[Chris28]

Morning all
Well had the car just over a week and yesterday had to do a 300 mile round trip to pick up a puppy . On the way down said to my wife this car could be dangerous to your license as it just cruises so well on the motorway , and when needed to overtake it just picks up speed so easily .
Anyway on the way back was caught by a camera van ! I did know I was speeding so holding my hands up to that , I thought I was doing approx 80 mph but when I looked down it was more like 90 !
Oh well just have to wait to see what the postman delivers in the next few day .

[Craig 1527]

Yes its so easy to be travelling a lot quicker than you think especially when it gets up too speed so quickly hope your lucky with result a speed aware course at worst good luck

What puppy have you got i got my x3 for our bullmastiff puppy transport hes 26 weeks now .

[weitz]

Originally Posted by Chris28

Morning all
Well had the car just over a week and yesterday had to do a 300 mile round trip to pick up a puppy . On the way down said to my wife this car could be dangerous to your license as it just cruises so well on the motorway , and when needed to overtake it just picks up speed so easily .
Anyway on the way back was caught by a camera van ! I did know I was speeding so holding my hands up to that , I thought I was doing approx 80 mph but when I looked down it was more like 90 !
Oh well just have to wait to see what the postman delivers in the next few day .

Yes! I totally have been doing the same thing... I had to set the speed limit warning to 87 so I stop myself before hitting 90... Doesn’t help that my car is bright red and I’m basically begging to be pulled over lol

[Wills2]

The speed warning is your friend set it at 85mph, I've had two close calls with mobile speed camera's they really are the devils work and always set up on nice long wide safe roads rather than accident black spots...I wonder why?

[BMWZ4]

Consider cruise control as well...or a radar detector

[Chris28]

Did use cruise on the way down but not on the way back . Must admit I was pushing it a bit as wanted to get back before the dog puppy woke up / be sick / wee in the car lol .
Puppy is an Australian labradoodle 😀

[weitz]

Originally Posted by Chris28

Did use cruise on the way down but not on the way back . Must admit I was pushing it a bit as wanted to get back before the dog puppy woke up / be sick / wee in the car lol .
Puppy is an Australian labradoodle 😀

That puppy sounds adorable! post pics please!

[spta97]

This thread is worthless without pics of the puppy in the X3M!

[AlexFL]

Originally Posted by spta97

This thread is worthless without pics of the puppy in the X3M!

This is our Havanese Bella!

[dazzapb]

I would concur OP, acceleration is savage even at motorway speeds in efficiency if you give the accelerator a prod.

God know what's its going to be like when the RIS is done and in sport plus with drivelogic 3 for example!

The petrol gauge doesn't stay still for long

I have a dash cam Garmin 66w with speed cams but I wonder for those with car play do you use Waze? Can the alerts come through the speakers?

I say this as the car masks the motorway speed well and it's like oh dear how am I not processing the hud speedo

Hope you don't get dinged OP

[weitz]

omg so cute!!! i haven’t let my dogs in my car yet... lol

[Chris28]

I need to clean the car and then I’ll take some pics of car and dog lol .
On a plus side the average mpg is up to 19 !
I was on 12 lol

[spta97]

OMG that puppy is adorable!

I’ve got the same interior as well - I will take pics of my dog sitting in as well

[kzg1969]

its not just the motorways though. I cought myself doing 45 in a 30 today. honestly thought i was doing 30.

[moff]

On my test drive, I took the car onto a dual carriageway and nailed it down the slip road, I was doing over 100 and didn't realise since I glanced the speedo and thought the dial was at around 70

Speed warning chime set to license ban - 99mph!

[AlexFL]

I was able to reach ~167 mph on the PBIR road course (have the driver’s pack). Car remained stable even at those speeds, very predictable, with slight understeering, no bad surprises. Driving at those high speeds in an SUV feels unreal, because you sit so much higher off the ground. The only problem is that it eats tires like crazy.

[Macanakey]

So freakin' cute!

Our dogs go to the office with me almost daily. I've got a seat cover on the back seat, so they sit on that. I've also got covers on the back doors, so nothing gets scratched up. It's not the prettiest setup, but it works fine. They've got harnesses that buckle into the seat belts, but I really don't do a good job of using them. Will have to start for their safety.

[AlexFL]

Originally Posted by Macanakey

So freakin' cute!

Our dogs go to the office with me almost daily. I've got a seat cover on the back seat, so they sit on that. I've also got covers on the back doors, so nothing gets scratched up. It's not the prettiest setup, but it works fine. They've got harnesses that buckle into the seat belts, but I really don't do a good job of using them. Will have to start for their safety.

Tbh, our dog doesn't seem to enjoy the ride in my X3M. I think the leather on the back seats is too slippery and maybe it's also the firm ride. She much prefers to be driven around in my wifey's RR Sport.

[cfm56d7b]

Originally Posted by AlexFL

This is our Havanese Bella!

Priceless.

[Craig 1527]

This is Ronnie a great reason to drive an SUV he's a bit bigger now he's 6 months and around 40kg

[Craig 1527]

Originally Posted by AlexFL

This is our Havanese Bella!

gorgeous puppy

[Chris28]

Sorry guys but how do you add photos ? I’m crap at this stuff !
Cheers