I’ve recently swapped from M340d Touring to 2020 X5 30d. I’ve always had my reservations about SUVs but I have been really impressed with the all round package. Very comfortable and great performance for larger vehicle. I will eventually go back to estates once no longer need to cart around 2 kids and a dog on a regular basis
Peak Rodie bantz. Love your stuff man. I hate that £100k is coming anywhere near being described as value but I get where you’re coming from. I’ll add it to my shortlist (of cars I’d like that I can’t afford)
I agree, I had to take a double take there when I thought, did I just hear him say..... 'karmen hardon' , and you're right karmen hardon it is from now on...🤣🤣🤣🤣
What’s new : People have been saying BMW’s look bad for over 20 years 🤷🏼♂️ Then after the car has been out for a while suddenly people come around and love it. 🤣 Love my electric BMW iX - it’s an amazing car. The tech makes it easy to drive & live with and it’s super quiet in the cabin when driving.
For everyone shocked at the price, very few people are paying list price for them. The main point of the PHEV is tax savings. My local dealer said he was PCP'ing these to private customers at 12/1300 a month. I've just got one as a company car lease (list price with options £86k), £1100 a month including tax, servicing, insurance, tyres (£300 a go), windscreen damage, the lot. Net cost after tax and BiK: £610 a month. Very good value. Insurance and tax alone would be around £100 a month combined, so the car itself is under £500. Probably what a fully loaded 1 series would be on PCP.
I had too order A new car because my old one (A6 3.0 TDI) was ending. My leasing budget would have allowed a new car in the range up to about 100+ k (EUR). I was absolutely thrilled thinking I could get the new M3 Touring, a absolut dream car for me. Turned out I wasn’t allowed to order a combustion engine car. Every cool and sporty car I configured came out exceeding the monthly payment. Since the new 5 Series Touring wasn’t available yet, I was forced to choose between the GLE, XC70, X5 and the Tuareg. I’m now (sadly) awaiting my X5 50e
How did you do 100 miles on electric when it only has a range of 50, but then only average 32 mpg overall ? Unless I missed something, that doesn't really add up ?
I think it's just adding up all the times when the engine is off. In hybrids when the engine is running and you come off the throttle the engine cuts out and you free wheel until power is needed again. It's adding all those miles up. Plus re-gen will add some battery charge which the car will use at low speeds and during light throttle inputs. According to the trip computer in my 2018 E class hybrid, the engine is typically only running about two thirds of the time in any journey, even if I don't charge up the battery. You can really get some good mpg's out of a hybrid if you drive it the right way, by anticipating the road conditions ahead and letting the car free wheel as much as possible. In the last 46,000 miles my car has averaged 44.6mpg and that's without hardly ever charging the battery. That's a two ton car with a turbo petrol engine!
Wow this looks like next level TRDS 👌🏻 BMW chassis ppl have really hit their stride recently. It’s a common theme in reviews recently, just how fantastically they ride and how comfy they are 😮
Just ordered my 4th BMW X5M. They continue to make them, I’ll continue to buy them. Oh and I bought the wife the I4. What a dynamic combination. Gas vehicle for range and an electric for local driving. Let me just throw some facts we are experiencing. Around 230 miles range and that’s in the NorthEastern part of America, traded in a BMW 330xi and now we eliminated around $200 monthly gasoline bill. The amazing part is my wife just plugs in to a standard wall outlet and our electric bill HAS NOT increased. We charge at off peak hours. Love BMW. No better vehicle made anywhere.
You don't have to plug in for Android Auto, even on the pre-LCI models...gearbox on my 45e has never ever been jerky, always a seamless transition between petrol and electric
Might be the best hybrid car on the market now but it makes me wonder if its a good choice in the long term. What happens with deprecation and will people only want full EV's in the future. If I buy hybrid will it make me only want to drive it with the EV mode and Ive heard that isnt great for the gas engine health.
Good video! Also I'm sure I'll cop it for this, bit I paid 3800 Australian dollars (I'm guessing 2500 pounds) for a great running 3.0l diesel E53. It has some minor issues but it's a fantastic car! It may be worth considering used prices if you know what you're looking at. Just my two cents.
@@kcd2120they can be changed to three different formats, plus different options for what is displayed in the center of each. But nothing is close to replicating round dials.
Great review of a nice medium-large luxury SUV. I have a 2023 BNW X5 PHEV. Big enough to haul spouse, two pre-teen kids, and two 60-pound dogs. Great low-end torque for squirting through congested city traffic. 4WD makes it surefooted in the snow and wet. Panoramic moonroof makes the interior seem more spacious than it is. Heated seats, steering wheel, and armrests make winter drive more comfortable. Can pre-cool or pre-heat the cabin via a smartphone app. We have driven ours 18000 miles and spent $1800 on electricity and gas. Cheaper to operate than my diesel 5-series sedan or my diesel X5, in part because diesel is more expensive than 93 octane at my local gas station. I like it and my wife says it's the best car we have ever owned. Paid just under the $68K USD MSRP and received a $7500 US Federal Income tax credit, a $500 rebate from Alabama Power for my Level 2 charger, and a discounted night rate for my electricity from Alabama Power.
Rodie, at night the illuminated grill looks like the mouth of a dragon or similar beast chasing me in the rear view mirror. I'd still go with a version that eats dead dinosaur juice though. When the UK gets its EV infrastructure functional to acceptable parameters, I might considers a hybrid. I agree with Rowen Atkinson on the state of the EV system in the UK.
I’ve read some of the comments about parking charges for SUVs e.g. in France. A BMW 7 series = 2255kg, weight BMW X5 2240kg to 2495kg depending on the type. So, in the lightest version, the X5 weighs less than the 7 series which is a saloon. Perhaps it’s the height of the vehicle that pisses people off. Well if that’s the case, what about the big VW vans, Vauxhall vans, Ford vans etc. I drive an X3 hybrid. A much lighter vehicle but still an SUV. What a load of crap. We can try and do stuff for the environment, we must do, but “Knee-Jerk reactions” to show we are helping the environment are counter productive and don’t achieve anything.
I'm currently in the market for an SUV, and I've had my eyes set on the 50e ever since the news of it came out :-) Been trying to convince myself a 40d or 30d even is a good option, but it isn't - given the fact loads of my journeys would be around town. Savings when compared to the 40d are minuscule. What has been buggering me is the 45e - prefacelift, worse hybrid performance, .. but 25-30k EUR cheaper. Some reviewers have had the chance to review the 45e and the 50e (not together, tho) and when they did review the 45e they were quite happy, but not "go out and buy one right now happy", whereas with the 50e they wholeheartedly recommend buying one. Agh, I hate the side of me that likes great things; and your brilliant review hasn't calmed it, damn.
@@danielcrease5254 X3 on my market is an expensive piece still. I just don't feel the value for money is there, it's much smaller and I am almost 2 metres in height:-) As a second ride yes, but I'd also rather wait for the new one to come out. The price diff feom X5 is also around 20k EUR (hybrid to hybrid), so.. I'm not a big environmentalist or anything, but it feels wrong to choose the M50i - the cost of ownership is just too high, the insurance is crazy high. But I agree, must be an amazing ride
Another brilliant and entertaining review, Tim. I was going to order one of those new Dacia Dusters but now I’ve changed my mind…. Instead I’m going to order four of them, for the same money as this! 🙄🤣
Whether you like the X5 or not, (it wouldn't be my first choice), you have to, HAVE TO, admit that they knocked it out the park from they day it was released.
I like the X5 but I’ve been driving electric for 7+ years and can never go back to ICE again. The local dealer lent me an X5 while I had my fully loaded iX50 wrapped with PPF. I haven’t driven a gas car for a long time and I wasn’t used to the feeling of the vibrations, engine revving noises, and lower torque from low RPMs. My iX is a beast and drives amazing even in severe Canadian blizzards.
Tim do you think that the designers at BMW are 'Star Wars' fans because the front looks like Darth Vaders helmet ? Plus side on it is a bit of a "fat bird" isn't it ? All joking apart though to describe this car at £100k is "Good value" is truly daft as this type of money is certainly not likely to be spent by most people and hardly at all by private buyers :) I know, munus 8 "Tim Rodies" for that.
Went to test drive the car and the car was fantastic. It was a massive upgrade from my Nissan x trail. However the customer service at the showroom put me off slightly from buying one. They were refusing my right to test drive the car even after I booked a test drive and were trying to push me off the x5 as they thought I couldn’t afford it because of my race. I honestly got the feeling that they were totally racist and if I do buy an X5 it will not be from them
It’s not your race trust me. It’s just their arrogance. I was refused a test drive of a 7 series ( the old one with a proper engine) because they had the same bs attitude.
BMW styling is driven by their largest market - China. The horrific lit-up massive grills, plastic interiors filled with fake crystal, etc. All will go down a treat in a culture where you want to show off your worth (I lived there for 11 years).
it may well be a great car but no SUV should be peak anything. It is the worst thing that happen to the automotive industry and I really do hope the big parking prices in Paris will catch up in the rest of the Europe. Honestly, we deserve better than having to put up with an armada of SUVs.
@@TimRodieDrivesStuff thank you. Just confirms why electric will never truly take off in its current state! No fast charging neither as I understand it?
No, you all need to be buying vehicles that are realistic, not road hogging and are within peoples realistic budgets. BMW, I have had a few, they are not bad cars, but they are also not great cars. They have many flaws, and BMW to me are no longer near the competition of Mercedes-Benz and or even Audi now. It is the build quality, overpriced, gas guzzling, polluting vehicles.
Tim Rodie Drives Stuff : there is still a huge issue of relatively bad reliability and countless recalls with these BMW X3-s and X5-s. Considering that they've been making them almost 20 years now one would expect that the sheer manufacturing quantity of them would make them of better build quality and much much better reliability than they are at now....which is very low on both accunts. Go and buy a used one and you'll see how badly they age in terms of services, poor reliability and poor build quality.
Their entire new range is a joke I'm surprised BMW calls it revolutionary when other Japanese brands are winning in the design segment BMW do better wanna compete against the very best you have a long way to go 😂
Didn’t realise Tyson Fury was now doing car reviews 😅 great review all the same 👍🏻
I’ve recently swapped from M340d Touring to 2020 X5 30d. I’ve always had my reservations about SUVs but I have been really impressed with the all round package. Very comfortable and great performance for larger vehicle. I will eventually go back to estates once no longer need to cart around 2 kids and a dog on a regular basis
Peak Rodie bantz. Love your stuff man.
I hate that £100k is coming anywhere near being described as value but I get where you’re coming from.
I’ll add it to my shortlist (of cars I’d like that I can’t afford)
Thank you. And I agree...
Brilliant review mate. Interesting, informative and entertaining - great job!
Thanks a load :)
Karman Hardon? Not sure if that was intentional, but this is how they'll be known from now on 😂
Came here to discuss Karman’s Hardon 😂
Yeah literally I've never heard of it
Wowers and Bilkins does it for me 😂😂
Switching two letters: super funny…
I agree, I had to take a double take there when I thought, did I just hear him say..... 'karmen hardon' , and you're right karmen hardon it is from now on...🤣🤣🤣🤣
Crazy time we live in when it comes to car prices
Been like that for last few years tbh. Move with the times
I’m going to test drive one on Saturday, honestly can’t wait to trade in my Nissan X-trail for the BMW X5
Huge upgrade!
The x5 is by far & away the nicest looking bmw currently for sale . Actually no contest tbh . That new gx m3 & m4 is absolutely gopping
Wowers & Bilkins has been in all sorts of cars recently!
I still remember my first set, with their gold anodised fluid flux phase corrected tweeters ❤
I had a pair of 601s in the late nineties. Great speakers
@@malthusg1115
I was ballin with my 2.5 way 603 😀
The overshare at the end was illuminating; nonetheless, a great review from a straight up chap.
Cheers!
What’s new : People have been saying BMW’s look bad for over 20 years 🤷🏼♂️ Then after the car has been out for a while suddenly people come around and love it. 🤣
Love my electric BMW iX - it’s an amazing car. The tech makes it easy to drive & live with and it’s super quiet in the cabin when driving.
For everyone shocked at the price, very few people are paying list price for them. The main point of the PHEV is tax savings. My local dealer said he was PCP'ing these to private customers at 12/1300 a month. I've just got one as a company car lease (list price with options £86k), £1100 a month including tax, servicing, insurance, tyres (£300 a go), windscreen damage, the lot. Net cost after tax and BiK: £610 a month. Very good value. Insurance and tax alone would be around £100 a month combined, so the car itself is under £500. Probably what a fully loaded 1 series would be on PCP.
That's astonishing! A new BMW iX2 (review coming soon…) is £600/month…
I had too order A new car because my old one (A6 3.0 TDI) was ending. My leasing budget would have allowed a new car in the range up to about 100+ k (EUR). I was absolutely thrilled thinking I could get the new M3 Touring, a absolut dream car for me. Turned out I wasn’t allowed to order a combustion engine car. Every cool and sporty car I configured came out exceeding the monthly payment. Since the new 5 Series Touring wasn’t available yet, I was forced to choose between the GLE, XC70, X5 and the Tuareg. I’m now (sadly) awaiting my X5 50e
9:20 This car has the Karma Hard-On? Caution must be exercised then!
I just bought one (tax free) - love it. - and I just parked next to one of Mike’s X7s at the Chelsea Harbour club….
Good Review! What Exactly is acoustic glass? Double glazed or a laminated treatment such as a film?
Nice review. What color is this? I think it’s the best one I’ve seen on the X5.
Thanks! Just checked my emails to find out, it’s Brooklyn Grey 🙂
Thanks!
How did you do 100 miles on electric when it only has a range of 50, but then only average 32 mpg overall ? Unless I missed something, that doesn't really add up ?
Over 100km, approx 120km. So around 100 miles? 50 used to be true with the 45e
It uses regen as you drive so even when the battery is flat you get a bit of charge. I wouldn't have thought as much as another 50 miles though.
I think it's just adding up all the times when the engine is off. In hybrids when the engine is running and you come off the throttle the engine cuts out and you free wheel until power is needed again. It's adding all those miles up. Plus re-gen will add some battery charge which the car will use at low speeds and during light throttle inputs. According to the trip computer in my 2018 E class hybrid, the engine is typically only running about two thirds of the time in any journey, even if I don't charge up the battery. You can really get some good mpg's out of a hybrid if you drive it the right way, by anticipating the road conditions ahead and letting the car free wheel as much as possible. In the last 46,000 miles my car has averaged 44.6mpg and that's without hardly ever charging the battery. That's a two ton car with a turbo petrol engine!
Hi in your opinion what is the best plug in Hybrid suv in the market ?
I had to choose between the XC90, GLE, Tuareg and X5. I ended up with the X5 50e. I think it’s the least bad of those options.
@@moritzratzenberger5420how many miles in pure EV mode can you get?
I love my X5 50e! It’s the best and most fun, fast, comfortable and luxurious car I’ve ever owned!
Wow this looks like next level TRDS 👌🏻
BMW chassis ppl have really hit their stride recently. It’s a common theme in reviews recently, just how fantastically they ride and how comfy they are 😮
Just ordered my 4th BMW X5M. They continue to make them, I’ll continue to buy them. Oh and I bought the wife the I4. What a dynamic combination. Gas vehicle for range and an electric for local driving. Let me just throw some facts we are experiencing. Around 230 miles range and that’s in the NorthEastern part of America, traded in a BMW 330xi and now we eliminated around $200 monthly gasoline bill. The amazing part is my wife just plugs in to a standard wall outlet and our electric bill HAS NOT increased. We charge at off peak hours. Love BMW. No better vehicle made anywhere.
Very helpful, thanks
No worries!
You don't have to plug in for Android Auto, even on the pre-LCI models...gearbox on my 45e has never ever been jerky, always a seamless transition between petrol and electric
More i see, looks better to me than when it just came out.
Great review, just be care when saying Karmen Hardon 😂
Might be the best hybrid car on the market now but it makes me wonder if its a good choice in the long term. What happens with deprecation and will people only want full EV's in the future. If I buy hybrid will it make me only want to drive it with the EV mode and Ive heard that isnt great for the gas engine health.
Good video!
Also I'm sure I'll cop it for this, bit I paid 3800 Australian dollars (I'm guessing 2500 pounds) for a great running 3.0l diesel E53. It has some minor issues but it's a fantastic car!
It may be worth considering used prices if you know what you're looking at.
Just my two cents.
Oh absolutely. For a lot of people in the UK financing a new expensive car is just an accepted thing (madness, but hey… it sort of keeps me in a job!)
Can the display be configured to show normal round dials instead of the awful stock display?
No
@@scooter5940 Thanks for confirming. It’s a shame they can’t be changed. Maybe it won’t look as awful in person!
@@kcd2120they can be changed to three different formats, plus different options for what is displayed in the center of each. But nothing is close to replicating round dials.
Great review of a nice medium-large luxury SUV. I have a 2023 BNW X5 PHEV. Big enough to haul spouse, two pre-teen kids, and two 60-pound dogs. Great low-end torque for squirting through congested city traffic. 4WD makes it surefooted in the snow and wet. Panoramic moonroof makes the interior seem more spacious than it is. Heated seats, steering wheel, and armrests make winter drive more comfortable. Can pre-cool or pre-heat the cabin via a smartphone app. We have driven ours 18000 miles and spent $1800 on electricity and gas. Cheaper to operate than my diesel 5-series sedan or my diesel X5, in part because diesel is more expensive than 93 octane at my local gas station. I like it and my wife says it's the best car we have ever owned. Paid just under the $68K USD MSRP and received a $7500 US Federal Income tax credit, a $500 rebate from Alabama Power for my Level 2 charger, and a discounted night rate for my electricity from Alabama Power.
I want one with the 40i and 3rd row seating. Since I can not have the hybrid or the V8 if I want a 3rd row.
Is the front wheel larger than the rear wheel?
Sure does look like it 🧐
Any problems with wireless Carplay?
None at all - no phone overheating either when using Apple CarPlay and charging my phone...
Rodie, at night the illuminated grill looks like the mouth of a dragon or similar beast chasing me in the rear view mirror. I'd still go with a version that eats dead dinosaur juice though. When the UK gets its EV infrastructure functional to acceptable parameters, I might considers a hybrid. I agree with Rowen Atkinson on the state of the EV system in the UK.
Great video...I just want to know how tall you are, mate? When you stand next to the car it looks like a BMW X1 😂
Aha I’m 6’3”!
I’ve read some of the comments about parking charges for SUVs e.g. in France. A BMW 7 series = 2255kg, weight BMW X5 2240kg to 2495kg depending on the type. So, in the lightest version, the X5 weighs less than the 7 series which is a saloon. Perhaps it’s the height of the vehicle that pisses people off. Well if that’s the case, what about the big VW vans, Vauxhall vans, Ford vans etc. I drive an X3 hybrid. A much lighter vehicle but still an SUV. What a load of crap. We can try and do stuff for the environment, we must do, but “Knee-Jerk reactions” to show we are helping the environment are counter productive and don’t achieve anything.
I'm currently in the market for an SUV, and I've had my eyes set on the 50e ever since the news of it came out :-) Been trying to convince myself a 40d or 30d even is a good option, but it isn't - given the fact loads of my journeys would be around town. Savings when compared to the 40d are minuscule. What has been buggering me is the 45e - prefacelift, worse hybrid performance, .. but 25-30k EUR cheaper. Some reviewers have had the chance to review the 45e and the 50e (not together, tho) and when they did review the 45e they were quite happy, but not "go out and buy one right now happy", whereas with the 50e they wholeheartedly recommend buying one. Agh, I hate the side of me that likes great things; and your brilliant review hasn't calmed it, damn.
X3 M40d is a stunner. I think it's one of the best cars I've ever owned. Smooth, very fast, loads of room but not as enormous a footprint as the X5
@@danielcrease5254 X3 on my market is an expensive piece still. I just don't feel the value for money is there, it's much smaller and I am almost 2 metres in height:-) As a second ride yes, but I'd also rather wait for the new one to come out. The price diff feom X5 is also around 20k EUR (hybrid to hybrid), so..
I'm not a big environmentalist or anything, but it feels wrong to choose the M50i - the cost of ownership is just too high, the insurance is crazy high. But I agree, must be an amazing ride
No lie BMW went hard on the 340i and x5 series
Are you huge as that x5 looks small, are you sure it’s not an X1. Every time I see an x5 I think how big it looks but when you seem to make it shrink?
Haha yeah I'm 6'3"...
What is the exact colour of the car?
I suspect Brooklyn Grey metallic. I have it on an X3 M40
Another brilliant and entertaining review, Tim. I was going to order one of those new Dacia Dusters but now I’ve changed my mind…. Instead I’m going to order four of them, for the same money as this! 🙄🤣
Oh, and buy a Thermos flask for the boggo cup holders.
Do you own any other jackets Tim...? (it's a nice jacket to be fair)
I do, but this is my favourite if it's not raining...
@@TimRodieDrivesStuff What is the brand? I'd like to purchase one. You are becoming a fashion icon!
@@RoscoeColtrane it’s Levis- from their website!
Whether you like the X5 or not, (it wouldn't be my first choice), you have to, HAVE TO, admit that they knocked it out the park from they day it was released.
I like the X5 but I’ve been driving electric for 7+ years and can never go back to ICE again. The local dealer lent me an X5 while I had my fully loaded iX50 wrapped with PPF. I haven’t driven a gas car for a long time and I wasn’t used to the feeling of the vibrations, engine revving noises, and lower torque from low RPMs.
My iX is a beast and drives amazing even in severe Canadian blizzards.
If we are stuck in the SUV era yes. But I do wish they brought back wagons, in the US we are sick of the assholes with huge cars
Tim do you think that the designers at BMW are 'Star Wars' fans because the front looks like Darth Vaders helmet ? Plus side on it is a bit of a "fat bird" isn't it ? All joking apart though to describe this car at £100k is "Good value" is truly daft as this type of money is certainly not likely to be spent by most people and hardly at all by private buyers :) I know, munus 8 "Tim Rodies" for that.
Went to test drive the car and the car was fantastic. It was a massive upgrade from my Nissan x trail. However the customer service at the showroom put me off slightly from buying one. They were refusing my right to test drive the car even after I booked a test drive and were trying to push me off the x5 as they thought I couldn’t afford it because of my race. I honestly got the feeling that they were totally racist and if I do buy an X5 it will not be from them
FFS car dealers 🤦 sorry you had to experience that
It’s not your race trust me. It’s just their arrogance. I was refused a test drive of a 7 series ( the old one with a proper engine) because they had the same bs attitude.
Have a word with Tony Lewis (TRL) at Berry Croydon. He specialises is the M variants and is 100% not racist!
Google him.
I went to a different dealership today and ordered it. Should arrive in august. I can’t wait
@@AaronJiju64
Good for you!
The wait will be excruciating, I’m sure 😜
Looks like a small car 😂 when you standing next to it
Gold tier eating lots of pizza, definitely flaunting your wealth 😂
Hahaha, only Mon-Thurs when I get free kids' meals...
BMW needs to fix steering for its cars. You will be amazed but BMW for the last 15 years made its steering feel worse than Merc and Audi.
Agree! I like everything about x5 except super light - no feel - Toyota like steering. X3 m40i still has it.
Please review the new Porsche Cayenne S suv v8 ✨ thank you
The price is ridiculous
Karman Hardon
Wowers and Bilkins? 😭
I don't like the way that curved screen rattles around in a £100K car??
it has a slow charger
BMW styling is driven by their largest market - China. The horrific lit-up massive grills, plastic interiors filled with fake crystal, etc. All will go down a treat in a culture where you want to show off your worth (I lived there for 11 years).
You just described Essex (lived there 20 years)
@@TimRodieDrivesStufflol
come on hard on!
I drove a 2023 hire X5 and thought there was a lot of road noise in the cabin. Kept checking if my door was open
Sorry turned off at £100k
Buy the dinosaur juice powered version instead. It will save enough funds to buy a motorbike.
Motorbikes are always the right answer
The new BMW styling looks awesome. The old ones were the ugly ones
Karmon Hardon 😂😂
I'd argue less cars like this is what the UK and the rest of the world needs.
it may well be a great car but no SUV should be peak anything. It is the worst thing that happen to the automotive industry and I really do hope the big parking prices in Paris will catch up in the rest of the Europe. Honestly, we deserve better than having to put up with an armada of SUVs.
Agree. £1 per kilo additional tax for cars over 2 tons, payable annually.
Good review Tim, but....no mention of how long to charge at home etc. Thought that would be basics for a phev review.
Sorry. Just under 7 hours on a wallbox, 11-13 hours on a 3 pin.
@@joennick1I had a similar idea but started at 1 ton and increased exponentially. That the e-up! was killed off is the biggest crime of the EV con
@@TimRodieDrivesStuff thank you. Just confirms why electric will never truly take off in its current state! No fast charging neither as I understand it?
No, you all need to be buying vehicles that are realistic, not road hogging and are within peoples realistic budgets.
BMW, I have had a few, they are not bad cars, but they are also not great cars. They have many flaws, and BMW to me are no longer near the competition of Mercedes-Benz and or even Audi now. It is the build quality, overpriced, gas guzzling, polluting vehicles.
Any vehicle that cannot turnoff the stupid stop/start nonsense is not worth owning.
Tim Rodie Drives Stuff : there is still a huge issue of relatively bad reliability and countless recalls with these BMW X3-s and X5-s. Considering that they've been making them almost 20 years now one would expect that the sheer manufacturing quantity of them would make them of better build quality and much much better reliability than they are at now....which is very low on both accunts.
Go and buy a used one and you'll see how badly they age in terms of services, poor reliability and poor build quality.
It's better than a VW!
@@RoscoeColtrane BMW and VW are both utter trash in the reliability department and build quality department.
BMW peaked about 25 years ago. All downhill since. Especially that awful buck tooth grill, what the hell is that ?
Their entire new range is a joke I'm surprised BMW calls it revolutionary when other Japanese brands are winning in the design segment BMW do better wanna compete against the very best you have a long way to go 😂