The V8 is intoxicating. Don't kid yourself, they are pricy to repair. If the $10k is the upper end of your budget, pass. If not, plan to baseline the car. Maybe not all at once, but plan for it over the next 30,000 miles. Get Mike Miller's maintenance guide, map it out for the X5 and stick to it. I bought my 04 4.4 for about that price with 180,000km and it needed a lot of work. But I knew that and now it's solid suspension wise, nearly all leaks gone, fluids all fresh, new summer/winter rubber and some optional adders (OE hitch, heated rears, mirrors, etc). It's a damn long list but I would do it again in a heart beat. If you have a good shop that works on BMWs that you trust and you can turn a wrench yourself, you'll be ok. And get the eBay software. That plus this forum will have you in good hands
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