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BMW X5 30D or Discovery 3.0 HSE

Martin81mk

Martin81mk

Hi All,

Currently have a 18 plate X5 30D which I have found great to tow with but it is just over 90k miles and looking at what the options are. I have been looking at the Discovery 3.0D HSE but wanted to get some feedback from owners. I could just stick with the X5 but wondered about a car the same sort of age but lower milage.

Ideal would be a new Defender 110 but I don't fancy paying more for a car that is used to tow, the odd drive in to Europe of airports for work. We have a new Polo that is used as a daily with the young child as its just easier to park.

Thanks
 
You have a wide variety of cars suitable for that weight and more, perhaps looking at your non-towing needs would also be a factor. For example my X3 can tow 2400kg and apart from the cost reduction compared to the X5 actually fits in my garage.
 
Milkfloat said:
You have a wide variety of cars suitable for that weight and more, perhaps looking at your non-towing needs would also be a factor. For example my X3 can tow 2400kg and apart from the cost reduction compared to the X5 actually fits in my garage.
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Thats true. Being in the second year of towing I would rather have a higher kerb weight for the tow car, hence the X5/Discovery options.
 
Martin81mk said:
Thats true. Being in the second year of towing I would rather have a higher kerb weight for the tow car, hence the X5/Discovery options.
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For me it would be a choice of a BMW X5 or a VW Touareg - I wouldn't want to be a Discovery owner given their famous issues. Depending on what size car you want/need there's also the Audi Q5 and Q7 as well as the Porsche Cayenne.
 
Martin81mk said:
Thats true. Being in the second year of towing I would rather have a higher kerb weight for the tow car, hence the X5/Discovery options.
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Done, the Disco is a little more then the X5 with the Sport and full range being a lot more. Funny tho as the Defender was half the price to insure.
 
I love landrover always have since owning a series 3 back in the day but reliability issues put me off. Land Rover/ Range Rover have gone down the aesthetics route imo rather than the reliability route. Other manufacturers provided both
 
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