Is it true?
 

Hi .A friend of mine who sells cars told me that the X 5 is not a real off road vehicle.I believe him because he is very experienced in cars in general,sells all kinds of vehicles for many years now.I'm thinking of buying one BMW X 5 but not so sure now.I need it to drive it in the city and on black mountain roads but mostly on a regular roads and motorways.

its not a typical off-roader no.
thats why BMW calls it sn SAV (Sports ACTIVITY Vehicle).
if you want an SUV that will climb rocks, drive through streams, destroy snowbanks, then buy a jeep grand cherokee or a raised pick-up. the X5 is a pretty city vehicle with performance for handling/braking and not rock climbing.
it has a great all wheel drive system, but the Jeep Grand Cherokee is better. I've had both and hate to say it but the Jeep wins 10 fold over a BMW

What are black mountain roads? (never mind...I googled it). :D

Just drove my 4.8is to the store and back in mild snow conditions on DWS's and came back to start looking at snow tire/wheel packages. I wouldn't stray to far off of pavement with it in its current form.

The X5 has neither the ground clearance, suspension articulation, underbody protection, nor traction aids to be a "true" off-road vehicle. Doesn't even have a centre diff lock. Lift one wheel off the ground, and apart from the input of traction control, will sit there spinning that one wheel and not go anywhere.

Get yourself a Trail rated SUV if you plan on going off road. The only off road the X is rated for is unpaved parking lot at the Soccer field.

I guess it's not for me than although I read some previous posts saying the X 5 is way better than a grand cherokee and now I just do not know what to think and do.

way better for luxaries adn handling performance on a street road.

yeah i agree
i wanted an suv to take on snowboarding and camping trips, but like others said, it's a pretty pavement pounder with nice bells and whistles.

i would like to try mine in some deeper snow though :P

My understanding is that with a good set of snow tires they are actually good in the snow. I have yet to test that theory but I will this year.