly. A lot of those are on the 7, but different cars = different product.

Thanks for your complaints. Now I do not feel like I missed something.

Nappa leather looks and feels very nice in the 7, which is why I wanted it. It's very useful to know that Nappa in the X5 is not as soft as Nappa in the 7. Dealers do not (or cannot) order Nappa without a customer order, so it's impossible to view on a dealer lot.

Adaptive Drive is another option that is never on dealer lots. I ordered it based on many positive comments, but wish it was possible to test drive in advance.

[Larry Cable]

I ordered AD "sight unseen" hopefully anything is an improvement over the stock suspension which rebounds too slowly for me...

[WWONG]

How is the AD? That's the only major option I didn't get because I couldn't find an X5 with it and $3500 is a lot to gamble with for only one option

[Larry Cable]

its less if you order with M Sport Pkg ...

I will let you know once I get my car ...

[WWONG]

Originally Posted by Larry Cable

its less if you order with M Sport Pkg ...

I will let you know once I get my car ...

Unfortunately, BMW does not offer the diesel with the M-Sport Package and Adaptive Drive is only available as a standalone option. On the gas, though, it's only a $350 savings....

[Larry Cable]

when I test drove the X5 xDrive50 with the "Sports Activity" pkg I found the suspension very soft, particularly on the freeway, where the rebound felt very "sluggish" resulting in a "floating" sensation, then I drove the X5M ... much, much, much better, not really a fair comparison...

I am "hoping" that the AD option will be somewhere in-between/closer to the X5M experience...

I would have got the X5M but I could not really justify it as a DD with 4 dogs clambering around in it ... so I "made do" with the xDrive50 M Sport pkg + M Performance + Adaptive Drive ... we will see if I made the right choice!