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The 2005 BMW X5 range of configurations is currently priced from $6,380.
Our most recent review of the 2005 BMW X5 resulted in a score of 8 out of 10 for that particular example.
Carsguide Contributing Journalist Ewan Kennedy had this to say at the time: How much?Expect to pay from:$6000 to $10,000 for a 2000 BMW X5 4.4i$10,000 to $15,000 for a 2003 3.0d$15,000 to $22,000 for a 2005 4.8is$18,000 to $25,000 for a 2007 4.4i$27,000 to $36,000 for 2009 xDrive 30i Executive$36,000 to $48,000 for a 2010 xDrive 35d$52,000 to $71,000 for a 2009 M or a 2013 xDrive 35i$68,000 to $92,000 for a 2013 xDrive Sport$96,000 to $131,000 for a 2015 M50d.
You can read the full review here.
This is what Ewan Kennedy liked most about this particular version of the BMW X5: Very good on-road handling, Adequate off-road ability, Gen-3 very efficient
The 2005 BMW X5 carries a braked towing capacity of up to 2700 Kg, but check to ensure this applies to the configuration you're considering.
The BMW X Models X5 2005 prices range from $6,380 for the basic trim level SUV 3.0I to $15,510 for the top of the range SUV 4.8IS.
Your budget limits you to older models, such as 2008/2009, which will have done 120,000 to 180,000 km. I am loath to recommend buying one of these cars with such a mileage on them; you would be heading the period of pain when you are quite likely to face increasing and expensive repairs. If you were to choose to buy one I would go for the Discovery. I would also urge you to have the car you choose checked over by a specialist mechanic who knows the brand intimately. Instead of the European models you are considering I would suggest you also look at something like the Toyota Kluger, which would likely to be more reliable and less expensive going forward, and your budget would stretch to a later model.
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Generally it was always felt that the air-conditioning of European cars wasn’t up to the task for Australia; that was because there wasn’t the demand for powerful A/C in Europe where the climate is generally milder. But when the European carmakers began to move on to the world market and export their cars to places like America where the demand for good A/C is very high they have improved the performance of the A/C systems in their cars. The cars you say have had good air are cars that are typically built for the US market, those you say don’t have good performance are not. A/C systems soak up quite a bit of engine power in driving the compressor and that has a greater impact on smaller engines than big ones, and again the cars you are critical of have smaller engines, so they will also probably run smaller compressors.
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