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![]() ![]() To anyone considering a BMW diesel, I recommend you steer clear of any BMW with a diesel engine.Īll of this excellence does come at a cost, however, and the X5 starts at well over $56,000. Even though my insurance company paid me FMV for a 1 year old vehicle I am still out 20k for the depreciation that was deducted from the value of the vehicle. Most diesel autos have a multi stage filtering system that would prevent contaminants from reaching the engine causing catastrophic failure. This leads to a conclusion that the BMW diesel fuel filter system is not adequately designed to handle anything but perfect diesel fuel. After more research I found that the Shell station sells 800-1200 gallons of fuel per day which means that approximately 35-40 other customers purchased diesel fuel that day with no other reports of bad fuel. Needless to say my insurance company totaled the car. My insurance carrier advised the dealership to run an engine compression test and they also found that I had a cracked piston and a scored cylinder wall. I was advised to call my auto insurance since this should be covered under the comprehensive clause. I was quoted 13k and this would not be covered under warranty. I soon … learned that my problem was bad fuel and I needed a whole new fuel system. 2 hours later I was towed to a BMW dealership. Luckily I was close to an exit and was able to get off the freeway. A few miles up the highway, my car began to run rough and then went into limp mode. I have a 2017 X5 35D with 25k miles, and loved this car until I purchased diesel at a local Shell station. I have had many BMW's and was a fan until my latest incident with my X5. Oh and we have the standard 19" rims and I would not suggest larger ones. Highly recommend this SUV and especially with the diesel engine and if you can swing the $4,500 option price go for Dynamic Handling too. But its fixed now and we are very happy with our purchase. We did have a vibration issue that took replacing both tires and rims to correct. The MSRP was $80,000 so there were many other SUVs cheaper that we looked at before buying this pricy one. We opted for the pricy Dynamic handling package so we don't … know how it would ride/tow without it but it is smooth as glass on the highways, a bit choppy around town but then again its a BMW and handles like one. It drives like a much smaller lighter car rather than a large heavy SUV. It's pretty new with only 3,500 miles on it so far. This is a great SUV/truck whichever one names it. We also own a 535D M Sport affectionally named The Beauty. We named this 9th BMW and first X5 The Beast.
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