Hold on to your E53 X5

[bmw540san]

I briefly considered selling it because I had 5 cars in driveway and it looked like a used car lot, lol.
Thankfuly, E60 M5 is gone (found a good home and buyer is over the moon) so I really have no reason to sell it.

I love my newly purchased X3 M40i and it's such a fun but the build quality is not as good as E53 X5. I expected that and have no regrets. My 13 year daughter loves it and she has my car gene for sure.

In fairness, we have to remember that X3 is "lesser"model and 2019 X5 is probably better build overall but I doubt it's E53 X5 quality.

Also, X3 G01 is almost identical to E53 in dimension and it fits my lift. I simply have no need for bigger SUV.

I've had various BMW's for years now and I'm not telling you anything new while stating that E39, E38, E53 and few others are last of the breed.

All I need to do is to go open and close doors on E53 and X3 and like my friend said, first word that comes to mind with X3 is "delicate".

But we can't argue with the fact that I'm getting 25 mpg vs 18 mpg with engine that is 130 hp more powerful!