Trading 330 for E70-not quite yet

[davidmaria1]

Drove a 2009 E70 3.0 today. 88k miles, sport pkg. It seemed clean enough, limited carfax history. Accelerating from a dead stop, there was a delay then harsh engagement. The rest of the drive was uneventful. Light rattle from the cargo shade but otherwise seemed tight. I passed on the deal anyway, based on the shifting. I found a service bulletin pertaining to this, but the dealer didn't seem very interested in chasing it.
Anyone experience this shifting problem?

[ard]

Yes. People have had issues with no decent resolution- some reprogramming, SOMETIMES makes it better, but pretty common complaint in early 30 models

[absentmathis]

Yep. My '08 48i has it and the dealer just replaced the transmission under warranty. The issue is significantly improved but not resolved. I'm not sold that it's a sign of any problem at this point, maybe just a design/software flaw.

Stay in the 330 as long as you can. I didn't really want this boat, but it was necessitated as my wife resisted a BMW SUV and one of us had to get a bigger vehicle for the family. I'm buying a year and putting her in an X5 or GL and getting my third pedal back. Either that or adding a third bay to the garage.

[davidmaria1]

I thought it was a 3,0 issue. My wife asked me if I was going to put bags of manure in an X5 like I do with my Yukon. Good point.

[jfoj]

Active suspension makes even the V8 X5 quite nimble. It can come with some additional problems/costs, but I believe the trade off is worth it.

[davidmaria1]

The 2009 I drove had adaptive drive, sport pkg etc. My tastes are changing. I may look at an 09 with base suspension and comfort seats. 69k miles, which is a plus.

[jfoj]

My 2008 is as close to a X5M as you can get without being an X5M.

I found my 2008 with 66k miles on it. Already has almost 74k in 9 months. Mostly road trips to include a 1100 mile straight run where I averaged 70 MPH for the entire 1100 miles.