Originally Posted by Plattus1000

How do I even begin..

We (my ex and I bought this rig for her to enjoy and deal with driving Winter mountain passes. It cost about $8,500 then and we tossed about $9,700 at it to get it "right". The ex then thinks it's a money pit and wants to sell it, we did. It broke my heart. Like, sending an animal off to a new home or sadly, putting one down. The only redeeming factor was that Quan and his wife loved the X5 and I knew it was well taken care of.

Almost 7 years later and conveniently while my 4.6 e39 wagon is recovering in Wagon_ho's gracious care after I tried to install a fire hydrant into the engine bay of the wagon.. (long story, we'll agree that there was wildlife involved and just move on) 7 years later I get a text from someone I haven't communicated with for almost 5 years. It's Quan. He and his wife Chloe wanted to let me know that they had to sell the X5 and we're curious if I'd be interested. They have a pair of dogs and ine is dealing with some medical issues and for these reasons they bought a better suv for the dog's needs.

My heart was broken for their dog warmed by their efforts to comfort their friend and humbled at the offer to regain what I'd let slip once before. I didn't hesitate to agree to whatever price they asked and I paid it in cash. It took a few weeks to coordinate the purchase as we live on opposite sides of Washington.

The drive home felt like wearing your favorite sweatshirt or boots after losing either for a long time. I was, she was home. I'm sure we'll both regret it at some points down the line but for now, we're back together.

My plan is to add headers and basically do everything I did to my 4.6,installed in the wagon. All prepping for some forced air later or not, we'll see.

For now, I'll say thank you to Quan and Chloe. The X is in good/fair hands and we'll adored. I'll be forever grateful for your gift of remembrance.