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Originally Posted by Cajun X3
The doors also felt thin and hollow compared to the doors on my F25, which feel solid. I fear there's been some cost-cutting going on at Spartanburg. However, the driving experience was quite good and the engine and brakes were great. But at $65k, the price is treading into X5 territory. Quite frankly, if I was going to spend that much on a BMW SAV, then I'd probably just step up to a nicely equipped X5 with the straight 6.
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I don't know about the old F25 design but the front doors, fenders and hood on the G01 are aluminum. I know when my neighbor got his 2012 535, he didn't like the sound of closing the front doors. Then he realized they were aluminum.
Aluminum doors when closed, will have a more hollow sound then steel doors. Just the nature of the beast.
As for the X5, I took a long test ride in one, but the interior just looks so old and outdated when compared to the new X3. Plus I didn't need the extra 1,000 lbs of weight to lug around. So the X3 was for me.