As others have said good service history, check to make sure everything works, ideally a reasonable mileage, not too low and not to high.
Mine is one of the last 40d's a d has been superb apart from a sensor fault on the adaptive cruise and a new battery, which it turned out it didn't really need as ...
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- Fri Apr 04, 2025 11:33 am
- Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
- Topic: Advice: thinking of buying my first X5
- Replies: 5
- Views: 14904
- Thu Mar 27, 2025 7:05 pm
- Forum: General car-related discussion
- Topic: Summer wheels/tyres on?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6303
Summer wheels/tyres on?
Swapped back to my summers this afternoon 
- Tue Feb 04, 2025 6:00 pm
- Forum: General car-related discussion
- Topic: Yet another recall campaign........
- Replies: 24
- Views: 41971
Yet another recall campaign........
I’ve used Lloyds in Colne even though I live in Derbyshire and have used them and continue to do, since I bought the x5 in 2018, always found the service to be very good, having said that had a couple of issues, both were sorted very quickly and professionally at minimum incontinence to me.
- Tue Feb 04, 2025 2:34 pm
- Forum: General car-related discussion
- Topic: Yet another recall campaign........
- Replies: 24
- Views: 41971
Yet another recall campaign........
The dealership concerned didn’t happen to be Bristol Street motors or Vertu by any chance as has two similar calls after my daughters Skoda went in for routine servicing, I just avoid them at all cost now
- Sat Oct 26, 2024 6:35 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
- Topic: Electric nightmare
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11087
Electric nightmare
That sounds like it could be a faulty or sticking button on the key fob, just a thought, maybe worth taking the battery out of the potentially faulty fob and trying the other fob?
- Mon Oct 14, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: General car-related discussion
- Topic: Diesel claims
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9890
Diesel claims
Possibly from one of the price comparison websites if you have ever entered your details for an insurance quote.
I would think its very unlikely BMWUK would provide that info, possibly a dealer depending on who actually manages their data.
I would think its very unlikely BMWUK would provide that info, possibly a dealer depending on who actually manages their data.
- Mon Sep 30, 2024 12:07 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
- Topic: Battery replacement
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13448
Battery replacement
Thanks for the info and guidance.
Battery changed today and all went well, due to the inclement weather I took it to my local independent technician, a very knowledgeable young chap, who specialises in VW Audi group vehicles, but has a lot of experience with other makes from a few years with the AA ...
Battery changed today and all went well, due to the inclement weather I took it to my local independent technician, a very knowledgeable young chap, who specialises in VW Audi group vehicles, but has a lot of experience with other makes from a few years with the AA ...
- Fri Sep 27, 2024 1:33 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
- Topic: Battery replacement
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13448
Battery replacement
The power of Google or duck duck go in this case, hopefully basically correct🤔🤞
It won’t, but follow the right procedure for disconnecting the batteries:
Open the door and trunk
Move the key out of the range, so it won’t wake up the vehicle
Wait till all electronics sleep ( I would say 15-20 min ...
It won’t, but follow the right procedure for disconnecting the batteries:
Open the door and trunk
Move the key out of the range, so it won’t wake up the vehicle
Wait till all electronics sleep ( I would say 15-20 min ...
- Fri Sep 27, 2024 1:25 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
- Topic: Battery replacement
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13448
Battery replacement
Thanks, interesting haven’t come across anything anywhere else re it sleeping or whatever it’s called, more googling called for

- Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:22 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
- Topic: Battery replacement
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13448
Battery replacement
I’ll have a look and see if anything stays on when I next park it up after a run, if not I’ll leave it for 15 mins or do before starting the change, I’m sure the interior lights go off after after a while
- Thu Sep 26, 2024 6:20 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
- Topic: Battery replacement
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13448
Battery replacement
Thanks for the info, silly question I suspect, but how do you know the car has gone to sleep as the boot will be open ?
- Thu Sep 26, 2024 3:26 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
- Topic: Battery replacement
- Replies: 11
- Views: 13448
Battery replacement
Afternoon All
The battery on my x5 f15 40d, is now six years old and I’ve had a couple of start engine battery discharge level high warnings, normally when it’s been parked for a week or two without use apart from opening and closing doors etc.
I have put the battery on charge visually the under ...
The battery on my x5 f15 40d, is now six years old and I’ve had a couple of start engine battery discharge level high warnings, normally when it’s been parked for a week or two without use apart from opening and closing doors etc.
I have put the battery on charge visually the under ...
- Tue Aug 20, 2024 6:10 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
- Topic: Post Your MPG Here
- Replies: 14
- Views: 20942
Post Your MPG Here
My f15 x5 40d has averaged 33.19 mpg over 42.5k miles since we bought it with around eighteen miles on it, (according to Fuelio), that included a good number of 2 ton caravan towing duties initially, although that has dropped in the last year, as we now store the caravan at one CV of our favourite ...
- Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:01 am
- Forum: Other Marques
- Topic: Three months in with an EV
- Replies: 6
- Views: 53464
Three months in with an EV
My x5 was in for service last week and was lent an i4 for the day, my first experience of an all electric car, had a tootle around the Grassington, Hebden Bridge and Bolton Abbey area, very impressed with comfort and drivability, not so convinced about the wide screen info system to do just about ...
- Wed Jul 31, 2024 4:07 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: Advice on engine failure..
- Replies: 37
- Views: 18140
Advice on engine failure..
Good news and fingers crossed is all ok, then a nice letter of apology to the supplying dealer, if it turns out to be from an attempted scam