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[ArtMan]

ok...i have lots of questions but mainly...


I just got the X home from the dealer for the dead battery and they replaced teh alternator and battery...however on the way home about 1-2 miles away from my house the colant msg comes on so i look at the temp gauge and noghing so i get home i smelll a very strong colant odor and i look under the car and bam colant everywhere....now. this happened before but right at the delership infront of the service but now im at home so ive called them but dammint this is getting realy annoying i havnt had manny problems with the X but all of a sudden all these things are going bad arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....sry had to get out...anyhow I was wondering since so many pple trade and buy sell cars here what are my options if i want to get rid of the X and either get a new one or different bmw? Thank you!

[blondboinsd]

what year? Bmw X5s are pretty reliable and they rarley have major engine problems its usually just electronics that go wrong?

Year and engine?

[ArtMan]

well i have an 03, 3.0 no nav ( I know) sap. black. has rear climate. non sport. leather got the car new..has 48,000 miles so far so still under warranty and im now considering getting the extended maint. and warr. since its having all these issues.

also, 60% of the miles are highway since i go to school in downtown i travel about 60 miles a day, 3 times a day, for 4 months not to mention the number of days were i still drive to downtown...anyway i lvoe the car but WHY NOW lol.....just looking at my options. I dont want to get a new model of the X since ill prolly have some bugs for a year or so. but ....bottome line i want to see the options that i might have to replace it without a huge financial strain!