Now I did it!
 

Well, after driving many cars for many years, my wife and I bought our first BMW. 2003 X5 3.0i, low mile, clean car. Pictures to follow.

I'm sure it will be an adventure. When I said that, my wife said she doesn't like adventures. haha

Looking forward to hanging out here and seeing what everyone else is doing with their X5s. First thing I need is some decent floor mats.

^The OE mats are about $100 if you like carpet - if you like the all weather rubber, about $80 - Good luck with it - stay on top of maintenance, they are great cars!

Thanks Ricky Bobby, If ya aint first yer last, right? ;-)

I'm thinking all weather floor mats. I have them in my truck and like them.

^I agree - to be honest after all these years I got sick of vaccuuming carpet mats that just get beat up anyway - I run OE mats in my car and my wifes car year round - when they are dirty I scrub them with a brush and some all purpose cleaner, rinse them down, and blowdry them with a leaf blower - so much easier.

These are the style I have

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon....1mLssmTc8L.jpg

More info and alternatives on floor mats.

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...loor-mats.html

Oh, those are nice. They are from BMW?

Agree on the all weather mats, I pull my mats out of the truck, hose them down, scrub a bit with a mop, and let them dry while doing other things and they look like new every time.

Do you happen to know if BMW has a cargo mat as well? I was looking at the Weathertech stuff the other day and noticed they have one.

Thank you, checking that out now.

yes they do.

Yes they have a cargo mat to match I believe - if you have the non-load floor you have quite a few options for that one - and yes the ones I put the picture of are BMW OE mats

Ricky Bobby's mat are the OE soft rubber mats, while the WeatherTech mats are wider and cover more of the floor (on the rear they go over the hump for example) they are more like a resin plastic feel.

For the carpet ones look at www.bravauto.com Lloyds Ultimat floor mats for thick ones.

I personally just rotate my mats winter vs summer to always have a perfect clean interior.

I definitely prefer the OEM mats to the WeatherTecs...

And rotating between the two during the seasons is the perfect way. Deep clean in the offseason. Shampoo the carpet mats in the winter, scrub and polish the rubber mats in the summer.

I have the weathertech mats (front, rear and cargo) absolutely love them, perfect fit. Have them in my e39 as well.

Welcome! Looking forward to pictures.

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you may want to check the local craigslist. I found the following
which includes the cargo area matt in Baltimore Craigslist

BMW X5 All Season Mats and Cargo Mat

Thanks Rich! I'm near Baltimore!

2nd that. I've had the weathertechs....went back to OEM.
Kinda OCD but I've probably bought 3 extra sets since ownership. Just gotta have the new pile nap........once I see it wear, off to a new set.

I rotate the old ones during the winter

You'll find our resident CL guru Rich Wilson is the man!

actually I use SearchTempest: Search all of Craigslist nationwide & more and I have it setup
to do a national search of craigslist auto parts with X5 in the description and
then limit it to find new postings in last 2 days.

I also used it when I was Jaguar xjs v12 owner

oops I gave away my secret, Rich:D

Thanks everyone for the welcome. I'm fascinated by the x5 and am really looking forward to ownership.

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