Anyone familiar with X5s?

peterg1965 · 08-30-2013, 11:39 AM

Wow, That is a lovely colour, easily better than Carbon Black. That's why Ruby Black was a £1000 option over and above standard metallic on the X5.

rogerxp · 08-30-2013, 12:51 PM

Good one Pete. Funny how things happen sometimes isn't it!

Mani59 · 08-30-2013, 03:31 PM

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Ruby Schwarz when it catches the sun....

Looks fab! I have a F02 miniature in Ruby Black (which are painted using the same factory paint) and the closer you get to it, the more you see the tiny crystals like colours in it. Amazing!

225_AB · 08-30-2013, 04:13 PM

Pete, shame you are leaving the 6 series fold so soon. I got my 640 the same time as you. In France at the moment having driven 800 miles in it, the perfect car for the job. Good luck with the X5

scottc · 08-30-2013, 04:58 PM

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Oh the joys of buying a car!!!

I pick it up at 1pm tomorrow. 29 hours from first phonecall to the dealer to picking it up.....even the salesman was surprised it can be done so quick.

I'll send you over the figures tomorrow Roger.

Nice one Pete, i always think things happen for a reason. Looking forward to the pics

davyk31 · 08-31-2013, 02:09 AM

Peter looks a lovely car and things have worked out good for you. The 35d engine is well worth getting and the fact the gravel rash is sorted is great.

Looking forward to your own pics. I also would be interested in your figures as I haven't used the PCP route yet but probably will next time.

peterg1965 · 08-31-2013, 10:46 AM

Got an X5 on the drive at last!

A few crap pictures below, but it is a beauty. I love the paint and the interior is very light, but with black carpets - spot on. Nice drive back down the M6 from Carlisle. A big thumbs up to Lloyd BMW Carlisle, great customer service and getting the car turned around in a day is highly commendable. Lovely bottle of Merlot in a presentation box too! Car is fabulous condition as you would expect for a car which has only done 18000 miles. Another HUGE bonus is that the car has a service pack on it until May 2015 as well that wasn't picked up by the salesman until this morning! Rear camera with top view is very good too.

I agree things happen for a reason....wife is always saying that. Am sure she will like it when she gets home from work tonight. Only slight disappointment is that I have to go to LLoyd Blackpool next saturday to have the spare key reprogrammed - no great shakes really and an excuse to take it out if i can get the keys off the wife.

stevie996 · 08-31-2013, 10:49 AM

That's stunning, I see your son is enjoying it!

Drive safely.

Steve

gIzzE · 08-31-2013, 10:56 AM

Looks really nice mate.

I am a year into my '3 years off new cars' that I set myself while daughter i at Uni.
I had decided last week I will never buy anything over £5k again, and then I see threads like this and start scouring autotrader. You bugger!!

scottc · 08-31-2013, 12:04 PM

Looks awesome Pete, best colour combo I have see and for that money you cannot argue. Cannot see the depreciation being high on it either.

rogerxp · 08-31-2013, 02:45 PM

A beauty. That service pack is a real bonus, it is given BMW's rates anyhow!

peterg1965 · 08-31-2013, 04:36 PM

Thanks all. Mrs is happy with it, which means that I will have to get special written permission to drive it. I don't think it will stay looking this good for long.....

alzieboy · 09-01-2013, 02:20 AM

That looks the dogs danglies !! , great combo & spec enjoy

mikeysix · 09-01-2013, 04:12 AM

That really is a beautiful car Peter! I would love to own an x5 one day! Love the combo with the dark carpets. Just spot on! Enjoy it mate..............well if you get a shot!

Mani59 · 09-01-2013, 09:58 AM

Look at that colour..amazing!

peterg1965 · 09-02-2013, 01:51 PM

Well, it's a bit of a success at home, mrs has claimed the X5 for herself, very little chance I will get to drive it. I have to share the Fiesta with my daughter if I need a car at the weekends. It seems to have been well received. She couldn't give a s*** about the 640d, the 911, 335d that have all gone before, a Chelsea tractor with her dogs in the back and she's happy!

misterS3 · 09-03-2013, 07:12 AM

Lovely looking car. And having a fast dastun and X5, i know exactly why your wife prefers the X5.

Glad it all worked out for you.

08-30-2013, 11:39 AM	#155
peterg1965 Brigadier General 164 Rep 4,190 Posts Drives: F30 335d M Sport, F15 X5 40d Join Date: May 2007 Location: The place of dark satanic mills, UK iTrader: (0)	Wow, That is a lovely colour, easily better than Carbon Black. That's why Ruby Black was a £1000 option over and above standard metallic on the X5.
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rogerxp Major General 165 Rep 5,950 Posts Drives: M3 Comp Pack / QQ+2 Tekna Join Date: May 2008 Location: Stockport, Cheshire iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 350Z GT Roadster [2.00] 2004 Honda S2000 [0.00] 2005 Nissan 350Z GT ... [0.00] 2006 E92 BMW 335i SE [9.00] 2003 Maserati 4200 [6.00] 2006 E90 330d M Sport [0.00]	Good one Pete. Funny how things happen sometimes isn't it!
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225_AB Major 65 Rep 1,377 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: May 2010 Location: buckinghamshire iTrader: (1) Garage List 2014 M235i [0.00] 2009 BMW 330D [0.00]	Pete, shame you are leaving the 6 series fold so soon. I got my 640 the same time as you. In France at the moment having driven 800 miles in it, the perfect car for the job. Good luck with the X5
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davyk31 Major General 1042 Rep 6,946 Posts Drives: Macan GTS :-) & F40 M135i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern Ireland iTrader: (0)	Peter looks a lovely car and things have worked out good for you. The 35d engine is well worth getting and the fact the gravel rash is sorted is great. Looking forward to your own pics. I also would be interested in your figures as I haven't used the PCP route yet but probably will next time.
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08-31-2013, 10:46 AM	#161
peterg1965 Brigadier General 164 Rep 4,190 Posts Drives: F30 335d M Sport, F15 X5 40d Join Date: May 2007 Location: The place of dark satanic mills, UK iTrader: (0)	Got an X5 on the drive at last! A few crap pictures below, but it is a beauty. I love the paint and the interior is very light, but with black carpets - spot on. Nice drive back down the M6 from Carlisle. A big thumbs up to Lloyd BMW Carlisle, great customer service and getting the car turned around in a day is highly commendable. Lovely bottle of Merlot in a presentation box too! Car is fabulous condition as you would expect for a car which has only done 18000 miles. Another HUGE bonus is that the car has a service pack on it until May 2015 as well that wasn't picked up by the salesman until this morning! Rear camera with top view is very good too. I agree things happen for a reason....wife is always saying that. Am sure she will like it when she gets home from work tonight. Only slight disappointment is that I have to go to LLoyd Blackpool next saturday to have the spare key reprogrammed - no great shakes really and an excuse to take it out if i can get the keys off the wife. Last edited by peterg1965; 08-31-2013 at 04:29 PM..
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08-31-2013, 10:49 AM	#162
stevie996 First Lieutenant 35 Rep 396 Posts Drives: BMW F36 435d M Sport Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wales,UK iTrader: (3)	That's stunning, I see your son is enjoying it! Drive safely. Steve
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08-31-2013, 10:56 AM	#163
gIzzE Major General 363 Rep 5,984 Posts Drives: F11 + 911 C4 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norfolk, UK. iTrader: (2)	Looks really nice mate. I am a year into my '3 years off new cars' that I set myself while daughter i at Uni. I had decided last week I will never buy anything over £5k again, and then I see threads like this and start scouring autotrader. You bugger!!
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08-31-2013, 12:04 PM	#164
scottc Lieutenant Colonel 699 Rep 1,641 Posts Drives: Mercedes E350 Cpe Join Date: May 2007 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Looks awesome Pete, best colour combo I have see and for that money you cannot argue. Cannot see the depreciation being high on it either. __________________ C63 Coupe
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08-31-2013, 02:45 PM	#165
rogerxp Major General 165 Rep 5,950 Posts Drives: M3 Comp Pack / QQ+2 Tekna Join Date: May 2008 Location: Stockport, Cheshire iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 350Z GT Roadster [2.00] 2004 Honda S2000 [0.00] 2005 Nissan 350Z GT ... [0.00] 2006 E92 BMW 335i SE [9.00] 2003 Maserati 4200 [6.00] 2006 E90 330d M Sport [0.00]	A beauty. That service pack is a real bonus, it is given BMW's rates anyhow!
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08-31-2013, 04:36 PM	#166
peterg1965 Brigadier General 164 Rep 4,190 Posts Drives: F30 335d M Sport, F15 X5 40d Join Date: May 2007 Location: The place of dark satanic mills, UK iTrader: (0)	Thanks all. Mrs is happy with it, which means that I will have to get special written permission to drive it. I don't think it will stay looking this good for long.....
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09-01-2013, 02:20 AM	#167
alzieboy First Lieutenant 15 Rep 360 Posts Drives: E350 CDi Coupe Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Norfolk moved from East London iTrader: (1)	That looks the dogs danglies !! , great combo & spec enjoy
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mikeysix Lieutenant 25 Rep 482 Posts Drives: F30 318d m sport Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kirkcaldy iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 e90 2.0d m sport [0.00]	That really is a beautiful car Peter! I would love to own an x5 one day! Love the combo with the dark carpets. Just spot on! Enjoy it mate..............well if you get a shot!
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09-01-2013, 09:58 AM	#169
Mani59 BMW Miniature Collector! 13481 Rep 7,987 Posts Drives: E38 735i SE Individual Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Leicestershire iTrader: (1)	Look at that colour..amazing! __________________ Visit my (mainly) BMW gallery http://jetone.co.uk
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09-02-2013, 01:51 PM	#170
peterg1965 Brigadier General 164 Rep 4,190 Posts Drives: F30 335d M Sport, F15 X5 40d Join Date: May 2007 Location: The place of dark satanic mills, UK iTrader: (0)	Well, it's a bit of a success at home, mrs has claimed the X5 for herself, very little chance I will get to drive it. I have to share the Fiesta with my daughter if I need a car at the weekends. It seems to have been well received. She couldn't give a s*** about the 640d, the 911, 335d that have all gone before, a Chelsea tractor with her dogs in the back and she's happy!
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09-03-2013, 07:12 AM	#171
misterS3 Lieutenant Colonel 70 Rep 1,733 Posts Drives: X70 on the way Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0)	Lovely looking car. And having a fast dastun and X5, i know exactly why your wife prefers the X5. Glad it all worked out for you.
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