X3 Tried to Kill Me

[trueX5er]

Originally Posted by dug01@verizon.net

Or the 5 speed automatic....

Overall I think 5sp autos are the best compromise between too many gears and not enough.

[AzNMpower32]

At first, I thought the 5AT in my X3 was geared too short. Sure, it punts off the line (sort of) and with the short ratios, it sounds like it accelerates pretty fast. But top gear revs 130km/h @ 3000rpm, which was a tad annoying.

But I realised that BMW does this for a reason. If your top gear is too tall, there won't be sufficient power to accelerate decently, and could result in gear hunting that frequently happens as a result.

So I'm happy to let that motor hum away at high revs all day now

[driverX5]

Originally Posted by AzNMpower32

At first, I thought the 5AT in my X3 was geared too short. Sure, it punts off the line (sort of) and with the short ratios, it sounds like it accelerates pretty fast. But top gear revs 130km/h @ 3000rpm, which was a tad annoying.

But I realised that BMW does this for a reason. If your top gear is too tall, there won't be sufficient power to accelerate decently, and could result in gear hunting that frequently happens as a result.

So I'm happy to let that motor hum away at high revs all day now

This is what is so great about manual transmissions. There is no gear hunting, just choose the gear you want and go.

[trueX5er]

they refused to fix it.

[Meiac09]

WOW. What was their excuse?

[trueX5er]

"nothing found/wrong"

[Meiac09]

I've played that game before. persist. document. bring your "legal advisor" (friend). bitch at BMW NA.

[Drum]

AZNM, why are you always trying to get me to do conversion math?

I thought you were from America.

What are you, some kindaa mathwise eurofan?

[BMW NA Customer Relations]

Originally Posted by trueX5er

I was waiting at a busy intersection to turn left in the X3. There was no light, and I was waiting at least 7 minutes when I finally found a small gap in the traffic. I floored the gas all the way, and ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! After a second and a half, I completely lifted my foot up, and only then did I lurch forward into the path of a Ford Explorer. So back on the gas, and with just a tap I launch like a bat of of hell, complete with tire squeal. Only tapping the gas.

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[BMW NA Customer Relations]

Originally Posted by vrrooom

I have 3 X3's, and the newest one is a 2008 we picked up at the Welt in December. It shifts like my wife did when she was learning to drive a stick with manual choke, herky jerky both on upshifts and downshifts, if it is a learning transmission it is dummer than a rock. Our other X3's '04 and '06 shift seamlessly, and if it were'not for the tack, you would not even know a shift occurred. To quote my wife who used to drive the car, "Did anyone at BMW drive this thing, it is dangerous". 3 X now she has almost been t-boned when it lurched into traffic, once in a Newport Parking Garage it lurched towards a concrete column, she just should have let it wrap itself arround the column. We have had the NPF story with the dealer enough times now to go the Lemon Law route. She won't use the car, and takes the old X3 when she can. Just be forwarned about the worst BMW I have ever owned (I have had nine) and this will be my last one.f

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