2000 X5 4.4 Would you buy it?

[TheKingSim0n]

Look at it this way, As long as it is well maintained you shouldn't really have to much flaws within the X.

I own an 01 X5 4.4i with 122k and thank gd shes still out there roaring fine. I mean it all depends on how well the car was maintianed, no one can really answer if it will last or not, you just need to go with the flow and try your best with the X as problems may come up.

[markwoodlief]

Originally Posted by TheKingSim0n

Look at it this way, As long as it is well maintained you shouldn't really have to much flaws within the X.

I own an 01 X5 4.4i with 122k and thank gd shes still out there roaring fine. I mean it all depends on how well the car was maintianed, no one can really answer if it will last or not, you just need to go with the flow and try your best with the X as problems may come up.

After owning a plethora of vehicles I'm also not opposed to DIY stuff either.. obviously coming from Land Rover, a bit of mechanical skills are a must. I'd really like to roll with this one.. I like the blue color.. 1 owner, seems well taken care of, my land rover experiences have got me gun shy though.. .. especially after reading that bmw owned rover during this time and 'borrowed' some ideas from the Discos.. my nemesis..

[sunny5280]

Originally Posted by markwoodlief

After owning a plethora of vehicles I'm also not opposed to DIY stuff either.. obviously coming from Land Rover, a bit of mechanical skills are a must. I'd really like to roll with this one.. I like the blue color.. 1 owner, seems well taken care of, my land rover experiences have got me gun shy though.. .. especially after reading that bmw owned rover during this time and 'borrowed' some ideas from the Discos.. my nemesis..

I've owned two X5's but not long enough to provide any meaningful insight into their reliability. Here's what I can tell you about the two I've owned:

- A 2000 4.4i I bought with 80K miles. During the six months I owned it I had to replace the MAF and the transmission valve body. Total cost was approximately $1,500. I got rid of it because the gas mileage wasn't what I was used to (the X5 replaced a Subaru Outback as my daily driver).

- I currently own a 2001 4.4i which I bought with 108K. When I purchased the vehicle the Service Engine Light (SEL) was on. Problem turned out to be the oil separator hoses which cost approximatly $350 to troubleshoot and replace. I also replaced the axles (at a cost of approximately $600) as the CV boot was torn (mechanic said it was approximately $50 more to replace the entire axle instead of just the boot). Though the dealer I bought the vehicle from deducted $500 from the sales price to offset the axle replacement cost.

I've put more money into these two vehicles than the numbers above would indicate. But much of that has been things which I wouldn't attribute to the reliability of the vehicles. For example I paid $1,300 on the 2000 X5 to have one of the control arms replaced due to a loose bolt backing out causing the arm to come out and get bent. I also had them put in new bushings at the time they did that work. I've also done preventative maintenance such as having the brake and transmission fluids flushed as well as the bushings (since they were already working on the axles) in the 2001.

In the end I've spent a sizeable amount of money repairing and maintaining these two vehicles. Nothing that I probably wouldn't do for any other vehicle with this amount of mileage. I even lost a considerable amount of money by getting rid of the 2000 X5 and then three months later buying the 2001 X5. So why did I spend this kind of money? Because I love it. It's a great vehicle and I was willing to spend the money...no matter how foolish it was financially.

So what am I trying to say with this post? X5's can be expensive to repair and maintain. But, IMO, they're worth it.