MISS BM 712 Report post Posted April 30, 2014 I think I gasped and cringed when I saw the following photo on the Bmw NZ facebook page.. A 5d.. I don't think I could ever bring myself to test Bmws off road potential like this brave dude... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tristan 338 Report post Posted April 30, 2014 Looks like it's in its element Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_kahu 8 Report post Posted April 30, 2014 *thumbs up* Proving it's more than an expensive shopping trolley for toffs 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael. 2312 Report post Posted April 30, 2014 seems so wrong... Need a landcruiser for such activities. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1039 Report post Posted April 30, 2014 As an ex 4x4 guy I wanna see the the after picture with those 21 inch wheels and tires and road suspension Which 4x4 club was asked to assit in the recovery? 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slybma 38 Report post Posted April 30, 2014 I'm curious to know what their wading depth is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MISS BM 712 Report post Posted April 30, 2014 As an ex 4x4 guy I wanna see the the after picture with those 21 inch wheels and tires and road suspension Which 4x4 club was asked to assit in the recovery? The caption behind this photo was related to the Christchurch floods... "Road Closed, No problem" No problem.. Eh right. Toyota Recovery team I think.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 438 Report post Posted April 30, 2014 What's that water, like a foot deep? I'd take an Outback through that, why can't an X5? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2915 Report post Posted April 30, 2014 It's funny how most people think the X5 is not supposed to be used off-road! Ok, so it's no LWB Landcruiser or Rangie, but with all the trickery on-board they are pretty capable on the slippery stuff. Anyone who has done the Parcours and off-road section of the Ultimate Drive Day will tell you how surprising the capabilites are. Tyres would be the biggest restriction to the off-road performance - can you even get mud-tyres in ultra-low profile 20" run flats? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) I bet there is some clause that it voids the factory warranty though. my definition of a capable offroader must be very different to yours i think Jon. not some nancy boy stuff they probably do at the BMW sponsored days. Nothing like taking a 4x4 to its very limits, THAT tests its capabilities. I bet my GQ Patrol will go more places than that X5, and all it has is a rear LSD. No wizardry of any kind, and its the same size truck. edit: that said, wouldn't mind taking this one for a squirt Edited April 30, 2014 by _Ethrty-Andy_ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2915 Report post Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) I'm not talking about full on winching and green-laning here Andy, just the ability to get over rough and slippery stuff. Without sounding too much like a corporate drone, this is a quote from 4x4 Action Adventure magazine about the X3..."Our only real offroading was on the sand tracks along behind the dunes on Puheke Beach at the top of KariKari Penninsula, where the power and torque of the big six diesel just ploughed through the deep soft sand climbs as though they were SH1" and that was with 19" M-Sport rims and road tyres. As it has been said though, most people are a little bit shy of doing things like that in their shiny / expensive BMW SUV! Edited April 30, 2014 by E30 325i Rag-Top Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lord_jagganath 421 Report post Posted April 30, 2014 BMW did learn a lot during the few years they owned LR. I suspect they gave more to LR though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjs 60 Report post Posted April 30, 2014 You will see this soon at a BMW dealer near you . Ex demo? Ex press hack? No... "ex BMW NZ management drive car" much better... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted May 2, 2014 My old E53 seen water all the time when fishing, but nothing really over the centre of the tire. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slybma 38 Report post Posted May 2, 2014 I bet there is some clause that it voids the factory warranty though. my definition of a capable offroader must be very different to yours i think Jon. not some nancy boy stuff they probably do at the BMW sponsored days. Nothing like taking a 4x4 to its very limits, THAT tests its capabilities. I bet my GQ Patrol will go more places than that X5, and all it has is a rear LSD. No wizardry of any kind, and its the same size truck. edit: that said, wouldn't mind taking this one for a squirt That's my kind of X5 haha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beemn 50 Report post Posted May 2, 2014 mine went off road once... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted May 2, 2014 Ahahahaha^ Imagine doing a track in one and getting some of those sensors etc wet. Save your money and buy a Safari. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted May 2, 2014 My old E53 seen water all the time when fishing, but nothing really over the centre of the tire. i seem to remember you loosing a numberplate in a puddle once??? Ahahahaha^ Imagine doing a track in one and getting some of those sensors etc wet. Save your money and buy a Safari. Fkn aye. is yours a GQ/Y60??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted May 8, 2014 Gotta love the people here who have no idea, reason why i left this place. so it has a big price tag, can still easily play with the big boys. We service a couple that go places no other 4x4 have gone (from what they have said). I've done an XDrive course through work. Very pleasantly surprised with the terrain they could tackle. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antil33t 90 Report post Posted May 11, 2014 Doesn't someone on here use one on his farm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MISS BM 712 Report post Posted May 11, 2014 It looks fine here - maybe a little low.. But wouldn't be keen to take it swimming.. That's just me I guess, and the theory of a car that price doing that, I would be nervous (unless I won the lotto, of course) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) i seem to remember you loosing a numberplate in a puddle once??? Fkn aye. is yours a GQ/Y60??? I did too! You've got a good memory. It's not the price tag that defines where it goes, that's up the 'nut(s)' behind the wheel. All terrain tyres running lower pressures on 17's or 18s make the X5 very capable, more so than some would believe. Manual and diesel is like a tractor on slippery surfaces Different story on the 19's with HP road tyres in the paddock , but it does do awesome donuts Yeah, mine had the E70 wheels at 20" - stability control off, add one wet paddock & install fun. Edited May 12, 2014 by The Diesel Guy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twisted 45 Report post Posted May 12, 2014 Still like to see one keep up with a lifted terrano on 31" mudders in a waist deep mess of mud soup. In saying that, for the coin charged for them, I'd hope they were reasonably capable on paddocks and sand etc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30 325i Rag-Top 2915 Report post Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) And I'd like to see that lifted Terrano keep up with an F15 on the road, with twisty bits and loose gravel. You can't really compare an out-of-the-box multi-use vehicle with a "specialist" 4x4 Edited May 12, 2014 by E30 325i Rag-Top Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 438 Report post Posted May 12, 2014 Gotta love the people here who have no idea, reason why i left this place. so it has a big price tag, can still easily play with the big boys. We service a couple that go places no other 4x4 have gone (from what they have said). I've done an XDrive course through work. Very pleasantly surprised with the terrain they could tackle. And I'd like to see that lifted Terrano keep up with an F15 on the road, with twisty bits and loose gravel. You can't really compare an out-of-the-box multi-use vehicle with a "specialist" 4x4 So which is it? I have no doubt that an X5 is capable to a point on road and that it would be ok on snowy roads, maybe gravel, but apparently they're now better than anything else at both? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
