Hi People,i am a new member and i am here to ask your honest opinions on the the lovely X5,I have a bit of a dilemer that i think you guys and girls could help with.

I own a Lexus RX400h (hybryd) and while its been an utterly reliable family car for me i have recently bought a 25ft caravan which it tows with ease but i only get 18 MPG when towing,so the question is ???????

If i buy a BMW X5 3.0d auto would the economy be a lot better or about the same,i really like the X5 and cant realy see an alternative,i just thought i would run it past you guys as you use them everyday.

Many Thanks

Pete.

Hi pete welcome Do it you won't regret it !

Welcome Pete, Sorry cannot help with your question, hopefully someone on here can help you, if not, you research on a caravaners website, or google, good luck, let us know if you find your answer. :D

IF im honest about the same, We used to tow a 2500kg Dastle race box with my a 3.0d X5 and we rarely saw 20mpg although it was very very stable even with a car in the back on the Alps, so i dont think an improvement in MPG can be used as a reason,

As prestige indercates, fantastic motor very well built and just plough on and on and on and on. IMO better built than the lexus and the Porsche(which is our current tow car), and the range rover will just break down!

Welcome to BMWOC :) good luck

mate,nothing towing a big load does an acceptable mpg.I ran a land rover to Greece n back(twice) and it was lucky to see low twenties even at the slug like pace a defender travels at. I reckon the x5 wont give you any more than the lexy.