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Originally Posted by chivas
Hey!
New here but been with the Bimmer family for some time. I am in Houston, TX and the X5 4.6 I picked up on eBay is in San Jose ( 2003 BMW x5 4 6IS Sport Utility 4 Door 4 6L | eBay).
Anyone:
1: know of this 4.6? he had the whole top end and timing done. is that super OCD or was there something I should know about the 4.6 (familiar with the 4.4 but not the 4.6) that he's done I should red flag?
2: PPI (see, look for known problems) this for me? Buy you dinner/drinks/lap dance/hooker/blow/hooker&blow (not judging here, different strokes for different folks!)
very new to the X5 scene (want to know about E39 540's? PM me) and am excited to get back into a BMW.
Thanks!! |
I checked the ad and it says it is sold.
To answer your questions: The top end work at 93,000 mi. is PM. That's a good thing not a warning flag. There may be other things that have not been done. For example, PM the cooling system or rebuild the suspension, replace transfer case and diff fluid. A PPI from a shop that specializes in BMW should be able to see if any of those or other potential problems exist or will need to be done in the near future. A PPI should always be done before purchasing any used vehicle.
The 4.6 was a low production run with increase HP and TQ over the 4.4. It was the highest performance X5 offered until the 4.8 was introduced and has several unique exterior differences from other X5s. There are not that many that come up for sale and if that is what you want you will have to get after it quickly.
I bought mine new, have 112,000 miles on it. I have done many mods. It has been a fabulous vehicle. The first daily driver I have ever kept over 3-4 years.