James, thanks so much for your reply and offer. I have seen your many posts to this forum and was hoping we could get in touch since we're both here in the Boise area. I've owned the X5 for for just three months now and absolutely love it, in spite of a few issues. Have you had any experience with Peterson? They are the ones that "provided" me with a list of recommended repairs. I've done a couple already myself, but I certainly would value your opionions and suggestions on their diagnosis.

I'll get in touch with you after the the 27th.

Regards,

Bob (actually in Meridian!)

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Past BMW vehicles, all gone now:
2004 X5 4.4i, 2005 Z4 3.0i, 2006 325xi