Does anyone's X5 Run Great?

[JoshGM]

Originally Posted by Fraser

I'm here. Like it or not.

You sound like you took it literally!!... Get out of here!! is just a phrase to mean thats really funny! Actually I was laughing you could see!

[AeroJammin]

My wife and I have only had our '05 for 2 months, but so far we've done ~3000 miles of trouble free driving (picked up with 58k). Hopefully, if anything happens it'll do it before the CPO runs out next Feb.

[RMak]

Let's see...

4 new tires (change to all-season tires)
New left CV Boot and axle
Links replaced
New passenger side Control Arms
New Alternator (which solved all my electronic gremlins!)
2 new sockets for the rear passenger side lights (just wanted to throw that in there)

A couple of round trip drives to Lake Placid and Vermont. The X5 drives like a dream. No rattles and feels like a solid rock! Nothing like the rush and feel of passing 4 cars in 1 shot on a single lane road! v8 power!

[kishg]

Originally Posted by RMak

Let's see...

4 new tires (change to all-season tires)
New left CV Boot and axle
Links replaced
New passenger side Control Arms
New Alternator (which solved all my electronic gremlins!)
2 new sockets for the rear passenger side lights (just wanted to throw that in there)

A couple of round trip drives to Lake Placid and Vermont. The X5 drives like a dream. No rattles and feels like a solid rock! Nothing like the rush and feel of passing 4 cars in 1 shot on a single lane road! v8 power!

you can't count tires, that's a wear item. as are links, control arms and cv boots. those will wear on any vehicle. perhaps they wear a little faster on the x5 given how well it drives, i think most drivers tend to drive them a little harder than say an expedition (we had one prior to the x5)

[cheappc]

thanks for this reassuring post... I was almost regretting getting my x.. but of course Im enjoying the hell out of it, I love it.

Just replaced my Driver Door Carrier, and my Driver Door Window Regulator...

P.S. I towed my first sport boat, a seadoo sportster, towed like a charm..

Hopefully it always this good! KNOCK ON WOOD!

[c4racer]

Originally Posted by RMak

Let's see...

4 new tires (change to all-season tires)
New left CV Boot and axle
Links replaced
New passenger side Control Arms
New Alternator (which solved all my electronic gremlins!)
2 new sockets for the rear passenger side lights (just wanted to throw that in there)

A couple of round trip drives to Lake Placid and Vermont. The X5 drives like a dream. No rattles and feels like a solid rock! Nothing like the rush and feel of passing 4 cars in 1 shot on a single lane road! v8 power!

I think I cleared more than 10 on my last ski trip, although I was driving my Audi. German V8 power either way!!

[cobra94563]

I've had my '05 for a year, from 34k to 41k mi. Runs great! no problems.
Replaced the PS hoses and brakes under warranty. Original tires still.
I hope to get to 80k (4-5 yrs) without too much problems. Then..I'm out! (as they say.)

[ncsucarjock]

I'll have 70k on mine next week...for about 40k in the past 13 months. A couple issues. Power steering lines, transmission actuator leaking, door actuator. All covered under warranty. Maintenance has been reasonable, brakes and tires all around, plus all new fluids and filters, just not getting the front end wobbles. That's on the list to remedy this month. All in all, an excellent machine. I drive it hard, and put it up wet, and she never complains. And mine doesn't have cold morning sickness...or CCV sickness...guess if you never stop driving them, they don't have time to get sick...

I'll hit 200k before I look for something else (another 3-4 years).

[Paydirtdog]

128K miles on the 01 3.0 and running and handling like new. No major repairs, only normal maintenance stuff. I almost prefer driving the E53 over the E70, almost....The E53 seems more nimble or easier to handle or something. I can't quite put my finger on it. Still very happy with the car after almost 10 years!

[RickM5X3]

I've had no problems in the last two weeks and runs great! Oh, scratch that, my driver's door tweeter went out again.

Well, the engine always runs great, its just all the other stuff on the car that challenges me. But I would stilll buy another X5 as nothing I've driven meets my performance/handling/towing needs like the X5!