Put a fork in me

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by squidzilla

I personally think a spare car is needed if you want to own an off warranty, higher mileage X5. V8's especially. Then if a the X give you trouble, you park it while shopping for the best price on paying someone to fix it or to find the time to shop for the best prices on parts and the DIY that follows.

OP, sorry to hear about your troubles. A second on driving the Mazda 6 as well. Car and Driver has a nice review on both of those cars.

Treat any old car as a toy and you'll be fine. Ask me how I know.

[electricalserv x5]

Sorry Bro, I know the feeling Trust Me............I hope You get good money for your X5

[xRide]

i just purchased a house and find it hard spending on it. And I do care my truck.

Right now I have only need to change the axle boots AGAIN, and the power steering pump. How or why this fail i dont know. Fluid was changed in 2013.

[mam4.6]

I went thru the same stage soon after I bought mine, because I didn't have many service records, I didn't know what all had been repaired. I ended up replacing the engine, refreshing the whole cooling system and timing chain guides and gaskets on the second engine, plus a lot of the suspension bits. It was a bit of downer for awhile, especially since we just bought a house as well. But I stuck it out and am currently very happy, knowing exactly where I am with all my maintenance...

[diyanich]

That's pretty much all I had to go through plus the transmission rebuild.
I am still happily married,the rest matters less.X is an awesome vehicle regardless the problems.

Originally Posted by mam4.6

I went thru the same stage soon after I bought mine, because I didn't have many service records, I didn't know what all had been repaired. I ended up replacing the engine, refreshing the whole cooling system and timing chain guides and gaskets on the second engine, plus a lot of the suspension bits. It was a bit of downer for awhile, especially since we just bought a house as well. But I stuck it out and am currently very happy, knowing exactly where I am with all my maintenance...

[StephenVA]

At the 10+ year mark with reselling pricing for hi mileage ones hitting below 10K, my only suggestion is to all owners is to DIY. If you have deep pockets, then go for it and find a BMW E53 knowledgeable INDY, whom you trust.

These are getting cheaper to buy with hi mileage and lots of unknown deferred maintenance. Most are ticking away waiting to go bang. The issues with X5's have been documented to death on this site as have the solutions to these same issues we as owners get to resolve. The knowledge base on this site is priceless.
Buy them and fix them. If not why buy in the first place? Like the style and performance? It all comes at a price. Nothing is free even in a Honda, Toyota, or whatever.

In regards to selling what you have now and going to a snooze of a car, everyone has choices in life to make that will define their auto driving life. Have a Nice Day!

[bestvaluestore]

Yes,can be dangerous buying used car.If you buy such car better try buying one with service history.Go with someone who you trust about cars to look it over prior to buy it.

[ProfessorX5]

Great point, StephenVA... pay to play is definitely true of BMW

[Bulk]

Thanks all, yeah I definitely love the X. Just need a reliable daily drive so am buying a new Grand Cherokee and going to replace every 3-4 years. I love the BMW's how they don't age. A 10 year old land cruiser looks like a 10 year old landmcruiser, people still think my 04 is only a couple of years old.

I will definitely be buying another X when I can afford the money and time for a toy car - maybe an E70 X5M might be the go by then...

[ants_oz]

Not having a crack at you mate, but you want reliability and bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee? THE single most recalled vehicle in Australia?