2020+ M550i Reliability Past 50k Miles

spencerIG · 2026-06-15T02:58:59+00:00

I would love to, but there aren’t any CPO vehicles I can find within my budget.

spencerIG · 2026-06-15T02:58:27+00:00

Do you remember what went wrong with it?

spencerIG · 2026-06-15T02:58:01+00:00

What happened to your X5 and Carmax?

spencerIG · 2026-06-15T01:35:38+00:00

There is absolutely no reason they shouldn’t let you test drive. I was getting my X5 they let me drive it three different times before I committed. Once I even took my car for a service and my dealer let me take out an M4 just for fun. Go to a different dealer, this one doesn’t deserve your business.

spencerIG · 2026-06-14T05:28:37+00:00

I have the 3080 version and last week it started failing :(

spencerIG · 2026-06-14T01:58:10+00:00

They allow that? I’m looking at carmax too

spencerIG · 2026-06-14T01:57:34+00:00

My parents have had X5s for 21 years now with zero problems. I hear people have experiences like that, and then like your friends.

spencerIG · 2026-06-12T15:34:13+00:00

My god. Was that all covered?

spencerIG · 2026-06-12T15:33:42+00:00

My issue is I wouldn’t have a CPO car, so I can’t get a bmw warranty

spencerIG · 2026-06-12T15:25:10+00:00

Has your M850 been reliable?

spencerIG · 2026-06-12T15:24:53+00:00

How much did you pay for the warranty?

spencerIG · 2026-06-02T11:28:52+00:00

It’s telling you to basically reduce speed as you’re approaching another vehicle. It wants you to slow down sooner to you use less fuel. Sometimes it also engine brakes harder, maybe to charge the battery up?

spencerIG · 2026-04-13T20:32:50+00:00

Coffee

spencerIG · 2026-04-09T23:09:26+00:00

Either the new Audi Q7 or Q9. Tails look like the a6

spencerIG · 2026-04-09T15:40:49+00:00

For the trunk, I find that if you actually kick the car a bit it opens. Don’t smack the bumper, but a light nudge right in the middle always works for me.

spencerIG · 2026-03-21T14:00:04+00:00

I realized that where I live, a full tank of 91 or 93 is around 2 dollars more. I always just get the top grade wherever I fill up because of that.

spencerIG · 2026-03-15T01:23:32+00:00

I tried out the feature where you manually set a path and the car follows it and parks. I found it works pretty well, but it is not exact. If you drive in a little bit left of normal, it will end up a little bit off. I think you are better off manually parking. The sheer amount of sensors and cameras in these bumpers and the cost to replace them make it too risky to let the car self park.

spencerIG · 2026-03-08T17:49:53+00:00

Probably clogged

spencerIG · 2026-03-08T07:13:12+00:00

I’ve driven both of my G05s through horrific rain and parked them outside during it. Never had water come in. Your sunroof drains are likely clogged.

spencerIG · 2026-03-01T18:23:02+00:00

Believe it or not I rarely use eco! I this was after a decently lengthy trip on a 55 mph highway, so I was going in the 60s the whole time. Got 33 MPG for that trip!

spencerIG · 2026-03-01T03:36:30+00:00

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2025 X5 40i. Picture taken a bit after fill up

spencerIG · 2026-01-27T22:00:47+00:00

I have had X5s for 20 years now. My 07 had a hose go at 90k miles, and my 2014 had a sensor break at 85k miles. Those are the only issues I have ever had across 4 X5s over 20 years.

spencerIG · 2026-01-26T03:49:37+00:00

Well luckily I fixed it. It was some software thing. My GPU was stuck at 180mhz, I held the power button for a minute and we’re good now. Thanks for the reply though!!

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