Yugo came to mind when I saw this thread. They littered the NE roads within 1 yr of release in the NA market.

The rear window defroster was actually a hand warmer for winter pushing!

12 year old SUV in the mid west with 140K on it and owner complains about parts that should have been changed 4 years ago. Classic. I'm in for footage of carbbq.

I'm cutting my car some slack as for one thing, I love driving it, and from the drivers' position you can just feel the quality; also out here in the UAE it is pretty damn hot, so I would expect the rubber parts to have a shorter-than-average lifespan out here. Other stuff that I have had to replace though seems excessive - obviously all four window lifters failed, a few of the door lock carriers, all corners of the air suspension, all the bushes and usual parts of the front suspension, TWO expansion tanks... doesn't that seem a little excessive in a six year-old car costing 70,000 USD when new? I left a beautiful 9 year-old 323 in the UK with a friend of mine who drove it all round Europe, and has only needed to put tyres on it, in 5 years!
It may be the harsh climate out here, but frankly I'm pretty underwhelmed and out of pocket on my 2006 4.8iS too.

Tighten up.

Obviously a Democrat

GUY'S,
I have owned a LOT of Bimmers, starting with a 67 1600! Tii's, 320's Bavaria's, 6's etc.
probably 20 all, NEVER a V8! Our 06 X5 3.0 has had it's share of LITTLE problems, but it is a GREAT car (truck) the damn thing feels like it is "carved" out of a block of steel....
before this was a 99 528iT, another GREAT vehicle that I sold at 140,000 miles.
I have not owned a Honda ....etc, (and prolly never will) I am aiming for another 5 years out of the 06 X5...then a DIESEL X5...never new, always off 3 year leases from FLORIDA.........MOVE ON

Has no relationship with OP thread.

I don't believe it! I'm on my third, this one with 80k miles, and NOTHING like this has happened to any of mine, nor to the guy who introduced me to BMW 11 years ago. For some unknown reason, people seem to think that BMW's and other higher end or lux cars never need maintenance, or that parts never break or malfunction. Strange, isn't it? They are, after all, still a bunch mechanical and electronic parts that must work together, and things DO go wrong or break. But regular maintenance takes care of them.

And we DO tend to drive these cars a bit more aggressively than other brands.

I am in Western New York, where the winters are tough. Snowy and icy roads are routinely salted, snow and slush is normal driving for 4 months every year, and my '06 4.4 Sport is fine. My only problem, other than normal maintenance, has been the blue tooth element, and that was replaced under warranty a couple of years ago.

So, I am very suspicious of this poster.

Zen

Well.... one thing I do have to say is that when I compared my X5 to my Imported 540 Touring, I daresay the build quality seems lower in the X5. It's easy for me to say it's because it was built in the US, but I am not saying that - maybe it's just the X5 I got. Things like peeling paint, loose panels, and such are abound in my X5. Maybe it's just due to age though.

However, considering both cars are 2003 models - the 540 seems to have held up better over the years.

To OP. Here in California, I have had to deal with stubborn rotors before. The fact that a dealer is unable to get them off sounds weird though.

Here's a trick that I learned from a Dealer Tech friend of mine. First remove the Rotor bolt or be sure it's not in there. Loosely bolt the wheel back on to the rotor (maybe one or two bolts) then lower the car gentle till the whole wheel buckles slightly from the weight of the car. DON'T LOWER THE CAR COMPLETELY!!!! Once the wheels buckles off, it should come off with the rotor.

Or.... hit the rotor with a mallet, spray a bunch of Liquid wrench behind the rotor, go have a snack and drink and come back. By the way - if you are having the same issue with the rear brake rotors - be sure the parking brake is off.

Read the 1st page of posts and you will see the relationship. OP has suspension parts that not coming off due to rust and bcredliner asked about history. OPs response lacked any details on location where X was operated.