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What’s good: Has become the urban 4x4, thanks to huge road presence and BMW badge. Six-cylinder, 3.0-litre, 231bhp petrol or 184bhp diesel and 286bhp, 4.4-litre V8 engines. Better than Range Rover, Discovery or Mercedes ML on the road, very capable off-road. 347bhp 4.6iS in UK late 2001. Three-year unlimited mileage warranty from November 2001. Minor cosmetic and major drivetrain changes, summer 2003. Revised 4.4 V8 has 320bhp and six-speed auto, 3.0d with second-generation common-rail diesel rises to 218bhp yet is capable of 32.8mpg (Combined). New x-Drive system enables power and torque increases to produce usable traction in all situations – new X5 vastly better to drive on and off-road than the original. Four-star NCAP crash safety rating January 2003; five-star rating for latest model June 2003. Diesels have exceptional residual values. BMWs generally had below average warranty repair costs in 2003 Warranty Direct reliability index (www.reliabilityindex.co.uk). Average for breakdowns, problems and faults in 2003 Which? survey. What’s bad: One-star NCAP rating for pedestrian safety. 4.4 V8 expensive and thirsty. High-spec diesels were commanding premiums of up to £5,000 as late as September 2002. Diesel isn’t as economical as you might expect. As with any new BMW, options can hugely inflate the price. Rated one of the most expensive off-roaders to run in 2003 Which? survey. What to watch out for: Reports of blown turbos on 530 diesel saloons may also apply to X5 3.0d. Recalls: 31/1/2001 (cars built 21/9/2000-19/1/2001): possible fault with steering column joint. 16/11/2001 (built 11/11/2000-30/9/2001): fault with radiator fan motor could lead electrics to overload, fan motor to fail and a small electrical fire to result. August 2002: 56,000 X5s recalled worldwide because brake pedal shaft can work free (affects UK imports built up to 2001). 31/7/2002: Bush on brake pedal mounting shaft and pedal itself may come off (affects 1,971 cars). 3/2/2003: Front brake hose could rub on tyre. Clip to be fitted. 24/2/2003: Seatbelt tensioners may not be securely crimped.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR still raining might have to drive to my mates lock up !!!!

Welcome mate from across the lake did you test drive anything else before choosing x5 if yes how did they compare

yea a posh fat fairy fooker with my last bottle of ice cold magners :(

yea a posh fooker with another ice cold magners and a bowl of cadburys cream egg ice cream :D :D

yea a dry fairy with a nice cold bottle of magners and a chicken tikka and mushroom rice :D :D

if i went out to fit them in this weather i would have to post another 6 posts ie fitted new lights but dont work cos full of water, water logged carpet they shrunk any ideas, my cd changer got wet now plays two cd,s at once and so on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A bath, i will have one on sunday weather i need it on not :D

Lights have arrived now if would just stop raining I could fit them :-(

Hi fella welcome to the club

how did we get from clowdy lemonade too feeling up old ladies :blink: dont tell me incontinence bag :D :D

No mate there's a time and a place for lexus lights and my x5 is neither :-)

Welcome again mate And it's a petrol x5 get in there!!!!

Hip hip hooray another x5 owner Welcome mate Can't help with z3 prob but I'm sure someone on here will Go to the new members forum and introduce yourself there What x5 have you got I have 4.6 is carbon edition

New lights on order will upload before and after pic at weekend

worse tip i ever got was from an elderly indian lady was spring onions and a cucumber fresh from the feild that day :D

or maybe she was a typical john Lewis customer trying to be flash with home made lemonade :D :D

i coudnt drink it her hanging basket got most of it :D there will prob be a realy clean patch on patio in morning where it driped through :D

petrol might be expensive but dont you just love the smell of it first thing in the morning :rolleyes: ps its cheeper than deisel :lol: :lol:

so there i am working up a sweat in a big house in SE1 when the customer finaly comes down stairs and says i will make some homemade lemonade in a bit :D i dont know what she made it with but im guessing Mr muscle toilet block and tonic water :unsure: :unsure:

Hi mate welcome to the club Where in middle east are you working I got a good friend works at race track out there Good choice of car my dad has a v12 7 series and I got the 4.6 x5

And busses !!!!!!

Welcome to the club Petrol all the way (diesel is for lorrys :-)

I hope all your tins are in line and facing forward if you got time to waste on Internet in the afternoon :-)

That's what the angle grinder was for :-)