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Old 09-24-2011, 02:28 AM
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I will keep my 10 year old X5. Every other week I travel and have to rent fords, chevs, subarus, ect and it's all garbage. The ride is simple not there, the feel is not there, and interiors are plastic. The doors feel like recycled pop cans. It just makes me angry driving them because there is no power what so ever. So I just thrash them.
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Old 09-24-2011, 04:17 AM
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Old BMW for me please, my colleagues at work come in moaning that they had to spend £1000 replacing the turbo on their Diesel Focus, which is just a shell on 4 wheels to them, and it really pisses them off.

I have to spend £1000 on suspension parts in the same week and feel good about because my great car now feels even better.

Remember, that hatchback may be brand new today but in the example given, we are not talking about ballers, we are talking about people like us who will not be selling after 1 yr, we will be keeping for around 4 yrs +. That little fiesta or Mazda 2 will be on around 48000 miles by then - not so much of a nice new car at that point. And it will have depreciated to shit, so you will need to find a huge sum to buy another 15k brand new car. Now a 15k 10 yr old BMW will be worth alot more after that same 4 year period.
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Old 09-24-2011, 06:35 AM
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Hey, We are all here because we love the SUV with the feeling and smile it gives us, while handling, roaring, redlining. We love luxury and comfort, we even agree to pay extra in mentaining the thing. So not smart to ask us for that opinion
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Old 09-24-2011, 10:09 AM
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IMO, if you have $15000 and want to buy a car you should probably get a new ford fiesta and drive it for 10 years. If you spend the $15000 on a 10 year old X5, you will not be able to afford the inevitable repairs.

However, if you have $35K to spend, I think you are better off financially buying a nice used X5 and use the $20K to keep it nice (especially if you want a SAV).

I may be out of touch, but to me, there aren't any compelling new cars / trucks/SUV's that cost less than $30K. And even a lot of those cars don't have the features of a $15000 X5.
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Old 09-24-2011, 01:32 PM
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IMO, if you have $15000 and want to buy a car you should probably get a new ford fiesta and drive it for 10 years.
Eugh, I'm picturing a 2001 Fiesta right now, with 100k on the clock, and thinking how glad I am that I did not buy one brand new back then and attempt to own to this day :lol:
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I agree........i love our old 03 X5 3.0i.

I did HATE the air suspension........so we got rid of it.

Now its on springs.......rides like a tank, and the sound sys is great......... gets lots of looks too.

Just got to have a GT1, and a bentley manual to look after it.

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I've been in a Mazda 3 with 103k miles and it drives fine even under the use of immature high school drivers. I've been in a '91 Saturn SL1 with a manual transmission and I'm amazed at how much abuse that car can take when the driver peels out every chance he gets and lugs its engine on big hills when he doesn't pay attention. I've been in a Acura 3.5RL with 90+k and it still drives fine and is still very comfortable.

There are many cars nowadays that are very nice and have the same features of the X5. The one my parents own is very basic with only auto climate control as an option those $15k cars don't have. I might just be going through a phase but I'm just not a fan of the X5 and its little niggles. The engine is beautiful like any BMW engine is and its fit and finish is very nice too. However, there are too many delicate parts to it that makes me want a simpler car with less amenities.
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The comparison isn't to a 100,000 mile car though, it is to a new one. A new Fiesta or Focus drives pretty well. It is certainly a reasonable alternative to a 100,000 mile X5.
They may be a reasonable alternative until the unthinkable happens. Would you put your child behind the wheel of a Honda Fit or one of these?

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Would you put your child behind the wheel of a Honda Fit or one of these?
My children are 4 and 1 and so technically, I would be arrested if they were caught behind the wheel of either

But yeah, fully with what you're saying. My dad calls those little cars (Fiesta's etc) "tin cans". I know safety has moved on in a huge way and all new cars are fairly safe, but the sheer size of those things just scares me as they are so small, that you will never be more than 1 meter away from the point of impact. I feel my kids are safer high up in my X5 than lower down but I could not afford a brand new SUV at this time.
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I will be considering off loading the X if it attempts to bankrupt me again within a short period of time. My love affair with the X is nearing an end. I wouldn't buy a bare basic new car I would buy something a little more snazzy. I have been doing the car rounds recently and have found a lot of quality and value where I didn't think I would find it. The Kia Optima has a close to first rate cabin...darn better finish than many new bimmers, lots of lux features and is amazing value. Sure it won't sound or drive as nice as the propeller roundel but I drive on public roads not a racetrack so who cares anyway and I'm not in it for car park glory. I kinda feel self concious about having the fanciest car in the lot sometimes. As far as solidity goes my X has squeaks and rattles galore compared with my old Honda prelude vti-r which had none and it was older than my X. I'm also considering buying dual cab Hilux for work and offroad play as they have bulletproof rep down under. 2 reliable good value cars in my garage is what I'm looking forward to.
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