X5's with over 100,000 miles thread

[Sophisticated Redneck]

Originally Posted by gazoonc

I think maintenance issues also depend on the cycle year of the given X5 generation. This has been my personal experience over 20 years. For example, a later year E70 will likely give you less trouble than a first year E70 because most of the major bugs/problems will have been worked out by the manufacturer, ceteris paribus. Given that X5s are one of the higher priced BMW models, all maintenance and repair costs (parts and labor) also tend to cost more than say a 3 series.

This plus what kind of miles the car saw over its life. BMW never could design proper airflow and heat disapation in any of their cars and the X5 is no exception so a X5 that was mainly highway vs one that saw mainly city, especially in hotter areas, are going to be vasty different in terms of maintenance. Bottom line: high mileage+city driving= expect to start replacing everything under the hood rubber and plastic like CCV lines, coolant lines, various sensors, etc. Much sooner then a highway car.

[JoeyBimX5din]

Originally Posted by gazoonc

I think maintenance issues also depend on the cycle year of the given X5 generation. This has been my personal experience over 20 years. For example, a later year E70 will likely give you less trouble than a first year E70 because most of the major bugs/problems will have been worked out by the manufacturer, ceteris paribus. Given that X5s are one of the higher priced BMW models, all maintenance and repair costs (parts and labor) also tend to cost more than say a 3 series.

I think this rule applies to any expensive and complicated new model or generation really.

[boneca]

decided to update this thread with my current mileage situation

it took me awhile since my car became parking queen in a last couple of months.

[Nyc Dito]

Originally Posted by boneca

decided to update this thread with my current mileage situation

it took me awhile since my car became parking queen in a last couple of months.

AHH , you should have waited until 11:11am! haha

[boneca]

Originally Posted by Nyc Dito

AHH , you should have waited until 11:11am! haha

agree, that would be perfect but its a lot of staying put on the side of highway

[JoeyBimX5din]

Originally Posted by boneca

decided to update this thread with my current mileage situation

it took me awhile since my car became parking queen in a last couple of months.

Do the trip odo's count at the same rate the odometer counts on these trucks? I know some vehicles they will sometimes be different.

P.s. You did this on PURPOSE!

[boneca]

Originally Posted by JoeyBimX5din

Do the trip odo's count at the same rate the odometer counts on these trucks? I know some vehicles they will sometimes be different.

P.s. You did this on PURPOSE!

not sure I understand what made u mad

as far as trip odometer goes its seems to be in sync!

[JoeyBimX5din]

Originally Posted by boneca

not sure I understand what made u mad

as far as trip odometer goes its seems to be in sync!

I was sarcastically mad.

[boneca]

Originally Posted by JoeyBimX5din

I was sarcastically mad.

that's what I was hoping for

[leeden]

Just hit 200k on 2012 X6 .. main issue was the drive shaft to fix under recall

[leeden]

just hit 200K ...main issue was the driveshaft but fixed under recall

[gamador]

Hello,

I have owned this car for almost 3 years now, with a love/hate relationship. I got the V8 because I use it to tow a ski/wakeboard boat, which it is great, you can hardly tell the boat is back there when towing. Love/hate is due to the gas consumption :-( but oh well. I just want to share the following: In the last couple of months or so, the car developed a bit of a "jerk push" when shifting in the low gears, I think 2nd and 3rd, not noticeable when coasting on the highway. There was also a bit of hesitation, almost like there was not enough gas getting to the engine. Someone on the bmw forums described the "jerking" as if you were hit in the rear bump (small touch). Anyhow, after a lot of research, which brings me to thank all the people who post issues and solutions, the issue kind of pointed to the 'transfer case" People were recommending to do an oil change and/or the "transmission adaptation reset". So I finally got to it, I did the TC oil change but then I made the mistake of doing the trans adaptation reset at the same time. At this point, I am not sure which procedure fixed it because the jerking and hesitation are gone. The car drives smooth again. I hope this helps someone out there.

[Pudgypepper]

Hi everyone! I passed the 100,000 mile mark just after my road trip from D.C. back to South Florida! Here are some pics from my recent road trip to St. Simons Island, GA.

She is currently sitting at 102,400 miles and running beautifully! Only challenge I'm dealing with at the moment is a stubborn seat calibration fault.

[boneca]

Originally Posted by leeden

Just hit 200k on 2012 X6 .. main issue was the drive shaft to fix under recall

oh WOW 200k congrats!

about time to open new thread: X5's with over 200,000 miles, hoping to be part of that sometimes

[FastCletus]

Here's my girl. We just turned 100k. Took her camping as a reward

[Spyro235]

Originally Posted by boneca

oh WOW 200k congrats!

about time to open new thread: X5's with over 200,000 miles, hoping to be part of that sometimes

I'm at 227k! at the rate I go, around 3k miles a month, I'll be at 30k before I go on my 2k mile long weekend trip of towing my drift car to WI from NJ and back.

I'm all for the 200k+ thread!

[boneca]

Originally Posted by Spyro235

I'm at 227k! at the rate I go, around 3k miles a month, I'll be at 30k before I go on my 2k mile long weekend trip of towing my drift car to WI from NJ and back.

I'm all for the 200k+ thread!

one of u high mileage dudes need to do it

[Nyc Dito]

Originally Posted by Pudgypepper

Hi everyone! I passed the 100,000 mile mark just after my road trip from D.C. back to South Florida! Here are some pics from my recent road trip to St. Simons Island, GA.

She is currently sitting at 102,400 miles and running beautifully! Only challenge I'm dealing with at the moment is a stubborn seat calibration fault.

Very nice and sleek (no roof rails), Love it!

I should be passing 100k in the next week or so, but am Also heading to GA from NYC for the second time this year. Maybe sooner than later I'll be part of that 200k mile thread lol

[Thunderchild]

138,272 this morning. I bought her about 5 years ago. had 75,000 on the clock. A small list of repairs done: coolant hose, starter motor, coil packs and oil leaks. Nothing major. Just drove from DC to Martha's Vineyard and back. Man she feels good on the road!!!

[Nyc Dito]

I joined the club! Finally the 35d has been "broken in" haha

[dbotteicher]

I absolutely love my BMW. It has been great to me and my family and I got it for a steal 2 years ago. a non BMW dealer was selling it for 14,000 with 90,000mi. I brought my Carly adapter and scanned it before I made my offer i was able to talk them down to 11,000 it had a few codes and some noise in the front end. I did some research and the codes that were present we related to a failing battery. I got them to throw inn a 6 month warranty to boot. I replaced the battery and after 30 days had them replace the front wheel bearings under warranty, since then only tires needed!!! Just last week i changed my transmission fluid for the third time in two years. The car drove beautifully, it was late and I took it for a nice long spin it was great. I made sure my fluid was just a drip out the fill hole with the trans at 110 degrees fahrenheit. The next morning the car wouldn't start, the battery was fairly drained and I had 33 faults according to carly?????? this is where I'm at now with my wonderful BMW that is now a very nice paper weight until i can get this nailed down. any input would be greatly appreciated.

[dominator]

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