There is a part of me that wants to fly into Dallas or wherever that X5 with blown head gasket is, with a fresh cylinder head, gaskets, bolts, some tools ..fix it in 2 days, and drive it home.

Not wild about its gray interior, but that's a preference...and one that could be changed also...

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'99 E39 528i 5-speed 130k
'06 325Cic auto 115k
'05 X5 3.0 auto 173k-SOLD
'03 530i - manual swapped - 430k miles-SOLD