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Originally Posted by RamVA
Thanks for the help guys. The issue I have is two-fold:
- There are basically no "comps" with mileage this low.
- The truck is one of the best-equipped manuals out there, but I'm not sure anyone cares.
It's going to be a nice truck for whoever buys it, and I'd rather they didn't steal it from me.
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you're absolutely right, you have to market this to an enthusiast. I would price it to what blue book says to start, its CLEAN, low mileage, and an enthusiasts car.
Btw, why did my '03 Sport/Premium package equipped X5 get shafted with seats? I have cold weather package, but just regular seats, NOT the sport ones your X has. Pisses me off, I'm guessing sport seats were a standalone option, because my X definitely has sport package.
You have Nav too, in my opinion that is a plus, I would have loved to find a manual trans Navigation equipped X when i was shopping for mine.
You're basically a cousin of me, I have an '03 Topaz 5-speed with all packages you do although mine has 2-axle air suspension. A market for X5 manual owners is out there, you just have to be patient. I searched for 6 months to find mine because all the sticks I was finding weren't well equipped and/or had high miles. The low mileage will definitely help you out, why not keep it?
And btw, post up in the manual transmission registry, we got about 51-52 members on the boards with E53 manuals, some might be looking to buy another!