bmw x5 or 5 series?

[Mark B]

me & the wife sat in a 525 auto m sport earlier & she went all oooooooh on me sitting in the leather! ha ha bless her!.. but i think if i can get into the 520 with 177engine its cheep to run & 0-60 8.3 secs & it says 47 mpg in urban mode where i think the x5 is 25mpg so big difference

I have the 520 177 and its great plenty of power for a daily runner i live 3 miles away from work and get 40mpg on a run the other day loaded up going on family hols i got 55mpg i agree a 530 would be nice but the 520 does a fantastic job if you fancy a drive I'm only down the road

[Dan Le Moignan]

Only 40mpg? Is it an auto? My 530 will do 37 on a run.
My dads 320d manual usually averages 50.

[Davecos 4x4]

The 177 model is cheaper on road tax too £120 iirc for the year.

[Turkish]

never having another BMW again, shocking in the snow to the point of
Embarrassment living in wales and owning a BMW or Merc just dont sit well together, I had a 535d when i had my CSL and thought i had the best combo! but then a few days of snow changed that!

Bought an X5 thinking it would eat the snow up but wrong again made me look like a novice! Now I own a freelander, Range rover and defender and I take my chances on reliability but never going back! They are awesome!

But the 335d/535d or X5 35d engine is really something else! you would have thought zee germans having snow aswel would have squared there motors away!

[R5COS]

520d m-sport all day over a x5, had both and the 5 series was a much nicer drive. Unless you need a jeep i wouldnt go for a x5

[adamescortcosworth]

never having another BMW again, shocking in the snow to the point of
Embarrassment living in wales and owning a BMW or Merc just dont sit well together, I had a 535d when i had my CSL and thought i had the best combo! but then a few days of snow changed that!

Bought an X5 thinking it would eat the snow up but wrong again made me look like a novice! Now I own a freelander, Range rover and defender and I take my chances on reliability but never going back! They are awesome!

But the 335d/535d or X5 35d engine is really something else! you would have thought zee germans having snow aswel would have squared there motors away!

I agree they are shite on snow !!

[bigpower]

My old man has a 530D and its lovely.

but I keep looking for an X5 TBH for the missus, but dont want a high miler. Some bargains tho!

[Carlo]

I think x5's are great the older x5's are bad for gearboxes , rear bushes i would only buy a facelift one now i loved mine

[broome]

I think x5's are great the older x5's are bad for gearboxes , rear bushes i would only buy a facelift one now i loved mine

face lift meaning 2004 onwards or the new shape 2007 onwards ya flash harry

[daz5885]

I bought the misses an x5 couple of months ago and for me to use at weekends when the Escos is tucked up and I'm made up with it

[Cossie col]

This is how my x5 was
£55 to change indicator bulb as you need special tool to remove headlight
£100 to check if battery was ok, breakdown £30 to check charging, £30 to discharge and £40 to charge battery up, told the bloke I could buy a brand new charger for less than that at halfrauds just down the road to be told we are BMW and charge a£100 an hour and your car will not be coming out of compound until you pay
£2600 to fit new satnav screen, breakdown £1800 for screen £280 for plastic surround which I didn't need buy apparently had to have and rest to fit or £245 at local hifi place for repair
Battery went flat every 2 days but nothing wrong according to BMW

If you want to be ripped of by wankers that talk down to you like a piece of shit or get a loan every 100 miles to fill it up buy a x5 hence why they are cheap

[broome]

This is how my x5 was
£55 to change indicator bulb as you need special tool to remove headlight
£100 to check if battery was ok, breakdown £30 to check charging, £30 to discharge and £40 to charge battery up, told the bloke I could buy a brand new charger for less than that at halfrauds just down the road to be told we are BMW and charge a£100 an hour and your car will not be coming out of compound until you pay
£2600 to fit new satnav screen, breakdown £1800 for screen £280 for plastic surround which I didn't need buy apparently had to have and rest to fit or £245 at local hifi place for repair
Battery went flat every 2 days but nothing wrong according to BMW

If you want to be ripped of by wankers that talk down to you like a piece of shit or get a loan every 100 miles to fill it up buy a x5 hence why they are cheap

blimey ya didnt have much luck there me old flower.... what year was it?

[Cossie col]

blimey ya didnt have much luck there me old flower.... what year was it?

01 mate had it about 5yrs ago, they are a lot of car for money but you need to be loaded to run one though

[JHS]

never having another BMW again, shocking in the snow to the point of
Embarrassment living in wales and owning a BMW or Merc just dont sit well together, I had a 535d when i had my CSL and thought i had the best combo! but then a few days of snow changed that!

Bought an X5 thinking it would eat the snow up but wrong again made me look like a novice! Now I own a freelander, Range rover and defender and I take my chances on reliability but never going back! They are awesome!

But the 335d/535d or X5 35d engine is really something else! you would have thought zee germans having snow aswel would have squared there motors away!

I agree they are shite on snow !!

Any car is shit in the snow unless you have proper tyres. We have long winters here in Norway, plenty of BMW drivers, including myself, have no problems.
If you get snow in the winter, you need proper winter tyres, simple as that

[Mark B]

Any car is shit in the snow unless you have proper tyres. We have long winters here in Norway, plenty of BMW drivers, including myself, have no problems.
If you get snow in the winter, you need proper winter tyres, simple as that

Its all down to tyres