X5 going

[mikem]

Well after 5yrs of loyal service it's going. Our dog had to be put to sleep a few more mths back and the little ones now big enough that the wife doesn't feel it necessary to carry half of mothercare about with her. 

I'll do some proper for sale threads next week but I'll have :

genuine webasto remote and module,
Intravee + alpine,
17" winters with good General snow grabber tyres,
2x 30mm H&R spacers (bolt on type with add. Bolts)
Full boot liner (canvas)
and some Black Xtrons touch screen DVD headrests if anyone's interested?

[Colin]

Hi , sorry to hear your selling the X5  you replacing it ? 

[mikem]

Yes, it's the wife's car Colin. Moving her into a Countryman SD all4, it'll be nice to see mpg not starting with a 2 !

[Colin]

the countryman will be easier on the pocket all round , health to enjoy , you can still come on here and keep us updated

[X5Sport]

We had a Countryman All4 SD and struggled to get more than 43mpg - 30% short of stated.  We had to replace it when little man arrived......as we found we needed to start carrying half of Mothercare. :-\

HRH 'stole' my X6  >:(

[mikem]

Cheers X5sport. Wife's commute is mostly motorway/dual so hoping to get closer to 50 from it. Just a pitty they don't have the latest engine/boxes yet.

I have a 125d auto as a daily that easily gets 50+

The E53 drinks more than my GT3 !!

[X5Sport]

The 1-series is for some reason a far more economical car even with the same sized engine.  Most of her commute was 20 miles of dual carriageway.

[lezmtaylor]

Can you give an idea of collection area in uk.

Lez

[mikem]

Hi Lez, I'm central Scotland mate.

I'll start removing stuff tomorrow and photograph, put some adds up.

After a long drive in a Countryman today we've canned it. Put a deposit in an X1 18d Xdrive instead, going to see it tomorrow, hopefully it'll be as good as it looks and with a remap should be a nicer drive.

[mikem]

X5 appearing at a BCA auction soon, good one if anyone sees it "HY06 EMF Sterling Grey, Black nappa, sport exclusive with premium pack 88K miles" - if the owner appears on here I've kept all the service invoices/old tax discs etc to pass on.

In the mean time really enjoying this, fantastic little car and the wife's over the moon with it. Currently sitting at 45mpg Vs the X5's 26mpg under similar driving. Hopefully get it mapped next week.

[Colin]

Looks a great motor  better than the countryman , what was it that changed your mind in the end  ? i wish yous health to drive  and enjoy your new wheels ,  any photos of your GT3 , cheers ,. Colin ..

[mikem]

Cheers Colin, I love the looks of the countryman but it's just not a BMW, interior plastics and switchgear is pants.

I'm sure it'll be a nicer place to be when the new model's released but that's still a while off yet. X1 feels very similar to the X3 we had before the X5.

The Beetles getting on a bit now, it'll be 17 this year  :blink:

[Colin]

Age doesn"t matter with a good looking motor like that , its like new  you do any track days with it , WOW a big house you live in to  it take a bit of time to cut lawns  lol