Evening all,
My E70 has been very sick of late (so pleased I paid out for the insured warranty) as a number of pricey components have needed replacing, including the electronic parking brake actuator (£750)! I've been told that at around 120K miles (I'm on 97K), the DPF needs to be regenerated (not news to any of you, I'm sure). My local authorised dealership is indicating £2-3K for the job, though the car is probably only worth about £10K (if I'm lucky, though it's in nice condition and is well-equipped). Has anyone any experience of getting this done by an independent? I love my X5, but I'm struggling to see the sense in spending £2-3K on a car which by then will be worth maybe £9K or less. My dealership also dropped the "scarcity of parts" story on me today, which did bother me, as I need the car to be reliable, and this year hasn't been great. How well do E70 X5s age? I'd like to think they mature like a fine wine, but we could be talking 1970s cheap chianti here. Maybe it's time to trade in/up to an F15...not as pretty in my opinion (though I like the rear lights) but newer, hopefully more reliable, and with parts available aplenty. Thoughts, views, all input welcome!
Many thanks,
deej.