[Tom_558]

At our first service the SA offered to pick our X3 up and save us the hour drive to and from the dealership so we took him up on the offer. Our loaner for the fist service was a pretty non descript (non BMW) sedan that I was pretty disappointed in. The driver dropped off a 2017 X3 35i today that is pretty loaded and looks to be an M-Sport model. I like the seats and the sound of the engine. I know this will be very difficult for most of you to believe but if our X3 comes back today we won't drive the loaner X3. I've attached a few photos.

 

[Tom_558]

Just heard from the service department (it is 6:30 pm) and they will be keeping our X3 overnight and possibly longer. I guess we will drive the 2017 X3 as we have places to go tomorrow. They will do the child seat recall and our X3 may need one or more service updates which he said can take hours.

We did not test drive the 6 cylinder so it will be interesting to see/feel the difference after having almost a year of experience with the 4 cylinder.

 

[guyver626]

Wow surprised they actually have a 35i as a loaner. I wish I could swap out the loaner wheels for my stock m sport 19inch rims. I wonder if dealer would ever notice if you swapped wheels lol.

 

[guyver626]

Floor the pedal on the 35i a few times and you will wish you have the 6 cylinder instead of the 4!

 

[Tom_558]

I ran the VIN and this thing is pretty loaded:

Vehicle information
VIN long 5UXWX7C5XH0S19404
Type code WX7C
Type X3 35I (USA)
Dev. series F25 ()
Line X
Body type GEFZG
Steering LL
Door count 5
Engine N55
Cubical capacity 3.00
Power 225
Transmision ALLR
Gearbox AUT
Colour CARBONSCHWARZ METALLIC (416)
Upholstery LEDER NEVADA/SCHWARZ (LUSW)
Prod. date 2016-05-18
Vehicle upgrades
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Order option
No. Description
1CA SELECTION COP RELEVANT VEHICLES
1CC AUTOMATIC START/STOP FUNCTION
1CD BRAKE ENERGY REGENERATION
2TB SPORT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2VB TYRE PRESSURE INDICATOR
2VG PERFORMANCE CONTROL
2VX 20"LT/ALY WHEELS DOUBLESP. 310 M/MT
216 SERVOTRONIC
225 STANDARD SUSPENSION
249 MULTI-FUNCTION FOR STEERING WHEEL
3AG BACKUP CAMERA
3DZ WITHOUT ADDITIONAL DESIGNATION OUTS
3MC IND.ROOF RAILS HIGH-GLOSS SHADOW L
302 ALARM SYSTEM
316 AUTOMATIC TAILGATE OPERATION
319 INTEGRATED UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL
322 COMFORT ACCESS SYSTEM
337 M SPORT PACKAGE
4FW F.WOOD T. FINELINE WALNUT. W. HIGH.
4NE BLOW-BY-HEATER
4NG COVER INSTRUMENT PANEL HIGH GLOSS
402 PANORAMA GLASS ROOF
420 SUN PROTECTION GLAZING
423 FLOOR MATS, VELOUR
430 INT/EXT RR VW MIRROR W AUT ANTI-DAZZLE
431 INTERIOR RR VW MIRROR W AUT ANTI-D
459 SEAT ADJUSTM., ELECTR. W. MEMORY
465 THROUGH-LOAD SYSTEM
481 SPORT SEATS F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER
488 LUMBAR SUPPORT DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER
493 STORAGE COMPARTMENT PACKAGE
494 SEAT HEATING F DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER
5AC AUTOM. HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHTS CONTROL
5AG LANE CHANGE WARNING
5AP DECODING FOR NO-DAZZLE HIGH-BEAM AS
5AS DRIVING ASSISTANT
5A1 LED-FOG LIGHTS
5DL SURROUND VIEW
508 PARK DISTANCE CONTROL (PDC)
534 AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING
544 CRUISE CONTROL WITH BRAKING FUNCTION
552 ADAPTIVE LED HEADLIGHT
563 LIGHTS PACKAGE
6AC INTELLIGENT EMERGENCY CALL
6AE TELESERVICES
6AK CONNECTEDDRIVE SERVICES
6AM REAL TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION
6AP REMOTE SERVICES
6NW TELEPHONY WITH WIRELESS CHARGING
6WD WIFI HOTSPOT
609 NAVIGATION SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL
610 HEAD UP DISPLAY
655 SATELLITE RADIO
688 HARMAN/KARDON SURROUND SOUND SYSTEM
697 AREA-CODE 1
710 M LEATHER STEERING WHEEL
715 M AERODYNAMICS PACKAGE
760 INDIVIDUAL HIGH-GLOSS SATIN CHROME
775 INDIVIDUAL ROOF-LINING ANTHRACITE
8KL OELSERVICEINT. 15.000KM/11MONTHS
8S4 DECODING VARIABLE LIGHT DISTRIBUTIO
8TH SPEED LIMIT INFO
8TN DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHTS SELECTABLE B
840 HIGH SPEED SYNCHRONISATION
9AA EXTERNAL SKIN PROTECTION
Series options
No. Description
258 RUNFLAT TYRES
4U2 DRIVING EXPERIENCE CONTROL INCL. EC
521 RAIN SENSOR
645 RADIO CONTROL US
8R9 REFRIGERANT
8SL PREPARATION FOR TRAILER TOW HITCH
8SM VIN, VISIBLE FROM OUTSIDE
823 HOT CLIMATE VERSION
845 ACOUSTIC BELT WARNING
853 LANGUAGE VERSION ENGLISH
876 RADIO FREQUENCY 315 MHZ
992 NUMBER PLATE ATTACHEMENT MANAGEMENT

 

[Tom_558]

We ended up putting 17 miles on the loaner. My wife got on the freeway, on and then off at the next exit, and said she like the power. Maybe a six cylinder is in our future?

 

[The X Men]

We ended up putting 17 miles on the loaner. My wife got on the freeway, on and then off at the next exit, and said she like the power. Maybe a six cylinder is in our future?

You can really feel the difference between the X3 28i and the 35i on the highway, especially when you try to pass another car at high speed or when the car is fully loaded on a long trip. What the 28i struggle to do, the 35i can do it effortlessly. If you consider all the additional standard options on the 35i, the price difference is less than $3000. On top of that, if you consider the higher resale value of the 35i, the difference is even less.

 

[dukedkt442]

Maybe a six cylinder is in our future?

More importantly, a timing chain failure is not in your future if the L6 also is. :thumbup:

 

[F10_M]

More importantly, a timing chain failure is not in your future if the L6 also is.

???? I don't get it

 

[dukedkt442]

???? I don't get it

N20 is notorious for timing chain failures. The N55 is not.