The OP (theblue) dropped off Xoutpost around 3.5 yrs ago.

I guess he finally realized there was no end to the issues.

The sad result of this "cheapest X5 ever" abused/neglected vehicle buy is the purchaser now thinks ALL V8 X5s have those same issues.

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