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Originally Posted by Zulu95
My suspicions are now confirmed. I would suggest to anybody considering buying a X5 ( or any vehicle for that matter)to pay attention to the power on self test (POST) for the cluster when doing the test drive. If lights are "missing" negotiate a significantly lower price or walk away. This is at least the fourth time I have read about this trick on the two BMW board I frequent.
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Most folks walk into a dealership looking for something else, and once they see an E53 in decent shape, for an affordable price, they just buy it... and later on discover this (and others) board and learn about the issues...
I was looking for a Mitsubishi Eclipse convertible (within a $15K range) when stumbled across a V6 1994 E34 530i with 106K miles on it for under 15K... The car looked sharp, was under 7 years old so I just bought it (it was very first ride for my wife in 1999). Later on I learned it was a V8 (dealer had no idea), had heated seats (dealer said it did not have them) and learned about the Alusil/Nikasil issues...
I still loved that car and sold it only because I needed an SUV for the overseas trips and could not keep 3 cars on my books at once.
If possible, I would suggest a TEST 2 for cluster on i-Bus cars, at least it tests the lights and and other needles...
Anyone knows procedure for the similar tests for the MOST cars?