'09 X5 diesel - any reviews?

[whyireef]

Originally Posted by dsm2925

is it true you can write them off when doing taxes

If purchased in 2009 calendar year, the feds give $1,800 tax credit for the X5 35d. I double-checked with the IRS and they confirmed it (it's in the bowels of their website).

[Rac10000]

Originally Posted by whyireef

If purchased in 2009 calendar year, the feds give $1,800 tax credit for the X5 35d. I double-checked with the IRS and they confirmed it (it's in the bowels of their website).

I hope they gov. continues this for 2010 as well! It's too bad I'm not ready to buy yet ... all the incentives are so good!

[LeMansX5]

Originally Posted by Rac10000

I hope they gov. continues this for 2010 as well! It's too bad I'm not ready to buy yet ... all the incentives are so good!

$1800 is only on first 60,000 cars. From what I heard its valid on 2009 models only.

Originally Posted by Penguin

I wonder what happens in the Winter if you don't drive it for a while. From what I've read, one of the urea tanks is electrically heated, to stop it from freezing. So If I park it at the airport for a couple of weeks when it's 0 F or below, do I return to a drained battery and/or busted urera tank? Or is it insulated enough that it doesn't take much power to keep it from freezing?

No the battery does not drain. German engineering at work.

[LeMansX5]

Another review:

http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/20...he-luxury-suv/