I bought an 2005 X5 for my very first car. I bought it for an absolute steal and fell in love with it from day 1. Before owning my X5 I drove a 2008 V8 Troopy so it was a big difference. ;)

I am currently trying to sell it after owning it for a year and a half and clocking up about 55 000 km's on it because I cannot keep up with the cost of repairs.

Barely a month into owning it I had to spend about $2500 on it, something about oil in the radiator and the death of the alternator. After this I was just happy to get back in my darling car and...Read more

We purchased our dream BMW x5 Diesel in 2003 brand new- at 121,786 KM the gearbox failed and had to be replaced! BMW would not replace the gearbox, we where charged $5497.01 even though it is a known problem.(wish we knew about it before we purchased) We were informed that this was guaranteed never to happen again!! Well, it has the gearbox has failed again at 256624km so BMW was contacted again and refused to replace the gearbox. We were left facing a new cost of Just over $8000 we decided to speak to the dealer principal at Auto Classic, he a...Read more

The original X5 has the classic BMW lines, smart but understated by today's standards. I have driven and cared for this car since new for almost 17 years and it has not disappointed. In fact, it looks and drives like brand new. It does require maintenance which is not always cheap, especially when taken to a BMW workshop. Many repairs require special tools that some other workshops do not have, so you don't always have an option. Tyres may also set you back almost $2500 if you have the sports version. Whilst I perform some repairs myself, the ...Read more

I've had my 2003 3.0D since 2007 with 100,000k on the clock, it now sit on around 300,000. At around 140,000k I replaced the turbo, a $5k repair, at the 165,000 the fuel pump went so another $3k repair bill, at around the 180,000 had to replace the transmission which cost just tad under $7k. When getting the vehicle serviced by BMW, be prepared for the costly exercise. Nothing comes cheap for this car. I personally replaced the whole suspension on the vehicle for a 1/10 the cost that BMW where going to charge as well as doing the servicing myse...Read more

BMW X5 e53 2002 model terrible vehicle beautiful inside out faulty every else even Bmw cannot find the problems transmission blows up it doesn't scan on computer or warn you it just tells you all these other things on the computer system instead of saying gearbox is damaged engine failures ABS unit and more all these other files come up on the scan tool but the gearbox which is rubbish as it doesn't tell you the exact thing it's wrong with it what is the point having all these wiring looms and computers but it won't tell us what the exact thing...Read more

I have owned a 2006 3.0D for almost ten years and it's been a pleasure driving it. The only problem is that while it is a great car it comes at a hefty cost once it ages, for mine from year 6 of ownership, things will start to become worrisome. The car will still drive beautifully but under the bonnet a lot of things will break causing a domino effect. The sad thing is the car is made with some complex engineering that it will require the mechanic a lot of time to figure out what the problem is and the dealer charges hundred of dollars per hour...Read more

Where to start? Let me first start by saying I absolutely love this car.
However I purchased it having traded my 2002 CR-V. I liked the additional room and capacity; the 3.0i 6 engine was a gem and I really liked the way it drove, handled, braked, etc. It was an ex-exec lease vehicle and had full service history, including the replacement of some components.
Within two weeks of ownership, it developed a radiator leak. It was also due for a service - something I hadn't noticed initially about the LED service interval read out. Anyway, the ...Read more

I have just realised that we have had our X5 now for a year and we love it!

We traded our 2000 Honda CRV in on it and it besides the first week driving it home and back to the dealer to work out that it had a faulty ABS module, it has been brilliant. That first week was horrid and exhausting, but thankfully covered under warranty and they were finally able to work out what was wrong with it. (it was throwing up so many errors, it took several trips to work out what the actual error was)

For reference, the X5 forums on-line are great. Th...Read more

The only other choice close to the driving pleasure and joy of ownership would be the Porsche Cayenne but the X5 ticks all the boxes for me. If I was to buy another X5 first choice would be the latest 35i and second would be the 40di. You just can't beat the refinement and the feel of luxury in a smooth BMW six cylinder petrol engine. The 40di with the cheaper running cost is a favorite for the Australian outback.
Great to drive with lots of gidgets that I am still learning to operate after three years of ownership. Just figured out how to ...Read more

I started my business 20 years ago and was able to purchase my first pre-owned 318i BMW ($34,000) from Auto Classic in Perth in 2006. My business improved so in 2008 I was able to upgrade to a used X5 4.8 ($104,000) from the same dealer, which I kept that for a further two years. I had been happy with the cars and found the sales people to be awesome up until the sale and not very helpful once the sale was done. I also found that after sales care was terrible once the sale was made. I hoped that my business would continue to improve so that I ...Read more

Just replaced by E240 estate Benz with a X5 3.0i (2006). Bought from BMW from their Premier Selection stock. Drove it back home (700km) and got a feel for the car. The car I bought has Sat/Nav, anti-dazzle mirrors, climate control, reversing mirrors, park sensors front and back, sunroof, electric seats and has the sports package. The overall impression is an excellent SUV that handles well with some niggles. However, the premium selection gives the purchaser a warranty that's like a new-car factory warranty for 12 months (longer for additio...Read more