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Warm welcome from me too!

Glad the forum has helped - now you've gone and done it with the LPG talk. Raj has just become your new best friend. Sorry for you....  >:D

Wow, some good sorting there sir! Well done.

Hello & welcome  great choice of X5, you have to love the V8 rumble, nice sexy new wheels too 

Hi &  from me, very nice looking car you have there, and now you've got the issues sorted, fingers crossed its all fun driving ahead. 

Don

[quote="Sanj"]
now you've gone and done it with the LPG talk. Raj has just become your new best friend. Sorry for you....  >:D
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I'm everyone's best friend....it's cus I's Indian....lol

Chompers, at first i thought it was going to be a big let down going from the M5 to the X5 and at first i think i was a little disappointed but after a few days of driving the big old girl i actually now prefer it, it doesn't have the raw grunt that the m5 had but it offers other things that the m5 couldn't, round town driving is now a pleasure with the smooth and comfortable ride instead of the aggressive and sometimes dangerous rawness of the m5. I only lose +/-1.3 seconds on the 0-62 time and that really doesn't bother me anyway as i now have the luxury of smooth evenly delivered torque. To be fair i really don't think i would still have a license if i stall had the m5 haha
 

Raj, I have the Prins system fitted, not sure of the exact model but it is a really good system (so far) the change from petrol to lpg is seamless and you wouldn't even notice it unless you were looking at the gauge and as stated previously i really don't notice any drop in power when on lpg either. On Monday this week i drove to Aberdeen and tried messing around with the gas and petrol systems, whilst on petrol i reset the MID  and this gave me a mpg of 22.4mpg (Cruise control set at 70mph) and when i switched on to lpg i reset the consumption 2 on the MID and this actually gave 22.9mpg, not too sure that this is a true reflection but to be fair i am not really that anal about mpg (hence the 4.8is). I called a local installer today to get a quote for servicing the lpg system and he has quoted 65 of the queens finest pounds to change all the filters and give the system a full service including pressure testing the entire system and checking the system for leaks so all in all not a bad price really.

Rusty it is indeed a carbon black X and i must admit i love the colour it gives off, in normal day light it is blacker than black but in brilliant sunlight or under electric lighting it is a very deep blue colour. When i went to the show room to see it i actually walked straight past it as it looked blue and I was looking for a black one. When the salesman came across i asked if he had sold the black one and he must have thought we have a right plonker here 

Oh and forgot to say the multichanger stuck on me again today so i am going to take it out again tomorrow and strip it down, if i get round to it i will take some photo's of what is involved and give a "how to" a go

[quote="Lummox"]
Oh and forgot to say the multichanger stuck on me again today so i am going to take it out again tomorrow and strip it down, if i get round to it i will take some photo's of what is involved and give a "how to" a go
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Intravee....  ;D

Oh and I think you've sold the tight Indian git on the LPG! Get rid of him fast buddy!

[quote="Lummox"]
Rusty it is indeed a carbon black X and i must admit i love the colour it gives off
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It is indeed the best colour ever. Welcome

Thank you all for the very warm welcome and the nice feedback about the car, this feels like a good place to park my arse and while the hours away.

Really appreciate the info on the LPG. It is the Prins VSI system I'm looking at and been quoted less than the £2k+vat normal price. Glad I've found someone with the same 4.8 and same system as I can be more rest assured now.

I totally agree about the move from the E60 M5 to the 4.8is. I agree that the M5 is just a licence loser as you just don't ever feel you can drive it sensibly.

As for Carbon Black, it is a truly stunning colour. I loved my E60 530d in CB.

Get your name down for the RAF Cosford meet on 27th April buddy.

I am hoping to get the gas system serviced in the next few days so I will let you know how I get on with that. I will see if I'm home forthe 27th april (I work offshore). If I am home I may take a yomp down south and meet up with you guys.

[quote="Lummox"]
I am hoping to get the gas system serviced in the next few days so I will let you know how I get on with that. I will see if I'm home forthe 27th april (I work offshore). If I am home I may take a yomp down south and meet up with you guys.
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Hope you're on dry land then as will be good to meet you buddy.