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by Lamburger
Fri Apr 05, 2019 2:04 pm
Forum: New members section
Topic: Prospective owner hello
Replies: 5
Views: 1577

Re: Prospective owner hello

Quick update - After much frenzied googling and almost making a vindecoder website think they were being ddos’d through overuse I have purchased an X5 E70 pre LCI sd Black sapphire metallic Comfort seats Pano roof Reversing cam The comfort seats were the clincher for me as my back is ruined and the a ...
by Lamburger
Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:03 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: S217A - active steering
Replies: 2
Views: 636

Re: S217A - active steering

Sounds sensible, thanks for the info
by Lamburger
Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:39 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: S217A - active steering
Replies: 2
Views: 636

S217A - active steering

Is anyone able to explain what active steering is and how it works? I can find lots of opinion about whether it’s any good but worryingly little about what is actually is! Is it a degree of rear wheel steering or is that nonsense?
by Lamburger
Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:37 am
Forum: New members section
Topic: Prospective owner hello
Replies: 5
Views: 1577

Re: Prospective owner hello

Thanks, that’s really useful info. So in summary- E53 3.0D - M57 single turbo E70 3.0SD - M57 twin turbo (both same size?), same as 335D from same era? E70 35D - rebadged SD E70 40D - N57 twin turbo, one small one big activated in sequence. LCI brings better gearbox and updated nav as well as c ...
by Lamburger
Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:14 am
Forum: New members section
Topic: Prospective owner hello
Replies: 5
Views: 1577

Prospective owner hello

Hi all, I used to own an E53 3.0D M sport which I had no practical reason for but loved every minute of owning. Now the combination of an impending new arrival to the family and a lack of properly working lower back mean its time to rejoin the X5 club. Looking for a twin turbo E70 model (never go ...