Hi All new to forum. Read most of it though, and have questions

[SlickGT1]

Originally Posted by romeokc10

Sounds like you're looking for something reliable and luxurious for your wife to drive, I would stay with the Japanese. You don't want your wife and newborn stranded by the road or constantly having to take it to the shop for repairs, you'll end up throwing money at it for repairs anyway. But then again you said you can handle the repairs, so get your tool box ready and get ready to get your hands dirty...LOL!!

Thanks for replying guys.

Romeo, I don't know how you assumed that. I guess you must have missed the point about me modding my cars for handling, me wanting to buy a performance truck, and me wanting to make sure my baby fits fine in the back seat.

I haven't taken any of my cars, for the past 10 years to a shop other than inspection sticker.

I also have a bunch of backup cars. I have a 2011 Ford F-150 Quad Cab, a 2008 Lexus IS250, and a beater 2005 Camry. I guess I should have stated that I don't just have one car.

I had a 98 318i, 220,000 miles before it got totaled. That was a reliable car. Only issue is I had to replace almost all the bushing on that car at about 190,000 miles. I loved it.

Had a 98 328is. This one was extreme fun. Idiot for selling it. Alpine white on black. Never had an issue at all with it. Man I miss that one the most.

I also have AAA Platinum, lol. I have only used it to get my friends out of trouble though. So maybe I'll get some use out of it with the X5

Oh and my wife doesn't really drive. She has a licence, but hasn't been behind the wheel in about 5 years now.

Do these 4.8is' really suck that much as far as dependability? I mean, do the engines just stop working or something? If the running gear keeps working, and gets me home, all other issues don't seem to be such a big deal. Park in garage and fix. Am I really looking for trouble buying this?

I don't want another Ford Probe if that is what you guys are saying. I used to fix that shit at least once a week. That car was a goal of mine to make it run perfect. It usually did, but every other day some new shit would break. Is this the case with the X5?

[Wolf539]

Originally Posted by SlickGT1

Do these 4.8is' really suck that much as far as dependability? I mean, do the engines just stop working or something?

There's a number of very vocal people on this forum who given the opportunity will bash the living crap out of X5's. I guess I can understand given the fact they feel that in their case they got a raw deal or a lemon. However, there's also a lot of less vocal people who love their X5, drive the heck out of it, and have had no real problems to speak of. I've replaced one O2 sensor; that's it. YMMV!