Hello from Mid Michigan

[MillerMav]

Good morning all,

I have been a member on here for quite a while but mainly for research purposes when it came to my wifes old 2009 X5 35d. I loved that car; sure it was her daily but it was also the weekend family truckster and road trip car. It had 226k miles and aside from the high mileage injector failures (which I learned to diagnose and repair fairly quickly) it was dead on reliable. It had full DPF/EGR/Cat delete with a JR race tune. All that work was done by Matt Whitbread who is awesome if you didn't already know....

Anyway; we sold that X5 back in early December because after the second injector crapped out on my wife, leaving her stranded in rush hour traffic, she wasn't comfortable driving it anymore. We decided on a new Toyota Sienna for her and it's a great vehicle but we definitely missed the X5d.

So last week I found the perfect replacement. I wanted something I knew how to work on and knew everything about. Aside from the delete and tune work I had done everything else on the old X5 myself. I flew down to North Carolina to pick up a 2013 X5 35d in Silver with Cinnamon interior, anthracite HL, 8 way seats, fully loaded! Plus it only has 63k miles which means I know I have at least 180k left on it from previous experience. I had thought about going with an F15 model but as I said; I know the E70 diesel inside and out so I know I can make this thing last for a lot of years and that's what I want.....my last car for quite some time.

Anyway; I don't know if this is an introduction or a reintroduction but I'm glad to be back in an X5 diesel, they really are great vehicles.

Here is a couple shots from somewhere in WV on my drive back to Michigan


Cheers,

Garrett

[Dr.M.Kassab]

Congrats man.. enjoy the drive )


Dr. Moustafa Kassab
Bmw e70 2012

[Qsilver7]

[Dr.M.Kassab]

Originally Posted by MillerMav

Good morning all,



I have been a member on here for quite a while but mainly for research purposes when it came to my wifes old 2009 X5 35d. I loved that car; sure it was her daily but it was also the weekend family truckster and road trip car. It had 226k miles and aside from the high mileage injector failures (which I learned to diagnose and repair fairly quickly) it was dead on reliable. It had full DPF/EGR/Cat delete with a JR race tune. All that work was done by Matt Whitbread who is awesome if you didn't already know....



Anyway; we sold that X5 back in early December because after the second injector crapped out on my wife, leaving her stranded in rush hour traffic, she wasn't comfortable driving it anymore. We decided on a new Toyota Sienna for her and it's a great vehicle but we definitely missed the X5d.



So last week I found the perfect replacement. I wanted something I knew how to work on and knew everything about. Aside from the delete and tune work I had done everything else on the old X5 myself. I flew down to North Carolina to pick up a 2013 X5 35d in Silver with Cinnamon interior, anthracite HL, 8 way seats, fully loaded! Plus it only has 63k miles which means I know I have at least 180k left on it from previous experience. I had thought about going with an F15 model but as I said; I know the E70 diesel inside and out so I know I can make this thing last for a lot of years and that's what I want.....my last car for quite some time.



Anyway; I don't know if this is an introduction or a reintroduction but I'm glad to be back in an X5 diesel, they really are great vehicles.



Here is a couple shots from somewhere in WV on my drive back to Michigan





Cheers,



Garrett

We need interior pics .. I myself have the black anthracite headlines.. really nice.. love it in my 2012 e70 35i )


Dr. Moustafa Kassab
Bmw e70 2012

[Nanniepoo]

I think we need more posts like this. Too much doom and gloom that the cars fall apart well before 100k.


We're also in Michigan. Have a '08 4.8 with 155k miles. Have to do the valve cover and timing cover gaskets but feel like she's got many more years and miles to go.

[crystalworks]

Nice pickup OP. I'm sure the Sienna is nice, and dead reliable. But the wife and I tried other marques (Ford, Mazda, and Kia) and always ended up back at BMW. We'll most likely not try another brand again. We just enjoy the handling and feel of this particular marque too much. Nothing beats the way a new or well-maintained BMW drives.

I agree, it is nice to see a non "doom and gloom" thread. The wife's 2010 X35d just hit 156,000 miles and is doing great after a recent complete front suspension rebuild. She says it would be near impossible for me to convince her to give it up in favor of something newer.

[Dr.M.Kassab]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

Nice pickup OP. I'm sure the Sienna is nice, and dead reliable. But the wife and I tried other marques (Ford, Mazda, and Kia) and always ended up back at BMW. We'll most likely not try another brand again. We just enjoy the handling and feel of this particular marque too much. Nothing beats the way a new or well-maintained BMW drives.



I agree, it is nice to see a non "doom and gloom" thread. The wife's 2010 X35d just hit 156,000 miles and is doing great after a recent complete front suspension rebuild. She says it would be near impossible for me to convince her to give it up in favor of something newer.

Enter f-series .. LoL.. pay up bro.. hehe


Dr. Moustafa Kassab
Bmw e70 2012

[BGM]

Congrats. I only have 99K on my '08--I have quite a ways to go ha.

[ard]

Nicely done.

[SPL15]

That's really nice! The silver kidneys go very well w/ the silver paint. Definitely jealous of your seats, as that's the biggest complaint I have w/ my 2012 35d. Considering it's from the south, I'd pull off all the underside panels & get it sprayed ASAP to keep things as rust free as possible.

Good to see another Michigander on here! Bet you enjoyed that warm weather down there compared to a week ago! Love the Mid-Michigan area to "get lost" in the woods for a week or so in the spring & fall, not a whole lot of good places to backpack & hike for an entire week in West Michigan...

Are you planning on doing the full delete on this one too? Once the weather warms up, this is on my "to do list" for sure.