I guess i have to join the ndwagon on this..As a first time owner of an x5 i was expecting more mine is the 2005 x5 3.0i with 59,000 i had the car two yrs and i put only14,000 in those two yrs...Man oh Man what a disappointment..If it wasnt for exteneded warranty i would of burned it...first day i bought it was making funny noises under the car took it back fixed no problem..a month later hit one of new york cities major pot holes car shuts off fixed no problem...two months later going to close my sunroof guess what doesnt want to close havent fixed that yet its a been over 7 months..1 month after that new york cities great snow storm getting out of a little snow hill guess what engine making niose my extened warranty company kept the truck for two weeks with no luck of finding the problem...Change water pump,thermotat,belts,pulley,alternator..point f my story for a car thats rarely driven i got the x5 flu...I guess i was waiting for a post like this..OOh and forgot to mention window regulator going already....

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