#BMW CROSSOVER X5 TV#

I have put about 12k miles on it sence I've owned it. I recently bought an X5 a few months ago with 90k miles. Great cars, but don't own one without a warranty, and better yet, another car to drive while it's in the shop. Suffice it to say that ended my love affair with the X5, and I traded it in. Which requires 25 hrs labor and a whole new cylinder head. Til it developed a well known flaw of the 3.0 engine. Hydraulic sway bar ($2k just for the part alone)Įven after all that, I still enjoyed the car and did all the repairs. various gaskets that always amount to $1k each in labor Bought the car new, and at 90,000 miles I've had Power is smooth from the inline 6 engine, and the handling is like a sports car.īut.the least reliable car I have ever owned, by a long shot. One of my absolute favorite cars.the styling is amazing, the interior is simple but extremely well built. My 2008 X5 3.0 is a love hate relationship. But if you can swing the price tag and can live with a little less space, then buying an X5 makes a whole heap more sense than watching Scary Spice rumba across a dance floor. If handling isn't a priority, there are also several other crossovers in the X5's price range that offer a lot more value and utility. However, the Acura MDX and Infiniti FX35 (on the lower end in terms of price) and Porsche Cayenne (on the high side) are also SUVs that will elicit plenty of grins around twisty roads. There's more suspension compliance over bumps and harsh pavement, yet the vehicle is still quite agile and responsive when driven aggressively.įor Bimmer-philes and driving enthusiasts needing and/or wanting a midsize SUV, the 2008 BMW X5 is an obvious choice. As wonderfully as the first X5 drove, this second-generation one drives even better. In terms of sport, the latest X5 boasts a completely new front suspension design for enhanced handling agility and a refined set of six- and eight-cylinder engines. Of course, the words high-tech and BMW cannot be uttered without a mention of the much-maligned iDrive electronics control interface - yes, it's better than before, but it's time for BMW to swallow its pride and design a more intelligent system. (Mind you, that optional folding third row is best suited for children and gymnastically inclined members of the Lollipop Guild.) The interior also can be equipped with BMW's latest selection of high-tech goodies, from optional 20-way power ventilated front seats to HD radio. In terms of the latter, it grew in size (to distance itself from the X3), gaining more cargo capacity and enough space for a third-row seat. Last year's complete redesign gave the X5 an added dose of both sport and utility. Now in the second year of its second generation, the X5 has a lot more competition than it originally did, as a slew of premium automakers have followed BMW's suit with their own entries that pay more attention to 'sport' than 'utility.' Yet the BMW X5 has quelled the notion that SUVs have to be sloppy-handling behemoths. Okay, maybe not sillier, but still pretty eyebrow-raising.

#BMW CROSSOVER X5 TV#

Ten years ago, the idea of a performance SUV would have been sillier than the thought of a hit TV show featuring Wayne Newton and Marie Osmond dancing about in evening wear to Dolly Parton music.

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