Anyone out there that ISN'T in the US or Canada?

DWB1873 · 07-28-2013, 01:24 PM

At the risk of offending the sensitive types...

When I first joined this forum, it was before the X1 launched in North America. There was a range of varied posts from owners in Europe, the Far East, Africa and Australia.

Then it launched in the US - since then it seems every post is about US deals, US fuel economy, US complaints about stuff I find banal - it's become the US X1 forum.

In short, this forum is now pretty much useless to me as an X1 owner outside of North America. I just wondered what happened to the other non-NA posters who used to contribute - Mario, manicm, tompak and so on...

BE X · 07-28-2013, 01:46 PM

None taken here - was kind of hoping more of the D owners (obviously in countries outside of the US since we don't get that choice) would be contributing here as that would have been my first choice.

fdpxfunix · 07-28-2013, 03:29 PM

Hey

I'm still here

I'm UK based and still reading/posting on the forum. I do agree there is a lot more US & Canadian input, but I guess the X1 is selling at lot more over there than in Europe, and the owners are more into forums?

Most other BM owners I know are not into car forums at all, and often ask me why I bother as it's only an X1! I guess they'll just never get it.

I'm going be over in Guernsey mid August, so will keep my eyes peeled for you. Waitrose car park again I guess.

J.

danielj · 07-28-2013, 03:51 PM

Seems to be the nature of forums.

I'm a moderator at Golfmk6.com and it started with a mostly non North American crowd. Then a year later it was released in North America and the tables turned. Golfmk7.com is the same. Mostly rest of world posting, but I know that too will change in it launches here in next Spring.

Sorry

Lucky13 · 07-28-2013, 04:20 PM

Actually I'm suprised anyone other than people in North America use this site. The 3 series site which I read a lot because I own one is almost all North America. The engines over here are almost all 2.0 and 3.0 turbo gas engines so there is probably little interest from Europe to read about them since Europe is mostly diesel or smaller gas engines due to taxes. You gas have had the X1 for 3+ years and we have had it less thn one so its still "new" here. Our market is a lot bigger than Western Europe as well with 17+ million vs 11+ plus for Western Europe.

Big Stew · 07-28-2013, 04:33 PM

One here from the UK

Chris Pringle · 07-28-2013, 07:45 PM

From Mexico here, but still officially North America.

JL350 · 07-29-2013, 05:23 AM

Hi from Australia. Drop in every other day, sometimes the posts don't interest me much, but if something does and I can add to it, I will. I have a vermillion red diesel x drive, love it. Test drove a petrol one and the torque of the diesel was a lot more fun.

Blue Bottle · 07-29-2013, 06:03 AM

Holland is watching, loving my X1 still 41.2 MPG is my average so nice watching those with Petrol keep trying to get diesel milliage.

NordicBMW · 07-29-2013, 06:17 AM

Taking delivery of my X1 20d in three days... So Norway will be present as well. I'm looking forward to comparing the driving capabilities with the X3 which is my "X" experience so far. Smaller, faster, more agile, more fun from what I hear and from what I experienced during the test drives. But that was an 18d so I have some expectations wrt the 20d.

Romuloschumann · 07-29-2013, 09:24 AM

Brasil

Michaelc82 · 07-29-2013, 10:42 AM

Australian living in California

Van1 · 07-30-2013, 12:06 AM

My X1 and I live in Germany. But we're both US spec.

Trumpy · 07-30-2013, 02:52 AM

Australian with a vermillion red diesel S-Drive here.

I agree that this forum has become a little US centric since they released them there. But there are a lot of owners up there. And if you think back, before the release was announced by BMW this forum was full of Americans bitching about not getting the X1.

Anyway, I don't comment much as deal prices and analysing MPG averages doesn't really grab my attention.

But this forum was helpful when I was considering the purchase 3 years ago. So thanks for that fellow owners

COOLGREANY · 07-30-2013, 03:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Van1

My X1 and I live in Germany. But we're both US spec.

Me too.

BMWDave · 07-30-2013, 08:44 PM

Australian Jet Black 23d xdrive. Used to browse daily, now tend to drop by because 1) the price the yanks pay for BMW's upset me - we get torn a new one here in Aus and 2) can't contribute to MPG for turbo petrol as I have a diesel. Love my X1, will contribute where I can but just casually these days.

Garvis · 07-31-2013, 01:35 AM

Sweden

danintas · 07-31-2013, 04:47 AM

Aussie (Tasmania) 23d owner here

Andy_o · 07-31-2013, 08:30 AM

Uk owner of a 23d msport manual here ... Longtime lurker but felt the need to add to this to help redress the balance back across the pond !

Teutonic · 07-31-2013, 10:54 AM

There is no need to feel weird about this.

Due to the fact that NA is a bigger market, obviously you will get more posts from those members. However, many posts are very useful to all the X1 owners, since is not always about gas consumption and prices. So, saying that is useless is a little bit too much.
If the info in regards with North America is not useful to you, you should start some different threads about Europe models, diesel engines, etc. I don't think somebody will say something about it.

In the other hand, many of us, we live in here, but we are also from different continents as well, including Europe.

nostatic · 07-31-2013, 11:53 AM

DWB1873 · 07-31-2013, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fdpxfunix

Hey

I'm going be over in Guernsey mid August, so will keep my eyes peeled for you. Waitrose car park again I guess.

J.

There are a lot more X1's about now! I got to actually use mine in the snow (proper snow) this year.

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DWB1873 Private 2 Rep 72 Posts Drives: X1 20d xDrive Auto Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: The world iTrader: (0)	Anyone out there that ISN'T in the US or Canada? At the risk of offending the sensitive types... When I first joined this forum, it was before the X1 launched in North America. There was a range of varied posts from owners in Europe, the Far East, Africa and Australia. Then it launched in the US - since then it seems every post is about US deals, US fuel economy, US complaints about stuff I find banal - it's become the US X1 forum. In short, this forum is now pretty much useless to me as an X1 owner outside of North America. I just wondered what happened to the other non-NA posters who used to contribute - Mario, manicm, tompak and so on...
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BE X Second Lieutenant 50 Rep 229 Posts Drives: X5 35d /X3 35i / R1200R Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: TN iTrader: (3)	None taken here - was kind of hoping more of the D owners (obviously in countries outside of the US since we don't get that choice) would be contributing here as that would have been my first choice.
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fdpxfunix Second Lieutenant 187 Rep 294 Posts Drives: X3 xDrive 30d M Sport Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK - West Sussex iTrader: (0)	Hey I'm still here I'm UK based and still reading/posting on the forum. I do agree there is a lot more US & Canadian input, but I guess the X1 is selling at lot more over there than in Europe, and the owners are more into forums? Most other BM owners I know are not into car forums at all, and often ask me why I bother as it's only an X1! I guess they'll just never get it. I'm going be over in Guernsey mid August, so will keep my eyes peeled for you. Waitrose car park again I guess. J.
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danielj Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 201 Posts Drives: 2018 x2 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Seattle, WA USA iTrader: (0)	Seems to be the nature of forums. I'm a moderator at Golfmk6.com and it started with a mostly non North American crowd. Then a year later it was released in North America and the tables turned. Golfmk7.com is the same. Mostly rest of world posting, but I know that too will change in it launches here in next Spring. Sorry
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Lucky13 Lucky13 211 Rep 1,762 Posts Drives: 2014 M235 manual, 2020 X3 30X Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Columbia, S.C. iTrader: (0)	Actually I'm suprised anyone other than people in North America use this site. The 3 series site which I read a lot because I own one is almost all North America. The engines over here are almost all 2.0 and 3.0 turbo gas engines so there is probably little interest from Europe to read about them since Europe is mostly diesel or smaller gas engines due to taxes. You gas have had the X1 for 3+ years and we have had it less thn one so its still "new" here. Our market is a lot bigger than Western Europe as well with 17+ million vs 11+ plus for Western Europe. __________________ 1995 325i, 1996 328ci, 1997 528i, 1997 Z3 2.8, 2000 528i, 2001 X5 3.0, 2001 330i Convertible, 2002 M3 Convertible, 2003 M3 Coupe, 2004 M3 Coupe, 2004 Z4 3.0, 2004 X3 3.0, 2007 X3 3.0, 2007 335i Convertible, 2013 X1 28 sdrive, 2014 M235 manual, 2020 X3 30i Xdrive
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Chris Pringle Private First Class 64 Rep 131 Posts Drives: 2021 X3 M40i Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Mexico iTrader: (0)	From Mexico here, but still officially North America.
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JL350 Enlisted Member 20 Rep 47 Posts Drives: 2.0D X4 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Perth, Australia iTrader: (0)	Hi from Australia. Drop in every other day, sometimes the posts don't interest me much, but if something does and I can add to it, I will. I have a vermillion red diesel x drive, love it. Test drove a petrol one and the torque of the diesel was a lot more fun.
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Blue Bottle Lieutenant 10 Rep 533 Posts Drives: X1 x Drive 2.0L D Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Swindon iTrader: (0)	Holland is watching, loving my X1 still 41.2 MPG is my average so nice watching those with Petrol keep trying to get diesel milliage.
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NordicBMW Private 0 Rep 76 Posts Drives: 2012 X3 / 2013 X1 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Norway iTrader: (0)	Taking delivery of my X1 20d in three days... So Norway will be present as well. I'm looking forward to comparing the driving capabilities with the X3 which is my "X" experience so far. Smaller, faster, more agile, more fun from what I hear and from what I experienced during the test drives. But that was an 18d so I have some expectations wrt the 20d.
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Van1 Member 11 Rep 85 Posts Drives: BMW M2C Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Papillion, NE iTrader: (0)	My X1 and I live in Germany. But we're both US spec.
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Trumpy New Member 1 Rep 19 Posts Drives: X1 20d sDrive Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	Australian with a vermillion red diesel S-Drive here. I agree that this forum has become a little US centric since they released them there. But there are a lot of owners up there. And if you think back, before the release was announced by BMW this forum was full of Americans bitching about not getting the X1. Anyway, I don't comment much as deal prices and analysing MPG averages doesn't really grab my attention. But this forum was helpful when I was considering the purchase 3 years ago. So thanks for that fellow owners
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Teutonic Colonel 2709 Rep 2,350 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	There is no need to feel weird about this. Due to the fact that NA is a bigger market, obviously you will get more posts from those members. However, many posts are very useful to all the X1 owners, since is not always about gas consumption and prices. So, saying that is useless is a little bit too much. If the info in regards with North America is not useful to you, you should start some different threads about Europe models, diesel engines, etc. I don't think somebody will say something about it. In the other hand, many of us, we live in here, but we are also from different continents as well, including Europe.
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