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      01-04-2011, 01:18 PM   #1
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there seems to be a few threads popping up now highlighting the overly light steering as a result of the electric power steering.

For those of you who are concerned about this I would recommend specifying the variable sport steering option (can be selected without taking the whole dynamic suspension package). I was an extra £370 GBP.

I would agree that in normal mode the steering feels far too light for the size of the car but flick it into sport mode and the steering weighs up nicely. I drive is sport mode all the time - just a pity you cant get the system to default to this on start-up but I just press sport at the same time as releasing the handbrake so has become second nature.

hope this helps some of you with concerns.
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there seems to be a few threads popping up now highlighting the overly light steering as a result of the electric power steering.

For those of you who are concerned .
Im not too concerend, didnt notice it on the test drive and im sure after a day or so it will become the norm

Now, whilst I got you! What mpg are you getting?
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Im not too concerend, didnt notice it on the test drive and im sure after a day or so it will become the norm

Now, whilst I got you! What mpg are you getting?
Pleased to hear that you're not too concerned as it's too late for more changes to my order. I didn't notice any problems with the steering at all on either of the X3s that I took for a test drive. Only just over an hours worth of driving them in total but if it was that bad, I'm sure I would have picked up on it.
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too late for more changes to my order.
Yeah, not worried at all - hell I would take delivery this week with no steering if I could!

Still cant decide on oyster or black leather but I got a few weeks tinkering yet
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average mpg to date is 34mpg although that has been on a number of short trips over the christmas holidays.

Will know better once I get back into the work commute tomorrow which is 50 miles a day in total there and back
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I finally got my test drive in the auto demonstrator last week and I must say I didn't find any issues with the weight of the steering. It was the standard car with 17" alloys. My comparison to how it drove is a 07 3 series m sport with the option 18" alloys.

I test drove the car on some b type country roads and on the main dual carriageway from where I live on what was quite a windy day in north east of the uk but at no point did I feel I was losing any control of the x3.

Got good news from the dealer when i handed back the demonstrator that my car should be here by middle of this month! It's been a long wait since august but I'm sure it'll be worth it!
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Yeah, not worried at all - hell I would take delivery this week with no steering if I could!

Still cant decide on oyster or black leather but I got a few weeks tinkering yet
Haha - lucky you. Don't leave it too late though, I wasn't expecting the "no more bets" call until next week!

I think Oyster with Sapphire Black will look awesome if you can keep it clean, and it sounds like you've managed well with the beige.
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average mpg to date is 34mpg although that has been on a number of short trips over the christmas holidays.

Will know better once I get back into the work commute tomorrow which is 50 miles a day in total there and back
Keep us informed - cheers
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For those of you who are concerned about this I would recommend specifying the variable sport steering option (can be selected without taking the whole dynamic suspension package). I was an extra £370 GBP.

I would agree that in normal mode the steering feels far too light for the size of the car but flick it into sport mode and the steering weighs up nicely. I drive is sport mode all the time - just a pity you cant get the system to default to this on start-up but I just press sport at the same time as releasing the handbrake so has become second nature.hope this helps some of you with concerns.
Please tell me this cannot be set to default because you didn't purchase the full dynamic handling package? But even still... If I'm gonna pay $1400 extra for this feature, I would hope I could set it to one of the 3 modes I like the best and set it as the default and not have to reset it each time I drive the vehicle. Please excuse my ignorance on this subject, but I haven't owned a car with this feature ever and not exactly sure what the limits are on it. But for everyday use, I would hope I could just set it to my liking and not have to dick around with the settings or push extra buttons everytime I drive.
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personally, I love the steering wheel on my F25 X3 compared to my LCI e92 335i...its just a matter of what you prefer
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personally, I love the steering wheel on my F25 X3 compared to my LCI e92 335i...its just a matter of what you prefer
I agree, my '07 X3 had better steering feel than my 135i does. It was very communicative, natural and direct. I loved it. Looks like the new one isn't as good as the old in that regard. Doesn't matter, will be getting one anyway
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