Sorry, this isnt anything good guys.

Just dont beleive there has only ever been 11 posts in the X forum.

Where are all the X owners then? - Or do they never break and so do not require advice?

*take cover*

they are all too busy getting their manicures/pedicures on the kings road!!! lol

They're hiding.....

I'll leave the rest up to your imagination.

...and the X3 is an enlarged city rover?

am I allowed to say that?

sleeper wrote: ...and the X3 is an enlarged city rover? am I allowed to say that?

Thats a bit unfair on the City Rover.....

nothing can bring an X5 X3 driver out of the wood work .me thinks ......they are far to bisy for forum malarky ..with going to drop the kids off .then to the hairdressers .then to harvey nicholls .or the like .then off to supply large amounts of white unkown substances.to other blacked out X5 s .

mrs pma looked at caynne .and asked what the the difrence is between them both .....

my replie..

nothing they both have .blah blah do dum d da    i carnt type it ..because it would only be edited .

but to all you nice X types out there .hello ....we are human and we do not possess a threat ....we come from earth ..  we come in peace.

hmmmm sleeper

i dont know how much truth is in the rumour but some other makes of x types .dont like lincolshire roads   ...

only a rumour though so carnt say how much truth is in ...

sorry to hear about you misfortune ..and on a serious note nobody was hurt ...well apart from pride

ps

i didnt quiet catch that roads name that took the x type for roll in that lincolshire hay??

Hi,

Ive just bought a new X5

Can someone please tell me where I would find the special storage box, the one that is specifically designed for Prada shoes?

This is really hindering my drving experience, Im off for a boob job in the morning and was hoping to have it sorted before then.

Thanks in advance

Ms K. Price. -

P.S - Oooh Ive just found the foglight button, aww now doesnt that look nice, yes lets leave that on.

On a more serious note, I actually like the X5 but would never buy one.

If I were in the market for a large 4x4 then the Range Rover would win every time.

However, the X3?  On http://www.bm3w.co.uk - www.bm3w.co.uk you'll find people who genuinely rave about these on occasion but it is interesting to note they never post on other sections of the site and are more commonly known as "Moles".

i.e. you know they exist, they usually leave irritating tracks, no-one really likes them, they live in the dark and a good dose of poison would usually sort them out....

Early Range rover - Yes!

Latest Range Rover - No no no. (plagued with problems)

I like the styling of them tho ... but could never see myself in one. The Blinding xenons need sorting out, god knows how they pass the MOT TUV regulations.

LOL @ Doive on Rant mode ..

I had a moan about this a few weeks ago, It really does my head in how parents in over sized cars, made for american sized roads, insist on parking infront of school gates or as close as they can blummin well get, leaving 1.25 lanes of road for me and the other X5 coming the other way to squeeze thru.

Chuffing reeee-diculous I tell ya!

Rhys wrote: I actually like the X5 and would have one tommorrow (if it was a nice black ACS version ) Wonder if there is a motorsport version in the pipeline, an ///MX-5 (whoops, that exists doesn't it - hairdresser cars.. )

You thought you were joking....oh no.....it exists....

It is the MX5 by Thorney Motorsport, a very well known performance car tuner who specialise in M cars.  This one has the Milltek plate because it is sporting their race exhaust system (and it sounds superb).

They only realised what the addition of the M made it look like once they'd finished it! 

Maybe they should have called it the X5 ///M instead then.

Wow, what a lot of noise.

Happy to pop out for a blast, or whatever with you guys at some point to show you we're not all to$$ers with X's, just so's happens its actually not a bad car, in spite of who may be perceived as the general type of owner.

BTW, I asked for an X forum since I had an X3 and was 'enthusiastic', just to see if all our prejudices were wrong and perhaps there'd be a few like minded drivers who need a car that tows a horse box one day, then spanks an MR2/205GTI 1.9 etc on the twisties the next.

Oh, I've been to Rockingham too and it isn't too bad in the mud either.

BTW, I also have a supercharged Z3 which isn't too slow for a 'hairdressers car', a 320td compact, which isn't bad for a 'taxi', a GSXR750 which laps Cadwell club circuit in 53 seconds which ins't bad for a 'taxi driving hairdresser'...... and an X3, shame on me and put my income tax up to 50% right now please Mr Brown!!

Welcome to our planet?  Live and let live eh?

Is that what we'd politely term a bite?

stu

only the bikes bite back

cadwell in 53 s       

good show me lord ..with only two left handers on the club .[isnt the goose neck good fun]thats good going on [i think] on a stock gsxr..

iam only fishing you know .lol

see you at the meet  cadwell is brill .but not for cars..why peaple race them there i dont know ...

its too narrow for car racing

Can you ease up on this one lads...there has been a complaint, and from what I've just read, it has some substance.

If someone wants to drive a 4 wheel drive then fine, it isnt a hanging offence yet.

.... but it is pretty quiet on the X board isn't

Stu

No offence was intended. It was all meant to be in jest and fun alone.

However, yes, it is positively dead in here.  You've gone to the effort of getting the forum off the ground yet it appears all the other X3/5 owners are well and truly grounded (no  pun intended!).

Maybe they're not as enthusiastic about cars overall, maybe they're all ultra-busy, I don't know.

There is another forum that has masses of X3/5 activity on it too, so it does surprise me that the CC forums should be so empty. 

Only active X forum I know is roadfly, which is very US based, with UK content too hard to search out.  Lots of trolls etc. too always looking for windups.

FWIW, I didn't take offence (never do really), I'd just rather pop out for a blast and let people see for themselves, rather than think that owning a particular car makes you like this, that or the other.  BrynT has also popped out for a couple of blasts with me, so I know there's another happy X3 owner in Yorkshire too!

Took the Z3 to Cadwell BDD last year and loved it - absolutely fabulous and easier now they've re-modelled the Gooseneck.  Wifey also had a few laps and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Here's a few pics from Simon Taylor @ http://www.phooto.co.uk - www.phooto.co.uk

Edited to say that the pics are from Croft BDD, July 04

spokey wrote: Praktisk wrote: Belting .. whats the pink thing stricking out over the roll-bar on the nearside tho? Probably Stu's apron.

Cheeky Spokey  

there you go.

we come in here, rip it up for a few days and then.... dead again.

I'm tempted to buy an X to inject a bit of life in here!

someone else needs to buy too though so that I've got someone to talk to and swap recipies, nail tips and talk about eastenders and posh spices norks etc.

OK you guys, just ordered an X5, am 51 and female and not doing my nails or hair.  Our sons are all growed up so havn't done the school run for many a year.  Made them walk anyway.  This is my first BM, except for our Mini.  We wanted somethng high up for our trips across Europe.  One son in Germany you see and we like touring anyway.

We are getting the 3.0 TD, love the torque.  Couldn't get one in pink, ******, looks like green then.  Anyway pink would clash with our red Mini.  Time to do my nails now.

Welcome to the forum, and hopefully the club, please watch the language, we are a tad tight on it in here.

wecome ms graffe

i hope you find the forum . informative and full of uplifting intresting topics<G>

      W E L C O M E

        S T E F F I

  Get some pictures up

    once you have it!

Sorry about the language guys. didn't think the b word counted.  By the way there are a lot of mails about X5's on the BMW mag forum.  Lots of info about the extras to have fitted, or not.

Have to wait until December now though.

My surname isn't Graffe, unfortunately, I'm going to have to mortgage the house and dogs for this.  Yes a poor BMW owner (to be)

Steffi wrote: Sorry My surname isn't Graffe, unfortunately, I'm going to have to mortgage the house and dogs for this.  Yes a poor BMW owner (to be)

sorry was only meant as ... a steffi graffe [larf] .just slang in certian parts .ms graffe

..but on a more serious note ..carnt you sell the dogs off rather than a remorgage .lol

December?  Wow, well at least it'll be an appropriate time of year perhaps (although you could probably do with it right now!).

Don't worry about not being Steffi Graf.  My mistress Anna Sharapova wouldn't approve of me talking to someone who has won more Grand Slams than her anyway...

Just got an X5 and realised We don't mengle with the pesants.

Soo leave the X5 alone! (unless u got one ofcourse) Thanks.

PS: You can toss around the X3 as u like.

tosh and poppycock, we don't care what model you have as long as you care about the brand and have petrol (or diesel) somwhere in your veins....

This forum just needed a little nudge to wake y'all up a bit!

scotchic wrote: Just got an X5 and realised We don't mengle with the pesants.

I guess you mean you don't mingle with the peasants?

There's no substitute for education amongst the lower classes....

So you got the motor Scotchic, now whens the boob-job booked for ????

Only messing, welcome along .. what spec did you go for?, got any pics? .. if you cant be bothered posting em up, you can mail them to me and I'll put them up for you.

BTW Coasting - you beat me too it! ... guess I'll have to be quicker next time.

It does prove a point though....and people wonder where stereotypes begin...

Finally got a close up rear view (ooer) of the X3 and doesn't it look an ugly machine, especially the rear lights.  Not into the whole 4x4 SUV thing personally, i'd rather thrash round a track than climb every mountain and forge every stream

Whut'ss rong widht me spilling? Sort off wined up when posting last time. Peasents.

Got a boob job already!

And for thoose who don't know: The yellow paint in front of the scools is reserved for someone like me. (if there's space)

My baby is a diesel. And new.

scotchic wrote: Got a boob job already!

ah, if only all women were as honest

stephenperry wrote: Finally got a close up rear view (ooer) of the X3 and doesn't it look an ugly machine

OMG, how can you say that?  Look

http://us.f3.yahoofs.com/users/41c5aa5cz32117524/f9a0/__sr_/39b8.jpg?ph6gVMCBuDizbFPs - http://us.f3.yahoofs.com/users/41c5aa5cz32117524/f9a0/__sr_/ 39b8.jpg?ph6gVMCBuDizbFPs

It's probably the new Bangle facelift release, in an attempt to overcome the astounding ugliness of the original. Have to say the X5 is a nicely styled machine, still wouldn't have one. At least it hasn't been subjected to the full 'Bangleification' yet, unlike the rest of the range.

Is it just me or is there a spot of fishing going on in here?

The link shows (me) the car in Mystic blue with 17" 5 spokes with factory bodykit. 

Works for me, but there again, so does the new 7,5 & E90 3 series.  Even the Z4 is growing on me.

Bought this car 'cos it's quicker, more space inside, less space outside, lighter, more economical (LOL) and has features the X5 doesn't, at less cost.  I quite like the looks too and it will be available for viewing at the Vale of York & Humber meeting too where you can gaze in awe at it's ugliness etc..

See You on the 29th?

is it me or have they all gone again?

time for some more controversy!!

sleeper wrote: time for some more controversy!!

So tell us how you rolled your X type!

Got any pics or good advice what 'not to do'?

StuB wrote: Wow, what a lot of noise. Happy to pop out for a blast, or whatever with you guys at some point to show you we're not all to$$ers with X's, just so's happens its actually not a bad car, in spite of who may be perceived as the general type of owner. BTW, I asked for an X forum since I had an X3 and was 'enthusiastic', just to see if all our prejudices were wrong and perhaps there'd be a few like minded drivers who need a car that tows a horse box one day, then spanks an MR2/205GTI 1.9 etc on the twisties the next. Oh, I've been to Rockingham too and it isn't too bad in the mud either. BTW, I also have a supercharged Z3 which isn't too slow for a 'hairdressers car', a 320td compact, which isn't bad for a 'taxi', a GSXR750 which laps Cadwell club circuit in 53 seconds which ins't bad for a 'taxi driving hairdresser'...... and an X3, shame on me and put my income tax up to 50% right now please Mr Brown!! Welcome to our planet?  Live and let live eh?

You Forgot tell everyone that your **** hot with a Go Cart to! 

Floody wrote: StuB wrote: sleeper wrote: time for some more controversy!! So tell us how you rolled your X type! Got any pics or good advice what 'not to do'? X Type I always thought that was a Mondeo with it's best suit on

pah! big floaty dress more like!

heres a pic:

Looks like a bit of a mess.  Hope all occupants were ok after that?

sleeper wrote: Floody wrote: StuB wrote: sleeper wrote: time for some more controversy!! So tell us how you rolled your X type! Got any pics or good advice what 'not to do'? X Type I always thought that was a Mondeo with it's best suit on pah! big floaty dress more like! heres a pic:

one for the scrapbook me thinks... (sorry)

he he he! definately in the scrappers now steve!

all were ok - it was only me any way. no bloody airbags tho'

How did it happen? too much momentum on an icy bend, front wheel drive and too many 'driver aids'.

By the way, anyone see tiff on 5th gear last night? I was pulling the same faces!!!