New car to pick up on wednesday

[JonnyX3]

Hello all, I have decided to part exchange the x3 after 19 months.

I have opted for an x5 3.0 m sport 40d 2011 to replace my 2011 x3 SE.

Looking forward to your reviews

[X5Sport]

I think that you will be please with the swap.  I was when going from my E53 to my X6.

[JonnyX3]

Thanks....first ever automatic too ::)

[JonnyX3]

Panicking its going to start costing me money owning a prestige car too. I owned a 318I and an x3 in the past 5 years with only the need for fuel

[JonnyX3]

Spec as below: sapphire black

20" M Double-spoke style 333M alloy wheels

Roof rails. matt aluminium

Dark Bamboo wood interior trim

Third-row seating

Exterior Mirrors - folding with anti-daz

Comfort seats. front

Seat heating. front

High-beam Assistant

Voice Control

Loudspeaker system - BMW Advance

Sun protection glass

Media package

[X5Sport]

Comfort seats are fantastic - you’ll spen ages playing around with those.....

The 8-sp box is probably one of the best on the market and you will very quickly discover why hot hatches need to be worried!  The engine just pulls and pulls.

I always find myself grinning switching from my daily commuter - a Škoda Superb 3 190bhp AWD - to my X6. 

[Marrow]

[quote="JonnyX3"]
Panicking its going to start costing me money owning a prestige car too. I owned a 318I and an x3 in the past 5 years with only the need for fuel
[/quote]

Good luck with the new car sounds like a nice spec!

Sad to say these are not cheap cars to run nor maintain though hopefully yours isn’t too painful

[kenniff]

[quote="JonnyX3"]
Panicking its going to start costing me money owning a prestige car too. I owned a 318I and an x3 in the past 5 years with only the need for fuel
[/quote]

You'll need to change your name too!

[Glen]

You'll love it, fantastic engines

[JonnyX3]

Hi all, due to pick up the new x5 e70 on saturday now due to the bad weather.

Dealer has offered me a 3 year package:
Rims
Tyres

£699 covering refurbs and punctures etc.... with a  20" tyre costing upwards of £200 would it be worth taking?

Annual mileage is <4000 miles.

Regards,

Jonathan

[X5Sport]

That sounds expensive to me - and look very carefully at the small print for get out clauses.

[asoni]

^ I disagree, especially if the cover is anything like jaguar, it’s well worth it. We paid about £800 for 3 years covering wheels and tyres. Max 6 claims per year on wheels and I think 2 per year tyres.

In 2 years we’ve called them out 5 times to refurb which they done no questions asked, and always done all 4 wheels. Will be using the tyre one soon as well as got a slight nick in it.

Apart from that, the peace of mind of not worrying about kerbing is well worth it.

[Fokkerjet]

Sounds good!  I’ve just paid £1026 for a set of Sportmaxx GT's on the 20” staggered setup so damage those and you’ll see that’s good value!

[gmc15]

[quote="JonnyX3"]
Hello all, I have decided to part exchange the x3 after 19 months.

I have opted for an x5 3.0 m sport 40d 2011 to replace my 2011 x3 SE.

Looking forward to your reviews
[/quote]

Good choice

[JonnyX3]

Picking it up this weekend now due to the bad weather.... images to follow