New member - 4.8is Le Mans

[4.8iS Le Mans_NZ]

Originally Posted by jopecasa

Welcome!

Love the LMB and Sports Cream combo!

Thanks, the combo works well and makes this X5 stand out from the majority.

[electricalserv x5]

Originally Posted by 4.8iS Le Mans_NZ

Thanks for the welcoming words, guys.
I considered buying the diesel model, but they were on average $10k more expensive than the V8 examples, for a similar year & mileage.
I then decided the V8 would be a lot more fun than the 3.0 petrol, so started looking at these. Soon after, I decided if I was going to have a V8, why not have the 'daddy'?
Although the 4.8is is very rare in this country - as wpoll says - I couldn't believe it: there were four of them up for sale at the same time! This car was the cheapest of the bunch on offer, being a private seller and with a few known issues, as discussed earlier, but it drove well and had the colour combo I wanted, so that was it...the deal was done!

Good luck with Her, they are Rare car, BMW only made 4500 of them

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by tmv

Congrats on a nice looking iS.
Your steering wheel is on the wrong side

But it is on the Right side so how can it be wrong??

[jopecasa]

Originally Posted by upallnight

But it is on the Right side so how can it be wrong??

[tmv]

Originally Posted by upallnight

But it is on the Right side so how can it be wrong??

[wpoll]

Originally Posted by upallnight

But it is on the Right side so how can it be wrong??

Zactly...

[4.8iS Le Mans_NZ]

I'd even go so far as to say, "two wrongs don't make a right".

[4.8iS Le Mans_NZ]

Ordered the ZF trans filter/gasket kit today (mine has the metal pan).

[electricalserv x5]

Originally Posted by 4.8iS Le Mans_NZ

Ordered the ZF trans filter/gasket kit today (mine has the metal pan).

good idea, I did mine ,made a difference, smoother , the fluid was BURNT.....

[4.8iS Le Mans_NZ]

Originally Posted by electricalserv x5

Good luck with Her, they are Rare car, BMW only made 4500 of them

....of which only 1733 were RHD examples.
Not sure how many were sold new in this country, but probably only a dozen or so.