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Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 03-13-2011, 04:27 PM
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Views: 3,444
Posted By jdcolombo
"More" being $5000, which is what Ruby Black cost...

"More" being $5000, which is what Ruby Black cost on our X5, even though it was available in the rest of the world as part of the BMW Individual program.

Getting a custom color on an X5 is not for...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 10-25-2010, 07:22 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,531
Posted By jdcolombo
Yes, it takes a really sunny day to get the...

Yes, it takes a really sunny day to get the effect, but we do get them pretty regularly here in central Illinois; probably wouldn't have done this if I lived in Seattle!. I almost waited for the 40d...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 10-24-2010, 08:29 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,531
Posted By jdcolombo
Yes, you get the full Individual program in...

Yes, you get the full Individual program in Canada. That was what drove me nuts; if I lived in Windsor, Ruby Black would have been just another option (albeit relatively expensive). But I live in...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 10-23-2010, 04:24 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,531
Posted By jdcolombo
Got a Garmin, a 3G iPad, and a Blackberry. If I...

Got a Garmin, a 3G iPad, and a Blackberry. If I can't find where I'm going without BMW's nav system, I shouldn't be driving . . .

I do wish BMW offered the larger iDrive screen without the Nav...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 10-23-2010, 02:22 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,531
Posted By jdcolombo
Well, it was involved. And expensive (the...

Well, it was involved. And expensive (the special order paint cost $5000). But here's how it happened. Last spring my wife and I decided we wanted a diesel X5, and knew that the LCI 2011's would...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 10-22-2010, 09:08 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,531
Posted By jdcolombo
Just the Individual paint. I really don't...

Just the Individual paint. I really don't understand why BMW doesn't make the full Individual program available in the US for the 5 and 3-series cars, like they do in Europe (or, for that matter,...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 10-22-2010, 08:43 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,531
Posted By jdcolombo
Ruby Black 2011 X5 35d

Hi everyone.

Today we took delivery on what may be the only U.S.-spec Ruby Black X5 in existence. It is a 2011 35d. Ruby black is very difficult to photograph. The car looks black except when...
Forum: X5 (E70) Forum 09-21-2010, 08:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,901
Posted By jdcolombo
I don't know why BMW doesn't put the larger...

I don't know why BMW doesn't put the larger screen in all the iDrive cars. Even those of us who don't want BMW's Nav system (like me) would appreciate the larger screen for things like iPod/USB...
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