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[EGZ5]

Originally Posted by joeboch348

i agree with diyanich , go buy cayenne or something else. i bought my 02 4.4 new. ive babied it, it has just 90k on it now and the list of repairs is longer than a pornstar's schlong! $6000 tranny @ 75k miles. window regulators, alternators, front end work, steering colomn motors. ac units, water pumps now the sunroof casette is leaking. ruined the radio, cd changer, nav unit, ride control unit, tow package unit and battery. this is a $5000+ bill. (why put the electronics in the lowest part of the vehicle?) My local bimmer stealer is horrible, (i have to drive 40 miles to the next one)so ask owners around you how yours is. otherwise i love the X5 lol it's like marriage, when it's good its good when it's bad......

my that's a long list you have sir

[joeboch348]

the ml550 isnt any better, thats why i bought an X.

[EGZ5]

Originally Posted by joeboch348

the ml550 isnt any better, thats why i bought an X.

Maybe. But I've owned many mercedes and never had any major mechanical problems on any of them and that goes for all the honda/acura products I've owned as well. I guess I should just stick with what works for me. Lesson learned about BMW and more so about trusting a car dealer.

[Wayne's World]

Originally Posted by EGZ5

Lesson learned about BMW and more so about trusting a car dealer.

Dude - you can't flame BMW and you haven't actually driven one yet....

[joeboch348]

thats pretty funny SAV. when i bought mine and called it an suv the dealer corrected me and said it was a SAV (tougher than a suv) hahahahahahahahaha i can only imagine how much id have to spend on it if i ever took it off road.

[joeboch348]

im sure there are a few more repairs. i can tell you this though. i've never gotten out of the repair shop for less than $500. i ve owned benz too still do but the "suv" is not as good as the bmw "sav"
i cant buy GM cus they took bail out money. dont really like fords. acuras are whimpy. i bet this is how Tucker got started.

[markreg]

To all those that bought a "Used X5"...I have two words that will save you alot of money. Are you ready? "Extended Warranty"
Another 2 word advice is "Independent Mechanic".

If you have both those, then you're gold.

[joeboch348]

i drove a ferrari as a daily back when i was a single "player" . granted the car was brand new so for the most part i had no trouble. just 1 clutch in 20,000 miles. of course the maintenance is brutal $ wise. and it kills the value putting all the miles on.