BMW X5 4.6is Honest Review - Should You Buy A Cheap Performance BMW X5? 

This is the real ultimate driving machine Was my dream car 20 years ago priced at $40k Thank god 15 years later I bought one for $4k 😃

These are going to start appreciating in value very quickly over the next few years. They are starting to get tons of the attention they deserve as many people have started flocking to the "golden era" BMWs.

I have an Estoril blue 4.6is and an E39 M5. The 4.6is is truly one of my most favorite BMW’s. They don’t get the care they deserve.

Have had one for 4yrs, about to take it out for a spin. X5 E53 4.6is E Blue 2002

Bit of a weird comment but I love the steering wheel on these early E53’s too

I had an Imola Red 4.6is and an e39 M5 in LeMans Blue. Golden era. I have never bought a BMW afterwards.

I picked up an 03 X5 4.6is in Cali with 170k on the clock for $4900. Been daily driving it for about a year now and it's been great, this thing is heavier than an e38!

Great video. I loved these cars when I was a kid. They sound awesome

Great review!!! I bought a 2006 4.8is last October (looks identical to the one you reviewed a couple of years ago)... bought "03" rims to go along with my "06" rims which are now sporting winter tires lol. I absolutely love this vehicle. 15 years old and drives like a dream and has a pretty good punch even by today's standards. '

Just got one have it for about 3 months now. Other than regular maintenance like suspension and tune up its giving me “the ultimate driving experience”!

Great review! And Hoovie isn't really making honest reviews, as much as he's making a scripted reality show. He's just buying terribly neglected BMWs to make videos about how horrible they're, because he knows that this'll cause a reaction from the fans and bigger engagement for his videos.

I've had a 4.8is for a few years now and love it to death. Of course sometimes it drives me nuts with repairs and small random things just not working, but other than that it's still a great (and beautiful!) car.

Just got a 4.6is with 345,000 km for $2200 in Toronto. Just put 1000km on it. Issues so far have been rough downshift into 1st after driving hard and today my washer fluid reservoir started leaking and wont pump fluid. Happy so far.

These motors are 347 hp not 340. Every one seems to get that wrong. Higher stall torque convertor bigger brakes and many other differences to the 4.4 off that year Mapping cams Heads high flow exhaust and many other improvements. . I guess you can tell I love my 4.6. Lol

I bought a 2005 BMW X5 4.4i with 221k miles last year for $2000. Found her sitting on a lot for 2 years. Decided to make her a project car. Unfortunately, she was in rough shape (steering wheel was peeling off and had broken/missing buttons, headliner of the panoramic sunroof was peeled causing extra wind noise, partially nonfunctional dash, passenger side window/lock was not working, fog lights later went out, foggy headlights). The previous owner abused the car and did not do proper maintenance, which resulted in the engine having a misfire. She needed new rotors, hydraulic steering, radiator, and other components. At start-up, there would be a hard shake hard while warming up. The transmission needed service. Dropping the engine and doing proper cleaning inside was also needed. Once I started to realize HOW MUCH work and money would need to be put in, I sold the car at a loss of a couple of thousand after my investments. Nevertheless, I had tons of fun with this car. I loved the way she sat on the road, the seating position, and the sound of the V8. Never got to get an X-Pipe, since that was in my plans. I could only imagine how this X5 would drive if she was kept up properly, and had 80-120k miles. When I did a performance test by Dragy, I ran to what a typical new Nissan Murano would, which is amazing for a car that is 17 years old and was not running properly with misfires. I bet I could break the 15s on the 1/4 mile if all was in proper shape. Ideally, I would have loved to make a 6-speed manual swap. Great emotions and memories from that X5. I attached a POV test drive video for those who are curious to see. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7XANmoLW-L0.html

great video, just love the 4.6is,theres just something about it, i know it has high running costs but its worth it, what a desirable vehicle it is, thou it has to have the style 87 wheels as they are the nicest wheels ever made for an x5, i now have the facelift 2006 3.0d le mans version, which is a bit cheaper to run, but not as much fun, great review keep it up.

BMW have been putting it down since the dawn of time!

Great video looking forward to the next one!

I love E53s.

what would you consider preventative maintenance on these?

Just pulled my gearbox out. Seems to be the b drum and the A clutch seals. They always break on this car as it’s just too powerful. I also replaced all the control arms and the sway bar links, all the rubbers. Then all the window regulators and door handles. My cluster was replaced at some point. 🥺

This car make a lot of fun in many situations

I own a red 4.6 is they are very rare at only 2000 world wide, I’m in Australia and there is only 9 of these here, I had the e46 m3 in the same colour and they definitely share the same characters. I drive a e66 7 series on a daily basis, the X5 is an enthusiasts weekend or day out car

Tengo mi bmw x5 4.6is v8 serie limitada y para mi es una maravilla y los desgastes son normales y no costosos

you should buy 1st gen., but after-lifting version (late 2004+)

I have a squeaking sound from the front wheels on my e53 x5 I suspect it's from the brakes what would u think this is from because when I bought it it didn't have that sound later I changed the pads and that sound appeared so I thought changing the discs will fix that sound but nope I was wrong and it's still making that sound.😀😢😭😂

How is the x pipe for daily driving ? Any drone.

What happened withe the black 4.8is?

What year?

Where is next episode about 4.8is, after 1year owning as you promised :)))

This or a ml55?

Very nice review! but how do you think it compare to the 4.8is? I was kinda hoping for an little comparison in this video ;) anywayz, keep it up!

I love this car everything is cheap and easy to find since they made like 700,000 of them. Except for the fact that something breaks on it like every day