New Member with X3 on order
 

I've been lurking here and over on Bimmerfest since last June. My wife and I ordered an X3 2 weeks ago, and it was built on October 7 and is waiting for a boat ride across the pond. We drove the new 3 series back in June, and it was a really tough decision between the X3 and new 3. Our dealer let us have an X3 for a 3 day test drive and we made the decision. Maybe we'll do ED on a new 3 series sedan in a year or two.

We waited to see if painted bumpers and the 255 hp motor were going to be a reality on the X3, but it really didn't matter. We were enticed by the driving experience. :thumbup: We could not find a 2005 available on the East coast with nav and adaptive headlights and other stuff we wanted even back in August. I am a Ford guy, and still have my first car, an '84 SVO Mustang, which still drives like a BMW. Unfortunately, the Ford Escape, though energy efficient and practical, drives like a tall truck and was not sporting enough (nor fun enough) for me or my wife, who is used to the power and handling of her 97 Mazda Millenia S.

I will post pics when the X3 gets here. Our salesman ordered it for us and then realized he ordered the wrong interior trim color and ordered us a 2nd X3 with the correct trim. They are both waiting for the boat. The dealer across town ordered us an identical X3 even though we signed with the other dealer (same local franchise, but the price was thousands less), so there will be 3 nearly identical X3s arriving in our town at the same time. They will have no trouble finding nice homes.

This site is a treasure trove of information. I like the humor and friendly enthusiasm here, too. See y'all around.
Juan, I bet your X5 get together will be a blast.

Jon

Congrats and :welcome:.

Looking forward to seeing some pics. If it doesnt arrive before the 21st, go back to the dealer for another 3 day test drive and meet us at Juan's on the 22nd :D

Jon -

:welcome: to X3world / X5world. Looking forward to seeing pics of your new X3 :thumbup:

:welcome: I have been here since I got my X5 in July, and have been very pleased with the info and friendliness that is freely shared.

My X3 is here
 

Just got an Email that my X3 is ready for delivery. Will go get plates and schedule a time for pick-up. If all goes well I will have it for the weekend and be on my way to Switzerland.

The first X3 we ordered (dealer ordered the wrong color interior trim) is now on the truck heading south to the dealer. Should be here in a few days and will be the first 2006 X3 at the dealership. We have been tracking the ship and the status by phone and online from

http://www.2wglobal.com/www/wep/index.jsp

The dealer will call us again when it gets here to see if we want to take a look. We will go to see it if it comes in over the weekend. Our salesman was pretty excited, too, since no one has seen one yet.

The 2nd one, with the correct trim color, is still on the ship and will arrive a day late, presumably due to Wilma, on the 30th in NY on the Integrity.

Should have pictures of one or the other car soon.

1st car was built on October 3 and left on ship Oct 11 and arrived in NY on Oct 23 and left on Truck today.

2nd car was built on Oct 7, left on Oct 18 and will now arrive on Oct 30.

It's like we're expecting a baby, but we're sleeping a lot better than if my wife were pregnant.

Jon,

Congratulations, and welcome!! Hope you become a regular. Please post pics of your ride when you get it. We love pics around here! :D

Juan