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    Default are BMW X5s supposed to be fast cars??

    because i got beaten by one earlier, and i'm a bit sore about it still. going up a long straight 3 lane hill, i could see him gaining on me, i thought 'no you don't', so dropped mine to 3rd and buried my foot in the carpet. just before the top of the hill he crept past me. i backed off immediately because he showered me with grit and stones, but if i could have hooked 4th before the top, i'd have had him i think.
    what makes it worse is that he's a smug b*****d, orange faced fake tan nancy boy neighbour of mine, and i hate him more than i did before.
    in mitigation, i was 4 up, and he was 2 up, if i'd booted it a little earlier i'd have been in the power better...
    but....the shame, a damn BMW, and the one i despise most, by one of the people i despise most.
    give me encouraging words, humour me people.

    [too keep this legal and above board, this did, of course, all take place on a private test track, if, indeed, it ever happened at all, which it probably didn't, honestly officer].

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    Guess it would be close. Given the scenario you were in I'd say it's just down to him being a much better driver than you.

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    Sorry Mark. Had to be said. I think they are pretty quick TBH.

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    Depends what model all but the oldest diesel have 0-60 under 8.1s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stevel View Post
    Guess it would be close. Given the scenario you were in I'd say it's just down to him being a much better driver than you.

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    Sorry Mark. Had to be said. I think they are pretty quick TBH.



    it is an 05 plate 3.0 diesel sport thing.

    oh god, it gets worse, it was even a sodding diesel.

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    They are 260 bhp so even with the extra weight they would be nippy enough but you would pass him at the petrol station

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    They do make a 4.4ltr too. I would have thought they would be a licence loser too.

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    the v8 4.4 ones are very fast.....lets hope it was one of them just to make you feel better

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    Quote Originally Posted by ed taylor View Post
    They do make a 4.4ltr too. I would have thought they would be a licence loser too.
    beat me to it

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    In that case 218bhp, 500Nm , 369 lb-ft.
    G-Box 0-60(secs)
    Auto 8.5
    Manual 8.0

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