I've had my 2001 X5 Sport since June, 2005

post-buy inspection replaced FSR, blown speakers, 1 slightly bent control arm, 2 hoses behind the engine, and a window regulator that failed on the trip back from picking it up, and I had the battery replaced

since then I've replaced the rear hatch lock/light assy, virtually all the exterior light bulbs, the windshield, 1 fuel sending unit, just did all 4 brakes/rotors at 93K, just replaced the Diamaris it came with at 91K, BMW replaced the instrument cluster for labor only ($115), BMW also fixed the taillight short, replaced the caution light/master door lock switch assy ($42), the coolant tank was replaced by previous owner, I also replaced the water pump/thermostat at 61K since it typically fails sometime between 60K to 80K miles (a couple less, a few last longer)..., 1 camshaft sensor also

the driver's door lock sticks occassionaly, door locks will sometimes freeze up in very cold conditions and not work untill frozen section warms up

I've never had to fix anything a second time, tranny still works great, mileage is 15-17mpg around town and 19-20mpg hwy, though I have gotten as high as 22.7mpg, I always ride as much as possible with the windows down to exercise the window regulators and it actually rides quieter, with less breeze with all the windows down (vs front windows only), I have not had to replace another window regulator in over 3.5yrs & 50,000 miles

for an 8yr old car (12/00 build date), it has no rust, rides great, and I love it. like I stated earlier, once I've had something fixed, it's stayed fixed. I can only hope yours does the same.

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