2013 X3 35i Delivered! w/ pics - XBimmers

kozak · 04-13-2012, 10:57 AM

2013 X3 35i

First production line for model: delivered 4/10/2012

Deep Sea Blue Metallic - no picture can do this color justice!
Oyster Nevada leather
Fineline Wave Wood Trim

Performance package
Tech package
Cold Weather package

KingX · 04-13-2012, 10:59 AM

Nice

. That is the interior combo I picked

First MY13 35i deviled and posted on here if I'm not mistaken. Let us know your opinion on how the new stuff works e.g. eco mode etc.

heverlee · 04-13-2012, 11:24 AM

this is awesome!!!

Deep sea blue is the color I am going to order for my 28i.

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Originally Posted by kozak

2013 X3 35i

First production line for model: delivered 4/10/2012

Deep Sea Blue Metallic - no picture can do this color justice!
Oyster Nevada leather
Fineline Wave Wood Trim

Performance package
Tech package
Cold Weather package

lbjgh · 04-13-2012, 11:46 AM

Congrats!

The car looks great. I too am curious about the EcoPro and start/stop operation.

tpup · 04-13-2012, 01:38 PM

What date did you place your order?

kozak · 04-13-2012, 01:52 PM

3/19

kozak · 04-13-2012, 02:32 PM

I think EcoPro is best described as "anti-sport" mode. The quirkiest thing about Eco mode is that there's more resistance to the gas pedal. In heavy traffic and slow city driving (like where I live in DC) I think it'll save me a couple mpgs. The cool thing is that it actually calculates how many mgs you've saved. Now with that said - I didn't buy a BMW (especially a 35i) for it's fuel economy, but with premium flirting at $5/gallon...why not from time to time?

The start/stop operation is strange but I think I'll get used to it pretty fast. There's a very brief delay but hardly long enough to notice. With as much as I stop in traffic around DC I think I'll end appreciating it, if only for the the fuel cost savings. Of course, if you don't like it you can always shut it off (control is by the ignition); however, you'd have to do so every time. Enjoy!

kozak · 04-13-2012, 02:36 PM

I was going to go Alpine for the color but I thought the contrast with the black body trim didn't look as refined. The blue is an absolutely gorgeous color - no regrets at all. However, if the carbon black was an option w/o forking over the $3k for the M package I would've done that instead.

tanstudio · 04-13-2012, 03:24 PM

Congrat! I placed my order on Feb and still waiting for my shipment

Alligator69 · 04-13-2012, 03:57 PM

Great combination of color+interiors. I like it very much!

tuco44 · 04-13-2012, 05:34 PM

I like the DSB color a lot, but I wanted the MSport Pkg which I could not get in DSB a year ago in Canada. It is a great color.

roundtree · 04-14-2012, 02:54 PM

Wow, that's a beauty! Grats on the new wheels. The pics are awesome.

jsublime · 04-14-2012, 03:47 PM

Nice color combo, there are quite a few new X3s driving around here but I don't think I've seen a DSB on the roads yet. Why do 99% get white, silver or black?

kozak · 04-14-2012, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by jsublime

Nice color combo, there are quite a few new X3s driving around here but I don't think I've seen a DSB on the roads yet. Why do 99% get white, silver or black?

Thanks! Yeah there are a ton of bimmers in NOVA/DC. Alpine white is my favorite shade of white on any vehicle out there but I agree those three colors are a bit played out. See you out in the NoVA/DC traffic!

jacb1301 · 04-16-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kozak

Thanks! Yeah there are a ton of bimmers in NOVA/DC. Alpine white is my favorite shade of white on any vehicle out there but I agree those three colors are a bit played out. See you out in the NoVA/DC traffic!

Great place to take a photo!!! Good color on your X3. Enjoy!

04-13-2012, 10:57 AM	#1
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KingX Unregistered Drives: 2013 X3 M-Sport 35i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Midwest, USA Posts: 176 iTrader: (0)	Nice . That is the interior combo I picked First MY13 35i deviled and posted on here if I'm not mistaken. Let us know your opinion on how the new stuff works e.g. eco mode etc. __________________ 2013 F25 X3 35i M-Sport [Black Sapphire/Oyster/Wave Wood: ZPP/ZTP/ZCW/ZCX/ZDH/ZPS/ZMP/6NR]

04-13-2012, 05:34 PM	#11
tuco44 Major Drives: 2012 E82 135i MSport Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Western Canada Posts: 1,197 iTrader: (0)	I like the DSB color a lot, but I wanted the MSport Pkg which I could not get in DSB a year ago in Canada. It is a great color. __________________ 2012 135i E82 MSport 6MT Jet Black Previous BMWs - 2012 135i MSport LMB DCT(sold), 2011 X3 35i MSport VR (sold), 2009 M3 Sedan AW (sold), 2008 535xi MSport AW (sold), 2007 328xiT Barbera (sold), plus 11 others in the 70s & 80s.

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jsublime Lieutenant Drives: 135i DCT Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NoVa Posts: 410 iTrader: (0)	Nice color combo, there are quite a few new X3s driving around here but I don't think I've seen a DSB on the roads yet. Why do 99% get white, silver or black? __________________

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04-13-2012, 11:46 AM	#4
lbjgh Major Drives: 2013 AW X3 M-Sport Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: North of Toronto Posts: 1,242 iTrader: (0)	Congrats! The car looks great. I too am curious about the EcoPro and start/stop operation.

04-13-2012, 01:38 PM	#5
tpup New Member Drives: Yugo Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: IL Posts: 18 iTrader: (0)	What date did you place your order?

04-13-2012, 01:52 PM	#6
kozak New Member Drives: 2013 X3 35i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: DC Posts: 11 iTrader: (0)	3/19

04-13-2012, 02:32 PM	#7
kozak New Member Drives: 2013 X3 35i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: DC Posts: 11 iTrader: (0)	I think EcoPro is best described as "anti-sport" mode. The quirkiest thing about Eco mode is that there's more resistance to the gas pedal. In heavy traffic and slow city driving (like where I live in DC) I think it'll save me a couple mpgs. The cool thing is that it actually calculates how many mgs you've saved. Now with that said - I didn't buy a BMW (especially a 35i) for it's fuel economy, but with premium flirting at $5/gallon...why not from time to time? The start/stop operation is strange but I think I'll get used to it pretty fast. There's a very brief delay but hardly long enough to notice. With as much as I stop in traffic around DC I think I'll end appreciating it, if only for the the fuel cost savings. Of course, if you don't like it you can always shut it off (control is by the ignition); however, you'd have to do so every time. Enjoy!

04-13-2012, 02:36 PM	#8
kozak New Member Drives: 2013 X3 35i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: DC Posts: 11 iTrader: (0)	I was going to go Alpine for the color but I thought the contrast with the black body trim didn't look as refined. The blue is an absolutely gorgeous color - no regrets at all. However, if the carbon black was an option w/o forking over the $3k for the M package I would've done that instead.

04-13-2012, 03:24 PM	#9
tanstudio Enlisted Member Drives: 2013 BMW X3 28 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Toronto Posts: 33 iTrader: (0)	Congrat! I placed my order on Feb and still waiting for my shipment

04-13-2012, 03:57 PM	#10
Alligator69 Private First Class Drives: X3 F25 2.0d Mineral Silver Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Italy Posts: 143 iTrader: (0)	Great combination of color+interiors. I like it very much!

04-14-2012, 02:54 PM	#12
roundtree Private Drives: '12 F25 28i SB Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Frisco, TX, USA Posts: 61 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW 328i [5.00] 2012 BMW X3 [5.00]	Wow, that's a beauty! Grats on the new wheels. The pics are awesome.