I bought it with 213k miles with bad chain guides. The previous owner had just spent a small fortune getting the transmission rebuilt so when the guides went he just gave up and sold it for $3500. I bought it, shipped it from Seattle to Phoenix, and fixed the guides. After that I daily drove it for about a month, but then the front driveshaft stripped out and messed up the output spline in the transfer case, so the X5 sat for a while in my backyard while I found a new (used) transfer case and a new extended length driveshaft. I recently got it all back together and have been driving it since then. I also replaced two ignition coils and the secondary heater valve, as well as a few minor cosmetic things like the kidney grilles and window sunshade hooks.

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2003 X5 4.6 | 2000 540i Touring

Formerly owned:
2004 Range Rover | 2000 M5 | 2000 540i/6
1995 750il | 2003 Mercedes S500 | 2003 540i/6