4500 miles on my 2011 35d. Usually about 18-20mpg in the city, LA traffic. Highway is usually about 26mpg, many times 30mpg. For the size and weight of this truck, the mpg is awesome.

Seems to be many more squeaks and rattles in the E70, compared to a 3, 5 or 7 Series (and I've had many of each). I can tell a USA built BMW, over a German made BMW. Remember BMWs built in the USA, must use a certain percentage of American sourced parts (it's part of the factory in the USA agreement with BMW and BMWNA and Carolina).

Overall, the X5 is a very safe and capable SUV.