Just bought a 2006 X5 4.8is 100k km

[Omerta]

Originally Posted by upallnight

Hopefully you're not going to be towing snowmobiles with the X because it's not the Best truck to be using during the cold season. At least you have an Audi for the snow.

I'm selling the S4. Why do you say they aren't good in the snow? They should be very solid with the proper set of tires mounted. It was all traction (tire sizing / compound) issues from what I could tell driving it around with the current all season steamrollers.

[ukrcan]

Originally Posted by Omerta

I'm selling the S4. Why do you say they aren't good in the snow? They should be very solid with the proper set of tires mounted. It was all traction (tire sizing / compound) issues from what I could tell driving it around with the current all season steamrollers.

x5 is more than capable of driving in the snow with proper tires, it's the cold temperatures that our cars don't like too much... browse through this forum and you will find a few things you need to be careful about with our V8 engines during colder months...
As for 100K km service - i think inspection 2 should be done around 90K kms...I would look into that. there are a few posts on this forum about what is involved in inspection 2... sorry can't remember from the top of my head...

Hard to tell from the pics - what color is your truck? LeMan Blue?

[Omerta]

Engines don't like the cold so much? Is it a matter of just paying attention to Oil/Coolant temps before walking on the throttle or more complex issues?


LeMan Blue

[puddinboo]

ccv system clogging up (freezing) than hydro lock engine ,start blowing gaskets and who knows what else could happen possible engine damage.

[Omerta]

Isn't the ccv is just a cyclone separator? How can it freeze?

[audiophool]

Condensation from oil that doesn't get warm enough often enough I suppose. Take care of it by going on longer drives periodically?

[bcredliner]

Congratulations and welcome!

X5 is fine in the winter with the right tires.

It is also a good tow vehicle. Have a friend that was towing an M3 all over Texas every weekend. It was a supercharged 4.6. They were towing at 70mph most of the time.

Not to worry about hydrolock. There is a CCV system for extreme cold. It probably already has it.

The issues you listed are not difficult to correct--good luck!

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by X5SND

Welcome aboard fellow Canadian!

The list you have there is not a huge deal, and shouldn't require any special tools.

As for software...by the sounds of it you know your way around bimmers, and as such would highly recommend the inpa/gt1/dis/ncs suite from our romanian friend off ebay!

as to software. There are also apps that will connect to your phone that you can use on the road.

[X5SND]

As far as the cold weather issues go....as long as you take the time to read some of the well documented items, put in the time with repairs and preventative maintenance and of course adjust your driving accordingly you shouldn't have any worries. It's when people here are unfamiliar with their vehicle, or neglect some of the major repairs that you subsequently see the nightmare threads.

As someone whose had their X going on 8 years now I can say this: Put in the time to look after it, and it'll look after you.

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by X5SND

As far as the cold weather issues go....as long as you take the time to read some of the well documented items, put in the time with repairs and preventative maintenance and of course adjust your driving accordingly you shouldn't have any worries. It's when people here are unfamiliar with their vehicle, or neglect some of the major repairs that you subsequently see the nightmare threads.

As someone whose had their X going on 8 years now I can say this: Put in the time to look after it, and it'll look after you.

That means no short trips such as driving the kids to school on cold days unless the school is 30 miles away.