So I have now towed a 1650kg caravan with my X5 up to the Highlands and my god how good is it!! It was in a word BRILLIANT! We drove along various roads but mostly twisty and very hilly country roads and still I would barely know the caravan was on. The 8 speed box is amazing pulling up hills the ge...

Thats good as we often head to the highlands and can tow our van through very windy, hilly roads. Im looking forward to trying it out.

I recently traded my 2009 525D M Sport to John Clark BMW and no big deal made of the fact it hadn't been serviced at a BMW Dealer nor a BMW specialist. The salesman mentioned that they wouldn't be able to sell it on but could take it as a part ex and ship it to the central belt to be sold at auction...

Thanks for the info guys. Mine has a towbar fitted but no swan neck so have just ordered it. Will be towing with it when i get home from offshore.
By the sounds of it should be great. I had a 525d M Sport E60 and it was a good tow car.

Thanks Graeme Mine is also a 7 seater but didnt realise that the suspension was different on a 7 seater. What is the differences? I have a caravan but havent towed with the X5 yet. Is driving it in manual recommended? I have the 8 speed box and wandered if it would be easier on the box towing in man...

Anyone out there can advise how it performs as a tow car with a caravan etc?

So having read many posts about remaps im thinking about a remap for the X5 but a few questions I hoped the more knowledgeable on here could help me with..... What performance/MPG increase should I expect to see form my X5? Where in North East Scotland can it be done? Does it affect the warranty/Are...

I bought my 1st X5 about 6 weeks ago and myself and the missus love it. I also had my heart set on a 40d and had a deposit down on a Carbon Black 10 plate with 30k but the next day opted for a 12 plate 30d with 15k and far more options. The 40d is super quick but the 30d is definately quick enough. ...

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Yeah you find both the RRS tight on space but agree the X5 has more? I was very surprised how much more spacious the X5 felt.

Hi bubbabear I loved my 5 series but have to say the X5 is far better. The ride quality on the 20" RFT i think is fine, I can understand why people feel they are too firm and coupled with the M sport suspension the ride is firm but far smoother than the 5 series. I test drove RRS and ML before ...

So had X5 couple weeks now and had various runs including motorway and town driving i averaged 33mpg and got 520 miles to the tank. Im happy with that, How does that fair with everyone else?

Did you have a BMW towbar fitted? Did they correct the issue and would you recommend the BMW installation to enable upkeep of warranty?

Combox media I believe is the correct name. The Spec I think is quite Good? Emm I've only had it couple days so hard to be exact but I was averaging around 38mpg round Town and we are reading average of 31mpg on x5 now and it's all been town driving. We have a decent 160 mile trip Next weekend so wi...

Yeah?? That's crazy! You would think that factory fitted would be 100% wouldn't you.

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I really liked black but when I saw both the black and white side by side I just felt the White stood out more.