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Originally Posted by Towdad
Have to agree. Wife doesn't care for our X5 on snow or icy slick surfaces. So then she gets out the old Expedition and drives happy. Some of it is getting use to the snappier throttle movement and sudden brake reaction of the X5 but alot is the OEM tires. I would have thought with BMW traction control the X would have been more stable, but no, it wags it's tail frequently on the slick.
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Okay, none of these reports are encouraging. We bought the X5, in part, because of inclement weather safety. I know the stock tires are not very good, and will be replacing them asap. I hope that it transforms the car. I'd hate to think our $23K Outback is going to run circles around a $55K X5 in the bad weather.. 
What year is your X5? I understand the '04 and up X-Drive systems are far better than the earlier systems, true?
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