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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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