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      06-24-2011, 07:27 PM   #1
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Hi All,

I'm a fairly new owner of a fairly new ('09) X6 35i, and just registered and wanted to introduce myself. It looks like this might be the most active online community for X6 owners, as I haven't found a lot of traffic on other sites.

This is my first BMW; I was a long-time Audi driver (allroad from '01-'05, S4 cabriolet from '05-'11) until my beloved S4 became the meat in a 7-car sandwich. (Used to go by "Inquisitor" on Audiworld and Quattroworld, in case any other former Audi folks are here.)

I've really been enjoying the X6- my wife and I actually flew to Portland, Oregon from the SF Bay Area to pick it up and drove it back home. Fantastic ride- got to test the sports mode out on some of the windy roads along the coast before switching to regular mode to blast down the highway. Even though I miss the V8 from the S4, one of the first things I did was to get a Stage 1 Dinan software upgrade. Might not have the same great sound, but the "woo hoo!" factor is now pretty damn close. I will say too that the attention this car gets is very different from the understated S4. Surprisingly, I've only *ever* seen 3 others on the road, and none since I picked up this car at the beginning of April, which might explain the number of "Hey, what is that?" questions. Despite the reviews claiming "polarizing" looks, pretty much every random stranger who's talked to me has loved them.

Anyway, just wanted to say hi and looking forward to being a part of this community. Have a great weekend!
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      06-24-2011, 09:46 PM   #2
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Welcome Rygel, and congratulations!
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      06-25-2011, 04:03 AM   #3
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Welcome Rygel,
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      06-25-2011, 05:24 AM   #4
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Welcome...lots of good folks and info on here. Congrats on the purchase...enjoy!
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      06-25-2011, 08:45 AM   #5
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Welcome to the club of lucky people -)
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      06-25-2011, 07:22 PM   #6
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Rygel,

Welcome - spent 4 hours on our country roads yesterday x6 =
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      06-25-2011, 11:55 PM   #7
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Welcome to the forum, where are the pictures of your ride???
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      06-26-2011, 09:04 PM   #8
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      06-27-2011, 06:06 PM   #9
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Thanks for the welcome everyone!

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Originally Posted by bmwrockzz View Post
Welcome to the forum, where are the pictures of your ride???
I haven't had the car detailed (or washed) since our road trip back in April. I'll get her pretty first, then put some up...
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      06-29-2011, 09:32 AM   #10
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Welcome aboard! We would loveto see pics. I agree with everyone when it comes to this forum being a great place to find advice and or info. Enjoy the ride and be safe
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      06-29-2011, 01:44 PM   #11
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      06-29-2011, 03:51 PM   #12
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Welcome!
You are correct, this is a great forum.
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      06-29-2011, 04:09 PM   #13
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Welcom

Welcome to you!!!
Congrats, you've chosen to join those of us who refuses to drive what everyone else drives!!!

I can't tell you the number of 'looks' I get and I haven't done a thing to my X6.....yet!!

I drove round trip from Vegas to Omaha for our daughter's graduation and wedding and the drive was so fun that I didn't let my wife drive! (She was pissed!!

Enjoy your ride!!
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      07-01-2011, 11:28 AM   #14
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