3.0i sport is awesome, reliable , fast and fun driving experience. Get one and live with 20mpg mostly urban. 26mpg on tour.

If the std bushes have a life of 100k I'm thinking no need to go overboard with harder bushes. Thanks to those really helpful responders, especially the for give some indication of time. Will be booking in soon. Not for nothing, but I don't think you'd see excessive wear in the mileage that you've ...

Wind noise is going to be the mirrors isn't it?

The x5 feels like a lot of car for the money. The x4 seems like a lot of money for a car...

However, I said the same of the iphone 6 when I had my 5s. Few months later I was a proud 6 owner, so I reserve the right to change my mind.

Good to hear, Mike

Every time I see an x5 parked up I check and visually mine has more neg camber than almost all others I've seen. It chewed the inside edge of my winter tyres out in 4-5 months and they had 5 mm on when they first went on the x.

Time to chose a good fair garage.

Is this a sign that my upper and lower control arms need replacing? If I get the parts, how many hours labour should i expect for each side? I have signs of wear on the near side front lower control arm too, should I just replace both sides? as I'm sure these are mot failures and I want to keep the ...

Yeah, I'm in ls17, anyone else?

Funny, I've had a few places tell me the rears should be way higher the book says. What is that makes people think heavy car means higher pressures. My winters wore badly on the inside inch or so of the tyre. That sux

E53 will start in park or neutral, later models, not so sure

Only a cayenne or new x5 will scratch that itch affordably for me when it's time to change, but I'm in NO hurry to change. Very happy with X factor for the foreseeable future.

That's encouraging, thanks.

I'll maybe try topping up with 10w40 in future and then make an executive decision at oil service time which to stick with.

Thanks for all the helpful posts, x drivers.

Thanks for the quality replies. I read in the halfords oil guide that earlier m54 engines should use 10w40 anyway, so I'm thinking when I next top up, I might mix some in.

Any danger specific to blending two grades?

[quote="jaynana"] it's normal for these engines to burn a bit of oil, although mine doesn't.. I've had other beamers before that did. Mates with audits always talk about topping up oil. Question on heavier oil - if the cause of burn is compression using heavier oil will reduce the burn rate. [/quote ...

Do you ever hear your compressor working when the car is off?