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Originally Posted by wpoll
Welcome! Wow, an e53 facelift 3.0d with manual gearbox - that's a pretty rare beast - at least in these parts. Never even seen one. Ever. [...]
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Well you'll be pleased to know that she looks exactly like the one in your profile pic. Only the wheels differ.
I did have a tough time finding one, even in der Vaterland. What's more, I really wanted active xenon lighting (Kurvenlicht) that turns the headlamps with the steering wheel. I only located three of those in all of Germany, and I bought the third one due to good overall intuition after a test drive.
Back home on the car lift, she checks out well. No wrecks, no rust, just a few bushes to do within a year or so. Life is good.
I'm also out on xdrivers.uk but there seems to be less of us in the e53 pages there, whilst the e70 forum there is quite active.