Originally Posted by e39_touring

If you're willing to travel or have it shipped, there are some decent ones to be had. Here's an example:

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto...840893634.html

It's in the bay area, but west coast cars are soooo nice to work on - no rusty fasteners! I set up a craigslist search for bmw x5, car & truck category, titles only, max year 2006, manual trans. Then just change the city in the url to all the major ones around areas you're willing to buy from. Since the results will be slim, craigslist will show you results from surrounding areas, too.