foxnet22 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Has any members owned or had any experience with this car what are your opinions.had a look at one yesterday on a 04 plate.I'm not familiar with this model so thought I'd ask . Edited January 19, 2015 by foxnet22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 A huge amount depends on how many and the kind of previous keepers it has had and also of course the mileage, history and whether it's a diesel or petrol. If it happens to be a looker then it can also have had too many impulse owners who then find they don't like the servicing costs so skimp on maintenance, then again you might have found a 2 owner diesel 62k minter which has full mix of dealer and independent stamps which considering it would never have been off roaded will make a fantastic car, useless in snow and ice of course but £700 spent on quality winter tyres will fix that and you will not be able to tell the difference in ride or noise either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 A huge amount depends on how many and the kind of previous keepers it has had and also of course the mileage, history and whether it's a diesel or petrol. If it happens to be a looker then it can also have had too many impulse owners who then find they don't like the servicing costs so skimp on maintenance, then again you might have found a 2 owner diesel 62k minter which has full mix of dealer and independent stamps which considering it would never have been off roaded will make a fantastic car, useless in snow and ice of course but £700 spent on quality winter tyres will fix that and you will not be able to tell the difference in ride or noise either. +1. Well said. Assuming it's a diesel automatic, then expect 25-27 mpg. Petrol 3.0, 20-21. Bigger petrol engine, 15 mpg. The only other really biggy with these is the auto box. BMW did 'sealed for life' boxes at this time, which was a huge mistake. A lot of independent specialists will change the gearbox oil, needs checking to see if it's been done, and been done properly. Always assume with a car of this complexity that the seller is getting rid because there is a major problem / expense looming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 I had a petrol one and looked after it with main dealer servicing. However, the gear box went (wouldn't find reverse) and after wearing a refurb I chopped it in at a dealer. Never again One of the best cars and one of the worst cars I've had all at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 A huge amount depends on how many and the kind of previous keepers it has had and also of course the mileage, history and whether it's a diesel or petrol. If it happens to be a looker then it can also have had too many impulse owners who then find they don't like the servicing costs so skimp on maintenance, then again you might have found a 2 owner diesel 62k minter which has full mix of dealer and independent stamps which considering it would never have been off roaded will make a fantastic car, useless in snow and ice of course but £700 spent on quality winter tyres will fix that and you will not be able to tell the difference in ride or noise either. Small correction ref price of winter tyres, make that around 25% cheaper as it won't need run flats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEshooter Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Don't do it, I'm pretty sure it's the same engine and box as my diesel range. I'm in the process of chopping my car in as the box is starting to **** up and a specialist want around £3000 to fix it. Forgot to mention this is a very common problem with this so called sealed for life gearbox Edited January 19, 2015 by SEshooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0850 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) I owned a 54 plate 3.0 D Sport...cost me a kings ransom, nearly 4.5k in mechanical bills over 18 months. Nice car to drive but far too many problems. Older X5's suffer from a lot of electrical niggles due to ageing wiring looms and daft connectors, typical air suspension faults, seizing brake calipers, poor electrical connections for lighting clusters and if you're really lucky like I was you will blow the gearbox! The torque convertors are greatly undersized for the motor and once past 80k miles then there is a great probability that the torque converter will **** itself and spit metal right back through the auto box. Edited January 19, 2015 by ben0850 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxnet22 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Thanks lads maybe I will give it a miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEshooter Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Probably best lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenshooter Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 My 3.5 yr old 520d series diesel blew the engine - piston or crankshaft last year at around 100k miles. So I'd be very cautious with an older BMW.... Still, plenty of people have them but I wouldn't personally take the risk. I also saw somewhere recently a reliability survey and the X5 was in the bottom 10 out of around 110 cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Slightly off topic, I had an E46 320DSE Touring in the early 2000's and the engine was raved over at the time. Then the swirl flaps started failing causing considerable damage to people's engines. I thought the later series 2 litre engines were redesigned to prevent it happening don't think it was a problem on the 3 litre diesels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Slightly off topic, I had an E46 320DSE Touring in the early 2000's and the engine was raved over at the time. Then the swirl flaps started failing causing considerable damage to people's engines. I thought the later series 2 litre engines were redesigned to prevent it happening don't think it was a problem on the 3 litre diesels. It was also a problem on the 3.0 litres as fitted in 7, 5, 3 series, X5 and X3. The same 3.0d (called the TD6) engine fitted in the Range Rover didn't have the swirl flaps fitted. It did still have the same autobox though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEshooter Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Got rid of my td6 range today. The gear box was well and truly ****ed and the turbo was sounding pretty ruff. Thanks to we buy any car for taking it off my hands. They normally get the better deal, not this time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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