Its a very nice looking X5,love the colour and the No1 thing is you are enjoying using it,its your car so you can do what ever you like with it or modify it as you like 

Just arrived back from a 8 days vacation too Devon in the X5 3ltr Diesel Le-Man,never missed a beat over the 550 miles that i covered,but what really blew me away was the fuel consumption which averaged 36mpg this included motorway and very rural lane driving. Only thing that was nerve racking was d...

Thanks gents for your indepth words of wisdom,glad i asked the question,the X5 is all tanked up ready for a long trip down to devon for the week,early start so we dont get stuck in the rush hour traffic. A good long journey should blow the cobwebs out,the engine has no rattles or noises what so ever...

Would like some advice regarding 'Oil Additives' in my E53 Diesel engine,i have been using either STP or Wynn's oil additives in car engines both diesel and petrol for many many years and of course one has got too use the appropriate type for your specific engine ie make sure you have the diesel ver...

So basically all they are just 'cosmetic' and not actually connected to the exhaust ??

Those mats in the pictures they do look super sexy but in practical use they would be about as much use as a 'Inflatable Dartboard'   they would never show you pictures of them after a while and how they have stood upto the everyday use that mats get in a car.

Its interesting that some folks are getting mid to high 30s mpg on a long journey,on friday i am taking my X5 3.0d for a weeks vacation down devon so it will be its 1st really long run,although i rarely go over 70mph will be interesting too see what i can get on the journey overall. Must admit i am ...

I have the 20'' wheels on my E53 X5 but these are the factory fitted ones as its the Le-Mans spec,must admit i do like the look of them but the ride is a little harsh but have got use too it,have seen some 22' on both the X5 and RR models but buying a complete set new is crazy in my opinion just for...

In theory i would agree with you a X5 could be a good basis for a 'Overland vehicle' but could end up costing you a massive fortune if anything did go wrong and they often do go wrong in normal everyday driving conditions,but pushing them too the limit of reliability in the harsh desert and other h...

That looks superb,a real deep shine i use 'Showroom shine' on mine and its never seen a hose pipe or chamois  leather since i bought mine about 6-7 weeks ago.

Been out 'Metal detecting' saturday.yesterday and this afternoon,will clean the X5 tomorrow 

After sleeping on this for a few nights and looking at it from every angle that folks have posted i am going too keep and enjoy driving 'Big Blue' as we call it,must admit i really appreciated all your constructive replies and everyone made alot of sense. So will be enjoying it and not worrying abou...

This may seem like a unusual post but it certainly has had me thinking in the last few days,should i sell or keep it my X5 ??? What i mean by this about 6-7 weeks ago,i bought a totally immaculate and trouble free E53 X5 3ltr diesel with full service history and its my dream car that i have always w...

[quote="X5Sport"] I used to have Road Angels but now just keep an annual sub going on the Garmin in the car.  Cheaper and (IMHO) more up to date. [/quote] Is the Garmin version for fixed speed cameras like the TomTom one ?? hope it is as i have just had a Garmin fitted albeit not use the X...

A few years back i use to have a top of the range Snooper,cannot recall what the exact model was but it burnt out and never replaced it,but it did work 'reasonably well' but it did trigger off for no specific reason when going past factory units etc,possibly operating on the same frequency etc.Never...