Any Aussie F15 X5 owners?

[invisigoth]

Originally Posted by matts325i

Looks like my x5 won't be here until late April now. I'm very tempted to go to the dealer and try and do a deal on one in stock! Anyone else had luck doing that before?

If you are talking about the quarantine delay there is a stink bug outbreak near Savannah Georgia. BMW has reached a permanent solution and hope it won't affect more Australia shipment from now on.

Have you signed the letter to give up your right to terminate? I guess it will be up to the dealer if they are willing to swap. You may end up losing some money. End of April is just around the corner mate

[matts325i]

Originally Posted by invisigoth

If you are talking about the quarantine delay there is a stink bug outbreak near Savannah Georgia. BMW has reached a permanent solution and hope it won't affect more Australia shipment from now on.

Have you signed the letter to give up your right to terminate? I guess it will be up to the dealer if they are willing to swap. You may end up losing some money. End of April is just around the corner mate

Thanks for letting me know the reason for the delay.

I know it's not far off but I'm impatient, could really do with the car sooner rather than later, perhaps I'll see if I can borrow a car from them for a few weeks

[Ninjaoz]

Finally got my tow bar fitted from the dealer, very happy with the quality and installation!

[matts325i]

Originally Posted by Ninjaoz

Finally got my tow bar fitted from the dealer, very happy with the quality and installation!

Is that genuine and is it the electronic? I was quoted $7.5k for the electronic tow bar!!! Be interested to hear what it cost (feel free to PM me if you'd prefer not to make this info public).

[Ninjaoz]

Originally Posted by matts325i

Is that genuine and is it the electronic? I was quoted $7.5k for the electronic tow bar!!! Be interested to hear what it cost (feel free to PM me if you'd prefer not to make this info public).

Yes, it is a genuine BMW tow bar - manual detachable. See my other thread

http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1103834

As for the electric towbar, I will PM your the price I got quoted. Definitely less than $7.5k!

[matts325i]

Originally Posted by Ninjaoz

Yes, it is a genuine BMW tow bar - manual detachable. See my other thread

http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1103834

As for the electric towbar, I will PM your the price I got quoted. Definitely less than $7.5k!

Thanks for the info 😄

[Joey13]

Ruby black with sneaky M4 in the background

[1MOz]

Hi guys, another Aussie X5 owner here. I have had E53 and E70 X5 previously and just ordered a F15 xDrive40d, carbon black metallic with a few options. Expecting delivery in Oct. Will post up pics when pick it up.

[bimmer-A]

Just joined the F15 X5 Aussie family!

had a F30 328 that had a drink in flooded carpark and written off

Picked up a silver 30D msport last week and LOVE IT!

few mods coming up soon hopefully.

PS anyone give advice on changing exhaust on a lease vehicle - is it allowed etc

[matts325i]

Originally Posted by 1MOz

Hi guys, another Aussie X5 owner here. I have had E53 and E70 X5 previously and just ordered a F15 xDrive40d, carbon black metallic with a few options. Expecting delivery in Oct. Will post up pics when pick it up.

Congrats. Ours arrived a couple of weeks ago, fantastic car, the wife loves it!

[Ninjaoz]

Originally Posted by bimmer-A

PS anyone give advice on changing exhaust on a lease vehicle - is it allowed etc

I would think so, as long as it is roadworthy and complies with ADR etc.

Would be interested to know aftermarket exhaust for diesel engine!

[Hajduk79]

Enjoying my new X5 F15 30D around Sydney, keen for performance upgrades.

[oshiri]

Anybody in Aus used somebody local for coding that they would recommend? I don't have the brainpower and time to figure it out for myself... (read: lazy)

[Ninjaoz]

Originally Posted by oshiri

Anybody in Aus used somebody local for coding that they would recommend? I don't have the brainpower and time to figure it out for myself... (read: lazy)

Try Active Motorwerke at Burwood, they offer coding for all BMWs at a very competitive price. Heaps better than Southern BM!

[teodorjelev]

[oshiri]

Originally Posted by Ninjaoz

Try Active Motorwerke at Burwood, they offer coding for all BMWs at a very competitive price. Heaps better than Southern BM!

I do generally like the team there. They quoted me $30 per code, what sort of quote did you get from them?

The problem with them (this was about a year ago) was that their coding software wasn't up-to-date and so they couldn't do a lot of the codes which I wanted. Even with me providing the guy with the cheatsheet, he didn't seem very familiar with what he was doing which was not confidence inspriring...

[lu9999]

Just pick up my 30D msport in Melbourne with terra inside. Done 2100km on in now, good car, easy to drive and looks good, but personally still perfer the small sport car, orded my golf R mk7, but only can pick up next year....

[1MOz]

Originally Posted by Ninjaoz

Try Active Motorwerke at Burwood, they offer coding for all BMWs at a very competitive price. Heaps better than Southern BM!

+1.
I drove my 1M coupe down there from Sydney to get some mods done, well worth the drive trip.

[1MOz]

Had a call from my dealer yesterday, our X5 x40d just got off the truck for pre-delivery so I popped in for a quick snaps. We will take delivery next week.

[300+]

G'Day Aussies, new to Beemer, I liked the M50D for the power numbers so we had a look. missus drove it and said she must have it. We traded a blown V8 Touareg for a black triple turbo with most of the bells and whistle. love it. Has anyone in Sydney tuned one of these up, would love to know the results. We don't like to keep our cars stock got too long.

[Cost a lot]

I too came out of a 2006, V8 Touareg. (Purchased for off road work). The Touareg has nothing on a M50d X5, in terms of performance. Like a tractor too a Ferrarri!

In my view, you don't need to chip the M50d, just make sure you order the M50d with the true factory E locker diff. (this is only available without the third row seats).

We settled for a 30d M sport F15 July 2015 as in the end for us its just a baby taxi. Enjoy the M50d, my father in law has had three and he loves them, won't by anything else. I get it every now and then and boy its quick for a large car.

[dislodge1]

Here's a pic of my on from Australia!