Sorry to hear you had more than your fair share of problems. The used '01 I bought last June, I've come to love. Being used and over 4yrs old, I knew I would have to put something into it. As my father is fond of saying "buying used is just buying someone else's headache".

I had my dealer give it a good going over when I got it in town. That snipped off some problems before they bloomed, (replaced some hoses and a sway arm that was starting to loosen). The Dinan S2 mod then eliminated some other problems that may have cropped up. Replacing a 5yr old battery with winter coming up was a no-brainer. When I hit 60K, the water pump will be replaced. Everytime it goes in for an oil change (7500), I tell them to spend the time to look it over in an attempt to try to catch things before they go completely bad. BMW does not have a reputation of being perfect and my reasons for buying an X5 are different from yours, as well as our expectations are probably different. I hope your new ride. whatever it may be, is all you hope it to be.

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2001 X5 4.4i topaz blue/sand Sport, complete Dinan S2 , hitch, V1, tint, BSW Stage 1, Alpine INA-W910BT
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