The nice thing about the X is that it is still a capable road car when not towing ( unlike disco's and rovers!) The only plus point the Land Rover sales man could find was that their vehicle was better off road. Sorry but 99.999% of my driving is road based apart from siting the caravan in someone's ...

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Hi X5sport, We have had no problems finding a site with the twin axle. Some grass only sites aren't over excited about them in the winter as they can chew the grass up when turning tightly, but they normally put us somewhere with easy access. We towed it to France last Easter and had no problems ...

The X5 makes an excellent tug for a van of its size. Where other cars are struggling up some steep hills when towing, "Johnny" will do it with ease even accelerate up them! I can only guess how it be with a chiptune fettle.

Hi, Just thought I would say hello to everyone. Attached is our 40D X5 (Johnny) doing what it was bought for. Yes it is grubby but it was a very wet February weekend! Previous to this we had an E92 M3 Limited edition with all the boxes ticked on the spec sheet. Unfortunately it wouldnt pull our 27 ...

Cheers for the comments, my mind is at rest.
I will post a picture of the 5 when I get a few minutes spare.

Thanks for the reply and thanks for the welcome. The software is what I would have put it down to, although I thought it may also be cold thick transmission oil through the cold part of winter, it just seems to be more noticeable now than I can remember. Unfortunately this is my first auto, so I can ...

Hi all, Got a niggle with the gearbox, I don't know if it is a fault or just the way the 2010 X5's are. When the engine is cold the car seems reluctant to change gear. It will hold on to about 2500 to 3000 revs and still not change, not what you want on a cold engine. The thing I find strange is ...