[quote="Lee4.8is"] The V8 sounds awesome 8) but if I had my time again I do think my money would be on a the 3.0d, for me when I owned my V8 TVR I didn't mind throwing petrol at it left right and centre as it really rewarded you back in terms of the driving experience. For me the X5 isn't that type ...

Humming and haaaing over an E70 again....not doing much mileage so which makes more sense?...the petrol or diesel option?...have a budget of up to £20K...is either one or the other engine any more reliable or trouble free than the other?....is the diesel very noisy especially on start up?....I am a ...

A friend of mine who owns an X5 has had it keyed on numerous occassions and has had to put up with verbal abuse from the public primarily due to the size of his vehicle. Has anyone else had sh** thrown their way just because the X5/6 isn't the smallest greenest car around? Oh and apparently he has ...

[quote="martin33100"] [quote="as400"] National Tyres will change the oil and filter for less than £70, Castrol Edge. For the sake of £70 you may as well get it done every year. http://www.national.co.uk/oil-vehicle-search.aspx [/quote]I spoke to National Tyres in Southampton this morning and they no ...

[quote="martin33100"] When we bought our E70 3.0d two month ago a 57 plate with 130K, 1 owner, full BMW history and all the right spec was still going for about 14-15K. There is a 2009 ex authorities E70 on the auto trader at the moment for 12.5K but it does have 200k on it and a very very low level ...

National Tyres will change the oil and filter for less than £70, Castrol Edge.

For the sake of £70 you may as well get it done every year.

http://www.national.co.uk/oil-vehicle-search.aspx

Obviously some potholes are massive and your going to feel the jolt even if your in a Rolls Royce but what combo of suspension and wheel/tyre option will do you the most favours with ironing out the usual holes we are plagued with at this time of year?....I'm guessing sticking with 18" to start?

Is there any update on this?....pressume if an E53 has bluetooth compatability then iphones work no problem?...do they play through the hifi system?

Warranty Direct seem the best of a dodgy bunch, but what people pay seems to vary according to your negotiating skills!

So what level of cover do you have and how much are you paying?

Or are you of the "its not worth the paper its written on" type?

Anything in particular to look out for on the V8?...presumably by the time the 2005 facelift came out all the teething problems had been ironed out?

Are there any other easy update swaps to take the old unit out and replace with something more modern looking? EG touch screen, full postcode search, iphone/blutooth plug in etc while still being able to utilise the steering wheel buttons?

Maybe omething by Alpine/Kenwood etc?

Am looking to get a 4.4 facelift, but live in the sticks with a 17% hill outside the farm I live on, so would want to invest in a set of wheels/tyres to wear from November-February.

[quote=""X5Sport""]Blanking out number plates on the web by private individuals is supposed to make it more difficult to clone, and possibly make tracing a vehicle type by thieves looking for a particular model harder.[/quote] Crikey, hope they havn't heard of the Autotrader website!

Is there a gallery section to this forum so members can show their standard and modified X's?

Whats the most effective wheel/tyre size for a winter setup on the 53? Im guessing something comparatively narrow and say a 17"?