X5 WORST BUILT CAR IN THE WORLD!!!!!!

[motordavid]

Hoser,
Good rant, and some of your points/opins are well taken.

However, all Xs were/are built in Spartanburg, SC, which is 'North America'.

It ain't a 'truck' by most definitions; it is a 'lifted' 5 series orginally, designed in the late '90s and first produced in 2000.

Anecdotal, buy my '01 has run better than my Rolex for 12+ years and ~94k miles, as have many other posters here. Some have had better luck than others, for whatever reasons.
GL, mD

[JCL]

You can't accuse them of resting on their laurels from the nineties when discussing a vehicle designed in the nineties.

Transmissions haven't been failing due to torque output, apart from some early Euro spec 3.0d models.

Hoser, if what you want is a truck you should buy one.

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by Hoser

As I understand it, these X5's were assembled in N.America. With that, many of the accessory type items (not main structure) would have been supplied from N.American suppliers-like Dorman, Magnatek, etc. So a lot of the window, door, suspension parts and assemblies were probably from N.American suppliers. The design and specification is all BMW. I believe BMW to a large part is resting on their laurels from their 80's and 90's 3 and 4 hundred series vehicles. Most of us have had experience with them- they may well not be practical now for family use. Enter the X5, basically a truck that has been sold on the BMW credo of a quality, long lasting vehicle-just like those we formerly drove. Crap did they see us coming-building a 6000 lb tank with such light duty underpinnings, transmissions that are marginally designed to handle the torque produced, engines that are unnecessarily complicated for truck use, under-building bodies that are to be used in snow/salt belt areas. Vehicles as complicated and requiring the maintenance of a Ferrari but without the forethought to make them easy to service and maintain. It is nothing short of arrogance to install such an important part as the auto-trans and then not install either automatic or preferably manual means to maintain fluid level (all oil seals are meant to weep fluid to lubricate the seal). I have found it to be no more comfortable than my former Denali, and certainly nor nearly as reliable. I love my X5 for what it is but am sorely disappointed in what it is not.

Did you purchase your X5 new or used? How many miles on the clock?

[puddinboo]

[Helihover]

Just my two cents too.......

I would never compare an X5 to a Denali/Yukon/Tahoe

The X I drive would shit on any SUV chevy produced around that time and probably most of the newer ones too.

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by puddinboo

What do you agree with??

[KCMoore2013]

Okay, I've fucking had it. Driving home today from work in rush hour traffic, battery light came on and the X5 died. Pulled over and coolant leaking all over the place. Belt did not break, so can't figure out why the car died, even it is the water pump the car should still run, just over heat. But I had just started it and was two blocks from work in 5 degrees...engine wasn't warm at all. Popped the hood, moved the fan by hand and it's hitting something...like the fan shroud. Looks like the entire engine moved forward and down, forcing the fan into the shroud. It's at the back of Home Depot now and will stay there until someone makes me an offer. Start the bidding at $5K.

[e30cabrio]

Sorry, understand you are frustrated. You are the first beneficiary of my New Years resolution to rein in the smarts$.

[davintosh]

Bad motor mount?

If you're serious about selling it, $5k is a bit high for a starting point considering its current lack of coolant. I saw several 2001 X5s on CL today selling for $5-6k. Running.

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by davintosh

Bad motor mount?

If you're serious about selling it, $5k is a bit high for a starting point considering its current lack of coolant. I saw several 2001 X5s on CL today selling for $5-6k. Running.

He's one of those guy that think it worth more because it's a BMW.