Just me .05 worth. I suspect the car was purchased by someone who was going to be working in Germany, maybe a military position. The company or government entity most likely paid for the shipping. The guy had it shipped back after his duty was up. He probably traded it in and then it went thru the auto auctions several times.

The dealer who took it on trade most likely had it on their lot for a while then sold it at the auto auction. You have to have a dealer license to buy at these auctions. When a dealer buys a car at auction they are buying because they feel it is a vehicle they can sell on their lot. Often it will sit on their lot for several weeks. If it doesn't sell then they offer it for sale again at auction in hopes to get their money out of it. Then another dealer will do the same thing. This is common, and basically was similar to the first X5 I bought. Mine was traded between the original dealer and another dealer. It only had 1100 miles on it but had been registered with two dealers, but was never titled and licensed. So my warranty started when I purchased it. These dealers might be driving these cars as their own personal cars and the publice will be "test" driving them as well.

I would insist on getting a vehicle maintenance history from the dealer. They should be able to find everything that has been done to it. Insist on a CPO that would cover any big ticket items for the first couple years of ownership.