Originally Posted by X5-limo

As a proud new owner of a smooth riding 2001 X5 3.0 - 62.5k mi - I'm glad to hear you, too, are a former Jeep owner! I owned 3 Grand Cherokee Ltds. since '93. They all run like a top but the wife is making me sell the '93 - 173k mi - because, 'We don't need 4 cars!'

I guess, gone are the days when we incurred a few (if any repairs) and just drove!!?! In my new X5, I know to change the water pump, thermostat, 'oil separater', air filters and check the CV boots, but what is a 'Final Stage Resistor', is there another name for this part?

I've just fore-gone the option of purchasing a 3ard party extended warranty due to lack of quality coverage, shady contracts and high premiums and have decided to do it the 'Jeep' way and try to do as much maintenance/Rx as I can.

I'd really appreciate it if you could list any other components that you think I may need to attend to and any other preventative maintenance that I should perform outside the mfgrs service schedule?

Thanx!