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Jeff_DML · 09-02-2021, 11:35 AM

I Bought A Stupidly Rare Manual BMW X5, And It's A Far Better Car Than I'd Anticipated

Nick M3 · 09-03-2021, 06:20 AM

I wish I could get the diesel.

wdc330i · 09-03-2021, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff_DML

I Bought A Stupidly Rare Manual BMW X5, And It's A Far Better Car Than I'd Anticipated

Ha! Good find!

equ · 09-03-2021, 11:01 AM

I remember a friend giving me a ride in that generation x5 circa 2002. As a passenger, I couldn't believe how flat it went around turns; at the time I had a a4 2.8 quattro (b5).

Jeff_DML · 09-03-2021, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by wdc330i

Ha! Good find!

It is google always spying on me

robg · 09-03-2021, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by equ

I remember a friend giving me a ride in that generation x5 circa 2002. As a passenger, I couldn't believe how flat it went around turns; at the time I had a a4 2.8 quattro (b5).

Been a while since i've been in a 1st gen x5. IIRC, didn't they achieve that flat handling with by using a very stiff suspension setup?

ZBB · 09-03-2021, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by robg

Been a while since i've been in a 1st gen x5. IIRC, didn't they achieve that flat handling with by using a very stiff suspension setup?

I think so. We had a first gen X3, which was skewered in reviews for being so stiff. I liked it…

Nick M3 · 09-03-2021, 05:54 PM

loving the giant fuel tank.

wdc330i · 09-03-2021, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Nick M3

loving the giant fuel tank.

kognito · 09-04-2021, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by equ

I remember a friend giving me a ride in that generation x5 circa 2002. As a passenger, I couldn't believe how flat it went around turns; at the time I had a a4 2.8 quattro (b5).

I remember driving one of the first group of 4.4 X5's at one of those Susan Komen cancer events. What I remember the most about the drive (I also volunteered to drive vehicles to their next event) was the very comfortable seat that had way to many things to adjust.

The seat reminded me of a 1978 Lincoln Continental

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Nick M3 Relic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 12,489	I wish I could get the diesel. __________________ 2011 M3 2006 Sierra 2500HD 4WD LBZ/Allison 2004 X5 3.0i 6MT 1995 M3 S50B32 1990 325is 1989 M3 S54B32 Hers: 1989 325iX 1996 911 Turbo

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Nick M3 Relic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 12,489	loving the giant fuel tank. __________________ 2011 M3 2006 Sierra 2500HD 4WD LBZ/Allison 2004 X5 3.0i 6MT 1995 M3 S50B32 1990 325is 1989 M3 S54B32 Hers: 1989 325iX 1996 911 Turbo

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equ Alphanumeric Join Date: Aug 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: 981S, 340i Posts: 9,588	I remember a friend giving me a ride in that generation x5 circa 2002. As a passenger, I couldn't believe how flat it went around turns; at the time I had a a4 2.8 quattro (b5).