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      01-06-2013, 09:02 PM   #37
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Drives: X3 35i MSport / X1 28ix MSport
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: West of the Westoplex, (Republic of) Texas

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Excellent post and nice pics. From your pics I see you bought at Autobahn. We also got our X3 35i there, after deciding against your Volvo and the Audi Q5 (in that order). Probably the nicest drivers environment we sat in when we were looking at other vehicles was the Range Rover Sport, but overall it was a bit too large for SWMBO. When we got our X3 the 28i still had the straight 6, and I preferred the extra get up and go of the 35i. Having since driven several of the current X3 28i loaners with the turbo 4, I probably would not now choose the 35i as the current 28i has all the power I need. Came from a 2008 X5 35i which had the straight 6 and was "adequately" powered. The performance and handling improvement are amazing and I'm getting just about 25mpg.

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