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Originally Posted by willgabriel
I agree. This is a shame, too. The X5 (E53) is such a great driving SAV in the BMW tradition. The "nickel and dime" issues (more like "Franklin and Cleveland" issues) truly keep many otherwise devoted BMW enthusiasts from owning an X5.
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Well - these same transmissions are used in other BMW's of the same era, so the issue is not unique to the X5. Nor is it unique to BMW. Pretty much all of the luxury Euro brands experience a high % of AT trans failures. Or you could drive a Lexus and save yourself that expense. Personally, I think the BMW is worth it over driving a Japanese car / SUV. Chances are you are going to buy one AT trans if you attempt to own a BMW for 200K+ miles - pretty much any AT equipped BMW. And you also might get lucky and it won't happen.