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Old 05-20-2014, 12:20 AM
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fuel economy - those two are in different leagues... the 4.8is and the 3.0d can't even compare... if you are after economy, scratch the 4.8is off your list... on the other hand, if you are after fully loaded E53 with a ton of power (at the expense of economy), then scratch the 3.0d... well... some diesels are equipped pretty nice, and have some nice visual appeal... of course a lot of equipment means, a lot can go wrong... so, you are looking for a specimen with as many records as you can find... and with 4.8is you have only 4 factory colors, black, white, red and blue... with 3.0d you have all the colors that E53 came with (minus the "is" exclusive imola red and le mans blue, but there are other red and blue variations that are very close)

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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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