2004 4.4i?
 

Im looking at this 2004 x5 4.4i with 124,000 miles on it and was wondering if the bmw v8's of this year and model lasted as long as the 3.0i's?

Thanks

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Its difficult to answer this question. Depending on who drove it, maintenence, etc.. It is all different. A lot of people think the 6 cyl's are bullet proof, and in a lot of way they are, otherwise BMW would have moved on to a different design. But in my opinion, the V8 and V6 are of same build quality. My V8 has no problems.

i have a 2004 4.4i.

my biggest recommendation would be to get the service history. Here are some of the items that I would see if was done:

-Valve cover gaskets
-Intermediate levers
-Spark Plugs
-Coolant hoses/expansion tank (these commonly fail around 70-100k)

and any other various things. DEFINITELY DEFINITELY DEFINITELY get a dealer to do a pre-buyers inspection--i cannot stress this enough..

Otherwise, looks like a pretty good deal, makes me sad about the residual value of my X5 as i approach 100k :(

Make sure the tranny has been rebuilt or replaced, especially at that mileage If it hasn't then be prepared for a $3k bill in the near future. Typically, they seem to eat themselves apart around 85k-100k miles. I've heard some went around 50k but I think someone on here rockin 200k miles on the original tranny. I paid $3,400 for a rebuild from an indy. It's the torque convertor in these ZF tranny's that seems to be the weak point. Do a search and you'll see what I mean. I see your in NV, but in the cold weather up here in New England the crank case vent valve freezing can mean anything from just a messy situation to total chaos under the hood. You should also look at the control arm bushings and ball joints, sway bar end links, steering rack for leaks and coolant expansion tank. Control arms and sway bar links should be considered general maintenance. Rear tires wear pretty excessively due to the crazy camber, especially its lowered. I've never had a problem, but if the it has rear air suspension check the air bags for leaks. I think they're pricey. In my own experience and from my readings here on x5world, it seems like the average is about 1-2k a year in preventive maintenance and repairs. Personally I would stay away from a V6. You don't get that much better mpg for the pleasure of driving a V8. If you take off the resonator and replace with an x-pipe, it sounds awesome. Its a nice deep, yet subtle growl. Even though I've dropped a ton of money fixing and maintaining by X, the payoff for the way it drives is well worth it. I don't want to scare you away, I just though I'd mention the common issues and that just requires attention.

Thanks for the replies...I do live in Nevada but in Lake Tahoe where we have a ton of snow and teperatures below zero. I was thinking of actually getting the straight six in the x that I might purchase because my friend has and X5 3.0i and its just soo smooth and BMW has made that engine for a long time so they have pretty much perfected it.

Thanks!!

I have bmw x5 3.0. Its a nice car, def has power, but the v8 has so much more power tho. Only reason i have an I6 is because they had stick shift I6 not v8 :/ if youre gonna get a 3.0 go for the manual transmission. Worth it