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Hello,

Just bought my first Bimmer and it happens to be an X3 and hopefully not a baptism of fire...!!

2009 X3 SE, pretty straight and certainly the best one I've of the four I've driven.

Anything I should be on the look out for?

Cheers

Richearl71

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Morning Richard 

Welcome to the Forum, congratulations on your purchase.

Service history as always is paramount same with any car, also check with BMW for any recalls/updates that have been due and were they carried out.

If your X3 has a staggered wheel set up (wider rear tyres) take care when replacing tyres make sure all 4 are from a good manufacturer differences in rolling circumference can cause transmission wind up and damage to the transfer box. This applies to all X drive cars and BMW recommend * rated tyres. If the wheels are same size on each corner it is more forgiving but you should still check that all tyres are from a recognized manufacturer and the correct size at least then you have a chance the rolling radius is within tolerance. Apart from that they are good cars ENJOY

If the worst happens there is loads of support here

Dave

 

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Cheers Dave, Test drove a couple that seemed to be suffering from wind up, possibly due to mismatched tyres.

 

Mine so far seems to be performing well, I say that quietly, just in case....!!

 

Richard

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