I don't see why you cannot order 220 as a stand alone option. there is no technical reason not to allow it.

Since I don't want to resurrect Jim E's "other" (excellent) thread, I will ask him here:

When you order a special color like that (gorgeous) Mistral Blue, does the $5,000 upcharge include the "OE Orange Peel Delete" option?

(For that matter, does your DSB have as much orange peel as mine? Or does a car with Individual Options get more TLC in the paint booth?)

No US-spec vehicles are fitted with sport suspension. Standard X5s get the normal suspension, and the other choice is Adaptive drive.

The suspension delete is just a factory code to delete the firmer suspension from the Sport Activity Package for American cars. People here like the wheels and seats but not the firmer ride, so BMW only lets folks upgrade to the Adaptive drive.

I was telling a friend the other day who commented on orange peel on my 2011 X5 that if its a BMW and you didn't see orange peel, then its been repainted !

-- Lee

LOL!

Yes, it does include orange peel. :wow:

I haven't really analyzed the X5 because it's been a pretty crappy winter but I'm sure it has the standard orange peel.

I'd wet sand the paint but it's really not worth it imo. This is as far as I'll go: Menzerna USA: The World's Finest Polishing Materials


Now my 99 E36 M3? That's another story. ;)