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This is my wife's 2011 F25 X3. It was bought back in Sep 2016 with 61,400 miles. At that time we had decided to sell her 2008 Saab. One Saturday afternoon we were close to the BMW dealer and she said: "let's stop by, I want to drive the X1." We didn't like it that much and ended buying the X3 on the same day.
Here's a recent pic taken today Feb 02, 2020. This thread is for documentation purposes, no mods are planned.
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Service history (miles, event, date) :
111,290 Replaced trunk struts with OEM 51 24 7 211 289. 02-Feb-2020
111,300 The low coolant warning showed, topped off with 50/50 mix. 02-Feb-2020
112,xxx Replaced low beam bulb on passenger side with H7 Sylvania Xtravision, 150 hours life (1.5 years) 01-Mar-2020
114,030 Topped off coolant with 50/50 mix, one cup. 08-May-2020
118,300 Topped off coolant with 50/50 mix, one cup. 08-Sep-2020
120,200 Added one quart of oil. Low oil warning showed. 20-Oct-2020
? miles Bosch wiper blades. 15-Apr-2021
133,400 Replaced batteries on the 3 fobs. 31-Aug-2021
? miles Replaced low beam bulb on driver side with H7 Sylvania Xtravision, 150 hours life (1.5 years) 23-Oct-2021
140,415 Added half quart of oil 01-Jan-2022
141,800 Added half quart of oil, one cup of coolant 10-Feb-2022
146,400 Replaced low beam bulb on passenger side with H7 Sylvania Xtravision, 150 hours life (1.5 years) 17-May-2022
175,xxx Replaced batteries on 2 fobs. 15-Jan-2024
Congrats! GL with it.
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Keep it fresh Fredo!
Thank you, guys. Oli ... did you notice the billboard on the background ? :ninja
I had not noticed it no. I see what you were trying to do there!
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I tried my new paint thickness gauge ($65 in Amazon, link below) on the X3. To my surprise, I found out the hood has been repainted. The Carfax report says front damage, but I assumed it was the bumper. Apparently, 4-8 mils is factory paint. The hood reads 12-13 mils.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Maybe you need more data. Go out there and get more x3 measures?
Hmmmm
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Valid point. I will compare with other X3's and find out.
How thick is your paint Fredo?
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The rest of the X3 panels read between 3 to 8 mils. Only the hood is high, around 13 mils.
The starter failed some days ago at 120k miles. This happened when we stopped by to visit my sister. Luckily the X3 was parked on a good spot outside her house. We had it towed the next day to my Indy. The towing was interesting. I asked for a flat bed truck, but the driver could not put the X3 on neutral. Then he called another tow truck to do the job. Apparently you need to remove the belly pan to put the X3 in neutral. This was a $710 repair. The tow truck was covered under my AAA membership.
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pretty mean camber on those trailer wheels.....
That's right !Quote:
Originally Posted by pedro2u
Wow, crazy; and expensive! Glad the tow was covered.
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We drove the X3 2,300 miles round-trip to the Four Corners (AZ, CO, NM, UT). She runs like a champ. Currently at 157k miles.
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Big trip!
I replaced the 4 TPMS sensors on my 2011 F25 X3 recently. This is a summary of my experience.
Three months ago, we started to see this message sporadicaly: "Tire Pressure Monitor malfunction: drive moderately. System unable to detect tire pressure loss". After resetting the TPMS system, the warning went away for some days and then came back.
I asked Discount Tire to replace the sensors and they used the Schraeder brand. Their price was $240 OTD. I had a prev good experience with them: some years ago they replaced the 4 sensors on my 2008 Saab and everything went fine. But this time the sensors could not be reset on the X3. I tried multiple times without success.
I decided to buy another set specific for this vehicle (P/N 36106874829) and found the best price on TPMS (dot) com. I paid $156 with USPS standard shipping. They provided a tracking # and the package arrived on the 2nd day. The box says "BHSens Intellisens. TPMS is programmed and ready to install." This pic shows what I received.
Finally, I stopped by DT for a refund and to install my new sensors at the same time. I paid $77 for the labor but I believe it would be free if I had bought my tires with them. My final cost was $233 OTD. The X3 TPMS system reset successfully in less than 2 min.
Hope this helps someone out there.
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Good info right there!
Love to see road trip stories like this!Quote:
Originally Posted by fredo
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We went to Crested Butte CO last week, round trip was 2,014 miles. The lowest temp we saw was 4F. The X3 did really well. Current miles are 175k.
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Looking for a real cold feeling winter vacation, were you?
You bet. We wanted to try something different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oli77
Awesome!
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