01-24-2012, 06:24 PM | #1 |
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Our new X3, Performance Delivery Experience!
My wife and I just got back from taking delivery of HER new X3, from the performance delivery center in Spartanburg, SC. All I can say is what an amazing experience! You are treated like royalty from the moment you arrive at the airport. We laughed when our "shuttle" from the airport was a fully loaded X5. The hotel staff was extremely nice and obviously a well oiled machine for this program. So after doing a bit of sight seeing the day before and enjoying a fantastic dinner that evening, we went for what we came for the following morning.
The driving course was amazing. I was disappointed I didn't get to drive an M3 or M5, as I've heard they occasionally will let you drive vehicles that are different than what you are purchasing, but needless to say, after doing the various exercises it was impressive just how much the vehicles could take. My car is a 2008 335i and I've never driven it anywhere near as aggressively as the instructors had us driving the X3 on the course. My wife was scared to death at first with me behind the wheel, but we both soon were comfortable and realized the vehicle was easily controllable under extreme handling. The topping on this cake was riding in an M5 with an instructor driving. Holy crap is all I can say. Amazing. The factory tour was a sight to see. I'm an engineer, and it was still the most impressive assembly factory I've seen. I wish I could have taken pictures inside the factory. Now onto the vehicle. She ordered a 2012 x35i Deep sea blue metallic, nevada chestnut interior. Msport package, Tech Package and premium sound. The whole experience coupled with the vehicle sitting on the showroom floor waiting for us just made both of us extremely proud to own this vehicle. The only "surprise" to us was the tone of the interior. Our BMW dealer didnt have a single vehicle with this interior in person to look at, so we ordered based on the website pictures. The pictures on bmwusa do NOT illustrate the reddish tint. It's really quite strange/unique leather as it seems to change from reddish to brownish depending on the light hitting it. The most important part though, was despite our surprise at the difference, my wife loved it and so did I. The vehicle was very comfortable driving back even though we were told to go easy on it for the first 1200 miles and to try not to cruise at a constant speed (That's a little difficult on the interstate!!) Anyways, enough rambling and some pics of the new ride! |
01-25-2012, 06:21 PM | #3 |
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Those colors together are super! Enjoy your new X!
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01-26-2012, 09:13 AM | #5 |
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Beautiful color combination. Thanks for sharing your Performance Delivery Experience, Enjoy!
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01-27-2012, 10:36 AM | #7 |
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So I have a question for fellow x3 owners. Take a look at the last picture above. My wife pointed out the other day that one side of the black honeycomb mesh under the front grille is still filled in, and only has one hole/honeycomb punched out. Its almost as if the plastic mold didnt get punched out or something. The left and center are all completely punched out though. Just wondering if it's like this on all x 3's?
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01-27-2012, 10:44 AM | #8 | |
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01-27-2012, 11:48 AM | #10 |
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no, just that one segment is supposed to be open on that side. the sensor measures the outside air temp. if the grate were completely closed in front of the sensor, then the sensor would just be exposed to air heated by the engine. your grills are just the way they're supposed to be.
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