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The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:46 pm
by n1k85
Hi All,
Just came across this on YouTube, never seen it before! Well...I probably did ten years ago it was an interesting watch none the less
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhUKN7bdLTQ
Re: The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:03 am
by Powercat
Thanks for posting.....video looks like it was made in the 60's or something like that......... doesn't time fly
The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:22 am
by dirtymonkey29
No mention of swirl flaps.... Wish I had the sunglasses holder
Re: The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:43 pm
by UrbanFlow
Interesting quality of film. I think it was recorded on a potato.
Thanks for posting though.
[quote=""dirtymonkey29""]No mention of swirl flaps.... Wish I had the sunglasses holder[/quote]
The sunglasses holder is useless if you wear anything with a sports frame like Oakley's!
Re: The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 7:42 pm
by jaynana
[quote=""UrbanFlow""]
The sunglasses holder is useless if you wear anything with a sports frame like Oakley's![/quote]
yeah was gonna say that!
Re: The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:46 pm
by Sanj
Hence my cup-holder being modified to accommodate them!
The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:58 pm
by dirtymonkey29
I use the ashtray... Just can't close it, standby sunnys (mirrored lenses...hehe) in door pocket
Re: The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:02 am
by brewer
Thanks for sharing....Nostalgia! Puts into perspective how old these cars are now - the E39 (on which it is based) came out in 1995 - that's a 17 year old design!
Hugely disappointing that when the E39 was replaced by the E60 in 2003, the E53 (X5) only got a relatively mild facelift and overall retained the mechanicals, electronics and interior of the (by then) 8 year old design.
So, mine is 6 years old....the E53 itself is now 12 years old, but the platform is 17 years old....Scary. But the "old girl" ages well, and it's still the best car I have ever owned! Work that one out.
Brewer
PS: I am still not convinced that the E53 doesn't do quite a few things better than the E70!
Re: The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 8:59 am
by Goonerdad
"The 4.4i V8 need a jolly good spanking"....ooooo errrrr Mrs!
Re: The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 12:42 pm
by 535dboy
She reminds me in many ways of my ex wife which is probably a bad thing to say given about to marry the new Mrs D!
Re: The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:19 pm
by pvr
So when is the big day then?
Re: The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:49 pm
by 535dboy
[quote=""pvr""]So when is the big day then?
[/quote]
Next Wednesday
Re: The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:00 pm
by pvr
Where is "the meet" on tuesday then?
Re: The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:05 pm
by 535dboy
[quote=""pvr""]Where is "the meet" on tuesday then?
[/quote]
Wherever you like - I'm out of the country!
Re: The original TopGear X5 Review
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:07 pm
by pvr
You can run, but you can not hide ...
