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With good options I saw they were in the 80's when I stopped at the dealer for an oil filter the other day. I drive mine for work and do enjoy it. But it has several design flaws:
It's a 2011 X5 and the flaws are the Vanos timing unit (screws back out and it falls into the bottom of the oil pan - 8 to 10 hour repair job), the electric water pump failed at 48k and overheats immediately. There is no temperature gauge on that 10-14 X5 build date, so you have no idea what's coming until the dummy light goes on. The oem battery was also defective. All repaired under warranty, but these are all serious design flaws from a company who thinks they build perfect machines. On the plus side, at 6000 lbs the car is super solid and the fit and finish is excellent. The exhaust system is stainless. So a big plus. Can't wait to see the new Jaguar and Maserati suv's, as they are coming right after Porsche and BMW.
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