Ok, so took a look at that 4.4i yesterday and needless to say; you MUST look at the machine first. NEVER EVER BUY BLIND! So the pictures did not look bad. I was probably a Pre-Owned lot owners worse nightmare. SO Upon first sight, the X was dirty. Caked with mud and dirt. So I thought, "Hmm, it just rained, a lot of pollen, probably that." No it was mud, someone went off roading with it. Saw the rep, asked for the usual. Carfax, service records, etc. Only had carfax though. Ok no problem. 2 Owner but the X disappeared from existence for 4 years. Between 2008 to to now. That's not a good sign. SO start doing some visual.Look under the X, there is a piece of sod on the stiff plate and the bottom was orange brown, not black. Always good. Rear diff leaking some fluid and looking under the X, Ah haaaa, crusted coolant under the bell housing. Bad VPG. So not a look up top, Engine was pretty clean, if spraying Armor All all over fancy crazy like means clean, Power Steering hoses were mush and fluid all over them. Fluid it self looked pretty clean. Ok so time to start it. Now this X comes complete with what looks to be fully loaded. Nav, Cold weather pkg, rear heated seats, panoramic roof. But just not sport pkg. So I turned the X over and started right up. Things seem to be ok. Then I hear a pop and interference. Driver front speaker is shot. Then noticed windshield was replaced, that would need to be replaced again because the glass was etched. Started messing with the OBC, "Check side light" appears. So turn on the headlights, and hazard flashers and go outside. Passenger Xenon is out, Halos don't light up, and drivers side fog lamps don't work. Then I noticed.. it is hard to explain it sounded like a hit and miss motor sound coming from the rad. Almost as if pressure was getting lost somewhere.

So the X was offered for $18K with 95K miles. He asked what I would offer, I said $13K. He said no and said best he could do was $16K. Now I also saw this X listed on another site at $14K, but didn't ask him about it, bc with the amount of problems, I should just run from this X. Found a few more in the color I wanted and lower mileage and lower in price, so going to check those out. I love the chase.

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2011 E70 50i M Sport