Today's Daydream -Jeep Succession Planning

[macabethiel]

BMW X5 not really considered one ?

Have you thought about a BMW X5?

TBH no a friend ran an X5 (bought new) in fact he replaced it 3 times with another X5 then fell out with the later 7 speed auto box version. Although I was only a passenger it was very fast and felt sure footed. He replaced X5 with a Nissan Navara now has a new Transit.

It's a poor reason but I don't like the image of BMW drivers (lol I do have a 325i) they can be expensive to run in the tyre department but not sure if they are a good used buy in the price bracket I am looking at ideally £5-6k. Whatever I buy the VEL duty at over £500 is very off putting hence why I hope the Jeep last a few more years trouble free.

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

TBH no a friend ran an X5 (bought new) in fact he replaced it 3 times with another X5 then fell out with the later 7 speed auto box version. Although I was only a passenger it was very fast and felt sure footed. He replaced X5 with a Nissan Navara now has a new Transit.

It's a poor reason but I don't like the image of BMW drivers (lol I do have a 325i) they can be expensive to run in the tyre department but not sure if they are a good used buy in the price bracket I am looking at ideally £5-6k. Whatever I buy the VEL duty at over £500 is very off putting hence why I hope the Jeep last a few more years trouble free.

I remember you buying tyres for the beemer!
I like the look of the 3 series estates but there is an image problem still for sure.

I mentioned rav4 earlier, my auntie has one, she bought it from her son who bought it brand new, I think it is a 54 plate and has only ever had ONE problem, it had a running issue but I think that was more to do with my aunties driving style really, shes a bit steady and I think it just needed some fuel additive running through it. I have been a passenger in it to France and back and its very comfortable, economical and more than fast enough, rav4 reputation is brilliant and I have always been impressed with them from my days working in the used motor trade, they sold very very fast and were hard to get hold of, even the older shape. They are supposed to be quite capable off road but I've only ever driven them on road, they are quite an impressive machine really :thumb2

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

scanning those X5s, boy some of those v8s make some ponies, entry is a 4.4 but
seen a 4.6 and a 4.8 that makes 360bhp, perhaps an lpg conversion.....

always been anti beemer, with the salesman rep association and whilst not off roaders
gather they've raced to Dakar, hey and £200 a year less rtf towards the tyres lol.