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Originally Posted by Helmuth
Hey guys,
it was a nice time with you !!!!!!!!!!!
It costed me an arm and a leg from a financial standpoint.
I hate the guy who will pickup MY X5 next saturday ..... ;-)
To be honest. I am happy to sell her and I have to admit:
All "standard" problems you can read about here in this forum that could happen to your X5 with "your" manufacturing date will happen - at least they all happened to me.
Your gearbox in a 2002 X5 will break. Believe me. Mine broke twice - second breakdown was "for free" which means you pay "only" EUR 400.- something, not even 10% of the prize of the first change of the gearbox - half a year later.
In summary: a GREAT car, loved to drive it and will in the future have one of the shitty normal ones, FIAT something - not really worth to ask for details. But 14 liters of Diesel in 100km is also something I also need to get rid of.
Good luck everybody. Enjoy your X !!!!!!!!!!
All the best
Helmuth
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Good luck my friend.Enjoyed our chats and thanks for your contribution and shares.
Wow!14ltrs/100!Thats V8 territory!Something a miss there!Possibily auto box hanging on to gears too long!Normally ,you would expect 10 to 11ltrs/100 around town and 8 to 9 ltrs/100 motorway!
I can understand your frustration with all that has gone wrong with the X5 as most of us know from experience!I am lucky so far ,since I dont do a lot mileage but there are problems waiting to happen!
With regards to the auto box,Bmw (at my dealer work)have had for a long time ,updated software which deliberately reduces torque at low and load values to delay the box from breaking!Still ,only a short term solution
All the best to you ,my friend
Fernando
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2003 BMW X5 E53 3.0D-Auto, Sportpack,full extras.
Oxford green/
Leder Dakota interior.
56, 875miles @24th October 2024
Heavily OE modded,including full facelift grill install.4.6is body kit,wheels,exhaust tips and ext.fender flares
Non OE mods.Depo "custom" Angel eye headlights.