Write up after 2 years

[bgsquad]

Another year went by, and another write up is due after this one i posted last year at about the same date http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...-one-year.html...

The X continued to drive strong and smooth, and had no major issues. This year i drove it for 6500 miles, versus 8000 miles for last year... the consumption average went down a little from 122 km/20 liters to 116 km/20 liters, mainly due to the nature of my driving: more city driving and less long hauls for this year...

As for repairs, the key went bad and got fixed for 30USD, the same CV boot i replaced last year got busted again, and the leaking pressure hose of the power steering got repalced... with the low labor wages here, it all got fixed for around 400 USD... that's more than acceptable! last year it had 200 USD in repairs, so it is averaging 300 USD in repairs per year... I can't complaint much.

This week end, i took the X for trap shooting, and we had to go through some off-road and mud as usual, the X doesn't feel at ease in such cases, but boy does it feel solid ... even in mud, i was surprised to notice that the X did not feel loose. The Motero and Pathfinder would feel somehow "flaoting" while the X was so implanted... maybe if the mud was a little deeper things would have gone ugly for the X, specially with the Vreds and their closed pattern that has no way of evacuating mud... Then the very next day, i took it for a 200km highway drive (longest highway in lebanon that covers all its coast) and the X was so smooth crusing at 140km/h...

In brief, with little maintenance, the X is offering tons of performance, trust, and fun to drive...

A happy driver for the second year!

and Thanks again for your being around here on this great site.

Cheers!

[Wayne's World]

I'm sure everyone here appreciates it.

Not nearly as thorough but I will attempt my 1 year summary:

After a rough start with a two bad oxygen sensors and replacing my differential in the 1st 1000 miles of ownership (bought my 2006 with 85,600), I've since had no problems to date.

Upon purchasing it, I replaced all fluids. This included Brake Fluid, ATF fluid (drain and fill x2), oil & filter, coolant block and radiator drain and fill, power steering fluid siphon and fill and both diffs and transfer case fluid.

I also put on a new set of tires (General Altimax HP), had an alignment done, replaced spark plugs with NGK Iridium, air filter, cabin air filter, fuel filter, cleaned the MAF sensor, IAC, Throttle Body, replaced the CVV/OCV/PCV and hoses and did a top end cleaning with Lubro Moly Jectron. I also ran BG44K through the fuel system.

Since this initial set of work within the first 1000 miles (since 86,600), I've had no issues. I've performed maintenance such as replacing the air filter at the 1 year mark and regular oil changes at 7500 miles and rotating the tires every 5000 miles checking my tire pressures about every 3 weeks.

Now with 118,000 miles, I've just got back from a 1500 mile round trip journey and returned an average of 24MPG. This included mostly ups and downs through the Appalachian mountains in upstate New York @ 75MPH.

I would like to not ever give up this vehicle. It's the best all-around vehicle I've ever owned. Handles so confidently for an SUV yet offers the versatility and practicality for my 4-member family and returns commendable gas mileage for a 3.0L SUV.

[Mannshaft]

Recently i have purchased an X5 2002 model-sport package and wondering if i can take the chance and try my car off-road. Now i am pretty sure i can try that. thanks for the post.