New garage mate for my ZHP

[jiggz]

Yeah you had me all excited when you said your car had that feature. lol

Sorry, didn't mean to elude to that. Jon noted I didn't have the side-view cameras and I was just replying those were part of the Technology Package along with HUD & High Beam Assistant - shoulda said Automatic High Beams! It's an easy package to spot on the X5 as the side-view cameras sit right on top of the front reflector so it's easy to see mine doesn't have this package.

corrected.

True...though I did drive the new F15 X35d and was quite impressed. Tons of power and the Adaptive Drive really ties that thing down to the road.

[Hermes]

Nice pickup, I like the combo

[johnrando]

Congrats on the pick up jiggz.

[330i ZHP]

Great purchase

[Imola.ZHP]

That's nearly exactly what my better half wants. Wouldn't need the 3rd row. Congrats!


--Marcus

[jiggz]

Great purchase

Thanks Stuart. I love your X5M!

That's nearly exactly what my better half wants. Wouldn't need the 3rd row. Congrats!


--Marcus

Thats good news for you if you end up looking for one. 3rd row is a pain in the neck to find, especially in conjunction with other desired packages/options. That option is the lone reason our search took so long.

[JupiterBMW]

So, now that we too are in the X5, I can say one thing about the "High Beam Assistant"... It is now turned off completely. I haven't even used the high beams since we picked up our X, but I've gotten two warnings on the screen that the sensor is having a hard time, so it turned off the assistance feature. Hell, one time it was during the day and the lights weren't even on... Its a weird option, not sure I'll ever use it.

Glad you're loving your X though, we are starting to enjoy ours as well. The gas mileage is atrocious, but its all good, like William said, you can't enjoy them if you're worried about economy...

I love the addition of the M wheel... Those paddles are much cooler looking than the standard M Sport ones!

[Avetiso]

Nice car, man.

[jiggz]

So, now that we too are in the X5, I can say one thing about the "High Beam Assistant"... It is now turned off completely. I haven't even used the high beams since we picked up our X, but I've gotten two warnings on the screen that the sensor is having a hard time, so it turned off the assistance feature. Hell, one time it was during the day and the lights weren't even on... Its a weird option, not sure I'll ever use it.

Glad you're loving your X though, we are starting to enjoy ours as well. The gas mileage is atrocious, but its all good, like William said, you can't enjoy them if you're worried about economy...

I love the addition of the M wheel... Those paddles are much cooler looking than the standard M Sport ones!

Good input on High Beam Assistant…or Automatic High Beams (seen it referenced as both on the E70). With xenon headlights I can't imagine needing high beams at all, at least where I live? Both my E46's going back to 2003 had xenons and I never used the high beams.

Totally agreed on gas mileage Jon. Ugh…my goodness I knew full well it would be bad but even then it's still surprised me a bit. I swear just a trip to the grocery store and I can see the needle has moved. You're MPG might even be a little worse than mine

Gonna do an intro thread for your new rig?

[Imola.ZHP]

Thats good news for you if you end up looking for one. 3rd row is a pain in the neck to find, especially in conjunction with other desired packages/options. That option is the lone reason our search took so long.

Good to know! Hopefully next year we'll be in the market for one.


--Marcus