Steve

Hi Naomi

Try and look for one with plenty of history. You need paperwork from the year the car was manufactured till now.

High milers do come with risks, so the lower the better obviously.

Look for wear and tear, if the wear and tear is minimal then its had a good previous owner. Try and look through all the dealer polish to see how well the car has been looked after.

I don't have any advice on common problems as I have never been an X5 owner.

Also Welcome to the club :)

Hi mate and welcome to BMW Owners Club

Can you elaborate a bit more on the issues you are getting and the things you have done to try and solve them

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welcome to the club mate

welcome to the BMW Owners club mate

Welcome to the club mate!

7ib 3 .... 9th march ;)

welcome aboard! nice car :)

welcome to the BMW owners club mate :)

welcome to the club mate

welcome to the club Jon!

nice one Al!

welcome to the club :)

welcome to the club!

try the club insurance whioch is administered by AF.. up to 15% discount

http://www.bmwownersclub.com/feature/owners-club-insurance

welcome to the club mate

welcome to the club mate

i have tatoos from the 80's... hoping they come back in to fashion one day

welcome to the BMW Owners Club

do you have any pics?

I did research in to this and it seems a lot of cars have burnt valves after a while, only certain cars get away with it.

As Ian says, sell up and get a diesel or smaller car

she must have been freezing Dave.

Hi Dex

Best bet would be to seek a local car seat upholsterer.. i got a quote once and was pretty reasonable considering the cost of the seat new or used.

more to come.. hoping to get BMW accessories soon.

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