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Yep, I agree. I went back to the 22s before selling. 20s look small on here, even smaller on the X6. 22s is the way to go. Ride quality was def better on the 20s, along with less road noise -- but it didn't make the X5 look 'right' to me anymore.
@@youngzr3380 Not sure what other sizes will fit on that tire but worth a try. The 20s rode significantly better, with plenty more tire options (and cheaper to boot). Thanks for stopping by!
Hello there! Sad to hear you’re moving on from your X5 M50i, but happy for you to get your Dream car. 6mos with my X6 for me as well, amazing experience so far. I’m with you with a wind noise specially at 75mph and up. Quick question, Curious, what did you do with your 22” wheels/tires? Are they in the market 🙂, mine came in with 20”
Yep - for this class of car they should (at least offer) dual pane windows, and additional sound insulation. Most Audis come w/that option !! The 22's are back on the car for the sale. I like the X6s as well, but will try one out once kids are a bit older. X5s are just too common and don't look as good! Thanks for stopping by, and I'm sure you will have no problems finding these 22s if you look around. Enjoy your X6!
Great review. The rear seat comment may actually get me to choose another model. Also agree on the AC. My G body m340i has pretty weak AC. Ceramic tint helped a ton with that.
I haven't been thrilled with AC in any BMW. Test drove a few X7s , and same issue. Never had trouble in any of the Audi models I owned (I live in the PHX desert!!). Tint definitely helps. Backseat is adequate but NOT great, if space is an issue definitely look at competitors. Q8 has a roomier backseat, but sacrifices trunk space. Thanks for stopping by !!
Unfortunately there are only so many options available for this size wheel (1 or 2 on tire rack). I stepped down to 20" wheels to have far better and cheaper options so I can take the car through the snow. Thanks for stopping by!
Yes - I just meant to differentiate it from implying it was 'freeway' - where typically you'd see much better gas mileage. In your case you are correct, 'city driving' would probably yield even worse MPG. Good catch! Thanks for stopping by!!
The X5 is a fantastic ride, and it really grew on me towards the end of the 6 month ownership! It is truly one of the best all around cars I owned. It looks great, roomy, sounds great and pulls so hard with the V8. It is the most comfortable car I have owned as well. I am moving out of it as one of my long term dream cars came up for sale in a spec that I wanted and I just couldn't say no! Reveal will be this Friday. Thanks for stopping by!!
The BMW X5 is a nice vehicle but it's definitely not roomy. My 2024 Honda CR-V, although it's considered a compact size SUV has more space inside it than the X5 as a mid size SUV. This is not good as the outside dimensions of the X5 are significantly bigger than the outside of the CR-V. I think Honda probably knows how to design the interior of their vehicles the best when it comes to space, specially in rear leg room and trunk areas even more so.
We recently had a chance to test the Tesla Model Y and that also surprisingly had significantly more rear seat room then the X5! It's adequate, but gets very tight with car seats. The trunk room is plenty on here though. Thanks for stopping by!
This segment suv thing will always be stupid to me. Compact large vehicle? Mid-size large vehicle? Large vehicle? It’s suv all of them are huge compared to sedans and estates.
@@gaara4667 Surprisingly manufacturers are getting better and betters at meshing driving dynamics closer to a sedan with these SUVs. Nowadays they don't sacrifice 'much' and give you the higher seating position w/extra room to boot all around. Pros/cons to them all. Thanks for stopping by!
This one was only kept 5 months :). Typically I don't hold cars longer then 6-12 months hence why I never end up putting too many miles on any. Thanks for stopping by!
@@ThrifterPicker Wow that's really little driving. I do anywhere between 6-20K miles a year depending on whats going on in my day to day life. Thanks for stopping by!
Do you get special treatment to buy vehicles like these and just change them so often? Most people could never afford to buy these type of vehicles and then just lose 40-50% value in a year...
Unfortunately nothing of this sort! Use a few rules and strategies I developed to make sure I typically break even or lose a very small amount of money on each purchase (few cases I have come out ahead). I typically never buy new, and sell way before warranty runs out as well. My 8 month old RS6 coming up for sale in a few weeks and looks like I will probably make a bit of money on it! Thanks for stopping by the channel.
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lol this is comical...you are dumping that X5 because of the costs...
@@5IveNDlme Hilarious! Car hopping every 6 months 😂
This is the car you buy not to save the gas, not to squeeze mpg but to actually enjoy the quality of drive...
It was an enjoyable ride for the few months I owned it!! Thanks for stopping by the channel!
@@thedesertroadyou’re a Joo
The car rental shop did not have my car and had to give me an X5. Holy cow. I drove it from Santa Barbara to PHX.. Holy cow..I want one.
One of the best all around SUV on the market, in either 6 or 8 cylinder forms. Tough to beat it. Thanks for stopping by!
Wait to it hit 100,000 miles
They gave u a M50i?
Those 20" wheels look too small to me.
Yep, I agree. I went back to the 22s before selling. 20s look small on here, even smaller on the X6. 22s is the way to go.
Ride quality was def better on the 20s, along with less road noise -- but it didn't make the X5 look 'right' to me anymore.
Not at all. These performance better as the larger tires are self defeating. It needs to be an SUV first
@@thedesertroadgo 22 with little bit of higher side wall. Maybe 35
@@youngzr3380 Not sure what other sizes will fit on that tire but worth a try. The 20s rode significantly better, with plenty more tire options (and cheaper to boot). Thanks for stopping by!
Hello there!
Sad to hear you’re moving on from your X5 M50i, but happy for you to get your Dream car.
6mos with my X6 for me as well, amazing experience so far. I’m with you with a wind noise specially at 75mph and up.
Quick question,
Curious, what did you do with your 22” wheels/tires? Are they in the market 🙂, mine came in with 20”
Yep - for this class of car they should (at least offer) dual pane windows, and additional sound insulation. Most Audis come w/that option !!
The 22's are back on the car for the sale. I like the X6s as well, but will try one out once kids are a bit older. X5s are just too common and don't look as good!
Thanks for stopping by, and I'm sure you will have no problems finding these 22s if you look around. Enjoy your X6!
Great review. The rear seat comment may actually get me to choose another model. Also agree on the AC. My G body m340i has pretty weak AC. Ceramic tint helped a ton with that.
I haven't been thrilled with AC in any BMW. Test drove a few X7s , and same issue. Never had trouble in any of the Audi models I owned (I live in the PHX desert!!). Tint definitely helps.
Backseat is adequate but NOT great, if space is an issue definitely look at competitors. Q8 has a roomier backseat, but sacrifices trunk space.
Thanks for stopping by !!
What all season tires would you recommend for 22 inch wheels?
Unfortunately there are only so many options available for this size wheel (1 or 2 on tire rack). I stepped down to 20" wheels to have far better and cheaper options so I can take the car through the snow. Thanks for stopping by!
Just curious, is the road condition you showed in this video considered city driving? Maybe surbuban?
Yes - I just meant to differentiate it from implying it was 'freeway' - where typically you'd see much better gas mileage. In your case you are correct, 'city driving' would probably yield even worse MPG. Good catch! Thanks for stopping by!!
@@thedesertroad Thanks for the reply!
@@binzhao7445 Stay tune for future reviews / car updates!
I often wonder if it’s worth it over the x5 lm 50
I drove both and much preferred a m50i as a daily OVER the X5M. Thanks for stopping by!
I have the M550 (2023) and the AC is fabulous. The downside is run flats on alum-alloy rims. Worst decision by a car co in my memory.
We're not a fan of the run -flats either. Thanks for stopping by the channel!
What color is that BMW?
Dravit Grey. Looks absolutely phenomenal under all lighting conditions! Thanks for stopping by!
Why do you switch cars so often?
So many cars (to try!) ... so little time!! I average about 6 months per car nowadays. Thanks for stopping by!
Why get rid of the X5?
The X5 is a fantastic ride, and it really grew on me towards the end of the 6 month ownership! It is truly one of the best all around cars I owned. It looks great, roomy, sounds great and pulls so hard with the V8. It is the most comfortable car I have owned as well.
I am moving out of it as one of my long term dream cars came up for sale in a spec that I wanted and I just couldn't say no! Reveal will be this Friday. Thanks for stopping by!!
What is the new car that you will buy
The BMW X5 is a nice vehicle but it's definitely not roomy. My 2024 Honda CR-V, although it's considered a compact size SUV has more space inside it than the X5 as a mid size SUV. This is not good as the outside dimensions of the X5 are significantly bigger than the outside of the CR-V. I think Honda probably knows how to design the interior of their vehicles the best when it comes to space, specially in rear leg room and trunk areas even more so.
We recently had a chance to test the Tesla Model Y and that also surprisingly had significantly more rear seat room then the X5! It's adequate, but gets very tight with car seats. The trunk room is plenty on here though. Thanks for stopping by!
This segment suv thing will always be stupid to me. Compact large vehicle? Mid-size large vehicle? Large vehicle?
It’s suv all of them are huge compared to sedans and estates.
@@gaara4667 Surprisingly manufacturers are getting better and betters at meshing driving dynamics closer to a sedan with these SUVs. Nowadays they don't sacrifice 'much' and give you the higher seating position w/extra room to boot all around. Pros/cons to them all. Thanks for stopping by!
@@thedesertroad You will be getting a tesla, you're bucket hat demands it lol
I am 6-7 and had no issues.
Next family car is an RS6!!!
Great guess and certainly one of the contenders on the list :) Thanks for stopping by.
@@thedesertroad you know you’re getting electric
@@5IveNDlme On the radar as well - stay tune! Thanks for stopping by!!
@@thedesertroad 100p you're getting electric, I would be my life on it. You are an EV personality type all day.
@@5IveNDlme Wait and see :) Check out my Model Y review that I did as well - great cars!
Those fairy shoes are actually sad😂😂😂😂
Waiting on the channel to take off to up the shoe game 🤣🤣
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Talk to the hand!
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4k bro you didn't even drive it 😂
This one was only kept 5 months :). Typically I don't hold cars longer then 6-12 months hence why I never end up putting too many miles on any. Thanks for stopping by!
I only have about 7,500 on my six year old car. I live in the city
@@ThrifterPicker Wow that's really little driving. I do anywhere between 6-20K miles a year depending on whats going on in my day to day life. Thanks for stopping by!
Do you get special treatment to buy vehicles like these and just change them so often? Most people could never afford to buy these type of vehicles and then just lose 40-50% value in a year...
Unfortunately nothing of this sort! Use a few rules and strategies I developed to make sure I typically break even or lose a very small amount of money on each purchase (few cases I have come out ahead). I typically never buy new, and sell way before warranty runs out as well. My 8 month old RS6 coming up for sale in a few weeks and looks like I will probably make a bit of money on it! Thanks for stopping by the channel.
Kia
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