This site was the primary reason for me staying AWAY from X5 for at least a year or two, until I finally gave up and went and bought my current 05 3.0i three years ago. Every time I would decide to go buy one, I would come to this board and do some research, and say to myself 'noway am I buying a car that has that kind of *serious* problems... forget it', and walk away from the idea.

After buying my current X5, a few initial (small) issues got taken care of under the original warranty, it has been bullet proof and driving and working flawlessly. I would gladly buy another. Mind you, I specifically talked with a bunch of local repairshops (bmw specific) and all of them recommended the 3.0 over 4.4 from reliability and lower cost of repairs/maintenance. That is why i went with the 3.0 and I am happy with it... well, I could always use a little more power so I would consider a 4.4 if I were in the market again.

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Currently driving: 2011 E70 x35i , 2011 E90 335d
Previous BMWs: 2007 E90 328i , 2005 E53 3.0i, 2011 F10 535i (6spd manual)