I’m new to BMW and looking into jumping into this. Thoughts?
Interesting to note: Carfax has a note on a repair order for the ABS module/brake booster at 19,424 miles.
Will I regret sDrive vs xDrive?
Hyundai has just pulled the wraps of the new generation of the Tucson compact SUV. Like most of the automaker’s designs recently, it’s a radical departure from its predecessor, with a boxy look and prominent fender flares. A full-width lighting bar stretches across the modern-looking front and rear ends, and the headlights and taillights are both angular and futuristic.
What do you think of it?
Disappointed in the redesign so I just picked up my 2026 X5 40i Skyscraper Gray with executive package so nice to be back in a BMW!
Decided to full send it last weekend, first ever car purchase.
Any tips from G05 owners? 32k miles, basically fully loaded with the exception of ventilated front seats and second row climate control.
I think I wanna live in this thing.
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TL;DR - How frequently are yall doing oil changes, 1 Year/10,0000 miles seems too long.
Recently purchased the BMW Ultimate Care Oil Services 3 Year plan and a Tier 4 DOWC Extended Vehicle Service Contract for my 2021 X5.
Are y’all following the Car's Service Interval or do you just change your oil at specific milage or intervals?
BMW Dealer is saying my next oil service is July 2027 or 10,000 miles....that seems very long.
I know the car automatically adjusts the service interval based on driving so I'm sure that will change but 10,000 miles makes me nervous.
I stupidly never asked but I'm assuming the Oil Care Services Plan will only cover the old service if the car is requesting it.
Did anyone else opt for the Oil Care Service Plan? How frequently are y'all doing oil changes?
BMW announced a massive restructuring program aimed at cutting roughly 8,000 jobs by 2027—focusing almost entirely on white-collar corporate, administrative, and R&D roles in Germany rather than factory floor workers.
They are doing this because global automotive sales margins have taken a beating—particularly with fierce competition and slowing demand in China, combined with massive capital tied up in electric vehicle development (their Neue Klasse platform). So yes, trimming white-collar labor is definitely part of the strategy to protect margins and "bump numbers" for Wall Street before potential market downturns hit their financial reports. "Gemini generated"
I feel like it's a bit too narrow stock especially upfront
Has anyone add illumination to their kidney grille after buying their X5? How did it turn out?
I just purchased a 2025 BMW X5 xDrive50e and fell in love with the factory illuminated kidney grille. However I couldn’t find one in my area with that option at a reasonable price, so I bought my car without it. 😩
Has anyone added the illuminated aftermarket grille? How did that workout? Roughly how much did it cost ( parts/labor) and have you had any issues with reliability, warning lights or failures?
Thank you in advance
Really hot weather in South Florida but I just noticed this morning sitting in my car before work my windshield started fogging up. Same thing happened again tonight when I was moving the car. Anyone else experience this? Also I just got the car on Friday and it’s still under warranty so not too worried.
As the title suggested, I’m debating between 2022/2023 m50i vs 2024 x40i. I’m looking at 30K miles or less.
I would appreciate any help or insights
Pretty much decided to buy 24 or 25 XDrive50e. Based on your experience, is low mileage or later model year more important? Saw some '24s with 20K miles at around the same price as '25s with 40K miles with similar features. How do you weigh miles vs year?
Amazing car, first BMW (coming from Mercedes). So much fun to drive. Anyone else have trouble dialing in a comfortable seat position? So many more adjustment options than I am used to.
Is anyone still seeing 8 to 10% discounts on 2026 X5s? I’m in Western NY for reference.
I’m in the early stages of looking at an X5. I’m coming out of a Volvo EX90 that is being bought back by Volvo due to tons of issues.
I talked to salesperson about pricing. He played up the 0.9% financing really hard and said for discounts all they’re giving is $4k. He claims that they’re moving a lot of these and dealers are hoarding their inventory. I’m looking at a pretty loaded X5 40i models on their lot that have an MSRP of $83 to $89k. I was expecting to see a discount closer to 6k to 9k.
Curious if I’m being realistic or if things are tightening with some buyers reacting poorly to the 2027 model.
Hi all,
I’m looking to add this beauty to my garage!
Max discount I’m getting on a $90K msrp is 15.5% plus i qualify for $3K in rebates.
Is this the Max dealers can do? Can it go lower?
Since the new model will be out next month, should I wait till next month and see if the rebates get better?
Just got this alert while driving to work in my 21 x5 m50i, just recently had the front differential, transfer case, and both batteries replaced. It’s driving normally though and no weird sounds.
Shortly after updating my car today I drove it and it was fine. Once I parked and went to drive my car afterwards this showed up on my car. My AC wouldn’t go to max and it was just acting really strange and then turned off. I did try to turn off the car and restart it before it turned off on its own.. that didn’t help. My husband is a mechanic, he came over to my location turned off the car and checked under the hood and then said he could drive it home since I wasn’t far. Husband drove it home.. the check engine light is also on. Thankfully it drove home and BMW roadside assistance came to pick it up. I’m so angry.. I don’t like doing updates but this morning before the update my right mirror didn’t fold out as it’s suppose to and after some reading I decided to do the update.. no issues with the mirrors unfolding on their own anymore though.. has this happened to anyone else?? My mom was in the car with me and started saying she’s never experienced this with any of her Mercedes and what a piece of junk car I bought 😭 so mean of her I know. Husband says this is common with so many new cars because a lot of things on it is electric.
I’m currently working with a few different dealerships in my area and I’ve pretty much narrowed it down to the below X5s after negotiations.
Option 1:
2026 X5 Black Sapphire with Black Sensafin
- Climate Comfort Package
- Premium Package
- Parking Assistance Package
- Driving Assistance Professional Package
Option 2:
2026 X5 Tanzanite Blue with Silverstone Sensafin
- Climate Comfort Package
- Premium Package
- Parking Assistance Package
I know realistically Black/Black option probably makes more sense since it has DAPP but I’m really drawn to the Blue Tanzanite/Silverstone. I originally started this journey wanting Carbon Black but quickly found those are hard to come by.
Has anyone had any issues with keeping Silverstone Sensafin clean? Would it be better to have DAPP vs the color combo I want?
Also is anyone else having trouble with getting their dealership to agree to 0.9% financing? It’s annoying that they are trying to mark it up when it’s explicitly advertised on BMW USA’s website as 0.9% financing as long as you’re well qualified of course. Thanks for the input!
My 2024 X5 lease is up at the end of October and it perfectly lines up with the release of the 2027 model. I know it’s a bit divisive, but I honestly love the redesign (save for the grille and split tailgate) and have been lucky enough to get in on the first production wave! Never been able to custom order a car before, so that was also an exciting experience.
Tanzanite Blue, Smoke White Interior with Merino Leather, 22” wheels, all the bells and whistles minus the automatic doors and the passenger screen, which are totally unnecessary. Can’t wait to take delivery!