Best Truck To Pull A Boat

[SGrem]

You must be really insecure. Wife and I have put 490k miles on 4 different BMWs with zero major issues. My two are constant abusive tow duty for my guide business. Never have had a need to wrench on one at all in 10 years. Never had an x5 with air suspension so no idea there....

Built and rebuilt more vehicles, engines, rock crawlers, RVs, boats, tractors, trailers than i can ever remember. I mechanic for part of my living.

So tell me..... you ever towed with an X5 or just talking out of your orifice .... cuz it sounds like you are only full of assumptions with zero first hand knowledge. And you know what they say about A-S-S-U-M-E....

Except with no actual knowledge and experience you're only making one out of you not me.

The hostility is fascinating. No reason for it at all but you seem really really offended that there are highly capable tow vehicles that you would never consider. Everyone so sensitive these days....

[digthemup]

You must be really insecure. Wife and I have put 490k miles on 4 different BMWs with zero major issues. My two are constant abusive tow duty for my guide business. Never have had a need to wrench on one at all in 10 years. Never had an x5 with air suspension so no idea there....

Built and rebuilt more vehicles, engines, rock crawlers, RVs, boats, tractors, trailers than i can ever remember. I mechanic for part of my living.

So tell me..... you ever towed with an X5 or just talking out of your orifice .... cuz it sounds like you are only full of assumptions with zero first hand knowledge. And you know what they say about A-S-S-U-M-E....

Except with no actual knowledge and experience you're only making one out of you not me.

The hostility is fascinating. No reason for it at all but you seem really really offended that there are highly capable tow vehicles that you would never consider. Everyone so sensitive these days....

I wouldn't even consider owning an X5 unless it was an M40i, but a have help a friend with his Q7 in my shop so I am familiar with the VW owned BMW and Audi suspensions in SUV's and their recalls. Unless the self-leveling suspension was altered by the previous owns of your x5, since you bought them used, like the Q7 and Q5, came with self-leveling, which was the limiting factor on the 6000# towing and the special hitch from BMW.
You mentioned that you used your own hitch, but it does not change the limits of how your car was built with the corporate shared VW Atlas parts.
BTW, I considered an M5 540i and 440i in 2017 for my wife, but though more expensive, I went for a better vehicle MB AMG E400 Biturbo as her Sunday driver, since she has no need to ride a horse.
Remember that Big and Rich song 'Save a horse'.