Although extremely fun cars, I personally wouldn't own one. I was told by an employee (acquaintance) at my local dealer that the N54 is a nightmare outside of warranty. He said they were always coming in for repairs. And they're not cheap, my friend was lucky enough to find one with an extended warranty and right before it was up he had them service it... they had to replace his turbos and bunch of other parts that was (I think) around $8,000 after everything. I honestly don't think that the maintenance would be cheaper than the X.

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2003 X5 3.0i Sapphire Black/Black
Sport/Cold Weather/Premium Pkg.