Since its not a RRS this time round then I thought I'd better put them in here.

Pics of the new X5.



The reversing camera. The lines show where your heading depending on the steering.

Finally got him clayed and polished.











Interior before I got it cleaned properly. Incredibly comfy though.

Hope you like him. Current, M135i in Estoril Blue with more extras than the cast of Ben Hur.

535d m-sport Platinum grey and a few extras.... Gone

X5 3.0 sd in Space Grey, 20's, Dynamic Pack, Memory Pack, Media Pack, Tow Pack, Rear DVD, Panoramic Sunroof, Steps, 7 Seat Pack, Reversing Camera with moving lines, programmable park heat, etc etc etc - Gone

Range Rover Sport Santorini, privacy, dvd, towpack GONE!!!

I've always seemed to notice with British cars that they always seem to be behind the drag curve when it comes to technology, either they offer things as extras when they're standard with most other manufacturers, or their implementation isn't as good as the competition, e.g. SatNav, reversing cameras, phone integration etc etc Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.8::MG Montego Turbo::MGB GT::Rover Sterling::MGF::MG ZT 190+
Discovery Series II Td5 GS::Discovery 3 TDV6 S::Freelander 2 TD4 XS::Freelander 2 TD4 SE
Range Rover Sport TDV6 3.0

like the reversing camera......but not X5s they don't do it for me.

and you laugh cause i bought a Jeep !  
L 405 2013 FFRR 5.0 SC
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WINNER - 2009 �Best Avatar� Award
WINNER - 2009 Comedian Of The Year Award

Not at the jeep. At the BRITISH racing green comment!!!  Current, M135i in Estoril Blue with more extras than the cast of Ben Hur.

535d m-sport Platinum grey and a few extras.... Gone

X5 3.0 sd in Space Grey, 20's, Dynamic Pack, Memory Pack, Media Pack, Tow Pack, Rear DVD, Panoramic Sunroof, Steps, 7 Seat Pack, Reversing Camera with moving lines, programmable park heat, etc etc etc - Gone

Range Rover Sport Santorini, privacy, dvd, towpack GONE!!!

Like it....Lets hope all goes well

Looks nice

Just let down by wooden trim inserts, which I don't like on any car, why put brown wood in a grey car with black interior, it just clashes to my eyes

A mate of mine has the 4.8i version. The thing goes like the clappers (upto our pathetic speed limits) and goes round corners like the proverbial rails. It has those sports seats that hug you when it starts.

I like it a lot except the ride is so unbelievably hard one wonders whether BMW forgot to add any suspension. The V8 growl is quite intoxicating although it likes a drink of PULP.

Even he admits that there is no comparison in terms of ride comfort when compared with the RRS. His SWMBO wants him to move it on and get an RR of some description because its easier on her bot bot. (She doesn't really understand the difference between an FFRR and an RRS)

I hope it does well for you 4 wheel after your soured RRS experience.  Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2009 Buckingham Blue RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic

Thanks BKHK and NP. I've the dynamic pack on mine BKHK which gives it the M-Sport suspension but I can't say I find it a hard ride even on our potholed roads over here. It probably is harder than the RRS but then I have to admit I find myself having more confidence in the corners with the X5. That and it goes like a scalded cat too. Pulling power in the gears is phenomenal. On the climbing lane coming home here up a fair hill its about 15mph quicker than the RRS!! I'll have the caravan on at the weekend taking it for it's service so I'll see how well it pulls it along then. Current, M135i in Estoril Blue with more extras than the cast of Ben Hur.

535d m-sport Platinum grey and a few extras.... Gone

X5 3.0 sd in Space Grey, 20's, Dynamic Pack, Memory Pack, Media Pack, Tow Pack, Rear DVD, Panoramic Sunroof, Steps, 7 Seat Pack, Reversing Camera with moving lines, programmable park heat, etc etc etc - Gone

Range Rover Sport Santorini, privacy, dvd, towpack GONE!!!

Nice motor 4WD. Looks the dogs.

Hope this one goes well for you.  FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

Looks good. I like the wheels  Global Warming.... I'm luvvin it.

npinks wrote:

Looks nice

Just let down by wooden trim inserts, which I don't like on any car, why put brown wood in a grey car with black interior, it just clashes to my eyes

I agree, both is odd, I'm sure designer must think wood makes it classy as Rolls Royce use it

maybe Alluminium trims could be bought and replace them

still if your happy and it's better than your old RRS it's nothing to worry about

enjoy It

I wouldn't say better NP. RRS had plenty of good points. In the end it was reliability and the dealer not being able to say for sure it was fixed after 9 weeks. Still like the brand BUT circumstances led me to get a new motor sooner rather than later so I went for the best I could get for the cash I had available. I was content to wait for a decent used RRS to come up but sh*t happened in this case and the X5 came up at the right money. For what I paid for it for the HUGE spec thats on it I can live with a bit of faux wood!!  Current, M135i in Estoril Blue with more extras than the cast of Ben Hur.

535d m-sport Platinum grey and a few extras.... Gone

X5 3.0 sd in Space Grey, 20's, Dynamic Pack, Memory Pack, Media Pack, Tow Pack, Rear DVD, Panoramic Sunroof, Steps, 7 Seat Pack, Reversing Camera with moving lines, programmable park heat, etc etc etc - Gone

Range Rover Sport Santorini, privacy, dvd, towpack GONE!!!

Lovely looking car mate, now get it remapped

Is it an SE or Sport? I can never tell but I guess an SE? Good you found one with such a high spec. WINNER - 2009 ‘Just Doing What It’s Designed To Do’ Award

2010 TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Adaptive Cruise - Sunroof - Privacy Glass - 5 Spoke Alloys
2009 TDV6 3.0 HSE Buckingham Blue - GONE