New x5 Owner from the UK

[Jono Sutcliffe]

Hey guys

My name is Jono and i have recently purchased a 2005 3.0d SE









Its in fantastic condition (im very anal about my cars) and has been very well looked after by the previous owners. Just clocked over 114k with FBMWSH and receipts for £k's of work. Literally ever bush has been replaced in the last 2k miles, new brakes all round, 4x new tyres, black front grille and bonnet grilles, black roundels all round.

Jono

[Brandon002]

Very nice ride. I'm envious as well. I really wish we had the option to go with diesel here in the States.

[Jono Sutcliffe]

Thankyou

Im very new to the world of BMW's having owned Honda's for the past 10 years. How come there wasnt a diesel option in the US?

[mam4.6]

Welcome to the forum! Glad to see another "Bimmer" owner here, as well as another beautiful truck! Congrats.....

[Brandon002]

Because Europe is a lot smarter than the US when it comes to fuel.

Diesel is just now starting to catch on in the united states. Up until recently diesel was only used for large trucks, semis etc.. Aside from a few exceptions.

[four.8is]

Originally Posted by Brandon002

Because Europe is a lot smarter than the US when it comes to fuel.

Not necessarily true. The refining infrastructure in USA is designed for optimum efficiency in producing gasoline.From a typical 42-gallon barrel of oil, the refining process delivers around 18 to 21 gallons of gasoline and 10 to 12 gallons of distillate which is needed for producing diesel fuel.To produce significantly more distillate, they would need to undergo significant upgrades costing billions of dollars.They do not care for that,and honestly neither should we.I somewhat quoted an article I read a while ago about this...There are a bunch of Diesels in Europe because gasoline prices are what they are(8$/gallon) and diesel is more economical in the long run with better engines (not always)..I remember having a bunch of older diesel Audi's back in Europe and they were great for what they were..1.6l engines ,very economical and all that.but they would break down too, not to mention that parts were more expensive than the ones with gasoline engines..same story with E38 730d...just ask around Bimmerforums and the folks who drive those cars..if you wanna compare apples to apples nowadays, I'm sure a small gasoline engine it's getting pretty close to a diesel in performance, efficiency,parts prices etc with the exception of the price tag where diesels cost considerably more which make it not worth it for the average person that keeps the car for 4..5 years before getting rid of it where both are basically under factory warranty...and honestly who wants to drive their car a million miles?

[TerminatorX5]

Welcome aboard!!!

[Jono Sutcliffe]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

Welcome aboard!!!

Thanks mate

[tmv]

aftermarket HID? Love the clear corner headlights.

[Scottiboy]

Another Brit on board! Welcome mate, X5 looks superb

..Scotty..