X5 Anyone?

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Fancy a change from 5 series - I've had four on the trot now. Great car but just want something different. Always got on well with BMW's.

I was looking at the X5 3.0 M Sport c. £35-38k preferably a AUC. They look to be a well kitted out motor. What's the thoughts about these regarding residuals, parking it, maintenance, service and tyre costs? Insurance? The late 2013 onwards models look like much better fuel economy and better emissions.

Appreciate your thoughts.
 
Careful, make sure its the very latest 2014 onwards model. The old one which is still around at crazy money is an ancient E60 based thing.
 
Were they not late 2013? I'm sure the new X5 was around the same time as my 5 series.

Anyway, yeah, they seem like a 5 series on steroids. Not really any bigger inside from what I could see. And spec is all much of a muchness.

Meant to be one of the better driving big 4x4's on the road. But also meant one of the least practical with regards to boot space. But if the 5 series is big enough for you really, then so should the X5 be.

I was thinking about getting a 4x4 last year, and in around this budget too. There was a recent shoot-out between the Q7, XC90 and Disco in one of the major car mags. The XC90 I believe was considered the nicest overall, although with only 4 pot engines, nowhere near refined enough, and not actually that much more economical. The Q7 was best for the middle row, I believe, and was overall IIRC. The Disco is just too old now. The X5 was mentioned in an "alternative" column, and basically said it was sportier but not as practical.
 
I've gone for a LR Discovery Sport, which is in the segment 'below' the X5 but I would suggest it's worth a look. Residuals look to be strong, at least at the moment. I will be able to give my thoughts in the next couple of weeks once mine is actually delivered, but, based on the reviews it's largely very positive at the moment.
 
[TW]Fox;28924465 said:
Careful, make sure its the very latest 2014 onwards model. The old one which is still around at crazy money is an ancient E60 based thing.
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That doesn't make it a bad car though.

I've just changed X5's and went for a late model E70 over a F15. Personal preference really, think the E70 looks better than the F15 and I prefer the interior and drive of the E70 with the later gearbox and steering.

Great all round cars, can drive it like a coupe or a wafto-barge. Ignore any MPG figures, you won't get close to them other than when motorway cruising below NSL. If you do any towing I'd go for the 40d over the 30d. 30d is perfect if used to simply get from A to B.

Parking's a doddle, even easier with the 360 and reverse cameras. They will be too wide to fit in some roadside city centre spaces but I've never had a problem with that.

The Bridgestones will set you back between £1,000 and £1,200. I get appx 14,000 miles out of a set and that includes towing 1,800kg for half that mileage. Not great in the snow due to tyre width but descent control helps and I have a spare set of narrower wheels with winter tyres which gets rid of that issue.

I've owned 4 E70's now with a RRS in between 1 and 2. Both great cars but the X5 is much better if you like to drive, RRS better on comfort.
 
HummuH1 said:
That doesn't make it a bad car though..
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No, but it does make it a bad place to spend 35k.

Unless you want your 35k car to have the same restrictive dot matrix instrument cluster as a 2500 quid 2003 5 Series I guess. I use this as an example to highlight my point - it's an old car.

Buy one for half that.
 
[TW]Fox;28924871 said:
No, but it does make it a bad place to spend 35k.

Unless you want your 35k car to have the same restrictive dot matrix instrument cluster as a 2500 quid 2003 5 Series I guess. I use this as an example to highlight my point - it's an old car.

Buy one for half that.
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Thank god everyone doesn't apply your hyper anal financial analytics to every car purchase. Sometimes, you know, you can buy things simply because they appeal to you as an individual.

I am glad that the age of an instrument cluster has never influenced my car buying choices, I'm amazed it would even come into anyone's head when buying a car.

Like lots of "old" cars, the E70 X5 is very good no matter when the carpets were designed. It doesn't appear relevant to this thread but I'm interested to know why going for a late E70 over an early F15 is such a bad move, and further to that, what getting an early E70 for half the price would be a better idea than getting a late E70?
 
I made it fairly obvious it wasn't just the instrument cluster. I just used it to highlight my point.

I don't think it takes hyper anal financial analytics to come to the conclusion than buying a car that came out 8 years ago for the same sort of money as its all new replacement probably isn't the best option.

The E70 is a good car but you can buy a good one for much less than 35k now. So why spend 35k on one?

Its going to depreciate far quicker as well. Look at the E53, the late ones are worth hardly any more than the early ones now they are two generations old. That will happen to the E70 long before the F15.
 
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kirkster said:
http://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/X/3.0TD-2...96286-605304699-3497229.aspx?srcmdc=se_na_re_

This looks a nice example. I agree, must be the current model if I were to get one. For me, white only works if it has the panoramic sunroof.
The new model also has dramatically lower emissions and fuel consumption.
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Spend a day with one before you decide on a panoramic roof and whether you think the fuel consumption is realistic.

As for emissions, hardly drastically lower. My E70 40d is 198 g/Km and the F15 30d is 164 g/Km. That's not a huge difference and puts my car at £265 for the year.
 
[TW]Fox;28925120 said:
I made it fairly obvious it wasn't just the instrument cluster. I just used it to highlight my point.

I don't think it takes hyper anal financial analytics to come to the conclusion than buying a car that came out 8 years ago for the same sort of money as its all new replacement probably isn't the best option.

The E70 is a good car but you can buy a good one for much less than 35k now. So why spend 35k on one?

Its going to depreciate far quicker as well. Look at the E53, the Kate ones are worth hardly any more than the early ones now they are two generations old. That will happen to the E70 long before the F15.
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How much have the late E70's depreciated in the last year compared to the early F15's?
 
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