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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 09-16-2011, 02:11 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,332
Posted By barbja
I had sport package, and adaptive drive, but not...

I had sport package, and adaptive drive, but not 20s (because I don't like 214s) on my E70 35d that had replaced my E53. Although I loved the adaptive drive, I still thought the car 'drove too big'...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 09-16-2011, 08:46 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,332
Posted By barbja
I wholeheartedly agree! I went from a '03 e53...

I wholeheartedly agree! I went from a '03 e53 that I loved to a '11 e70. It was heavier and less nimble and I didn't like driving it. I missed my e53 every day. Almost exactly a year later, I...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 09-15-2011, 07:49 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,795
Posted By barbja
I've never liked the 214s. I think they look like...

I've never liked the 214s. I think they look like a ring of bottle openers. I didn't get the 20" upgrade on my last two cars because the only option was 214s.

I like 333m, but 300m better. ...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 09-15-2011, 07:39 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,893
Posted By barbja
I have a cargo liner for the boot (it may be...

I have a cargo liner for the boot (it may be called a tray). When I first got one for my e53, I thought it was weird because it was so thin and light (I was expecting it to be like my rubber mats),...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 08-23-2011, 09:29 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 28,953
Posted By barbja
Obviously, if you're interested in AD, it's best...

Obviously, if you're interested in AD, it's best to drive a car that has it. That was easier with the 2011 models because the MSport models included AD. If you could locate one of those, you were...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 08-18-2011, 09:38 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,372
Posted By barbja
Oh yaaaaa -- gotta break out the hazmat team when...

Oh yaaaaa -- gotta break out the hazmat team when milk is spilled in the car.
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 08-14-2011, 11:32 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,724
Posted By barbja
With gas about $4/gallon, and you spending $200...

With gas about $4/gallon, and you spending $200 per week on gas at 11-12mpg, you're driving about 600 miles per week?! That's 30k miles per year! Wow.

With that in mind, I'd never consider an...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 08-10-2011, 08:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,246
Posted By barbja
Soft close doors are a completely frivolous...

Soft close doors are a completely frivolous feature, but they're awesome!

They ruin your door-shutting ability though. We had our x6 only a week when it had to go in to have the bumper painted....
Forum: X6 (E71 and E72) Forum 08-10-2011, 08:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,127
Posted By barbja
I like it. Would look more awesome if all the...

I like it. Would look more awesome if all the lights were white like the LED bars.
Forum: X6 (E71 and E72) Forum 07-29-2011, 10:05 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,719
Posted By barbja
I had a 2011 x5 35d and traded it for a 2012 x6...

I had a 2011 x5 35d and traded it for a 2012 x6 35i.

I pretty much hated driving the 35d. I had come out of a 7yo x5 e53. The 35d drove too danged big by comparison. Highway driving was...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 07-23-2011, 11:28 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 14,282
Posted By barbja
Oh, you had bought it already modded from the...

Oh, you had bought it already modded from the dealer? I think that its odd that they put 21" wheels on it, but didn't put on the flares. A 'user' after-the-fact I can understand, but that's a...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 07-21-2011, 01:01 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 29,951
Posted By barbja
A while ago I looked at the 336 reps on ebay. ...

A while ago I looked at the 336 reps on ebay. The ones posted in the previous link look like they are a little off from the OEMs. They seem to have a more open fork. These ones look a little...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 07-20-2011, 08:48 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 22,271
Posted By barbja
I loved my E53 too, but wasn't so enamored with...

I loved my E53 too, but wasn't so enamored with my E70. I loved pretty much everything about the inside, but how it looked and how it drove pretty much turned me off. I traded it in for an X6 after...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 07-18-2011, 12:56 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,959
Posted By barbja
Not that I think that 260 miles/tank is expected,...

Not that I think that 260 miles/tank is expected, but what are your driving habits? I drive many short trips, which is not quite what a diesel engine does best with. I would get quite a bit less...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 07-09-2011, 11:28 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,240
Posted By barbja
Doesn't the '09 have the sucky nav screen? Since...

Doesn't the '09 have the sucky nav screen? Since nav/back up camera are two of the important things for you, you may want to check on that.
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 06-29-2011, 12:28 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,758
Posted By barbja
Ya, those wheels are 375 21s in OEM. I've seen...

Ya, those wheels are 375 21s in OEM. I've seen 20" reps on eBay. Is that what you got? If so, how is the quality? I've been considering them myself. They're quite stylin'.
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 06-19-2011, 08:34 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,660
Posted By barbja
I used to go mud driving with my E53 (18"...

I used to go mud driving with my E53 (18" wheels). One time I got so much mud jammed into it that I thought I had damaged the front end. After my session with the pressure washer in the wheel...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 06-14-2011, 10:19 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,956
Posted By barbja
I obtained my '11 35d in June 2010. Around...

I obtained my '11 35d in June 2010. Around November or December it developed the same symptoms you are talking about. They deoderized it on my first service and told me something to the effect that...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 06-11-2011, 08:08 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,976
Posted By barbja
Has anyone tried 336 replica wheels?

I know that a lot of people have used 300M reps with good results, but has anyone tried the 336 rep wheels yet?

If so, how do they look/perform?

Thanks!
Forum: X6 (E71 and E72) Forum 06-10-2011, 08:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,257
Posted By barbja
If you mean to convert the 3.5 round pipes to the...

If you mean to convert the 3.5 round pipes to the 5.0 square-type ones, you need two parts:

Exhaust extension pipe: 18302154632
Trim cover: 51122154633

The extension pipe part is a kit (#12 in...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 06-05-2011, 09:36 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,879
Posted By barbja
Heh -- a man after my own heart. Guess I'm one of...

Heh -- a man after my own heart. Guess I'm one of those myself 'cause I get 14-15 mixed out of an N55. :cool:

I got 17-19 mixed in a 35d. Slap me in a 5.0 and what'll I get? 10!?!
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 06-05-2011, 09:23 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,424
Posted By barbja
I ordered my '11 35d before they came off the...

I ordered my '11 35d before they came off the line last year, so no one had seen DSB in the metal yet. I had placed my original order in DSB, but I had a chance to change the color because they had...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 06-01-2011, 07:50 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,000
Posted By barbja
I also relied very heavily on the backup camera...

I also relied very heavily on the backup camera in my E70 (and again in my E71, but that's a given). I used to be able to back my E53 into a parking space using the tilt down mirror and looking over...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 05-30-2011, 09:44 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,852
Posted By barbja
I've made someone nauseous with an X3 (on a test...

I've made someone nauseous with an X3 (on a test drive, the purchase was vetoed in favor of a 5-series because of that), but never anyone in one of my X5s except myself!

The upper deck of a...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 05-27-2011, 09:16 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 16,543
Posted By barbja
Those look great! I LOVE style 269 wheels. ...

Those look great! I LOVE style 269 wheels.

I'm considering getting them for my X6. I like the style of 19s that came with the sport pack on my car, but I'd really like to get some 20s.

BTW:...
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