That's it guys, I got rid of my x5. For the last 3 years my X was the car that has given me the real pleasure of driving, and the car that gave me more sleepless nights that all cars I have owned my whole life, maybe 10-12. I've lived with the feeling that one day it'll break and I'll spend more than what the whole car was worth. CONSTANTLY I was monitoring the cluster to see if anything fails. To be honest I feel relieved though I drive an Odyssey (big family) which doesn't even come close to my ex-X5. Soft brakes, go-cart like steering, road noise......... Want to thanks to all of you that helped me keep the car running. I'm moving over the the Odyssey forum where people are talking about flowers, exterior colors, car fresheners. Boring, I know.


Traded the 2001, 3.0L with 98k miles for $9100. The passenger door was manually operated - nothing on that door worked except the speaker. For thrills I still have my wife's 2006 3 series. At least that one has only 50k miles

Take care guys!

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