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2020 X5 Performance Center Delivery and BBQ Road Trip
Featured on BIMMERPOST.com Posting here to share my X5 Performance Center Delivery and BBQ Road Trip Writeup. First some basics: The car was ordered on 7/22 and delivered on 8/29. Full spec: 2020 G05 X5 40i - 5 seater
This trip covered over 1,000 miles and included BMWs, BBQs, Porsche, Harley, and some minor road-damage (BOOO!). Oh well, it’s only a car. I thank you for your patience if you decide to sink your time into a full read – and apologize in advance as I can be wordy. My writing style can be love it or hate it – if you’re in the entertained camp, I’d point you to my European Delivery trip report from 4.5 years back. That full report ended up being very detailed, much more car focused than this one (And less BBQ!), and also represents close to 40 hours of my time invested on it. A few niggles to write home about:
The final review is: The G05 X5 is one hell of a total package. I don’t think anything in the segment comes close to providing the polished finished product as we are getting in a mildly to well equipped G05. The smaller engine option, the 40i, is more than enough to move this car without strain. A super smooth combination of engine and gearbox that never makes its presence known – I’m very very happy with it so far. 2020 X5 PCD Trip Report F80 M3 Euro Delivery Trip Report (This one is a long 3 parter, better get comfortable before settling in to read it) Thanks again for your time! Enjoy those Bimmers! --RB
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09-05-2019, 09:28 AM | #4 |
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I enjoyed the write up! Thanks for posting!
I take it the factory tour was open and available? Did you get to see the G05s being assembled? I’m also thinking about stopping for some BBQ after my upcoming PCD. If you had to recommend 1 or 2 places, which would they be? Also, are there any things you wished you knew beforehand or things you would have done differently? |
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Hopefully I'm never going to try it out again. Thanks!
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Definitely stop for some cue if in the region. My recommendations would be based on what meat you'd want and also what area you head into.
Things I wish I would have known/prepared for. The shitty 12V socket not being compatible with my radar detector. That's 1. #2 would be having a single bag/box with just the things you'll need in the car. Tissues&napkins/Paper Towels/Leather wipes/Microfiber/few bottles of water. I'd also recommend, like another poster recommended to me and I subsequently ignored, to stay another night in Greenville. It's going to be a long day, you're going to be up early - and if you do the track sessions first, you'll have that initial adrenaline spike, and the follow-up energy crash, before 10:30-11 am. You may want to go visit the Zentrum, which we bypassed solely in the interests of time. Most people probably do, but keep your phone in your pocket. If you put it in your bags somewhere, they'll be taken and you're without them until you get the car. Oh well. Aside these, just show up and enjoy the experience! Definitely check out the CCA Foundation while in the area. Have fun and good luck!
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If we track this down to version, how utterly pathetic will it be that instead of fixing crashes and other bugs, BMW chooses to make it more difficult for their paying-through-the-nose customers to deal with their bugs.
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Life's about picking up on the highlights, huh?
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*EDIT* - found it in iDrive and confirm the version installed is 7/2019.35
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I, too, had the good fortune to do both a European Delivery at Welt as well as a PCD at Spartanburg. They are completely different experiences but both are amazing. Your write up of both adventures brings back fond memories.
Thanks for sharing your stories with us. I was lucky enough to have worked in Amsterdam for a few years in the 90's. We love the Netherlands and have been back for visits since living there. Your PCD story matches our experience. What a first-rate program they put on. Anyone thinking about either European Delivery or PCD? My advice is just do it. In fact, this post has me thinking about doing it again. Enjoy the new X5 and the M3. What a great combination of vehicles. |
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09-06-2019, 08:18 AM | #12 |
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Good write up! my experience in early August was the same - though my wife and I did stay the extra night in Greenville - definitely recommend that.
My car had the 3/2019 software on it and still does, but my experience has been pretty good. I leave the Carplay engaged, but I've been using the iDrive Nav while listening to iTunes or Audible on my iPhone. I do use the Home button to go back to idrive from carplay. I also drove from Greenville to the Parkway, to Asheville, up Mt. Mitchell, to Little Switzerland, Boone and then home to Charlotte - idrive and nav worked perfectly throughout. (I have had to reboot it once since when carplay would not connect - I think the 12.4.1 iOS update *may* have caused it. It's worked fine since. PCD is highly recommended - will always do that in the future! |
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After hitting something with under 1,000 miles on the G05, though, I'll probably work to get PPF done in the south before coming home in the next purchase. Quote:
I STILL cannot get over just how nice this thing is inside. I really feel that I've got no business driving something this nice. It's wild!
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Thanks to Bimmerpost and admins for the front page shoutout as well!
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holy bbq batman.
nice specs. the coffee will wear well I think. Good choice. damper tuning is very good isn't it? almost like its on air. 7-9 hours no prob. While it shouldn't be in an ///M car, I think the idrive 7 and dash suits the X5 just right (overall). |
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One other thing - I drove the F80 this weekend for the first time since I've picked up the G05. WOW. The interior felt instantly dated. That's the first time I've ever looked at the F80 iDrive screen and thought it was TINY. Adding to that, the HK radio in the F80. I thought it was pretty damn good for oem, but the HK in the G05 blows it out of the water, and then some. I know a lot of this is due to the sound deadening differences, but the quality is so so much better. The rebound tuning is what should have been on the F80's - the compression tuning is fine, but the rebound on that platform was bad. This one is perfect. Thanks!
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How do you reboot the iDrive on the 7-series?
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If iDrive 7, one would assume the same way as on G05 X5: press and hold volume button for 20+ seconds until the infotainment screen goes black and then let go. If not iDrive 7, then you are asking in a very wrong forum :-).
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Nice write up! Saw the part about there being no good spot for sunglasses. Have you tried the little cubby thing by your left knee? Has a little pull latch to open then works like a champ unless you have some Elton John sized shades. You also mentioned the vent air temp being buried in iDrive...I'm not sure what you mean exactly. It's immediately switchable via the up/down toggle switch for both driver and passenger right on the climate control strip above the cup holders.
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