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		<title>By: Elite Import Cars &#187; Canada to get BMW 335d and X5d in November(Photos Included)</title>
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		<dc:creator>Elite Import Cars &#187; Canada to get BMW 335d and X5d in November(Photos Included)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: jose</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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yo compre aqui el bmw dvd road map europe high 2008-2</description>
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<p>yo compre aqui el bmw dvd road map europe high 2008-2</p>
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		<title>By: BMW sales</title>
		<link>http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/07/24/2009-bmw-roadmap/#comment-50674</link>
		<dc:creator>BMW sales</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@&lt;a href="#comment-50663" rel="nofollow"&gt;Horatiu B.&lt;/a&gt;: 
Loaded questions, so I will try to break this down:

Up the corporate ladder, BMW reps state that the diesel production demonstration cars should be in our dealerships (in the Western US) in the month of October 2008. Upon driving the 335d, I would consider paying the supposed several thousand dollar premium to benefit from the estimated 37+ highway MPG due to my driving needs. However, my local management has been performing a market study regarding the up-front costs vs. long-term savings of alternate brand hybrids and such. In simple terms, where do you "break even" when you purchase a hybrid vehicle? Based on EPA MPG rating and 15,000 miles per year, it takes a client 98.7 years of driving to re-coop the up-front $11,000 premium for the hybrid version of a full sized Lexus sedan, model in study being the LS600hL. Please, Lexus lovers, keep in mind this is just an internal market study and I am not trying to spread unfair slander. Due to this internally calculated study, it may not be equitable for me personally to purchase diesel vs. petrol 335. 

Furthermore, due to its exhaust channel additive, the diesel does produce cleaner emissions and therefore stands to gain respect from the Green crowd due to this lovely concern we all have to cope with labeled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions". BMW has warned us to notify our clients of one important aspect to diesel ownership: if you choose to ignore the 1500 mile, 1000 mile, and then 500 mile warning that you are running low on "Bluetec" or substitute exhaust additive, your diesel BMW engine will temporarily cease to function. This will anger those clients who fail to acknowledge the LEGAL importance of this additive when their 335d is stuck in their garage at home. It will be towed to the nearest BMW Center for a top off of this interesting fluid. One suggestion, when anyone gets the opportunity, smell the exhaust of the 335d or xDrive35d. The aroma (odd word choice, sorry) is ammonia-like, rather than typical diesel exhaust.

The EPA rated MPG for an X5 xDrive35d, to my knowledge, has not yet been released for the US market. The pre-production versions we were driving in California were Euro spec. and therefore produced slightly different MPG than our US bound technology will do. I calculated, only track driving with no highway driving to average out, roughly 20 to 24 MPG, if I'm not mistaken.

I hope this info has been of good use.
Please respond with further questions or concerns.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@<a href="#comment-50663" rel="nofollow">Horatiu B.</a>:<br />
Loaded questions, so I will try to break this down:</p>
<p>Up the corporate ladder, BMW reps state that the diesel production demonstration cars should be in our dealerships (in the Western US) in the month of October 2008. Upon driving the 335d, I would consider paying the supposed several thousand dollar premium to benefit from the estimated 37+ highway MPG due to my driving needs. However, my local management has been performing a market study regarding the up-front costs vs. long-term savings of alternate brand hybrids and such. In simple terms, where do you &#8220;break even&#8221; when you purchase a hybrid vehicle? Based on EPA MPG rating and 15,000 miles per year, it takes a client 98.7 years of driving to re-coop the up-front $11,000 premium for the hybrid version of a full sized Lexus sedan, model in study being the LS600hL. Please, Lexus lovers, keep in mind this is just an internal market study and I am not trying to spread unfair slander. Due to this internally calculated study, it may not be equitable for me personally to purchase diesel vs. petrol 335. </p>
<p>Furthermore, due to its exhaust channel additive, the diesel does produce cleaner emissions and therefore stands to gain respect from the Green crowd due to this lovely concern we all have to cope with labeled &#8220;Greenhouse Gas Emissions&#8221;. BMW has warned us to notify our clients of one important aspect to diesel ownership: if you choose to ignore the 1500 mile, 1000 mile, and then 500 mile warning that you are running low on &#8220;Bluetec&#8221; or substitute exhaust additive, your diesel BMW engine will temporarily cease to function. This will anger those clients who fail to acknowledge the LEGAL importance of this additive when their 335d is stuck in their garage at home. It will be towed to the nearest BMW Center for a top off of this interesting fluid. One suggestion, when anyone gets the opportunity, smell the exhaust of the 335d or xDrive35d. The aroma (odd word choice, sorry) is ammonia-like, rather than typical diesel exhaust.</p>
<p>The EPA rated MPG for an X5 xDrive35d, to my knowledge, has not yet been released for the US market. The pre-production versions we were driving in California were Euro spec. and therefore produced slightly different MPG than our US bound technology will do. I calculated, only track driving with no highway driving to average out, roughly 20 to 24 MPG, if I&#8217;m not mistaken.</p>
<p>I hope this info has been of good use.<br />
Please respond with further questions or concerns.</p>
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		<title>By: Horatiu B.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@&lt;a href="#comment-50582" rel="nofollow"&gt;BMW sales&lt;/a&gt;: Thanks for the feedback. We heard similar stories about the 335d and I think shortly we will have a chance to drive it. Tell me, would you choose the diesel before the petrol 335i? Also, what was the tested X5d MPG?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@<a href="#comment-50582" rel="nofollow">BMW sales</a>: Thanks for the feedback. We heard similar stories about the 335d and I think shortly we will have a chance to drive it. Tell me, would you choose the diesel before the petrol 335i? Also, what was the tested X5d MPG?</p>
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		<title>By: BMW sales</title>
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		<dc:creator>BMW sales</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>DIESELS!
I have driven the pre-production diesel 335d and X5 xDrive35d as of spring 2008 in a BMW testing facility in California. These engines have as much torque as they need to scoot along with the rest of the line-up. The X5 will be perfect for anyone who plans on towing a trailer/boat/Jet Skis. And the 335d, although still tight inside for 5 passengers, gets up and moves just like the petrol version already in mass production. I look forward to these cars as a great competition against the Benz crowd.</description>
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I have driven the pre-production diesel 335d and X5 xDrive35d as of spring 2008 in a BMW testing facility in California. These engines have as much torque as they need to scoot along with the rest of the line-up. The X5 will be perfect for anyone who plans on towing a trailer/boat/Jet Skis. And the 335d, although still tight inside for 5 passengers, gets up and moves just like the petrol version already in mass production. I look forward to these cars as a great competition against the Benz crowd.</p>
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		<title>By: Guster</title>
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		<dc:creator>Guster</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No M model on the Z4... thats not good coming from the "ultimate" driving machine company...</description>
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