Thanks for all the responses, I'm sensing tyres are important! My wheels are 18" Tiger Claw (?) and I thought they where 8" & 9" so more difficult to get the same size tyres on. The front appear to have the same offset so the extra width is inside, this means the outer edge of the wheel will be the ...

Thanks for the welcome. It's a 3.0 petrol, thirsty but fun. I had heard about the tyre issue and yes it had three makes on too. As of tonight it does have all new (albeit budget) tyres on. There was some knocking which was temporarily stopped when I fitted my bosses 17" wheels from his 535. It ...

Hi all, I'm not just new to X3's but also to forums so be gentle! Loving the car so far and have a few jobs to do but any clues what to watch out for? It's a 2004 E83 3.0 sport.