Bought a new X5 !
 

hi guys,
after spending countless days on mobile.de looking for a E70, I finally found one :) There was only one option missing compared to my wish-list, which was a tow bar, so I asked them to get it installed. Car will be delivered next week.
I attached 2 pics from the sales ad. Better pics next week !

Short specs : (some are in german)

02VA Adaptive Drive
0217 Aktive steering
0220 Niveauregulierung
0230 EU spezifische Umfänge
0302 Alarm
04AZ Bambus Maser dunkel
0402 Panorama roof
0430 Innen/Außenspiegel automatisch abblendend
0456 comfortseats
0488 Lordosenstütze Fahrer/Beif.
0493 Ablagepaket
0494 Heated Seats
05AC High beam assistant
0502 Scheinwerfer-Waschanlage
0508 Park Distance Control (PDC)
0521 Regensensor mit Fahrlichtaut.
0522 Xenon
0534 Airco
0544 Geschwindigkeitsregelung mit Bremsfunktion
0563 Lichtpaket
0609 Navigationssystem Professional
0633 Handyvorb.Bluetooth integr. m. Navi Professional
0672 CD-Wechsler 6-fach
0676 HiFi Lautsprechersystem
0761 Sonnenschutzverglasung
0330 Sportpaket

congrats with the new car. Love the color. black interior?

:thumbup: enjoy.

Beautiful!

congrats on the new find!!

nice setup!!

enjoy

yep, nevada black leather. Initially I wanted another interior color, but these are very hard to find second hand. But the contrast spacegrau-black does look nice too ! :)

Looks great, congrats

Looks very nice, it is 2008 3.0, right ?

Very nice setup with the kit and wheels. Well done.

How much did it cost nd whats the milage?

Car is from april 2007. It is indeed a 3.0 (diesel)

Very nice, congrats.... love the rims as well...how is the ride comfort/quality with these ?

Thanks ! (Ideaal om aan de riviera te cruisen he :) )

It is certainly not as comfortable as with 19inch, but still very good. Although some claim the adaptive drive does not make a difference, I feel the opposite.
One thing puzzles me : the dunlop tires are runflats, I wonder if they exist in non-runflat aswell, since this also makes a huge difference...

Looks sweet! Congrats!!

Very Nice, Dope ass wheels!!!

Best looking E70 so far! Please post more pics!!

Congrats!!! Nice SAV from Germany:thumbup:

Thanks all!!! More pics next week when I am going to pick it up !

Congratulations. Nice car. Enjoy it in good health.

Did you test drive it before you pulled the trigger on it?

yep, see also my reply above about the comfort with these wheels. Since you said the comfort is ok with 22inch, I was convinced I should go for 21 :)
22 inch is a wallet braker for me :)

The rims on yours look big enough because of the colour and the design. I had 21" on my initial order as well until I decided to go for black and since this colour makes rims look smaller I decided to go for 22".

Enjoy the cruise along our Rivièra :thumbup:

Agreed on the rim size/colour perception :)

See you in Knokke :)

Very, very nice car Hans! (Cruisen in Knokke lijkt deze dagen eerder op windsurfen in dat hondenweer ;) )

I saw your car up for sale at Kapaza.be, hopefully it is already sold.

Why not buying an X5 in Belgium. Is Germany cheaper or just quicker delivery?

Excellent choice. The aerokit makes a massive difference!

(Inderdaad, en vandaag kan er zelfs in t binnenland gesurft worden :) )

My old one is sold yes. I looked for a spacegrau in Belgium, but couldn't find one which had the 'right' options. Most of the E70's for sale here are black cars. So I went to germany :) Prices are also a bit lower there, but most important of all : a lot of cars to choose from !

Picked up the new car today ! It drives absolutely brilliant, way more solid than the E53. Adaptive drive is great! Active steering aswell. I also love the comfort seats, never experienced such a good sitting position with my previous sport seats.
The only negative point are the running boards. The black rubber 'dots' are pressed through the metal when you step on them. Called the dealer, but as expected, they are clueless :(

Congratulations, I like the wheels. Now I am confused whether to go with those wheels or 22" aftermarket ones.

Congrats. Running boards look nice but they are a pain the a$$ getting in and out of the car. Never noticed the problem with the black rubber dots. I'll need to check this out.

Enjoy in good health.

don't push the rubber dots for testing purposes :)

congrats hans ;) car looks sick...

cheers

A-

i see al lot of belgian members...when are we organizing a meet :)

I have some off-time tonight :) Anyone else ? :)

Some pics (car is dirty, too cold to get it clean now :) )

And 2 more pics of the running boards with its troublesome black rubber 'dots' :

Really, it looks beyond amazing. :thumbup:

nice nice ;) 1 more day to go Hans :D

I had that problem with the rubber dots, my dealer fixed it ... it was missing a filler piece that keeps the dots from moving up / down.

Gl with ur car, nice colour choice

very nice! best e70 i've seen!

Great Pics!!!!

update: just ordered extra parts to fix the running boards. I will not let the dealer fix this, since I'm afraid they will break something else :)

Hans, could you please share where you ordered this filler piece & what part # it is? thank you

Pic of the filler pieces attached...

Partnumbers : 51 777 177 063 and 51 777 177 064

Also, my hartge exhaust end pieces came in today :

Your X is going to look great with that exhaust:thumbup:
When are you installing them?

Hans, did you order the Hartge tailpipes at Vandenbroeck?

Yes!
I will install them very soon, pics will follow !

Is the price still around 733 euro excl or cheaper?

I had a deduction, but this is probably due to the fact that I am registered with them as a car dealer. If you want one, let me know.

Hans, can you give me an estimated price ?
Did you have the time to install them?

check pm!

looks fantastic

Hans, did you install the tailpipes yet ?

Yes, only 2 days ago :) It looks great, will try to post some pics tonight !

Hello Hans,

I've noticed you put your car up for sale! What went wrong, man?
Are you disappointed with the E70?

Greetings.
B

shes a beaut!