"Vidar" <tranceman56@netscape.net> wrote

Wonderful engine; I have it in my 330xi and it's humming along
at 67K.  You might consider the X3:  it's several hundred pounds
lighter than the X5, less expensive, and actually a little bigger
inside except for rear seat legroom and shoulder/elbow room.

Should be no problem; make sure you do regular maintenance,
replace the ball joints/control arms and radiator at 100K.

Floyd

I wouldn't buy a new X5 now - the new model comes out next Summer and it
will solve the biggest problem with the existing model - space. I too am
intending on purchase one and usually drive my vehicles from new for 3 years
before changing so I think it is better to buy them at the point of the next
new shape to increase their resale value for later.

Avoid the X3 - as good though it is the build quality is not as fine as the
X5 and the cost difference isn't enough to warrant the drop in quality. Just
my opinion of course. ;)

Of course if this is just a company car and you are not actually buying it
yourself then it doesn't really matter.

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Sam