WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

I finally got rid of my X5...I have had 2 01 4.4s and believe it or not, they were both pieces of shit...I had nothing but problems out of both of them.Good luck to all you guys, hope yall have better luck than I did. :thumbup:

seeya

hollaaa!!!!!!

have a good life and hoepfully you wont have problems with whatever car youre getting and wont say the same thing. Coz at 105K, i never had any major issues like what you are saying so mine is a piece of gold!

AMAZING!!!

20 post's and 2 X5's and all you can do is chime in to the one spot that could have made your ownership much easier if you had bothered to utilize it but instead you put in your notice then complain to the management about how shitty your job is.......

I have owned many Benz's and still own one, and this is my first bimmer.. and I must say I have really been impressed at these forums so far and what they offer.. If your car was a peice of shit its beause you allowed it to be or you bought some one elses problem thinking all you had to do was stick the key in all drive... Your BAD.

Bye.. hope you make better use of the resources available to you with whatever you get next. IF there is any:stickpoke

BTW Spanish major,

Hola means Hello... Are you coming back or leaving?

:rofl: That sucks but the spanish thing said by kim prety funny.

Fair well..... and be sure to move out of the left lane when you see an X5 hauling azz coming up behind you.

Peace Out!

:thebird:


Just jokin!

Maybe he speaks Hawaiian Spanish :bustingup

What's funny is he bought another one when the first one was a piece of $#it :rolleyes:

How does the saying go, "Screw me once, shame on you - screw me twice, shame on me"

Yeah get the F!!!!! out of here you "Whinner"

In other important matters
X5DAWG I'm modeling my mods after you I like the lights and the skid plate. What are the type of bulbs you are using for the fog and high beam lights. I'm also planning to get the EAS angel eyes . Are your angel eyes from EAS?

My AEs were purchased from jlevi quite awhile ago. Fogs were HID kit from EAS. High beams are Silverstar Ultras - they do not match the xenon look, but then again I don't use them that often so I didn't care if they matched or not.

Thanks for the info

is that skid plate white or silver?

Skid plate looks to be painted to OEM spec, white....

looks surprisingly good. first skid plate ive seen matched to car color...

bah bye

It saddens me when anyone has problems with their vehicle. My 2001 4.4 Sport has been a complete joy to me. Sure, I've been frustrated in attempting to upgrade the electronics. (But I think Alpine may have the answer to that). I just plain love to drive and I'm having a great time with my 2001 X5. I only hope the rest of you can enjoy your ride as much as I do mine.

May you have better luck with your next ride

I have one problem with my X5 and there's nothing that can be done about it....HATERS! Everywhere I go...HATERS

Small price to pay to own such a lovely ride...

lesson learned: dont be like him, change your blinker fluids every 3000 miles!

Don't let the door hit you in the vagina on your way out. :loser:

:rofl:

:rofl: Classic!!!:bustingup

guys, grow up! the poster just had an opinion about his X5's. big deal. like you haven't seen people bitching about their car on this forum.

but its funny

Dad!!!! I've been looking for you! Where have you been for the last 10 years? :nanana:

No shit, I bought another one cause people like all of you talk about how great they are. I figured there was no way that two of them could be that bad. Im glad all of you are having good luck with your x5s. The reason I bought another one is because I really like the vehicle(when it is right). I guess its my fault that the tranny went out like thousands of others. I guess its my fault that the mass air meter just took a shit and bmw tried to charge me 100 to change it and it only took 5 minutes. Both of the X5s that I had were extremely nice but both were always having to be worked on. Oh, lets not forget that its my fault that the window regulators just break at only 50k miles. I wasnt trying to put down on any of you or your vehicles, Im sorry yall took it that way. Everyone who wants to be a smartass (spanish major) "holla" is a saying that your stuck up ass has probably never heard. This forum has been a lot of help for me fixing the piece of shit instead of paying bmw outrageous labor rates. If your x5 left your wife stranded over and over, you guys wouldnt like them too much either. Sorry if I offended anyone, that was not my intention. Btw asshole, it had plenty of blinker fluid in it :thumbup: .

okay.now put this thread to sleep.

Archive it. It's awesome.

i knew what you meant just didnt care enough to explain it. anybody who didnt know wasnt worth my time. holla

Stupid me to take your side.

why stupid you? surely you all arent taking this as a personal hit...I had bad luck...twice now..I never expected ANY of this. I posted a ? about some sensors and not 1 response. I put a post about Im glad that I got rid of my x cause MINE was junk and dang...4 pages...thanks for all the help!

:rippedoff

i hear ya dude, but you must have realized that quite a few people on this site are obsessed with bmw. im not one of them. what did you think would happen when you decided to trash bmw? were you expecting the people that have put quite a bit of time and energy into their vehicles to say "yeah, bmw sucks ass"? since you no longer own a bmw why not just quietly bounce?

I see your point. I just said that MINE were junk. I really wasnt trying to piss anyone off. Good for all of you that I got those two. I have never and will never be obsessed with a car. I would expect this if I was talking about their children. I also put in my initial post that I hope everyone has better luck than me as well. Thats cool, I could actually be a lot of help in the future, I had to replace almost everything on my last one..lol. I think its a shame that I had to get rid of mine b/c of this b/c they really are great looking cars.

any thots on how i can get more horsepower out of my x without buying a supercharger or new exhaust system. i already replaced the air intake with an AFE CAI. if you dont have any, you are useless to me! J/K better luck with your next set of wheels dude...holla

If I were in your shoes, I would've waited until I joined a non BMW forum and posted the comment there. When in the lion's den one shouldn't bash the lion. I know this was just you opinion and experience, but there are too many here that will totally disagree with you. Take it from someone that owned a 4.4i and a 4.6is. Good luck on your next set of wheels........Phil

Im sure it would love a nitrous kit :thumbup: That is only 6 or 7 hundred bucks. Again Im sorry if I offended anyone, that was not my intention. BTW, I have a brand new set of michellin 19" tires , same as the stock ones if someone wants a deal on some.

dude, thats actually not a bad idea. ive always wanted a car with a nitrous kit. will def look into it. u definitely didnt offend me. a few people on this site take themselves wayyyy too seriously. good luck to you kid.

not a problem man, and im sorry the X5 didnt work for you. Take care.

I love it.. then he tries to sell something. Sorry buddy you gotta pay for a premium membership to sell something. LOL.

I have had several..if you have any questions just send me a pm, thats the only way I will get it through my email. Its safe if you are careful and install it properly. I have it on my mustang, never did any performance stuff to the bmw ...just to get that out there before I get accused of ragging my x out.

I dont care if any of you buy them or not. I guess you are one of the bmw worshipers. Get over it already. Just trying to help someone out, thats all.:clueless:

How much installation required for something like this? http://performanceparts.com/part.php?partID=208310
did u install it yourself?

You dont need a fogger. There is a lot into installing a fogger kit. You can buy a single nozzle wet kit and that would be plenty. You wouldnt want to spray more than a 90-125 shot on a stock fuel pump. Most nozzles will spray up to 200hp shot but really 175 efficiently. That would be plenty.

an additional 200hp on top of the 315 i already have = 515hp? how long does that last?
i was sold on the fogger after seeing this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok748easirs

The fogger kit is overkill for what you want. The nozzle kit is going to perform the same way with such a small shot. You DO NOT want to spray that thing with a 200 shot. On a stock motor, a '200" shot is not going to give you 200 hp. the cam, heads, etc. play a part in how much hp the car actually gains. The upper intake on the x5 is plastic if Im not mistaken which means you have to be extrmemly careful with nos. My advice to you would actually be to put a turbo on it. Then you wouldnt have to worry about getting a bottle filled, turning it off and on. We have three turbo cars in our shop right now and all the tubing is custom on all of them. The 2 smaller builds were only around 2800.00. That way too, the power is always there, with nos u have to activate it, then too you can only spray it at full throttle. I would just save my money an dgo the turbo route, you will be much happier in the end.

wow, didnt even know that option existed for $2800. where i can get a turbo kit for a v8 x5 for that amount of scratch. btw you have been quite helpful. thx

ou cant buy a "turbo kit" for that. That is what we had in ours for the mustangs. We are a dealer for master power turbos and we just bought some stainless bends and fabbed the kit ourselves. There is also a company out there called mega squirt which is a very inexpensive stand alone system such as fast or bigstuff. You have to have some kind of electronics to control the timing and fuel for a boosted application. You are quite a ways from me, but im sure there are some race shops in your area that could give you a quote on a custom turbo kit. The 70mm is around 700 dollars for the turbo alone. What shop wouldnt want their name on a custom turbo kit for an x5? BTW, no problem on the help.

check out this website
http://www.koperformance.com/BMW/tur...gers/index.htm
This is really just superchargers but a good read. The way to save money and really have it like you want it is to fab it up like you want it.

SO in this case I will man up and apologize about "spanish major" thing.

I actually misread it and didn't rrealize you were saying "Holla".

Anywayz.. i'm still a bit curious about your frustrations especially on 2 vehicles as you have only a few post recorded.. So I took that to mean that you haven't actually had a lot of conversations with anyone here about your issues.

At least it appears so by your number of posts ( 60 something ).. So therefore you could see where a person would think you are just another sore looser who not only wound up with a POS but actually was a bigger part of the problem than the solution..Right? THis is how your post came off to me and others I'm sure. SO that why I said what I said..

I am a member of this forum and both of the Benz forums and have been for a good while. I can tell you that there is wealth of info that can be shared and learned here.. And have seen many many many times folkdsjust sign on an a few posts later they just flame their cars as if there is going to be a big AMen corner waiting for them....YOu have to do that someplace other than an entusiast site otherwise you are opening youself up for scrutiny by people who just don't want to hear any of that stuff. Fans ya'kow?

You did what you had to do, and said what you had to say, and that's cool,, but like I said before.. I hope whatever it is you get next, you find the support you need to keep it going, and that you actually take the time to utilize it because remember....

These are machines we are talking about here and none of them are pefect.. but with the utilization of a good support system, ownership can be a lot more pleasant...

Good luck...:thumbup:

excuse my ignorance but up until a few weeks ago i had never made a performance mod to any car. at this point the most complicated mod i have done is installing and AFE CAI which a child could do. i assume by fab it up you mean build it from scratch. how do i find someone to build a reliable custom turbo charger for me for $2,800?

Well, any vehicle with multiple issues, repairs and stopped working on you is a POS, doesn't matter what brand.

These are the responses that I thought i would get in the begining. NOVAX5, you said it sir! I have used this forum a bunch from the home page where everyone has posted how to fix things. :thumbup: As far as the spanish major thing, no sweat, I forgive ya.:D

Yes, we built the kits from scratch(fabbed up). You will have more than that in it if you pay someone b/c you are going to have a labor cost where we didnt. Try to find a shop that drag races or builds drag cars and then go to them and get a quote. I am a member to a few drag racing forums and will see if I can find someone near you. What part of new york do you live in?

i live in New Rochelle, NY which is 5 mins from NYC. i appreciate your help...

LOL you dont...

here is a breakdown
turbo $600-1500
fuel injectors $500-600
Fuel pump $250-300
Wastegate $300
Blow off valve $250
Intercooler $350-2000
custom pipe and
exhaust fab $1500-5000
Tuning, if you have a
DME tuner close $500-1500



I have built MANY turbo cars, not just upgraded the turbo...but taken a non turbo car and fabricated a whole new system for it. Unless you do it yourself, and used cheap or used parts you will hard pressed to do it for $2800 bucks. i am really suprized the OP is saying you could.

I currently have a Dinan S3 supercharger system on my 4.6is and have been thinking about building a turbo for it so i am pretty confident on the numbers above..

dont screw up your car doing it cheap

in the world of car mods you have the following three terms

CHEAP-FAST-RELIABLE

but you can only have TWO of the three....

I traded my X5 in for a Z4. I loved my X5 and it was never a problem. I fixed things that broke, thats normal for any car. I only traded my X for a Z because I didnt need such a big truck any longer.
Its still the best SAV around.
For all of you who like to complain when you have to spend some money, sell it and take a F-N cab...

Wow, this comes from a rich guy i guess. If we had to take a cab everytime we spend money on senseless repairs of our x5, there will be cabs everywhere in my area. There are highclass, middle class and working class citizens, which one are you referring too? How about we sell the X, flush the money down toilet and still take a cab?

I dont mind fixing things that break, that is common. I had to replace the tranny, brakes, maf, all window regulators, the list goes on...this should not be on that caliber of vehicle in my opinion. I did note that the turbo setup we used was on a mustang. The car already had 42 lb injectors and a good fuel system. I wouldnt go cheap either but not necessarily would go all the best name brands either. The megasquirt is only 400 dollars new and does a lot. it is actually a stand alone system. Not having the skills to do this himself he should still be able to get someone to do a turbo setup for around 4k. I told him there would be a labor charge. Im sure that a setup on an x would be more than on a stang too. We have an outlaw car that runs 4.80s so far and we only have 6k in that turbo system and its a 106mm turbonetics turbo. It can be done is all Im saying.

01blacks4 and w89coupe,
i appreciate what both of you are saying. i think its best that i leave my car the way it is. i dont think i'll ever find anyone to build it on the cheap and i dont see the value in having dinan/brembo installed.

Sure, the repair bills are frustrating when they pop up, but darn it, these cars are fun to drive.:p:

MS will not work on the X5...its an OBD2 system....MS really only works on the OBD1 bmw....
plus with the valve timing, etc etc etc, i would not trust it to a MS...yeah a new mustang motor is a couple grand, wanna price out a new bmw v8?

and not trying to be an ass, cause i have replaced all that stuff on my car too, but its just a car...not a "car of that caliber"....i never understood how people think cause it cost more, it should break less.

ill sell ya my Dinan SC system if ya want....

Well brother if you can't afford the repairs why buy one in the first place go buy a Honda Jazz with a free spa and facial!!

[QUOTE=01blacks4
ill sell ya my Dinan SC system if ya want....[/QUOTE]

based on what ive heard the recoverable value of a SC is when you sell the car id bid 10% of cost.

I never said I couldnt afford the repairs....I just dont want a vehicle that keeps leaving my wife stranded. At least the honda wouldnt leave her stranded. :thebird:


Let this thread die please.............

Man you ALL need to lay off this guy....I too have had to fix stuff, and it sucks !!! (tranny twice on one of my X's) he is just expressing how happy he feels to be out from what he felt as a large burden.....
you are all taking it personally, its not like YOU made or designed the truck.


As far as 10% return on the SC or Brembp....thats kinda a prsonal issue also, if you are willing to sell them for 10% of what you paid then ueah that what they are worth, but i can PROMISE....noone has sole thier used Brembos on here for $800 bucks for the front and rear... and NO ONE has sole thier S3 SC system for $1800 bucks. See how silly that sounds when you put a price on a comment like that. YOu might have a hard time getting 50% of thier new value if left on the vehical when sold. But i can almost promise, your will get 50% if your remove and sell seperate.

Just cause one seller had a hard time doesnt mean all do.

W89coupe: First, let me say I sympathize with your plight, and I think blind devotion and loyalty to any inanimate object like a BMW SUV is just silly. Unlike some others on these forums, I am not obsessed with BMW, and will readily admit that they have a LOOOOOOONG way to go to catch either Toyota or Honda in relaibility.

Please take comfort in knowing that the global market is the ultimate equalizer. Brands that do not make the effort to improve reliability will suffer in sales as their poor reputation spreads. Case in point: Look at the hit Mercedes took after they merged with Chrysler in the 1990s. Their sh&t reliability and their use of sub-standard Chrysler parts (instead of German components) quickly knocked them off their pedestal as a premier German car maker. Both Audi and BMW were only too happy to take over the mantle from Daimler-Chrysler. Only now is Daimler slowly trying to claw their way back to respectability after divesting from Chrysler.

BMW should heed this lesson well. They could easily find themselves in a similar situation if their reliability continues to drop. They are not at the bottom of the pack right now(Range Rover and Jaguar have that dubious honor), but BMW has had their share of well-documented issues in the X5 product line.

For example, I'm about to take my 2006 4.4 to the dealer for the 4th time in 2 years for the same exact problem, which keeps coming back: condensation inside the headlamp housing, causing short-circuits in turn signals and headlights. And we all know about the CV Boot issues and the A/C issues.

As for the E70, even the most loyal X5 fanatics are ticked off about the useless rear camera. And I'm hearing more and more about E70 transmission "gremlins", which is not something you want to see in a brand new product line. All these things may be "minor" on their own, but they will keep adding up to eventually taint the brand if BMW does not sit up and take notice.

[quote=01blacks4]Man you ALL need to lay off this guy....I too have had to fix stuff, and it sucks !!! (tranny twice on one of my X's) he is just expressing how happy he feels to be out from what he felt as a large burden.....
you are all taking it personally, its not like YOU made or designed the truck.


Thank you.:thumbup: ]

:iagree:

:rofl: true that. Im wanna make a bumper sticker that says get the **** over. I wanna make alot of bumper stickers come to think about it...

i hear ya...10% bid repeats

Front bumper stickers are lame. id suggest u pass the lane hog on the right then switch back to the fast lane, nearly colliding with the lane hog. having been cut off he will most certainly have a good view of the rear of your X. at that point, a rear bumper sticker that says "have a nice day" gets across the desired message of "stay the @#$% out of my way". trust me, it really works!

I have several vehicles with lots of horsepower...Im not worried about an x5. they are nice cars but everything in my yard will outrun one :D . They have good power for what they are but I dont believe I will be having to get out of the way of any.:thumbup: :stickpoke

You keep your cars in your yard? :nanana:

:stickpoke YARD :slap:

unless u r willing to do 125mph with your wife in the car, if you see me coming, i suggest you "get the #$%$ out of my way". :bustingup

Damn we lost another member to Hyundai lol !

lol, no they are actually in the garage..but funny....125? if that is all I have to worry about then I have no worries. No hyundai here, but I would drive one with these crazy gas prices. We actually bought a ss trailblazer with the ls2 6.0 liter engine in it. I have been wanting one for a while so what a perfect time to get one. That thing will haul ass! Just cause the bimmer is gone doesnt mean that I am :nanana:

W89coupe, I'm frankly embarrassed by the behavior of some on this forum. I realized many were just joking around (and there were some funnies!) but some of the comments were really out of context, overblown and meant to dig you and that just isn't right.

NovaX5 and Youry were right on the money. We all have had struggles with the X5 and if your cars aren't working out then at some point you just gotta move on. The right thing for the forum to say would have been something like "sorry your cars didn't work out...best of luck!" instead of the angry crap that was posted by a select group of people who are (apparently) far too into their status symbol. I'm sorry you had to end your forum experience here on a sour note.

With that I bid you a well-natured Adieu...best wishes!

Thank you for your kind words. I was alittle shocked myself at how personal some took it. Im still going to lurk around. I learned a lot due to the fact that mine was such a problem. maybe i can help someone and save them a lot of trouble that I had to endure. :thumbup:

Flip side of that would be there are better ways to express one's feelings than for someone who has posted less that 15 times on an X5 forum posting that X5's are a piece of shit. Last time I checked, many members of this forum own X5's, right? How could anyone not see this comming ahead of time?

I was joking with the OP and actually agree that X5's could be more reliable. I have had my fair share of issues with them as well, but IMO it is a very good looking, safe, well built, fun to drive vehicle. The only downside would be some reliability issues and maybe the cost of gas. I wouldn't go as far as calling it a P.O.S.

Best of luck to you W89coupe. I will have to say though, it always makes me laugh when people complain about the reliability of the X5 then go out and buy cars that are rated worse than the X5. The V8 Trailblazer has below average overall predicted reliability and the X5 is above average. :dunno:

every x5 is different. Im at 105k and no major problems like what you have experienced, people were just annoyed when you said that its a piece of s*** and giving them an impression that ALL X5s are like that. So your case is not always the same as the others. There are owners here that enjoys X5, including myself and based on my experience, it's not a piece of s*** but its a driving machine. Its my second one, first was a 330i and i both loved them. But i didnt take your personally though, every car make has its flaws IMO, your new trailblazer will not be a good one for others and may give them problems as well. So its a part of life that we need to deal with. Have a good one man!

I did not say that ALL X5s were pieces of shit. I said my 2 were and that I hoped ALL OF YOU have better luck than I did. I was not trying to step on any toes. The only problems that I found on the ss trailblazer was the tranny. In just about every case the owners admitted to driving them like race cars everywhere they went. My "local" BMW dealer was also an hour away and there are two chevy dealers within 10 minutes of my house. i bought a brand new 08 with a full warranty. if I do have any issues i will be more than happy to share. It just gets agrivating when something is ALWAYS broke on a vehicle. I would love to have a 4.8 X5 cause they look killer, but I just dont think I could ever buy another one. BTW, the BMW plant that builds the X5s here in S.C. is only an hour and 1/2 from my house. Once again, I hope you all continue to have good luck.

I can't believe you stepped into a trailblazer out of an X-5. Thats like going into a pinto after owning a ferrari. To each and his own though, but I promise you one thing, you'll have a little fun in the TB-SS, but no where near what you would have in the right comboed X-5. I am wondering if you serviced your X-5 well with as many problems you experienced. Mine has been flawless other than the window regs and the heat/control deal. All vehicles have a down side, every single one of them.

The problems that I had were not maintenance issues. The things that were broke were not things that I could have maintained. You know that there are lemons in every field. The ss trailblazer is the ls2 6.0 platform. I had the 4.4 and that "pinto" will smoke that "ferrari". There are a lot more options on that ls2 than on that 4.4. But we all have an opinion, mine is just faster than yours.:stickpoke If my tbss wont do it, i promise you my little 8k mustang will!

GOOD Luck!


Everyone has to remember that every car company will have lemons! If you go to any car forum or research car site, you will find the good and bad for each model. I did a lot of searching (of a lot of bimmmers and other SUV's) before we bought the X and it was a over load. People on the reviews loved it or found something they did not like about it. I have a 93 range rover and my dad has had a 91 for 10 plus years and these issues w/ the X do not even come close to the issues that can happen w/ the Rangies (still lov the LR's).

Key parts (some) about cars coming of the line:
Which day of the week and time it was built.
When were the computers last cailbrated.
and there is a lot more....

I hope your new car treats you right!

Cheers,

Quick comparo of the previous gen X5 and current Trailblazer. I used photos of hte e53 seeing as that is which model you had. The TB gets put to shame by a 7 year old design. I have to be honest, I would rather have my X5 pulled by a wrecker everywhere I go than drive a Trailblazer. How can you stand to look at that interior? The exterior isn't much to look at either. By the way, the Trailblazer was rated as Average for overall crash worthiness while the e53 X5 was scored as good.

Yes, the TB is a faster accelerating vehicle, but does it brake and corner better than the X5? Does it have that "car-like" feel in the twisties? Is it as safe? I doubt it. It also gets worse gas mileage! I just dont get how the two can be compared at all.

I agree that the x5 is more stylish but i dont care to look cool sitting on the side of the road. I did not buy a run of the mill trailblazer either. The tbss drives just as sporty as the x even in the corners. The main thing is that is what my wife wanted. She really likes the car so thats what I bought her. I would not have bought a regular tb. Just go to a chevy dealer and test drive one and then if you like flame away. I think they look really good on the exterior, where I agree the interior could use some style. The ss has different seats and a few other things. I really like the ls2 platform too btw.

LOL. That is all you had to say. That is how the X5 ended up in my garage in the first place.

I wasn't comparing the power, the high end of luxury from chevrolet sucks arse. The interior of the TB, rather its a regular one or an SS model have a bunch to be desired for......it will start to be a rattle trap in a few years, watch and see for yourself. The leather will soon start to crack and wrinkle like an old lady's arse, it even does it on the suburbans. GM's leather sucks. About the only thing you got worth a flip was the 6 liter in that pkg. Oh, and BTW....... I play with stangs pretty hard also, notice the signature.....:thumbup: Its putting out a bunch more than most LS2 pltforms ever thought about, with or without the juice.

[quote=NC_X5_Guy] The leather will soon start to crack and wrinkle like an old lady's arse, it even does it on the suburbans. GM's leather sucks. quote]

You are absoltely right. Forget the American trucks.....I use to own a 01 Lexus LX470 and leather was soft with numerous cracks.......the leather used in BMW's , Mercedes and other European cars is just simply of a better quality.

Well I guess now is the time for me to show my stripes. I have lurked about this forum for some time now without introducing myself . I am not new to forums just new to the line of thinking that was expressed in a certain comment which I am going to address . But while I am on my soap box , I want to thank each and everyone of u guys that have done the fyi's and how to's ....you have saved my butt on numerous occasions.
Now to the meat .....I think this really represents whats wrong with our country and no im not going to play the polictical card but I could..... read on and see if u can connect the dots (so to speak.)
The qoute " W89coupe, I'm frankly embarrassed by the behavior of some on this forum. I realized many were just joking around (and there were some funnies!) but some of the comments were really out of context, overblown and meant to dig you and that just isn't right.

HMMMMMM ok
1. If you dont like your bimmer in the u.s U have the right to sell it !

2. Freedom of speech allows u to say ur Bimmer is sh%^ Freedom of speech also allows me to flame the he%% out of you if u choose to imply mine is also. (especially just because you are selling yours ...sour grapes)
3. And for the guy who is so apoligetic for some of our behavior "I stand by my earlier comment (which was tongue and cheek not what I really wanted to say) and I still think it is BAD FORM to say ,in exit, the stuff that was said. I really dont care if u dont approve of my behavior but I suspect ur the guy that is compensating for something with YOOOUUUURRR bimmer. Ive got my 2 because I wanted to drive a nice vechicle and i wanted my wife to also . You are probally the guy who trys to defend the guy who just raped a child by trying to convience us "it wasnt his fault" it was "how he was raised" . Im gonna suggest you try decaff ! Seek a physcologist for your compensation issues and go march in the sensitive american parade this weekend.

In closing I would like to say I can take as well as I give... so dont hold back...... please forgive the grammer mistakes and spelling as I was pushed for time ... just flame me for the thought process or message if
you must.
And I am proud to be in such a great forum as this U guys are the best !

There I said it !

Does the tbss actaully handle as well. My friend has one and he even admit the only thing it is good for is in straight line... He said the cornering isnt as great. But they have loads of power.

It only has 600 miles on it. I havent really got to try it out yet. It feels like it has a good sporty tight suspension to it though. I never drove my X hard either though. I didnt buy it to race, we just thought it was a nice car with a lot of power. I agree that the leather prob. wont last as long and blah blah blah, but its all in how you treat something. If this thing starts falling apart then it will be gone too. I have a 93 cobra, yes a ford, and the leather in it is still in great shape and its 15 years old. If my X5 didnt spend more time in the shop than it did at home I would still have it.

[quote=Oh, and BTW....... I play with stangs pretty hard also, notice the signature.....:thumbup: Its putting out a bunch more than most LS2 pltforms ever thought about, with or without the juice.[/quote]


I dont know how far you are from shady side which is in shelby n.c. but they are having an all mustang day on the 16 of august I believe if you want to come play.:stickpoke I would like to see how bad my little foxbody would put it on that new shelby :D . BTW, you wouldnt happen to be a member of the svt cobra club would you?

same here on the x5. someone local bought our first one and she had to see it all the time. She pouted until I got her another one. She seems to really like the tbss though. Maybe just cause its new, who knows. I just like the power myself, Im not hard to please. I drive a dodge diesel everyday so anything is nice to me. :bustingup

Yea my friend bought it to race. lol. But hes selling it for an srt.

we looked at the jeeps too but they dont have any room in them. I failed to mention that I have two kids, 2 and 4, in car seats.

OH ic

Nah, I quit posting on the svt boards for the simple fact of tooo many kids. My car runs real good....not the quickest in the world by far, but it runs well in the S197 crowd. Foxes are good drag cars, have had two in the day, an 85 GT and an 89 LX Coupe. I have a buddy here with a 93 GT mostly fiberglass running a 4.94 in the 1/8, that just blew up last week, aux fuel pump went out spraying a 300 shot and cooked it.....$30K down the drain, but it'll up and going again this weekend hopefully or the next. Another guy here has a 07 shelby turning 9.50s in the 1/4 and is street legal, running a KB and some other toys.

We mostly run up in dinwiddie va at VMP, we rent the track for the day and have a ball.

Those are some good times! My buddy has a coupe with a 427 and a 106mm turbo that has run a 4.81. He changed the oil yesterday and found some stuff in the oil filter. No we are trying to figure out what it is so we know what step to take next. It runs on alcohol so we are thinking that may have played a part cause the mfi had a malfunction and was dumping tons of alcohol in the motor. I really like the new shelbys, they are badass for sure. I took my 93 cobra to the autofair in Charlotte with the cobra club and just thought you may have been there. 9.50s is moving out pretty good, especially in a street car!

Ummm! I am one of those die hard X5 freaks and proud of it!! LOL! so I like the car on the right!!

RR:thumbup:

I need a psychologist! I think ....mrbmwx5 - Krunk - Rasta - Chelle - Justin...and a whole bunch of us need to seek help.....we have a Mod problem!! LOL!

Lets get back to the mods and helping each other...who cares about this guy....he's out anyway......how do we get him removed from the forum...No more X5 ..then fahriggin beat it!!

RR:thumbup: :thumbup:

I havent seen where it says you have to own a x5 to be a member here :dunno: . How old are you anyway, just out of high school it seems with those stupid ass comments. :confused: You can block my post from you even being able to see them. Im not going anywhere! :nanana: :stickpoke

Nah!! Try Masters Degree! but yes I do act immature quite often...kinda the way you did with this post! ..... I believe just as it was your opinion that "your X5's were pices of sh*t....wll then it is also your opinion that my comments were stupid ass comments! Hey...Stick around as looong as you would like!! We need members like you to hammer on when we are not modding the daylights out of our wonderful X5's....Which is few and far inbetween. I'll tell ya what SKIPPY.....lets take a poll on my comments.....I bet more people here agree with me rather than with you! How bout them appples!

Hey I hear on that Chevy you could do a really cool leather black bra MOD!! LOL!!

No point in figting it ...you pretty much lost this battle...!!

I ask you now not to respond to this......for this will be my last post of this pissing match!! If you should respond ...well it puts you right back to that out of highschool immature level that you were complimenting me on....

Balls in your court...Skippy! I would bet you respond..you can't resist! I'll give ya the "told ya so" now to save me from the post afterwards...!

I am running out of project for my E53 ( complete list of MOD coming up soon)
maybe time to move on to my E70 MOD :D

Highjack completed.LOL

Here we go bragging about education..........."yall" all are acting like a bunch of third graders. I bet my dad can beat up all "yall's" dads. Then we can walk back to the trailer court and drink a budweiser togethor, the red can one.

hey there richie bitchie
 

Hey there richie....if the name really means anything please tell me its running boost..and not one pound either!!! If it was really something to boast about it would be a x60 with a v12 out of the 760i...but im sure
your too busy doing weekly repairs for some real mods!!! let me know
when your ready for a real challenge and i will give you a peak at a real
SAV..not that Fugazy Xnothing!!!!! :nanana:

You boys run along now, you can't play with the grown ups..........I'll be the first to admit, when I wanna go fast I hop in the shelby. The X5 is for the wife to drive and a family vehicle as well to tow the boats and skis. It is quick for what it is, and some are quicker than others, but whats the point?

I could care less for the v-12s, give me the M5 v-10 with 500+HP, then a SCer with a 50-75 shot, I'd be happy then. I bet with the rigt tune 700HP could be simple.......question is, will the rest of it hold up?

I am with you! If I want to go fast I just get in the stang. Oh richie rich is just someone trying to stir the pot. He acts like I called his car a piece of shit, which it may be seeing as how defensive he got. I dont care to argue or have a pissing contest with anyone on this board. My comments were not personal or directed to anyone. I bet my chevy will smoke that little x5 of yours richie. I dont need a bmw as a status symbol or to make myself feel good about myself like some others obviously do. There are plenty of mods that can be done to the sstb with the 6.0 ls2 under the hood too.

The LS2 is an awesome engine by far........and I have to say that you must be a gear head to own one pretty much. Most folks don't bother with the tbss, cause they really don't know the history of the ls based engine. A CAI kit, exhaust, and a tune and its a mid 13 sec SUV easily.

The reason we purchased our BMW was simple........we had done all the Jeep SUVs over the years, my wife liked the Grand Cherokees, but after the last we owned that couldn't keep brakes or tires on it, it was time to swap brands of vehicles. I bought her a new suburban in late 2003, a 2004 model. That was entirely to big, after two body shop visits, I sold it. I don't do nissans, toyotas, isuzus, or hondas. I had to have a SUV that had some room and still towed a boat, the X5 with the 4.4 has a good towing capacity and has some good features to boot. The wife wouldn't even look at a yukon or tahoe, thought it was basically the suburban all over again. The explorer was a simple no do, and the expedition was about the same size as the suburban. The price on my x-5 was right when I purchased it, so it was a win-win for us. They have their problems just like the next mfg does, but its a good vehicle with a bunch of nice features. I haven't had a ton of problems with mine, just the basics that normally go out on them, window regs and stuff. I like mine, but the day it starts to having major problems, it'll be traded on another x-5.

Looks like someone else wanting to stir the pot to me...:xoutpost:

I really like them too. That is why I decided to give them another chance. My 2nd one was actually worse than the first. Mine were fun and very nice...just something was broke all the time. I am a gear head btw, I love speed.

I guess if I drove mine more often it'd break more than it did also....LOL! My wife has a mile commute to work each way, so other than when we head to the beach or the lake it only sees 35-50 miles a week. In 7.5 months I think she has put about 2500-3000 miles on it.

I know two speeds, wide open and stopped. Hell my daily driver is a shelby, so that should tell you I love speed, pumping about 600 HP. My commute to work is 42 miles, BP loves my ass.

:bustingup Now that is funny right there! :bustingup

If you had problems with the first '01, why did you get another '01 and not another model year? Did BMW buy it back or something? :dunno:

Just curious.

I'm on my third X5 ('01 4.4i, '05 4.4i, '08 4.8i). I've had problems but all of them were minor annoyances, not big issues.

Its funny how some people have really fast cars yet they don't drive on the Autobahn or the track, nothing but flash and show.
Does high hp make up for physical short falls?

Its actually quite funny that you can quote my life when you do not know it..............but, yes, actually I do get on the tracks pretty often. Both in closed session road races and the 1/4 mile drag strips. Been involved with it since I was a kid when my dad did road races. Its fun, the adrenaline rush is almost good as, well you probably wouldn't know, so I will not go there.....:D Keep hanging out in the trailer park and you might get lucky.

In all honesty, you probably have more in your x-5 than I do in my shelby, and that I can promise you.......so who is the show off?

Man....I see you are into sailing also, does it piss you off when folks come by in power boats or what? I bet my 22 classic donzi with the 502 chev/merc really pisses you off also......:stickpoke

Now THAT is funny. Only 36 posts so you probably don't know Blue/modcat's background. His X is bone stock and he has debated the necessity of each and every mod all of us have done.

I bought another one cause I was thought that maybe the first was a lemon. I bought the second one used, I was the second owner and the car was local. I didnt think my luck could be that bad to have 2 of them that stayed broke all the time. I really like the x5s, just dont want my wife in something that I cant depend on. Im glad most of you have had good luck, I did not. In december 07 my wife and kids went to the biltmore house and the window fell down and they had to ride 3hrs home with the window down freezing. Just a poor decision i guess.

Compare the retail price of the vehicles.

Nah, that would have been a poor window regulator....:rofl:

I would take that shelby any day of the week! That is a badass ride. What color combo do you have? I was going to buy a shelby or a saleen but it would have to be my daily as well. I was going to have to get rid of my truck to buy one. I need my truck too bad, maybe one day when the kids are gone. :thumbup:

Black and silver........wanted black/red but that is a barrett jackson special edition and I couldn't find one nearly affordable. I bought mine new, but it had been on the lot for a year with no one even considering a purchase on it. I made them an offer, 1.5 months later they called me wanting to know if I wanted it still......rest was history. I have been into the stangs for years, awesome cars for little to no money when compared to others in the same power/speed arena. I like the saleen cars and even the roush cars, but you can get the shelby for a ton cheaper. I also got rid of my 04 cobra, which I miss real bad........biggest mistake of my life and I will probably wind up finding another one in the future,

.............Everything that you just said has now made all of us more stupid for reading it...


HMMMM! Looks like somebody who is already a member joined under a new name and made a statement! Yeah that is original! Ummmm.....I don't run boost YO!! On the real YO!! Not a ricer yo!!!

Good try joining under a new name and then making comments!

......and regardless .......:whocares: !!!

Hey Donnie Brasco was a good movie, i'm glad you learned a few lines from it!

RR:thumbup:

Those terminators are sweet. Those cars will be worth a pretty penny one day. The only reason I am holding on to my 93 is cause they are so hard to find in stock form and in good shape. Whenever I get out of drag racing I plan to sell my coupe, cobra and the trailers and I guess the truck too and buy me something fun like a shelby or a saleen to beat on everyday. That color combo you have is prob. my favorite. I almost pulled the trigger on a 07 saleen but just couldnt do it, kind of wish that I had now though. It was new and they were selling it cheap, I just passed on it for some reason. You like driving the shelby as a daily?

If you are refering to me, that is not me. I will say what I have to say under this screen name. Why would I do that, you dont know me and I dont know you, why would I need to make up another screen name? Maybe you werent refering to me but I assure that is not me.

I wish it rode a tad bit better, but I knew that going into it. Its loud inside with the charger crying, but thats one noise I love, so its not exactly a complaint until you are on the phone and can't hear....LOL!!!! Other than that, I can't complain. "terminators"........now I know you are a stang guy.

hey man i finally found a smart one !!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

:iagree: Yup man everybody wanna act like these X5's are something to praise about. OK whatever, now dont get me wrong they are good looking rides, and if you actually pick one without Gremlins, and here are 3 vehicles that were plagued with issue after issue. You would think BMW
would make right and want a repeat Customer. The new X6 is Hopefully
going to be worthy of some praises it sure does look like a Million Dollars.

OBVIOUSLY NOT THE SAME CRACKA BITCH
 

:gun: WHAT DOES BOOST HAVE TO DO WITH A RICER ?????
CHECK OUT ACTIVE AUTOWERKS RICHIE BITCHIE!!! MAYBE IF YOU WERE RIDING IN A DINAN SUPERCHARGED XNOTHING YOU COULD GET SOME PROPS. BUT AS FOR YOUR AVATAR..THOSE RIMS LOOKS LIKE YOU FOUND THEM AT SOME HOOD PAWNSHOP FOR THE LOW LOW.. AS FOR RICERS THEY OBVIOUSLY KNOW HOW TO BUILD CARS LOOK AT TOYOTA AND HONDA.
AT THE RATE THEIR GOING THEY WILL OWN BMW AND PUT SOME QC IN THE BAVARIAN CAR GAME. :troutslap

I've got boost, but there "ain't" no shame in my game.

I still refuse to buy a toyota, nissan, honda though.....LMAO!!

I am for sure a stang guy! I have been contemplating on getting something like that as a daily driver but cant make up my mind. I could get used to hearing that blower everyday though :thumbup:

X-5world/Stangworld.com

We got to get some excitement in here some how or another:D
This is the best thread this site has ever seen :nanana:

MR CAROL SHELBY OF COURSE NOT
 

BOOST IS GREAT ESPECIALLY ON V-8s!!!!!!
no disrespect to you i saw where you were talking to the other
upset X5 owner.:thumbup:

watch out for the new lexus IFS...nasty ride with 4 doors

and with nissan finally bringing the Skyline over...there will be some
american muscle cars looking real bad...:yikes:

Sir;

This is a request:
Would you be kind enough to restrain your language.
Some of us find it offensive and uncalled for.

Also would you be kind enough to find another moniker.
Frankly it displays a lack of courtesy for other members
on this site.

Thanks for your kind consideration.

I agree.

I have a 01 X5 4.4 and it has been the biggest piece of garbage I have ever owned and I have owned a lot of vehicles. They look great and I thought maybe I just got a bad one but the more I read it seems like alot of people have the same complaint. What are the newer ones like? Do all of them have problems. Speaking of which, I washed mine yesterday, the wheels were pretty dirty and then today I drove it about 25 miles to a friends house and when I left I noticed a huge spot where something was leaking so I looked at it and it was black in color without a real odor. I checked my brake, oil and transmission fluids and none of them looked similiar to what was in the driveway. I got home and opened the garage to see if there was a puddle and sure enough there was a huge one, same thing black and kinda greasy feeling. Before washing my car yesterday there were not any puddles, nothing was leaking. I don't know why washing my car would do anything even though as I said my wheels were filthy. But does anyone have any idea what it is? it is leaking in the middle closer to the front of the vehicle and like I said black in color and odorless. Please help before I blow the car up

fuckaX5 aka w89coupe, Mend your ways and follow the forum rules. You have been warned.