Gutted doesnt even cover how i feel today

[Darren-4.sixv8]

Soooo.... as some of you may know from welcoming me aboard this fantastic forum that i recently brought myself a beauty of a x5, she is the 4.6 v8 model on brc lpg wearing a 52 plate with a very high spec list and came with fsh and every mot / reciept from new

well, after only owning the car about 3 weeks i had some numpty hit me up the rear, over £3k worth of damage (mainly bumper, god there expensive from bmw) but the blokes insurance paid out and a few weeks later happy days i was back on the road... but that hapiness wasnt to last

A few weeks ago just before xmas i started the car to warm it up as normal before the kiddies school run, all was fine and then all of a sudden i could here this funny faint rattling noise coming from the engine, popped the bonnet and out i jumped.... by the time i got from my seat to the front of the car to lift the bonnet the faint rattle had turned into a major rattle, quickly ran and turned engine off and though "ok that wasnt good, best get someone out" rang the local garage they sent someone to investigate and after starting the car he said straight away "your cam chain guide have broken mate" he them removed the sump and oy hes there they all were, little bits of plastic everywhere

Had a long think over xmas and got some repair qoutes (cheapest being nearly £2.5k) but sadly i just couldnt justify spending another £2.5k on a car i had just paid so much for knowing that even get back if i did fix and sell on i would be lucky to get what i originally paid

Now my poor baby sits on my drive and today took the huge leap and posted her for breaking on ebay, withing a few hours i had someone round buying parts, he brought a few of the stereo modules and the extended arch flares, i tell you what, seeing my pride and joy begin the start of its breaking process was a hard thing to watch

Id just like to say thankyou for all the great advice / tech help etc etc i have received on here and i will be 100% recommending this website to any x5 owners i meet in the future

Darren

see my original joining thread (link below) to see just what a beauty of a car she is, i hate the thought that i a few weeks time she will be a bare shell in a scrap yard

(http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...tle-duped.html)