Introduction new X5 owner

[opasha]

Very nice pics, Tom!

[turbotoy4me]

Originally Posted by Tom Europe

The day finally came :-)

Here you are! The Pics! The dark and unfocused are just after ceramic maintanance of the exterior. Apologize - all of them done with the phone so the quality is not great.

Future mods: 449 wheels (after the winter) and running bords (for better look).

Enjoy!

T_E

The finish is amazing. Thanks for sharing the pictures also. Great looking X5.

[wjbender]

Originally Posted by MattBianco

Welcome TomEurope.

@paicapo and @wjbender, that is what I used to think (twin turbo) also. Later someone in the forum corrected me and pointed out that they call it "TwinPower" (marketing language) not Twin Turbo. I was trying to figure out the difference between 30/35d and 40d.

No twins for us in the US

does anyone know of a good technical article /discussion on the BMW 3 liter diesel engine technology?

[paicapo]

Originally Posted by wjbender

does anyone know of a good technical article /discussion on the BMW 3 liter diesel engine technology?

take a look in the 5 series f10/11 forum, they have a section for engine etc,
530d eu spec/535d na spec is the same engine.

[c3uo]

Originally Posted by wjbender

does anyone know of a good technical article /discussion on the BMW 3 liter diesel engine technology?

This is a great article from BMW on the N57 diesel:

http://prodcds.bmwuniversity.com/cou...U%20Engine.pdf

[ashron4]

congrats Tom Europe. just got my x5 on the weekend. 35i x-line. has anyone else with BiXenon headlights noticed that the lamps to the middle are dummy lights i.e. doesn't light up, except for the LED corona daytime running lights. I thought there was something wrong with the bulbs but dealer said it's a dummy light, just for the look.

[opasha]

Originally Posted by ashron4

congrats Tom Europe. just got my x5 on the weekend. 35i x-line. has anyone else with BiXenon headlights noticed that the lamps to the middle are dummy lights i.e. doesn't light up, except for the LED corona daytime running lights. I thought there was something wrong with the bulbs but dealer said it's a dummy light, just for the look.

Yeah, I noticed this as well.

[Jurgen de Wit]

Hi Tom,

Live in Amsterdam and ordered my BMW F15 two weeks ago. Can you give me the site:

"Probably you know - but for the EU customers - there is a page where you can check the status of the car since it is produced and check where exactly it is on the Atlantic."

thanks. Nice wheels. Think i have the same, are those 18"?

[Tom Europe]

Hallo,

Yes, it is standard 18. I will keep them over the winter (on winter tires now), but for the summer I would love to have 19 (model 449).

If you like to check where your car is - if you are buyer from Europe - visit the page:

https://offices.2wglobal.com/offices...uickSearchPage


And - enter your VIN in Cargo ID and press Track. You will see the status of your car. It is working from the date your car is loaded on the vessel.

You then see the vessel number and when you visit:

http://www.marinetraffic.com

Take Search the map, enter your vessel number and you will see where your car actually is :-)

Enjoy!

Best regards.

T_E

[Jurgen de Wit]

Thanks Tom for your Quick reply. VIN i will get from my dealer....but Cargo ID? How do you get this one, or can my dealer look it up for me?

[Tom Europe]

Cargo ID = VIN.

You must enter you VIN in the box "Cargo ID". Note - you will see anything only when your car is produced and transport is ordered (means - a few days after the production is completed).

Best regards.

T_E