With only 6 weeks or so left on the warranty, we took it in to our local dealer as the fairly common surge from the auto 'box was being felt coming to a standstill. That's just the start

The dealer (who has been top notch) has repaired the gearbox, although as we haven't picked the car up yet I am not sure what has been replaced but has also, due to error codes, had to replace the glow plugs, glow plug module - manifold off job


I'm not sure what the cost of this would be if out of warranty but the peace of mind we have had, plus a courtesy car has been great.
If you are in the market for an E53 X5, this is what they currently have on the AUC website
http://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/X/3.0d-Le-Man ... =se_na_re_
..... I would buy it, but we already have one
