E70 opinions and feedbacks.

[justintmn]

Thank you guys for all the feedbacks so far. I feel more confident now on the E70. I should add that I also replaced the oil seperator, window regulators (4x on driver side window, 2x on each other window), 4x batteries, sensors at various places ..... I would say I saved quite a bit of money doing all these myself.

I am thinking of getting the the 2013 E70 Sport Activity. The M Sport package look very attractive with the M exterior parts in body color. Also, several suggested that AD and multi-contour seats. Can you guys give me some your opinions about recommended options since they are quite different from E53?

Originally Posted by alpine300zhp

My take on it is very similar to that espoused by ard. Due to changing viewpoints and economic times I have decided to get out of the leasing cycle and start keeping my cars long term. I had a couple of E53 x5's and found them to be ok in the reliability area, but they were not first year production cars like yours. The x5M is my first E70 and I PURPOSELY purchased a last year production (mine was custom built) car because I figured it would be the most reliable I was going to get. I plan to keep this long term. I think you would do well to pick up an E70 now rather than wait for the new x5. We all know it will be a nightmare when it first comes out and will take several years to work out the bugs as was the case with the E53 and the E70 when they first came out. I have been following xoutpost and bimmerfest E70 threads and I noticed that the complaints have died down drastically for people who were buying 2011 or later x5's. I attribute that to BMW fixing most of the issues. Lastly, I agree that you should get a car that has the least amount of options you need. The only options in my x5M were SIRIUS and high gloss roof rails. I declined all of the tech stuff (except navigation which was standard) because that crap is a disaster after the warranty ends. If I get the M5 or M6 to replace the 535 down the road(as is the plan) it will be a base car with 6MT, SIRIUS, heated front seats and nothing else. I always order my cars this way when they are purchased for the long haul. Good luck OP.

[jeremym]

I have a 2007 4.8 with the sport package (and thus, AD) and the MC seats...among other options.

If I were to choose again, I'd get those 110%. The MC seats are damn comfortable and are equipped with a million buttons and levers for adjustments (apart from an "eject" button like James Bond).

AD is great, but I believe that the Sport Package and Adaptive Drive are two separate options now, at a higher cost than before. I suppose I got "lucky" that I bought a 2007 MY when AD was included in the Sport Package for $3000~.

[JCL]

Don't have an E70, but I wouldn't be without comfort seats. And as few of the electronic add-ons as possible. No cameras, nav, HUD, etc. PDC is fine.

[cravin]

Originally Posted by JCL

Don't have an E70, but I wouldn't be without comfort seats. And as few of the electronic add-ons as possible. No cameras, nav, HUD, etc. PDC is fine.

I could live without the camera. Could live without the NAV, but I have gotten so used to HUD that it's almost impossible for me to drive without it. When I have a loaner or am driving the wife's jeep, I'll be going 85 in a 55 simply because I never look down at the speedometer anymore. Crazy, I know, but I love the HUD. HUD+NAV is pretty awesome.

[jeremym]

Originally Posted by cravin

I could live without the camera. Could live without the NAV, but I have gotten so used to HUD that it's almost impossible for me to drive without it. When I have a loaner or am driving the wife's jeep, I'll be going 85 in a 55 simply because I never look down at the speedometer anymore. Crazy, I know, but I love the HUD. HUD+NAV is pretty awesome.

I love the HUD as well. It is odd to drive a vehicle without it, such as when I have a loaner, etc.