Hello to all.
Just wanted to say thanks to all that post here. I found this sight just prior to making a purchase decision on an '02 X5 3.0 for my wife. Only 43k miles, and in excellent condition. Learned a great deal here prior to purchase, and amazingly enough, it developed battery problems 2 days after bringing it home, and the information I found here was a huge help. (The non-BMW selling dealer is even reimbursing me for the battery.) It turned 4 years old only a few weeks before our purchase...
On a side note, my local dealer, Moritz BMW in Arlington, Tx. has been very customer friendly so far. They installed my wife's new wiper blades and missing shade clip free of charge for her when she stopped in on her way to work (to purchase the parts).
Thanks again, and I am sure I will be lurking around here often.
~Mike