Newbie Questions ::

[bnz2bimmer]

1)

What year of the x5 3.0 is the most reliable ?

2)

What year/engine gives the best fuel economy ?

3)

I average about 50/50 cityhighway , what kind of MPG can I expect from this car ?

4)
where there any significant changes thru the E53 production like design?

[X5Andrew]

I can handle question 2 and 3. If you are even worried about gas prices, you might want to pass on the X5. Not the friendliest vehicle on the old dino oil, but sure is fun as hell to drive

[pseto]

Originally Posted by bnz2bimmer

1) What year of the x5 3.0 is the most reliable ?

2) What year/engine gives the best fuel economy ?

3) I average about 50/50 cityhighway , what kind of MPG can I expect from this car ?

4) where there any significant changes thru the E53 production like design?

1) any year 3.0 is pretty reliable. like all cars, some problems never seem to go away (bad window regulators, dying pixels, etc).
2) 04+ give best gas mileage due to valvetronic. both 3.0 and 4.4 get roughly the same mpg, except yrs 00-03 (4.4 eats more gas)
3) high teens would be pretty good. i have an 02 and almost get 17
4) 04 had a minor facelift and added valvetronic

[SuperGreg]

My 2002 3.0 gets ~ 15mpg city, and ~25mpg highway @ 72 mph.