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[EZ DUKE]

Hello,Im a owner of X5M where Im in China.
I also experienced some problems that discussed in the forum such as Braking squeal and Battery drain etc. I thought those problems were discrimination by BMW. Can u guys guess how much the X5M costs in China?
It must be astonished to you.
But i can be relax now, even still annoyed by the squeal. And the Battery drain has solved by chaged whole night at dealer.
And I changed its exhasut to AK. Its awesome.
Nice to join.
The boy in photo is not me .

[Andrey]

So how much does it cost in china??? or if you don't mind, tell us how much you paid for it. Here in USA it costs about 110k with all the bells and whistles

[bulldog_yyc]

great looking truck and excellent choice of exhaust!

[EZ DUKE]

it costs 2m in rmb which equals around 31k in us dollars.
So u can know how lucky u r.

[EZ DUKE]

And I also wanna know hom often should I change oil & sparkling plug? The dealer recommend 5000 KM for changing oil & plugs. However,it is suspicious.
Its rpm is not as high as M3,even the gasoline quality in China is poor(most cities have no ron 98).

[Thinkkkker]

Duke there is a separate thread for oil changing you might want to look at but if your gasoline is THAT bad our thread may not be a good idea to follow for oil service. 5,000 miles seems to be a popular number in the States. I dont know anyone who changes spark plugs at 5,000 miles. But again, bad gasoline is a very bad thing for High Performance engine. M3 engine isnt that far off the X5M in terms of service requirements although the recommended oil viscosity is higher at the top end. Good luck.

And bye the way, did you mean $31,000 US$ or $310,000 US$. The difference is significant!

Enjoy the vehicle!

[EZ DUKE]

Originally Posted by Thinkkkker

Duke there is a separate thread for oil changing you might want to look at but if your gasoline is THAT bad our thread may not be a good idea to follow for oil service. 5,000 miles seems to be a popular number in the States. I dont know anyone who changes spark plugs at 5,000 miles. But again, bad gasoline is a very bad thing for High Performance engine. M3 engine isnt that far off the X5M in terms of service requirements although the recommended oil viscosity is higher at the top end. Good luck.

And bye the way, did you mean $31,000 US$ or $310,000 US$. The difference is significant!

Enjoy the vehicle!

Im so ashame on myself,It is $310,000 ,otherwise how could I say u r lucky,cause the tariffe almost 100 % and other charges. And the options are also limited ,cause most options have became standarded,which means the basic configurations are higher than other market , therefore, the BMW and Dealers can earn more money.
This is what I said discrimination.
About oil changes, the unit which we uses is "KM" and not miles,so,its huge difference.
I searched long time , the BMW recommends X5M to change oil for 12,000KM which around 7,500 miles and change plugs for 48,000KM which equals 30,000.
Thanks Thinkkkker, the gasoline is key, so I add additives regularly.

[DDP2011X5M]

Originally Posted by EZ DUKE

Hello,Im a owner of X5M where Im in China.
I also experienced some problems that discussed in the forum such as Braking squeal and Battery drain etc. I thought those problems were discrimination by BMW. Can u guys guess how much the X5M costs in China?
It must be astonished to you.
But i can be relax now, even still annoyed by the squeal. And the Battery drain has solved by chaged whole night at dealer.
And I changed its exhasut to AK. Its awesome.
Nice to join.
The boy in photo is not me .

What part of China?

[EZ DUKE]

Originally Posted by DDP2011X5M

What part of China?

Dalian where in northeastern of china.

[Biff Grissel]

Congrats buddy and welcome. That's insane 310k for a 100k truck. U must be a BOSS! Nice choice on the akrapovik! Time for a tune drop and exhaust.

[EZ DUKE]

Originally Posted by Biff Grissel

Congrats buddy and welcome. That's insane 310k for a 100k truck. U must be a BOSS! Nice choice on the akrapovik! Time for a tune drop and exhaust.

I wanna replace the downpipe,however,I searched AK web,it said the ECU reflashment is recuired. But I dont wanna reflash ECU now,and also no good store to reflash. Worry about it. But the fasicination of extra 60 hp & over 110 nM is huge~~~~

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And I also wanna know about the lubricant oil brand ( or series)
Is TWS better or EDGE ~~~

Thanks you guys~~~