Minda,

Most kind. We're awaiting a couple of callbacks and if they come to nowt we may take up your offer.

Right, here's the problem. I have my own car (E53) and SWMBO has hers (E46) each on our own separate policies. I have an E71 on order and expected in mid November. I was going to P/Ex the E53 as part of the deal, but SWMBO now wants us to keep it and she will run it. Her insurers (that Antipodean lo...

All change - again. SWMBO has decided now she would like us to keep the X5, so we will. Just means I have to pay a bit more cash for the E71. If she finds that she can't run it then we'll sell it at that time privately. The current challenge is finding a multi-car insurance policy. Eier thqt or we'l...

Never thought about it really. I guess there's always the feeling of security with P/Ex and I have no idea what the differences between a private sale and P/Ex are. Would also need to be 100% sure it would go at the right time. I'm a little tempted to keep the E53, but I think 'financial control', a...

Spec locked. Build is showing as week 40 with delivery in Week 46, which I think is mid-November.

Oh indeed it can - 10 months for my E53 in 2004/5. But it did come early in the end

Update 27/09
Build is now Week 40, with Delivery Estimated as Week 46.
Was originally Build in Week 44 with delivery just before Xmas

Cheers Sir, I thought that might be the case!! I think that in the US making this sort of data available may well be part of the legal needs of the Freedon of Information Act, whereas here in the UK customer services are something that gets talked about but never actually implemented. BMW probably t...

When I ordered my E53 6 years ago it was possible to track the status of the order via BMW in the US. For those who have more recently ordered either an E70 X5 or an E71, or even an X3 (have they started building them in the US yet?), were you able to track you order's status, or has that facility n...

Ooops!! Some of the comments under the original post are funny too. :D It does show that either the X5 is very well built and in the event of an accident you would be fine.................or the wall builder forgot the cement. I would have pulled the wreck back through the wall, rather than dragging...

The Spec (I know some of you are interested.......... :D ) 40D with the following options added: A82 Vermilion Red 330 Dynamic Pack 2LE Wheels Style 214 3M Aluminium Trim 456 Comfort Seats NAB4 Beige Exclusive Nappa Leather ZXB Media Pack (Pro Nav, Assist, Assist Portal, B/Tooth & Telematics, DA...

Try turning the steering fully from lock to lock a couple of times. I have seen reference to this being needed after a flat battery. I've never had that, even with a flat battery, but have seen references to the procedure on the xoutpost.com site

Had the same message on mine after a flat battery. All sorts of odd things can appear on the warnings if you do get a dead battery and they'll go away once the battery charge is back to where it should be. The on board electronics don't like low voltages and do all sorts of odd things. That warning ...

40D version with the 'Twin Scroll' turbocharger - 306bhp - mated to the ZF 8-speed auto-transmission.

I must have a touch of the sun............. :oops: Just gone and ordered and brand spankers E71 in Vermilion Red with Beige Exclusive Nappa Leather and Style 214 Alloys - and lots of toys. Should be here around November time. At least the wait is less than the 10 months for my 2005 E53. Need to get ...

I'm looking at buying one to replace my E53, but can't decide whether to get a new one, or a nearly new one. It'll be a Diesel whichever one I end up getting, assuming I can get the right spec at the right price. Don't get me wrong, I love my E53 and it's barely run in at 43k miles, but I do like th...