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Originally Posted by thstone
I just bought my 3rd e53. Its a 2003 3.0 with 137,000 miles (previous were 2001 and 2003 3.0's). I am a pretty decent DIY'er with a dedicated workshop and a four-post lift at my house.
This X5 belonged to a friend and I replaced all of the worn suspension about a year ago. It rides like a brand new e53 and he took outstanding care of it so its in good shape mechanically.
I intend to turn it into an Overland-style trail explorer and use it for towing. I plan to start a new thread for the build, trip summaries, and lessons learned (mostly the hard way!).
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I was wanting to do same; not hard-core obviously, but good bush bar front end with tow hooks, external tire carrier on back, bit of a lift, safari rack maybe. Definitely need a snorkel to get cleaner air and save on filters
I daily commute on active gravel logging roads and in winter need to ford the occasional washout and pull fallen tree off of road.
Cheers
K