View Poll Results: E53 vs E70 vs Range Rover

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  1. #1
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    E53 vs E70 vs Range Rover

    Fellas,

    I need some help. I need to buy a vehicle that can tow my motorcycle trailer + motorcycles and that I can also live with as a DD. What do I buy? I'm not a truck person and have a budget of $4,000-$8,000. With that said, I have a couple questions:

    Anyone here have experience with the range rover in comparison to an X5? Specifically the third generation (2002-2012). If so, what was the maintenance like?
    What X5 is easier to diy for maintenance stuff? E53 or E70?

    Have owned 3 different 3 series in the past and not afraid of diy'ing...

    Some examples of what I'm looking at right now:

    https://athensga.craigslist.org/cto/...470110961.html
    https://columbia.craigslist.org/cto/...480127908.html
    https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto...493566855.html

    What are your recommendations and why?

    Or some other non BMW recommendation...dare I say such a thing!
    Last edited by Pjoerunner; 02-18-2018 at 10:46 PM.

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    The X's are a bit more failure prone and costly to maintain than your average e36, especially the V8 models. The Range Rover is essentially an e53. As far as towing I've seen some of the guys on X Outpost tow other cars and stuff without issue, not sure if they have the I-6 or V-8 though. I don't use mine for towing.
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    Here's a link to a multi-page thread about e53 X5/towing & available hitches that was started in 2012: https://xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/...towing-x5.html







    Become a BMW CCA member! Click HERE to join and feel free to use my BMW CCA member #191509 as a referral.

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    Range Rover 2006 and above

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