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Hello to everyone! I stumbled across this site about an hour and a half ago and I'm already addicted! What a great group of people!

I'm 25 and live near Baltimore. I bought my X5 in May, a 2001 4.4 sport, black with black interior, with about 30,000 miles--I've added 16,000 since then. Her name is Danica...you know, after Danica Patrick...sorry, I'm a girl...have to name my car! It fits her very well, I must say! I upgraded from a Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited (I will never own another American product!)

I am so excited to find a website totally dedicated to the X5! I look forward to talking to everyone and getting helpful tips for those little things that go wrong along the way!

Good to see you here. Welcome!

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Hi Michelle, and welcome to X5World. Your X5 sounds beautiful, post some pics soon!

Kevin

Welcome, Michelle, and Happy WhateverItMayBeThatYouCelebrate!

JV

Hey, it's a lady! :welcome: We're happy to have another member here.

Oh snap! It is a Lady! :D

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:xoutpost: Welcome to the best X5 site on the planet!

Hi Michelle - :xoutpost:

:wavey:

welcome michelle!


I see you've met the welcome wagon!! ;)

Welcome, Michelle!
BR,Ol'UncleMotor

(Interesting how the guys pour outta the poolhall, in droves, to welcome a new female, here!) Lol!

:D

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I checked in late on this one (Got caught up at the pool hall, md :D )Welcome to X5world Michelle! :wavey:

Rob_

Welcome! and lets see some pics of Danica...I mean your X5.:)

Hooray!!! Welcome Michelle. Alright you guys watch your language!! ( Just like you always do)

any mods yet? ...aaah...i mean Welcome to X5 World! :)

I'll be at my best behaviour. :whistle: Should we invite Michelle to da Lounge? Sure why not?

Michelle welcome to the best X5 site in the universe (the only site). Love the hot pink you're using.... a bit hard on the old eyes, but it's allright. Change is good. :)

You guys are such charmers ;) I'm sure at this point Michelle fells totally welcomed. So without further a do... :welcome: to da best damn site on the net. We hope you stick around and share your insite.......Phil

hello ! and remeber if ur Danitca will be without you in Her..photo will not be added to our compiting lotto !
good luck Johnni

can i get a jibberish to english translation please? :) :p

I'll second that one!

Welcome to the board, and congrats on your new ride. Post some pics! :thumbup:

Juan

No mods yet...key word...YET! She's in need of a good detail before any pictures. I think it's Maryland law for every half inch of snow, one inch of salt must be thrown on the roads. Makes me cringe!

Thanks for the awesome welcome! Makes me feel right at home right away!

Danica Patrick....didn't she get married recently? :bawling:

Yes, she did... and what a sad day that was... :bawling:

Aw...don't worry about guys, she was too fast for us anyway :driver:

Welcome to the pool hall... I mean X5World! :)

Bonjour Michelle enchante de faire votre connaissance. Do not listen to the others from the gang here, I am the one with real charme ;) Anyway, a little bit late but Welcome to this board where you will find both information and frienship.

Michelle, welcome to X5 World and I can't wait to see pics of your X5........you'll really enjoy this board - great group of people........and very helpful if you have any questions about your X5...........and this board will also get you addicted to modding your X5.........trust me on that.

that sure meant a whole lotta nothing to me.. haha.. It's definitely not pig latin nor engrish!

BTW, welcome michelle. :thumbup:

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Welcome aboard Shell. :2thumbs:

Wow, you got the biggest welcome I have ever seen on X5World! Hey guys, are we being sexist or what? Is it the pink font? Is it the Username?

Whatever it is, welcome and make yourself right at home!

kinda reminds me of "smurfette" from the smurfs, lol

Nope, just got some new chromosomes introduced to the boards...new change right? :dunno: lol

Welcome to the boards! :domn:

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Dude!! We like Girls

Nice a chick...lol ...just kidding... welcome

LMAO!! :rofl: Just curious..What exactly was/is it that makes you not want to own one again? Besides the play-doh controls and cockpits, cheap materials, etc.?

Pretty much the fact that I had to replace the brakes and rotors every 15,000 miles...and NO, it isn't the way I drive!!!

:xoutpost: Michelle. You certainly "stumbled" in to the right place for all that is X. Remember, there are no dumb questions. Chances are that the group here knows much more about Danica than your dealer will ;) .

Hi Michelle,

Welcome a board. Huston

OHHHH YEAH.... the GCs are well known for that :) Things got so bad that Chrysler redesigned the caliper in an effort to try and stop the problem. Amazing that a 40k car had such poor brakes, eh?

The other big thing with those is that the climate control stops working after awhile...you might want heat but you'll get A/C :D

Welcome aboard!

Hey M.

I like the comment you made :) , "I will never own another American car!!!" Interesting, I said the same thing at least 13 years ago. And haven't looked back since then. Had a 1989 Ford Tempo. After a couple years of driving the doors panels started comming loose, engine problems etc.

Since then, I'v owned Honda Accord and Passport :thumbup:, and guess what no problems with the door panels or engine and, I have not paid for any ;) major repairs to both vehicles.

Now I have a 2004 X5 :rofl: and I feel like, (screaming) "I'm on top of the world!!!!!" (A scene from Titanic)
:dancing:

You are absolutely 100% correct about that, even though I am from San Francisco ;)

BTW, I never told you that I think your avatar is real cool!

Man that's funny.

Welcome Michelle! :thumbup:

hahah, ladies man...sucha good movie.

I'm so happy to have found this site and to know that I'm not alone in my obsession with the X5. Around where I live, there are tons of X5's (along with Cayennes, Range Rovers, etc), but most of them have carseats in the back with Mommy's behind the wheel that couldn't tell the difference between a 3.0 and a 4.8.

As soon as I get mine all cleaned up, I'll take some photos and get them posted!

Merry Christmas (or whatever your flavor may be)!

P.S.--Where do I get a set of angel eyes?? (You guys are rubbing off on me already!)

Check this post. The angel eyes in my signature are OEM and are in 2004+ X5s. I saw a young girl driving a black 4.8 in White plains area the other day, a first for me.

It's all good, we're glad to have you.

50 posts...this is what happens when a man...a group of men,come across a lady..

Make it #52. Welcome aboard.

I would never get 6 pages for an introduction ;)

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EDIT: My 100th post!!! Thanks, Michelle!!

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Heh sad but true...this is one of the longest threads i've ever seen...u guys are :bustingup

Welcome to the boards Michelle :D !

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What's an avatar? I'm thinking an avatar is a pic. AutoXer, I found the avatar on this site. Thankz anyways.

Mo

Avatar is the picture right by the name. I like Quicksilver's because I think it's a real neat picture of the Golden Gate Bridge from a unique perspective.

Welcome!....in advance...please excuse any pigish borish sophmoric behavior...I blame testosterone and marriage........."what? Coming Dear!!...Yes...I already took out the trash and already walked the dog!" grumble grumble...

quick list of things to watch on your 01...

Window regulators (all can and will go any where any time, they are proceeded by a poping sound and then the window drops)...

Axle dust cover boots (there are 8, four inner and four outer they tear and if not repaired lead to boku $$$ in repairs)...

Rear hatch latch (original OEm design is weak and they short once water creeps in) main symptom..rear hatch starts to pop on its own...

Cam sensors...(there are two of them the won't cause a check engine light, but will cause rought idle)...

in a four month span...I had every one of these things happen on an 01 with 50K...if you don't have a warranty...BUY ONE...use AAA or GE Financial....I sold my X after $4K in repairs and will be in a CPO next time. OTher wise...welcome...good luck and drive fast!

I've had to replace my rotors and brakes at 15k :D I think it's kinda cool since it's covered under warranty as well.

:bustingup :dance: :boogie: :iagree: :woot:

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Is it just me or the welcome wagon's out in full force?

HAHA...My passenger's side front window regulator has been replaced, my drivers side front window pops and comes off track a lot...going to have that replaced soon, the telescoping steering wheel doesn't move forward and back, only moves up and down, my drivers side side mirror doesn't move left and right, just up and down, I've had the door lock actuators on two of the locks replaced, when it rains, the front passengers floor is SOAKED, my fuel gauge gets stuck saying I have a 1/4 tankful as I'm pulling away from the gas station...it resets itself after I travel about 60 miles, two of the pixel strips on the dash message board are burned out, I had major issues with one of the tail lights not wanting to work, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head! Oh yeah...did I mention I have no warranty? :(

The two things I miss about the Jeep...automatic door locks (when you hit 15 mph, the doors lock) and automatic headlights!

But all of those issues seem to disappear (in my mind at least) when I'm weaving in and out of traffic at 80mph+ and she's handling like a champ!

Welcome Michelle

I guess you have come to the right place, with all of those problems, but the good thing about this site somebody else has had the same and knows how to sort it!! You should be able to get your door lock programed at the dealers mine lock after pulling away.The dealer programed this in for me last time my car was in there.

wow-- you're up early on christmas!

several things:

1) steering telescoping motor needs replacement
2) your drain plug from the sunroof is blocked on that side. it runs down the passenger side. needs to be blown out and cleared.
3) you have a bad fuel tank level sender. needs replacement. it will eventually fail completely
4) pixels should cause unit to be replaced
5) that's a new one. (tail light). was the car ever in an accident?

the door looks do that automatically ilf the feature is enabled. dealer can do this.


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Welcome aboard and I believe Drex answered all your questions.

Despite all those little problems, you'll definitely enjoy driving the X5 for years to come....it is light-years ahead of the Jeep.

Congrats and Happy Holidays!

Hi Michelle, Welcome to the website. I'm new here too. I got loads of reply's to a question i posted and it looks like everyones really friendly. I didn't get as many replies as you did though....... I wonder why!!!!!

A snap of just some of the crowd here, that turned out to welcome Michelle to the Board, :rofl:

BR,md

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:rofl: Good one Motor :thumbup:

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Both of the Danica's, too!

Saw Danica (not the SAV) in a commercial recently (something about beaty products or something) and she's total knockout!! There's something mysterious about beauty and speed...... a dangerous combo.

Why don't we just start a Sub-Forum and name it Michelle?! hahahahaa

I think someone may need to break this out for this thread: :locked:

;)

JV

That's exactly why I named my X5 Danica!

Hey Michelle,
I was searching for something else and stumbled upon this. :rofl: You got 8 fookin pages of welcomes to " I'm new here"

Men :rofl:

HAHA!!! I know...I was searching around a few days ago and came across this...got a huge laugh out of it, myself! It's funny going back and reading everyone's posts now that I know who they are!

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One more, Hi Michelle and welcome to the site (kind of late but welcome anyway)