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Old 03-05-2013, 09:46 AM
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The kiddy seats fit in the back using the LATCH system, standard on US cars since 2002 or so...

you should be considering the specimen that is closest to the end of the production life, closer to August 2006 manufacturing date - most old bugs have been worked out by then...

you should consider Sposts package (look for Shadowline trim, black trim around windows, as opposed to chrome)
Premium package, Cold weather package (rear glass is darker than front glass, from the factory), Nav system, Premium sound (DSP entry in the main menu on the screen), sliding cargo floor, rear airbags, heated steering wheel, air suspension on all 4, reclining seats in back
4.4 will come with xenons already...

some things you can't get without the 4.8iS version, they are exclusive to iS: it would be the special cluster with variable tach, white rings around the gauges, more potent engine, rumbling exhaust, different gearing ratio in trans, (in the 4.6 the center of gravity was shifted a bit lower with rerouting of drive shafts, probably same with 4.8), opposite shifting pattern on the 4.8 gear selector...

use bmwvin . com to see the factory fitted options before buying
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E53 X5 4.6iS
147K mi - Sold May 2013
Tireprints left in:
USA, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Russia

E53 X5 4.8iS built 2005-10-17
66200 mi - June 2012
96000 mi - June 2013
112000 mi - June 2014
OEM fire extinguisher
OE first aid kit
OE tow hitch
OE TV module
OE aspheric mirror
K&N air filter
black/white badges
rear camera
4-channel video recorder

Here is the list of things I have done to the X
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