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What year did the X5M get the 8 speed box?

Thanks


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2015 (F15 model)

The previous E70 model had the 6-speed sports auto .

Personally , I prefer the 6-speed - I find 8 gears too much (although it works well in the diesel )

Ok thanks, are there any fundamental issues known with the X5m I would need to be concerned about?


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[quote="dobbor1"]
Ok thanks, are there any fundamental issues known with the X5m I would need to be concerned about?


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Apart from silly road tax (I pay £42 a month) ; rubbish fuel economy (approx 9mpg around town and 15mpg on a gentle long run) not a lot. I hear coil packs can be an issue but that won't be too expensive .

If you can afford to run one , they are staggering cars ! Supercar performance and would beat most cars round the bends ! (quite how BMW achieve this still amazes me !)

I was speaking to DMS yesterday and they told me they can get around 680bhp now with just software !!!!!  O:-)


What year are you thinking of buying ?

You'd better watch the depreciation ; list price on mine new was £92k , at exactly 12 months old , with only 7k miles and mint condition I was offered just £44k part ex against a GT-R , so it's lost nearly £50k in 12 months  )

That depreciation is mental

Even breeze blocks fall slower!

[quote="chris.t"]
That depreciation is mental
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I'm buying one in 2025  ::)

Was looking at a 2011 model.  I have a 2011 40d at the moment which I love. Just curious about the gearbox.


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It's a later update of the same 6sp box that causes so much grief and trouble in the E53, slightly uprated torque converter obviously. 

More reliable than the Mk1 version at least  :disgust:

[quote="Sustanon250"]
[quote="dobbor1"]
Ok thanks, are there any fundamental issues known with the X5m I would need to be concerned about?


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Apart from silly road tax (I pay £42 a month) ; rubbish fuel economy (approx 9mpg around town and 15mpg on a gentle long run) not a lot. I hear coil packs can be an issue but that won't be too expensive .

If you can afford to run one , they are staggering cars ! Supercar performance and would beat most cars round the bends ! (quite how BMW achieve this still amazes me !)

I was speaking to DMS yesterday and they told me they can get around 680bhp now with just software !!!!!  O:-)


What year are you thinking of buying ?

You'd better watch the depreciation ; list price on mine new was £92k , at exactly 12 months old , with only 7k miles and mint condition I was offered just £44k part ex against a GT-R , so it's lost nearly £50k in 12 months  )
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It sounds like a very expensive hobby, but I guess if you have 680 is a lot of power and a lot of smiles in a mapped X5