When was your first "OH $!*^" moment with your X5?

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Originally Posted by TwinTurboGTR

My second moment was when I did the VPG... Seeing half of your motor on the

What's a VPG? Google didn't help me for this term.


I go into every maintenance/repair assuming something else is going to break or cause issues. Then I'm super happy when everything goes smoothly, and not frustrated when it doesn't. If you get mad/frustrated working on your own cars, maybe you shouldn't, it's supposed to be fun as well as saving a lot of money.
It helps to have a spare car or two though. It's not as much fun when you've lent out one of those spare cars to a friend and then X decides it's going to need a multi-day repair during the work week...