come on, don't exaggerate guys!! @ 100K X5s need a new trans? said who? what is this theory? I know the local market here in lebanon where almost 90% of the X5s are 3.0 imported from the states with around 100K on the clock, and I haven't heard any complaints of failing trans. mind you that here the news travel fast, and many cars are quickly labeled as "to avoid" like the 98-99 ML for example, or RR as a whole maker saying that "they have issues", or the alfa romeo (again, there's a rumor that they brake up a lot)... so even in such a "gossip oriented" society where any weakness in any car is fiercely attacked, I haven't heard that the X5 tend to have a failed trans... so stop the fobia! maybe because of our driving conditions, where the average speed is 20mph on the OBC... so maybe cruising at high speed in the states wears the trans more... anyways, I am approaching the 100K mark, and i hope that it will drive me till 140K (5 more years with my annual average of 7-8k miles)... then i plan to go for an X6
