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Offline Autos_Editor

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Test Drive: 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i
« on: October 29, 2013, 06:27:01 am »




X5 packs big presence and class ' but skip the M Sport package if you're hitting the camp trail.

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Re: Test Drive: 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2013, 08:45:11 am »
A bit odd to test a vehicle which has been out of production for 3-4 months.
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Re: Test Drive: 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2013, 08:52:32 am »
out of production doesn't mean people aren't still looking for one, and wanting information. Im sure BMW dealers are probably clearing these out for the new one

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Re: Test Drive: 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2013, 09:55:01 am »
Quote from: MR2Pritch on October 29, 2013, 08:52:32 am
out of production doesn't mean people aren't still looking for one, and wanting information. Im sure BMW dealers are probably clearing these out for the new one

I agree.  That's a pretty darn good mileage for an engine with that much power hauling around a heavy load.

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Re: Test Drive: 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2013, 10:16:35 am »
i remember X5 having one of the worst reliability ratings from BMW range, and a lot of snob bimmerphiles blamed it on south carolina plant where this is assembled.

I wonder if/how that changed at all thru out it's stay in production? 
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Re: Test Drive: 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2013, 10:25:33 am »
A great looking, relatively efficient and dynamic SUV......only problem, not very reliable at all. Friends of our had one of those, it was a CPO 2007 unit that was a year old when they bought it. A mountain of electrical issues and then with slightly over 100K km, the V8 started to sound and smoke like a 1970s agricultural diesel. Nice enough car, no thank you.
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Re: Test Drive: 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2013, 11:34:46 am »
A well done vehicle and a necessary step on the 3-series, 5-series, SUV ladder that BMW has a lock on. Reliability shmeliability, the roundel hypnotizes people who stare at it too much...
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Re: Test Drive: 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2013, 08:38:51 pm »
Yea, but this site is supposed to be about auto news, and there are likely thousands of existing articles all over the web about the outgoing X5. A six-year-old design doesn't really fall into the category of news and this piece doesn't add anything new to the party. Also, the author really should highlight clearly in the review that the replacement model is already hitting showrooms. Not doing so makes this piece feel like nothing more than an assist for BMW dealers looking to clear out inventory.

Quote from: MR2Pritch on October 29, 2013, 08:52:32 am
out of production doesn't mean people aren't still looking for one, and wanting information. Im sure BMW dealers are probably clearing these out for the new one
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Re: Test Drive: 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2013, 11:24:46 pm »
Quote from: opg210 on October 29, 2013, 11:34:46 am
A well done vehicle and a necessary step on the 3-series, 5-series, SUV ladder that BMW has a lock on. Reliability shmeliability, the roundel hypnotizes people who stare at it too much...

Pretty much an oxymoron you wrote here.

How is a vehicle "well done" yet reliability should be ignored? Trust me, once you're stranded on the roadside, "well done" becomes something closer to what's left in the toilet.
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Re: Test Drive: 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2013, 12:44:11 am »
The CR demographic don't seem to buy many of these. Older ones don't hold up. Maybe newer ones are better. I wouldn't bank on it.
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Re: Test Drive: 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2013, 04:23:50 am »
Quote from: tazcubed on October 29, 2013, 11:24:46 pm
Quote from: opg210 on October 29, 2013, 11:34:46 am
A well done vehicle and a necessary step on the 3-series, 5-series, SUV ladder that BMW has a lock on. Reliability shmeliability, the roundel hypnotizes people who stare at it too much...

Pretty much an oxymoron you wrote here.

How is a vehicle "well done" yet reliability should be ignored? Trust me, once you're stranded on the roadside, "well done" becomes something closer to what's left in the toilet.

Not an oxymoron.....just a FGC thing.  ;D
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Re: Test Drive: 2013 BMW X5 xDrive35i
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2013, 11:49:22 am »
Quote from: sailor723 on October 30, 2013, 04:23:50 am
Quote from: tazcubed on October 29, 2013, 11:24:46 pm
Quote from: opg210 on October 29, 2013, 11:34:46 am
A well done vehicle and a necessary step on the 3-series, 5-series, SUV ladder that BMW has a lock on. Reliability shmeliability, the roundel hypnotizes people who stare at it too much...

Pretty much an oxymoron you wrote here.

How is a vehicle "well done" yet reliability should be ignored? Trust me, once you're stranded on the roadside, "well done" becomes something closer to what's left in the toilet.

Not an oxymoron.....just a FGC thing.  ;D
Hey, I never said I ignore reliability. Well done in that it looks better than a lot of SUVs and apparently drives better too, but a lot of people buy them for reasons other than driving thrills or reliability, which was my point, and Sailor's too.
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