Whenever you see a pair of aftermarket wheels on a bmw, you better just steer clear of that whole ordeal, because believe it, it’s going to be expensive.

All I got was a firm handshake when I graduated from high school

Johnny's shop is immaculate. The floor is washed clean daily by BMW owner tears.

Yeah, I've owned 3 x5s. Loved all three, really safe cars in high altitude snow country, and traded them all in at 100k. No issues at all. None. I maintained them. I took care of them. Totally reliable. The car you featured showed all the signs of being ridden hard and put away wet too many times. Abused (by the previous owner and then by you.) But let me be clear. Having driven the BMW X5 for over 300k miles over the past 15 years, they are amongst the best cars I've ever driven or owned. But we all know they are expensive to repair.

"$1000, so basically... no money!" said the pathologic car buying addict

The sound of that thing with straight pipes is AMAZING.

Loved my 4.6is I owned for a year. The few days it worked was absolutely glorious

They’d drive that thing in Russian for Another twenty years

I had an X5, and finally ended up giving it away to a friend. He hasn't spoken to me since...

I once bought a cheap X5, best weekend car I've had and that's exactly how long it lasted.

I love that there is an X5 on the lift in front of them while Hoovie is discussing his own X5

"They make BMW's smell like wallets too remind you how much money you're going to spend on it" ~Lemon Aide Used Car Guide.

"This is a very good transmission. Very reliable." Gee, too bad the rest of the vehicle is 100% POS.

Hoovie: *has two mechanically totaled BMWs scrapped* Also Hoovie: *buys another BMW*

My x5 3.0i has been one of my best vehicles yet. So far I’ve only experienced one broken door handle and a continuous oil leak

While this was a funny episode, I think it really comes down to how the previous owners maintained them. A major issue in the U.S is people simply don't keep up with the maintenance on their cars. Especially once these luxury vehicles start hitting their 3rd owners+, these owners bought the car for cheap, and didn't bother to replace or service anything that needed attention. Of course there are certainly issues with these BMWs in the mid-2000s, but how good or bad the car will be currently is all dependent on its previous history.

You can sit on the tailgate while you're waiting for the tow truck

The whole video put me off of wanting one, then when you removed the cats I now want one more than ever

The door situation is just hilarious. Everyone comes in through one door and leaves through another

My aunt must have the decent one It’s green and the same year with almost 200,000 miles and still going the biggest issue was the suspension but now it’s running like a champ

Johnny’s happy face after removing the cats is priceless.

You should start a new series like this: “cars even Hoovie won’t buy”.

I wish I would have seen this a 4 or 5 years ago. I always loved these things and finally got to buy one that was fully loaded. I was absolutely in love with it for about 3 days. After that, I all but gave it away. It left me stranded and with all of my car knowledge, I couldn't even begin to figure it out. I lost roughly $3000 in about a week, to get it out of my sight. This was not the biggest mistake of my life, but it is certainly the one I kick myself over the most.

I own a 2004 X5 3.0i with 180k miles. It is solid. The sun roof still works...almost everything still works minus a few things. I don’t drive like this guy. Sure a fuse is out that makes the signal on one side flash double speed. My check tire pressure light is on (so what it’s just a sensor), and a internal door handle mechanism but everything else works. Sure the gray seats need be sanded and recolored link how to below). But it is 16 years old. My internal drivers door handle mechanism also did what this video passenger side handle did. Minor fix (parts on Amazon). I replaced the front brakes pads and rotors for $450 (parts & labor...again from FCP Euro and hired a guy from a shop and it’s a easy job he did off work). Just change the oil with synthetic weight as the manual recommends. Sure the axl boots tear, mine did too, but again I baby it how I drive and am still rolling fine. I’ve had no engine or transmission problems. Just the internal door mechanism (again easy fix), I changed the front brake pads and rotors, and replaced the battery since it was old (those are big and $160) but am now getting good use of mine. I don’t floor it and drive it hard like I bet this person does. I drive it so it lasts. I love the sun roof and back built in window shades which keep the sun off my 3 year old. It’s a beater that is working for me! And I don’t give a shit if someone bumps it or whatever. The freedom from stress is amazing because I once had a nice tricked out powder coated low profile rims car. Bunch of F ing stress protecting it. If you don’t have people giving you nice cars for completing high school that you trash and then call junk then maybe go earn the $ and pay for it yourself and then maybe you will appreciate a cheap car that does well if you do some basics. But hey my parents were just blue collars. How to restore the seats: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ftymeq9-srrddqs.html Best video I have seen on headlight oxidation restoration: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i61lZ9ulmpzZiqM.html

Buy an Aztek with tent and camp in it

When your mechanic starts laughing at you you know you have a problem

Shoutout to Hoovie for further depreciating the value of good cars for the people who know their way around them 🙏🏻

I have a 2005 X5 E53 3.0i which iv'e had since new, it is now 2021 and it still serves me well. Since the day i purchased it, i have only experienced 2 drivers door handle replacements and 1 oil seperator replacement. It is still going strong and does not seem to want to let go of it's life. Best car i have ever owned.

Guy looking for an X5 Drivers door in blue: "finally found a junkyard that has one!" Goes to see it:

I could hear Cleetus saying, "Hell yeah, brother" when the cats came off. 🤣

I have X5 E53 3.0i 2001 with 230k mileage. It is not so bad. it is not cheap car. I spent almost $50000 on it in 2001 Aug. The major reason I still keep this 22 years old X5 is snow road driving handling. 10 years ago a heavy snow storm with 20" snow on road and my whole family in the X5. We safely home and we saw a lot of cars abundant road side. This BMW X-drive is worthy safety feature.

I've got an 06 x5 4.4i. It's been the best summer ever. The only troubles I've had were poor tire wear in the year and poor brake pad and rotor replacement. So, I had all the suspension bushing replaced, and upgraded aftermarket rotors & calipers. 187k miles now. Not a spec of rust anywhere. Given what a new x5 v8 costs I'm keeping mine.

He said he bought it for $1,000? Honestly, the experience of driving a few miles to the junkyard in a straight-piped X5 kinda sounds worth that much.

Used car salesman there "Headlining is sagging, but its still there" 🤣

I was a victim of a 2005 BMW X3. I was in my early 20s looking for my first nicer vehicle. Besides minor issues such as tearing intake boots and valve cover gasket rotting, the steering angle sensor became permanently on and the transfer case / AWD system malfunctioned and was unfixable by anyone I brought it to. I put a new transfer case on it and it still was screwed somehow. The engine was ok 3.0 M54, did have misfire issues with coils and plugs needing replaced, burned a quart of oil a month, but constant problems that even seasoned metro specialists couldnt solve. Burned through way more money than I paid for it trying to fix it. Ended up cutting my losses and moved on!

Wow, man, there's like millions of people who would drive that dream X5 for at least 5 more years! It was in a decent shape. In my country they fix all these problems with parts from other salvage vehicles and then sell it as a "perfect vehicle" driven only by grandma to the pharmacy store and back home! :)

I can imagine Scotty Kilmer rolling up in his 94 Celica screaming" money pit!!!!" Waving his arms 😂😂😂

Hoovie is the type of guy to buy a car just to take it to the junk yard.

This is by far the funniest/most entertaining video from hoovie lol. Couldn't stop smiling when he took the cats out and it sounded like a small block chevy 😂

Your face with the loud pipes is priceless. I love the sound

I use to have this car. In the beginning it feels great because you have a bmw. That feelings goes away quickly

1st Gen BMW X5: totaled without ever being in an accident.

Ive had an 02 3.0l x5 for the last 7 years putting over 100k miles on it. Honesty its been excellent, with 215k. Ive towed several cars 10+ hours, towed campers, trailers , pulled cars out of ditches etc. With that being said im a European car mechanic, and most of them i get in are junk... usually because they are not taken care of.

X5s with the 3.0i straight six arent bad at all once you overhaul the cooling system. I love the dash layout in these and they feel so solid on the road when well maintained

That’s the best sounding BMW I’ve ever heard 😂

I have owned 3 BMWs and I've come to the conclusion that buying, owning and driving a BMW is like dating a wild smoking hot yet crazy as hell woman. At first, it is pure joy and excitement and you feel it is worth everything you put into it. You tell your friends who warned you against falling for her they were wrong, she is delightful and brings you so much happiness and she is different than before. Then, there are a few minor issues that you rationalize as part of the price of being able to enjoy this wild, beautiful, exciting, fun to handle thing. Finally, the never ending horrifically expensive, non stop problems and issues drive you to the point of being willing to do almost anything to get away from the madness. Even the massive financial hit you take when you get rid of it is made more than bearable by the knowledge you are free from the clutches of the evil beast.

I bought a 06 x5 4.4 with 200,000km that was then daily driven all year for around two years. Three door handles broke, one window stopped working, sunroof started getting stuck, started getting a loud humming noise when above 40 kph, water pump and belt broke while driving, then the last 6 months I started getting a random air suspension fault message on the dash and blue smoke out the tail pipes if it sat for a few days. But from beginning to end it always drove smooth and was a fun to drive. It had 4 owners before me, Canadian car from Ontario, no service history, paid $3400. Only had a couple minor issues when I got it.

My X5 has over 200k miles, still running strong, 3.0i

"Removing Catalytic Converter" 500+ HP

The z3 m Coupe is just looking down on that X5 like "Oh you will acknowledge his existence but not mine"

That ending was EPIC! 😆 Who knew the X5 could sound so amazing when "straight piped" haha. What a great send off for this total wreck of car!

I currently use a 30d for towing. Changed water pump and thermostat because it has 140k on clock. Never had a minutes trouble with it. Brilliant work horse. A car is as good as the person looking after it.

15:42 the best looking BMW 7 series ever made in the background

Hoovie: "The X5 is one of the worst BMW's ever made." BMW 7-Series (N64): "What am I, a joke to you?"

Its actually not that bad, door handles, regulators, test pipes to delete the cats and get two rear bags. All in with new aftermarket parts you are in at around $600, wrench on it yourself and have a pretty sweet daily

The SMILE on Car Ninja's face revving it up! Couldn't stop watching that part!

Tyler has such good luck with BMWs

There is an old guy in Houston sitting in a 94 Celica laughing at you right now!

Omggg since when did u had a red mx5😍😍😍that’s my dream car I can’t explain how much I love those cars , pls do more videos with that, long time subscriber🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾

lol, I bought a 3.0 one of these without the air suspension that has been perfect so far other than the outside door handles, drivers stalk, & some plastic clips holding heating controls in place all easy fixes. I’ve owned this 2001 X5 for 4 years now, bought it cheap from the Red Cross over 100k miles. I needed something cheap after a guy ran a red-light hitting me & I got screwed by insurance. It’s been a surprisingly great car that I never thought I’d see in one of your videos.

I got a "buy a certified used BMW!" ad at the part where Hoovie showed the check engine light 🤣

Hoovie, for the love of god, follow the #1 rule of used BMW ownership: If it doesn't have an I6, don't buy it

I bought a 2003 X5 with the 4.4 back in 2018. I paid $2.4K for it with a possible bad transmission. It was in fact toasted, so I had it rebuilt by a well known shop in the S.F. Bay Area for $4.7K. I've had a variety of stuff go wrong with it since owning it, most of which I've been able to fix myself. Outside of stuff that requires 'coding', which I'm hesitant to try on my own, it's pretty easy to work on. One item I took note of in particular were the air bags. Arnott makes replacements that are regarded as being better than the originals and cost $200.00/pair. They are amazingly easy to change; I just did mine for preventative maintenance. There are some upgraded aftermarket parts available for some things, like the plastic clips on the window regulators, and some simple mods to improve other items, like the door handle carriers. But if there's ONE THING you really want to get in front of on these, it's the timing chain guides on the M62TU engines, like I have in my '03. When the pandemic hit and all the shops were doing all they could to get business, I had mine done, along with a bunch of other stuff on the engine. The timing chain guides are one item that if they even start to go bad, the engine can grenade pretty quickly. It's not like the valve guide seal issue on the later engines where it just runs bad. Broken timing chain guide pieces on the M62TU can clog the oil pump pickup and starve the engine of oil, destroying it. Or, if the pieces are small enough, get into the oiling system and destroying it at the component level. Either way, it's something you want to do every 100K miles. Do I like this car? For an SUV it's ok. Definitely better than anything else out there as far looks go. But mechanically I think the Mercedes ML series of the same era has to be better, though they're kinda fugly.

I can just imagine someone thinking "great that it's junked, I need a scratch free drivers door in that color" and then watching to the end of the video! LOL

"Might sound like a Chevy" ...... love it ..... even my 68 Camaro doesn't sound that good. LOL

Hoovie: "it's a $20 part" car ninja: laughs

Huh, I've had exactly the opposite experience. But then again, mine was never abused.

Gotta say with the exhaust taken off this actually sounds epic

Hoovie: "If I had big breasts, they'd be bouncing and I would be getting a lot more views." Lol! So true though!

This episode was just hilarious, Johnny smile when you said about removing the cat, couldn't stop laughing after that.

My father has a 3.0d manual . Bought it like 4 years ago never had a problem with it aside from the windows regulators( ithink it has been cursed as he changed every single one of them twice) but excep that the car runs great and never had issues with it. It still is his daily.

As a former BMW owner, I can totally relate to the barrage of things constantly breaking. I only wish I’d straight-piped my 750iL’s V12. 😎

My dad had one when I was younger. It was ol' reliable and he drove it for 8 years. Loved it. Then it burned to the ground. Literally.

What I learned from this is that if I find a 1k bmw X5 - buy it, cut the exhausts of, and enjoy (till it breaks)

I'm on Copart right now looking for a cheap BMW X5. Thank you for the review

Glorious is an understatement, when it grabbed 2nd and squatted, i almost wanted one lol. Sounds wicked!!!!

Can’t stop watching when The Car Ninja took out the cat and Hoovie is just smiling. That’s worth 1,000 in itself. 😂

Hoovie: Keys NEVER on side of car. Also Hoovie: Pays car ninja $1000 for body work to fix it.

i've been driving my 2003 X5 4.6is daily for 8 years. have not had any problems with it other than regular minor maintenance. i will qualify that by adding that i do not have a long commute so haven't racked up a ton of miles. also i rarely drive around in sport mode. you don't want your transmission doing the braking for you. use the brakes for that. when i drive in sport mode i tend to do that only while mostly accelerating

Those door lock actuators are great fun. Mine broke on my 03 z4 and it was a pain in the butt to replace, but definitely doable

The drive to the junk yard was priceless!!!😂

13:14 Hoovie: yeah that's a cheap fix, they're like 20$ parts... Mechanical Ninja: ...**laughs in BMW**

The simpler 3.0 ones were good. Or maybe I got lucky. I bought a base model '05 a couple years used, with 20k miles on it. I drove it to 190k miles and it never had any problems other than a few pixels going dead in the dash, and then there was some sort of resistor in the blower fan that they had to fix and that cost some. And the sunroof stopped opening. Other than that I just had the BMW dealer do the prescribed maintenance. It wasn't terribly expensive. But it didn't have a V8 or air suspension or any of that stuff as in the did. I think that era of X5s was one of the best designs -- it was just the right size and drove great.

Very surprised about all what you said and showed in the video. I have an x5 3.0 gasoline with 180.000 km and it works perfectly, windows and buttons in perfect shape, suspension too, steering wheel is super responsive... it's the best of all the cars I've drived, and since i bought it is has given me zero problems. It may be the 4.4 version or the US version that have more problems?

Finally a car that s not. A dream car . Hoovies going back to his roots

Somehow he still forgot about his z3 m coupe

I bought a cheap 2004 no reserve X5 3.0 on Ebay with a view to doing it up. It cost me £2335 via the Ebay auction. I have spent £4,500 on getting all the fixes done and now it looks and drives like a dream. I have had all the wheels powder coated in gun metal grey. The interior and seats were in very good condition which really helped when I bought it. So it can work out when you buy an old X5 but you have to have the cash to do the fixes and you have to think the worst. I think I have got fairly lucky.

My parents have the i6 01 x5 been owning it for 16 years. Still runs great, they did put 5k in repairs but I say for the amount of time they've had it, it's not bad

I think early 2000s SUVs still look good today, these x5s, the first gen cayenne and the early l322 range rover

All I could think was "24hr Lemons race it!" Then thought "YES! Hoovie, Ed, and Tavarish should get together for a Lemons race!" Or You, JR, and Westen!

After several years of first gen X5 ownership, I have found one small good thing to say. The rear airbag replacement, while I assumed would be life altering like the brake booster was, was actually a mostly pleasant experience, 8/10 would recommend. It can be done beside the highway with a 90 degree pick and a pair of needle nose pliers alone. The excellent ride of a well maintained X5 comes at a cost, just know that when you buy it, and stay on top of it.

I have a 20 yr old 4.4 x5 m62, just did the timing chain and guides and all the gaskets and rebuilt the VANOS. Cost $1k-$2k for all that, but half the cost was expensive timing tools...it's in great shape for a 20 yr old car. No leaks after redoing the gaskets.

Why you don't need to buy a cheap BMW. That's it, you should just stop right there.

The last two minutes were pure fun entertainment 😂😂😂 Hoovie’s face looked like he wanted to kill someone lmao😂

Was comparing the 2020 Honda pilot vs Merc and BMW ....I am going with the pilot. Thanks for letting us know 👍👍👍👍

I had an x5 4.4i and i never had any problems, it was perfect except the exterior door handle, but that was no problem to fix. I have also had an e46 and an e29 and had no problems with the air con, i will always stand by bmw, because they really are the best cars *in the world** clarkson voice*

8:06 I mean it is a pretty true statement 🤷‍♂️

Buy BMW, chop off exhaust then scrap it. Sounds economical to me

My dad had one of these technically still does because its a lawn ornament now. After he lost his license i drove it for a year in my last 2 semesters in college. I knew it wouldn't last so i had a blast with it every chance i got. The power steering stopped working after 2 months so i just drove it like that. It was actually pretty reliable for the most part. and driving it almost every day kept the battery charged since it had a voltage leak. After 8 months the fuel pump died so i replaced it for $600. After 11 months the ABS system failed so i disconnected it. Finally after 12 months the air suspension in the back collapsed. The ride was so horrible an my alignment started to get messed up. I finally bought my first car with my own money a Subaru 2 weeks later. While it was definitely a money pit i loved ever minute with that car. The handling was always so direct and fun to throw into corners. The V8 would growl and sigh like a real beast. The leather seats were comfy but firm enough. The heated seats were a godsend on cold winter days. The 4wd could pull it through anything. The doors were so solid it was like driving a bank vault. Definitely an unforgettable experience im constantly reminded by everytime i get home an see it still in the yard.

I can fix any bmw from inside and out.....i learned from watching youtube over the years.