X5 as a Daily?

[scforeigncar]

My X5 is excellent. I have the 3.0 liter and have had it for 5 years now. We've put a few grand into it in the last 3 years, but nothing that has killed me yet. i love it for a DD. It doesn't feel like a truck.

[Rodoni]

X5 = chick car.

Why not?

thats an m5 towing not a 540..close enough though

[Lurker27]

X5s are very well put together - it's the X3s that suck.

[Court M3]

x3>x5

3.0 manual though. Wife drives a 2.5 and when we drove up to Washington through the mountains with a cargo hatch full still never felt like it was straining.

[Eric Giles]

I owned an '02 X5 4.4i for just over a year. Of all the BMW's I have owned, I seriously regret having to sell it at the time-it was my definite favorite. Parts are a bit on the high side and running premium unleaded during the summer when gas prices shoot up gets very expensive, but they don't drive like an SUV. Power is really good, handling is excellent for a larger vehicle, and it has a lot of room inside.

I hate SUV's, but I would own another X5 in a heartbeat.

[tjts1]

The rest of the world manages to tow heavy shit without buying SUVs and pickups.

http://www.gunsmoke.com/cars/540i/hitch/index.html

[BTP325ic]

hahahahah wtf

[tjts1]

X5 = chick car.

or an e39 540i w/ 6spd? I don't think you'd want to tow a trailer behind that though.

Why not?

[kid325e]

why not get an e39 touring instead?

or an e39 540i w/ 6spd? I don't think you'd want to tow a trailer behind that though.

[T.Dot_E30]

The 3.0L is actually more reliable of the bunch.

I had one for 6 months, sold it in the spring.
Great truck, just not for me, great for driving or lugging things around, but when i was driving alone i felt bored, so I still drove the e30 in the winter.

[s52e30m3]

I have a 05 4.8 for sale.

http://r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=127076

[ldsbeaker]

x3>x5

[daniel]

why not get an e39 touring instead?

[BTP325ic]

Do it !

[Philipangoo]

has a enormous tank which is awesome, but not on your wallet. The X5 doesn't feel like a SUV when you drive it. They are great and have alot of space.