Need some advice from the E53 owners...

[Kam850]

Originally Posted by Effduration

I see from another post of yours, that you have an '06 X5 3.0 w/76k miles and you have owned this since April 21.

Give your descriptions, I don't think you typically own a car, any car, very long.
If that's true, you should probably sell this one and move on.

BTW, It wasn't clear to me which car you were towing with where "you felt every jerk of the trailer". But whatever it was, check the size of your tow ball and the size of the trailer coupler. What you describe sounds towing a 2-inch trailer coupler with a 1 7/8" ball on your trailer hitch.

I usually own a car somewhere between 2.5-4 years. There was years where I owned a car for a year or so only because either a family member or a friend needed a car that's "Good to go" so I sold it to them or I found something for a good deal. I had a 2014 435i Coupe that I bought in 2017 and sold it mid 2020. I told myself I would keep that car for 5-6 years, loved it. But the pandemic happened and I sold it so I can have more $$$ in my emergency fund, just in case. Glad I did because I lost my job due the pandemic and it took a while to find another job. I drove my 850i as my daily driver and when winter hit, I bought a cheap Subaru, which my dad ended up liking and he bought from me which is how I ended up with my X5.

About the towing, It was towing with the X5. Every bump felt like a jerk, which now that you mention it could be the issue with the ball and coupler. My brother used his own ball/receiver, not sure what size it was. We just towed an empty uhaul trailer, there was no weight on it.

I'm starting to like the idea of just keeping the X5, and maybe buy something in between and make my decision then. On average I only put around 10,000 - 12,000 miles a year on a daily driver. Plus I noticed a pattern where if I have NO practical car, I end up needing one...and once I do get a practical car....I end up doing very little "practical" things with it.