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Boost it!
Agent001 submitted on 4/24/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:59:37 AM
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I got one of those calls this afternoon that we get often here at AutoSpies. com.001? Hey, thought you'd like to know if you show up at BMW of San Diego in about an hour, you'll be able to get photos of the first two X6's coming off the trucks.Remember, you didn't hear this from ME!So we jumped on the opportunity and got you the first in dealer shots of the 2009 BMW X6.Check out all of the photos in our BMW X6 gallery:http://shows.autospies.com/gallery/2009-BMW-X6-75/If you haven't seen an X6 in real life yet, you will be blown away how large it looks in person and how high the back end is...The salesman is about 5'3" as a guide.Love the little hydraulic piston that holds the tire cover up...More cargo space than a Porsche Cayenne and almost as much cargo space as an X5Taller drivers will appreciate the leather knee pads on the console on long term driveshttp://shows.autospies.com/gallery/2009-BMW-X6-75/Don't forget to sign up for your FREE Facebook-Style AgentSpace!http://www.autospies.com/users/we-signup.aspx
FWD Torque Steer. Absolute proof the Devil exists. — Agent001 (View Profile)
FWD Torque Steer. Absolute proof the Devil exists.
— Agent001 (View Profile)
Beautiful cars!!! It looks so good in red!!!— bmwfan1513 (View Profile)
Beautiful cars!!! It looks so good in red!!!
— bmwfan1513 (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 7:33:29 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6
If it sucks so bad, why do you keep coming back? I'm sure the site won't miss you.— FactsRule (View Profile)
If it sucks so bad, why do you keep coming back? I'm sure the site won't miss you.
— FactsRule (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 8:47:56 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 13
Maybe San Diego is lagging. They ARE a little slow down there. But my dealership has a ton of them and has since last week. I am in Los Angeles.— FitzLA (View Profile)
Maybe San Diego is lagging. They ARE a little slow down there. But my dealership has a ton of them and has since last week. I am in Los Angeles.
— FitzLA (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 2:34:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2
Saw one in my dealer early last week. The 3.5L version. The back isn't as bad as I thought it would be. Definitely has a purposeful stance to it. Only negative I've heard so far is that Car & Driver found the V8 TT to have a slight lag to it, as compared to the inline-6 TT.— weaponX (View Profile)
Saw one in my dealer early last week. The 3.5L version. The back isn't as bad as I thought it would be. Definitely has a purposeful stance to it. Only negative I've heard so far is that Car & Driver found the V8 TT to have a slight lag to it, as compared to the inline-6 TT.
— weaponX (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 8:03:04 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6
Saw one here in Austin one week ago at the dealer - incredible!!!!— SixxFive (View Profile)
Saw one here in Austin one week ago at the dealer - incredible!!!!
— SixxFive (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 8:20:51 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 8
ask them to lend you one for that fox television show you are always on...— DiamondJim (View Profile)
ask them to lend you one for that fox television show you are always on...
— DiamondJim (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 8:58:25 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1
There's my next BMW.— EL34 (View Profile)
There's my next BMW.
— EL34 (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 9:16:40 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1
bulldogz, I just listed a $1,650,000 2 bedroom and 2 bath condo woth a 180 degree Pacific Ocean view.Lot's of interest already from rich people.— EL34 (View Profile)
bulldogz, I just listed a $1,650,000 2 bedroom and 2 bath condo woth a 180 degree Pacific Ocean view.Lot's of interest already from rich people.
Posted on 4/24/2008 7:24:42 PM | | Votes: 0
I just did the "build your own" thing-o on the BMW site... $67K+ for the kind of options a care of this class should reasonably have.Does that seem insanely expensive to anyone else? Maybe I just don't see the point of this thing. Anyone care to explain?— ryskt (View Profile)
I just did the "build your own" thing-o on the BMW site... $67K+ for the kind of options a care of this class should reasonably have.Does that seem insanely expensive to anyone else? Maybe I just don't see the point of this thing. Anyone care to explain?
— ryskt (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 9:37:04 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7
But it's a BMW, I'll love to be seen in one of these!;-)— EI34 (View Profile)
But it's a BMW, I'll love to be seen in one of these!;-)
— EI34 (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 9:59:55 AM | | Votes: -2
Yes, it is definitely ridiculously overpriced. Anybody who cross-shops the Infiniti FX50 will buy that one. Yes, it is ridiculously enormous. I don't see it as a positive that the 5'3" salesman can barely reach the hatch handle. Sure, the hatch might be automatic - but it is simply too big. Car and Driver said that the front seat console knee-pad things are stupid and annoying and I agree.Funny how everybody's saying they see X-6's at 'their dealer'. I suspect you'll be seeing more and more of them their because nobody's going to buy them. Deboost away :-)— nybimmer (View Profile)
Yes, it is definitely ridiculously overpriced. Anybody who cross-shops the Infiniti FX50 will buy that one. Yes, it is ridiculously enormous. I don't see it as a positive that the 5'3" salesman can barely reach the hatch handle. Sure, the hatch might be automatic - but it is simply too big. Car and Driver said that the front seat console knee-pad things are stupid and annoying and I agree.Funny how everybody's saying they see X-6's at 'their dealer'. I suspect you'll be seeing more and more of them their because nobody's going to buy them. Deboost away :-)
— nybimmer (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 10:11:34 AM | | Votes: -1
That's odd. I saw the X6, 135i, and M3(2dr and 4dr)- all over 3 weeks ago at BMW of Arlington in VA.— SamM3 (View Profile)
That's odd. I saw the X6, 135i, and M3(2dr and 4dr)- all over 3 weeks ago at BMW of Arlington in VA.
— SamM3 (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 9:49:21 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3
It looks amazing! LOL I'm 5' 3" as well.— Carboy (View Profile)
It looks amazing! LOL I'm 5' 3" as well.
— Carboy (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 10:35:28 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1
The truck/car/crossover/suv/wagon looks awesome in red. Wow! With such a small spare I could only imagine how weird it would look if one of those 315 rear tires blew lol.— DexDiamonds (View Profile)
The truck/car/crossover/suv/wagon looks awesome in red. Wow! With such a small spare I could only imagine how weird it would look if one of those 315 rear tires blew lol.
— DexDiamonds (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 10:35:48 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2
I saw a black X6 last weekend at the dealership but it was a corporate vehicle that was making its tour around DFW. It looked AWESOME especially with the sport package and side steps. But $62K??....that is steep...— shaymasdaddy (View Profile)
I saw a black X6 last weekend at the dealership but it was a corporate vehicle that was making its tour around DFW. It looked AWESOME especially with the sport package and side steps. But $62K??....that is steep...
— shaymasdaddy (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 10:52:56 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4
It look really nice in person. I went to the car in atlanta ga on sunday it looks really good. the picture don't do it justice. you have to see it to appreciate it. I was wanting to purchase an X-5 I think I am going to purchase the X-6 instead. — Bimmer4me (View Profile)
It look really nice in person. I went to the car in atlanta ga on sunday it looks really good. the picture don't do it justice. you have to see it to appreciate it. I was wanting to purchase an X-5 I think I am going to purchase the X-6 instead.
— Bimmer4me (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 11:18:00 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2
lol i'm not a hater and love the beemer but that thing is ugly as hell in person , it looks like aztec , it just looks retarted , doesn't even look mean or gangsta , if i had money i would never buy one , but that's just my opinion.— NUggAitsME (View Profile)
lol i'm not a hater and love the beemer but that thing is ugly as hell in person , it looks like aztec , it just looks retarted , doesn't even look mean or gangsta , if i had money i would never buy one , but that's just my opinion.
— NUggAitsME (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 12:59:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1
I sat in one yesterday and was very impressed. I had my doubts from the beginning but this car is reallly growing on me. Looking forward to driving the TT v8....— henbmw (View Profile)
I sat in one yesterday and was very impressed. I had my doubts from the beginning but this car is reallly growing on me. Looking forward to driving the TT v8....
— henbmw (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 1:50:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4
Op and Main,I think you both make good points. It does have a higher center of gravity (than a car) while having the weight of a truck-like vehicle, and I certainly don't think the higher CG adds to safety. Having stated that, I also think this is the shape of wagons to come. The "old-style" wagon with a slightly higher ground clearance (the Audi Allroad and Volvo XC 70 come to mind) will be replaced by this type of wagon-SUV crossover. This is the wagon shape of the future, and I too find it eye catching, unusual, and pleasing to behold. I think it will be a big hit for BMW.— ecolucci (View Profile)
Op and Main,I think you both make good points. It does have a higher center of gravity (than a car) while having the weight of a truck-like vehicle, and I certainly don't think the higher CG adds to safety. Having stated that, I also think this is the shape of wagons to come. The "old-style" wagon with a slightly higher ground clearance (the Audi Allroad and Volvo XC 70 come to mind) will be replaced by this type of wagon-SUV crossover. This is the wagon shape of the future, and I too find it eye catching, unusual, and pleasing to behold. I think it will be a big hit for BMW.
— ecolucci (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 4:09:39 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2
Can someone please define practicality, is it being a bachelor and having a minivan as an everyday car, or is it being married with two kids and having a corvette as the primary family car. practicality is different to each customer, and so is the price they pay for it. Its amazing how people whine and gripe over such matters, A young married couple with 2 kids, nice house, great paying jobs, and don't want a camry, but instead something to express their youthfulness would purchase a car like this. I know I would. A nice Armani suit is practical for a business meeting, and not for a construction site. BMW is only creating a market for those who might have been searching for a new kind of vehicle type/genre( perhaps bad choice of word). It looks nothing like an Aztec, thats like saying every suv looks like a horse carriage, grow the hell up please. New car segment, this is 2008 people, get with the future, 90% of the type of cars we have now didn't exist in the initial years of automotive design, because they weren't needed, now they either are needed not just for utilitarian purposes but for recreational purposes and sometimes for eye candy. But to sum it all up, this car is beautiful to me, i know pics don't do it any justice. It may be hard to believe but when the new 3 series coupes were first released, they were ugly to me in pics, but the first time i saw one in real life, it was the most beautiful car in its price range i had ever seen, then came the A5 and snatched that title. lol. I also was skeptical about the A5 when i saw it in pics, but seeing it in real like is another story, just an amazing car. So if you haven't seen a car in real life, make an intelligent criticism based on the circumstance.— spiritfilled (View Profile)
Can someone please define practicality, is it being a bachelor and having a minivan as an everyday car, or is it being married with two kids and having a corvette as the primary family car. practicality is different to each customer, and so is the price they pay for it. Its amazing how people whine and gripe over such matters, A young married couple with 2 kids, nice house, great paying jobs, and don't want a camry, but instead something to express their youthfulness would purchase a car like this. I know I would. A nice Armani suit is practical for a business meeting, and not for a construction site. BMW is only creating a market for those who might have been searching for a new kind of vehicle type/genre( perhaps bad choice of word). It looks nothing like an Aztec, thats like saying every suv looks like a horse carriage, grow the hell up please. New car segment, this is 2008 people, get with the future, 90% of the type of cars we have now didn't exist in the initial years of automotive design, because they weren't needed, now they either are needed not just for utilitarian purposes but for recreational purposes and sometimes for eye candy. But to sum it all up, this car is beautiful to me, i know pics don't do it any justice. It may be hard to believe but when the new 3 series coupes were first released, they were ugly to me in pics, but the first time i saw one in real life, it was the most beautiful car in its price range i had ever seen, then came the A5 and snatched that title. lol. I also was skeptical about the A5 when i saw it in pics, but seeing it in real like is another story, just an amazing car. So if you haven't seen a car in real life, make an intelligent criticism based on the circumstance.
— spiritfilled (View Profile)
Posted on 4/24/2008 5:02:27 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4
This car is everything. If it were last year and I would have jumped all over this thing. Now with the uncertain economic times and high gas prices, I think I will wait until I can pick up a used one— 0to60 (View Profile)
This car is everything. If it were last year and I would have jumped all over this thing. Now with the uncertain economic times and high gas prices, I think I will wait until I can pick up a used one
— 0to60 (View Profile)
Posted on 4/28/2008 2:58:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1
$62K.....that's nothing, at our dealership we have an X6 for $74K+ it arrived on Sat. and it's already sold.— DJsE60 (View Profile)
$62K.....that's nothing, at our dealership we have an X6 for $74K+ it arrived on Sat. and it's already sold.
— DJsE60 (View Profile)
Posted on 4/29/2008 1:55:33 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1
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