Had an X1 23d loaner today

[anzer]

yep ..X was back in shop to

1) replace a faulty side mirror that stopped dimming properly when reversing ...they tried fixing in the shop, told me it was fixed ..picked it up and it was worse than when it came in ..so an order came out of Asia somewhere 1 week later ..went back and they re-replaced ..all good now.

2) fix pinging suspension sound in rear - BMW know about this problem and has quick fix - basically they use a special type of silicon powder to lubricate and the problem is now 80% better ..so happy about that fix too

3) rear bumper starting riding up on lower tailgate section (I noticed this problem on another X5 I was following a few days ago) ..I suspect a design fault that breaks clips when rear bumper gets any form of a slight knock/nudge (as you do when blind dickheads decide to use your X as a dodgem car when parking in tight spots) ..anyway they replaced the clips (bumper had to come off to do this)

I'm still wondering about all this ..$120k and all these sorts of basic problems ?! I thought those days were gone after I dumped my 09 X5 lemon. anyway ...still enjoying the ride alot when all is working well

on that note - BMW gave me a X1 23d as a loaner -- I thought it might be fun ..but I can tell you right now it was a horrible little mongrel of a car - poor stability in wet today, lag, slough until pressed, bubble ass front end and looks just wrong from even the cockpit, plastic plastic plastic, tight and hard sport seats, shit ride ..man ..it was just horrible ...when I got back into the X5 it felt like a magic carpet ride now I can see why people love the X5!!!