Hi Richard I have one thing to say to you as a X5 owner for two years now I
must say I truly enjoy this vehicle it is a very good vehicle .I drove over
3 thousand miles last summer with the family
to Florida the ride was great and my X5 did not burn any oil gas was average
my X5 is a 3.0
I am telling you I was so impress with this vehicle I would bye another one
in a minute.
my only recommendation is to change your oil regular and fallow-up on the
recall
it's a great vehicle.
<richard> wrote in message ...
> I'm trying to convince myself (then the wife) that spending the $$ on a
BMW
> is "worth it"....
> I'm looking at a new X5 Diesel which is 82,000 + On roads (This is rec
> retail - I'll start the haggle later if I decide to do it)
> I can buy a new Toyota Landcruiser (to replace existing one we have) but
> sort of "been there done that" as far as the 'cruiser goes.
> Our current one is petrol (gas for USA people). and the toyota diesel is
> agricultural compared to the BMW.
>
> I'm not a wealthy person (but our business can cover the lease / HP
without
> a prob). But the 'fear' of driving / scratching such a valuable
> vehicle does concern me a bit. esp sice I'm sure repairs will be equally
> expensive (ie if you can afford a BMW you must have a pocket full
> of $$ to pay for repairs etc) Having said that the BMW service costs for
the
> diesel are a lot less than the toyota services.
>
> Depreciation on the cruiser is not to bad, but when I look at 3yo BMW
> prices.....very minimul depreciation.
> eg one I saw had some extras + some average milage, and was selling at
> 82,000 ie same as a new one (without O/R costs)
> so assuming they sell @ that price their loss will only be cost of extras
> they fitted + on road costs not bad for 3 yrs motoring.
>
> But how do you convince yourself that your first (new) BMW was worth the
> "extra"? eg I can buy 2 "normal" cars for the price of a BMW!.
>
> Look forward to reading some thoughts. Thx in advance
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