"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
10/06/2016 at 18:54 • Filed to: None
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"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
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When this car first showed up I hated it. One because it was a BMW SUV, “ultimate driver’s car” my ass.” I thought to myself hating audacity of it’s existence. Of coarse now we living in a world where BMWs are four door coupe SUVs. So that’s a moot point.
There is the styling, it looks like ome different person designed the front and back, but some one else designed the sides. When they put them together they realized the headlights and taillights didn’t match up. There was a moment of panic, then a fight broke out about who’s design would have to change. But then an intern with a gleam in his eye step up and said, “excuse me, I think I can make this work.” And it there it was something new, that is now something old.
RallyWrench
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/06/2016 at 18:58 |
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These are pieces of shit in every respect. They do nothing well.
RyanFrew
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/06/2016 at 18:59 |
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The way the headlights and blinkers don’t line up is an actual crime.
petebmwm
> RallyWrench
10/06/2016 at 18:59 |
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mine never let me down and did everything well...
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> RyanFrew
10/06/2016 at 19:01 |
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Eh they’ve really grown on me. I mean it looks better than say a contemporary Escape.
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RallyWrench
> petebmwm
10/06/2016 at 19:06 |
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But you’re a BMW tech, right? This has not been the case for most of my X3 clients, it seems. The powertrain itself is pretty good, with the exception of the transfer case, but everything else just seems like BMW rushed it and didn’t care how long it lasts.
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/06/2016 at 19:15 |
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I prefer the 2nd gen but I’m biased
Roundbadge
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/06/2016 at 19:58 |
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I’ve always said these things looked like they were designed and built by Saturn.
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Roundbadge
10/06/2016 at 20:04 |
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I can kinda see that.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/06/2016 at 20:34 |
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Ugly, ugly rear. Even worse when you don’t spring for body-matching plastic:
itranthelasttimeiparkedit
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/06/2016 at 22:10 |
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My wife really wanted one and I gave in a few years ago (used 05). I hated it for the first 2 years but its grown on me. Hers has been reliable as shit, I had to get the AC repaired and that is it. Pushing around 100k miles, so not bad for a newer model bmw...
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RyanFrew
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/07/2016 at 00:37 |
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From behind, maybe. But everyone within Oppo puts on rose-colored glasses for 10-year old cars in comparison to new ones.
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petebmwm
> RallyWrench
10/07/2016 at 07:26 |
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no, i’m in sales, the tranfer case doesnt break, it’s the accuator, thich isn’t terrible.. odds and ends bullsit, but nothing major..
functionoverfashion
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/07/2016 at 10:21 |
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My wife drives an ‘07 (slightly updated) version of this. I don’t mind it, but I have a 325 wagon, and I struggle to find ways in which the X3 is better. Looks certainly isn’t one of them. Interior height, when you really need to carry that dorm refrigerator upright. There’s one. It’s a little wider inside, but we’re not big people. So what do you get? Bigger gaps between the seats for stuff to fall into. Only one cupholder in the center console because
no good reason.
The biggest redeeming quality of my wife’s X3?
6 speed manual.
I’ll take my E46 wagon every day of the week, thank you.
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HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> itranthelasttimeiparkedit
10/07/2016 at 11:00 |
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Not bad at all
raspaa
> itranthelasttimeiparkedit
10/07/2016 at 16:53 |
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The first gen X3s were actually built by a BMW contractor, and not by BMW. Ironically, they were among the most reliable BMWs produced during that time. Irony much?
Glad you guys are enjoying the car!
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itranthelasttimeiparkedit
> raspaa
10/07/2016 at 20:02 |
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Ha, learn something new everyday. We’re debating selling it but I kind of don’t want to try our luck at this point
