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      05-10-2010, 08:57 PM   #16
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Drives: '11 X6-M/'10 Z4 & X5/'03 530i
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I took the X6M to Vermont for three days and returned yesterday. Wind noise was not noticeable until about 90mph - long straightaways only, with my cousin's Escort laser/radar (and even then sparingly as the highway patrols can't wait to take this baby down. Maybe red wasn't the best choice).

As for comfort, that really depends on how you prefer your suspension settings. If I drive in 'normal' mode the car is as tame as a domestic cat but I can swear I hear her swearing at me from deep within. Punch the 'M' button however and the change in her dynamics are dramatic and immediately noticeable. You actually feel her hunker down as she downshifts and the engine literally growls. At that point you WILL feel every bump and pebble on the road and if you hit a bump on a curve, she will slide out a bit from under you.
Here's the problem though. You can either push her - which every fiber of your being is screaming at you to do, or you can remember what country you're in (excepting the Wyoming/Montana parts), slow the %€#¥ down, and wonder why you plunked down an extra $20 large for that little button.

Your rational side seldom loses these arguments and alas, you live to go through this frustration another day. Who was the Greek guy who pushed the rock up a hill for eternity, only to see it roll over him back to the bottom every time? He owned a car like this in the NorthEastern US.
Best to all. I love this forum
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