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2007 BMW X5
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DianeG
We had Audis in the early 80s & really liked them...they got such a bad reputation then that we bought other vehicles. We have had two BMWs recently & really like them but the runflat tires & no spare with third row seat bothers me...I, as a female at 65 yrs need to have a car that I can get a new tire easily...I drive a lot out of town...summer & winter often by myself. The extra space in the Q7 esp. when driving my grandkids. I still need to see & drive the new X5.
M
If i was to go for a change to my handle, I would be going more to the mercedes benz and Range Rover direction but not for the Audi SUVs. Although i might consider the Audi R8 that is coming out. But the BMW has already attracted me with their new 3 series hardtop. Although it can't be compared with the super R8 but im really looking forward to driving a convertible that can fold the top down on the key fob. I will first look for my SUV/SAV though. And i apologize for going a little off topic.
Today, I thought... "Well, I'm giving the A3 [my winter car] to my son in a few years... why am I just restricting myself to 535xi's and 328xi's [for my next winter car]? I might as well look at an SUV."
So immediately, it hit me. X5! As if you can't tell, I want a BMW for my next winter car (as odd as it is that an Audi would be me three-season car and a BMW, my winter driver), and because my wife is trading in her RX for an XJ8 or E350 4Matic in January (she's driving them next week), we won't have an SUV any more. I think it makes sense. The X5 is fun-to-drive, the new one is very good-looking, the interior has been vastly improved and it's not too big for me, while the Q7 is. Another bonus is that it would be in the vicinity of the 530xi's price, with options, give or take a few thousand. Sounds like a good deal to me. I may also look at the Cayenne S- but I have a love/hate relationship with it.
Any comments about the car? Haven't seen one on the road yet, but I'm excited. Hopefully it will impress me as much as the Q7 has. For some reason, I see the GL as lukewarm- even though it's opened to rave reviews. I'll have to drive one to see why it's so great.
Thanks.
'06 Audi A3 2.0T DSG • '05 Audi S4 Cabriolet • '04 Lexus RX330
M
Have you actually bought the 2007 x5. Would you share what deal you negotiated?
Are dealers really holding out for full sticker price as I have been told by local dealers around here?
I have the new X5 price guide and I spent two days with a $63,770 Q7 as a loaner from my Audi dealer.
I thought the current X5 was not much bigger in the back seat than an X3. Was expecting big things, no pun intended, from the new X5.
First the thing is beautiful in every way. Equipped as I would assume most folks would equip one with a 6, the MSRP would be $60,050. No idea as to the leases, but I assume they will be attractive.
The new X3 and new X5 now look very very much alike which is to say "good looking" IMHO.
But, the back seat of the X5 isn't anything to go wow about and the third row seat isn't much better than my wife's last Audi TT coupe.
The Q7, although bigger than the X5 has a pretty skinny third seat, too.
The new X5 is now just plain too big for those of us not wanting the third row seat that the new 115" wheelbase permits. And, it is really only useful if the third row seat is for pretty short and probably pretty young people.
I am certain the new X5 is a wonderful machine. I would not kick it out of bed for eating crackers, I would offer it crackers, indeed.
But, it isn't "just right" as I guess I had expected from all the hoopla that has been circulating around.
It is too big for folks like my wife and me and too small for everyone I have ever heard talk about wanting an "SUV" with a third row seat.
The announced X4, X6 and X7 may be for those who want a bit more than the X3 or X5. It seems the thing to do right away is get the X3's lux quotient up to the the new X5's, NOW!
I can't wait to drive one of these new X5's, but I just don't get the size -- bigger than the old, for certain, but really the third row seat and even the second row are not quite as spacious as we have been led to believe.
What do I know?
They'll probably sell as many as they can mint.
I must say, though, the Q7 with the V8 and the fancy smancy air suspension and 20" wheels and all the toys including the backup camera etc etc etc for $63,770 makes the $60,050 similarly equipped (without the air suspension, however,) Q7 actually seem like a bargain and the Audi V8 is much more potent than the BMW i6.
If I had to have a boat this big, the Q7 would get the nod.
The X5 sure is purty tho. . . .and its a BMW, after all.
Frankly the X5 seems somewhat smaller than the Q7 (and for me that is a plus.)
I have driven a maxed out new 2007 X3 with a beige interior with the poplar wood and literally all the toys. I was mucho impressed with the X3. I suspect the X5 with the V8 will be awesome. It might feel a bit underpowered with the i6, especially after driving the X3 with the 260HP motor.
The lux quotient of the X5 is finally where it should have been in my opinion all along. The X3 is a huge improvement but it needs a technology package to keep it competitive.
Both vehicles are good looking. The X3 will probably be sportier simply because it has a shorter wheelbase and is lighter than the new X5. I find the plus size of the X5 does almost nothing for the second row seats and the third row seats are practically vestigial.
The X5 V8 has to be an OH WOW performer, but I guess I just don't get the third row seat being so small and the second row seating to be about on par with the X3.
Overall the X5 will be very good for grand touring I would imagine.
I am planning on testing both the i6 and the V8.
Sometime after Thanksgiving.
I believe the new X5 has more cargo space than the Q7 and I think the X5 will be better in all facets, if possible, than the previous X5.
X5 also seems to be easier to drive than Q7...and looks a lot better!
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