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2004 BMW M3 Individual 2009 BMW E70 X5 35d 2011 BMW E70 X5 35d - Totaled 2009 BMW M3 E90 - SOLD 2006 E53 X5 4.8iS - SOLD 2002 E46 M3 Convertible - SOLD 2006 E46 M3 ZCP - SOLD 2011 E70 X5 35d - SOLD 2000 E39 ///M5 - SOLD 2003 E53 X5 4.6iS - SOLD 2006 E83 X3 3.0i MSport - SOLD 2000 E46 323Ci - SOLD |
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Welcome back to the club. Mine bled the wallet dry and then some when I first bought it (thank God for friends who own shops) but from here on out the only real big ticket items would be doing an Eonon or NBT navi upgrade, swapping to Style 214/215s, running boards with 4.8 flares and either swapping to xenon headlights or doing just a drop in HID kit.
I had a thought or two about adapting ESS' twin-screw blower to the E53 but I could honestly spend 6k somewhere else...
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It's a design flaw: they used a ribbon cable that has about 100 connectors that is most likely screen printed silver traces. They either corrode or disintegrate. You can buy the cable for I think $20-30 and buy a send in service for about $100-120 to have somebody else replace it. I'm betting some trace repair paint (similar to that used to fix broken back window defrost) would fix it in-place. If it's corrosion not disintegration than more than likely wiping deoxit pro gold into the contacts would solve the problem. It's on my to do list. I expect in the next month or two I will have time to repair mine and hopefully wife's. With any luck I can use continuity test on each wire and fix just the 4-5 defective traces even if I solder in a jumper. I will most certainly post the process once I do it.
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The same old problems as before plus more because with a 15 years old car it has gone through multiple ownership.
The first owner had a xxxx mile and xx year warranty so if he had any problems he just brought it in. The second owner had a xxx miles warranty as a cpo car so if the item was a warranty item he brought it in. The third owner probably didn't have a warranty so he let his indy work on the car since the stealer rate was too much. The fourth owner tried to DIY the car and probably bought the cheapest part he could find. The fifth owner is not a diyer and just ignore the problem and flipped the car once the engine or transmission blew up from a lack of maintenance.
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2006 Infiniti G35 2001 BMW 3.0I E53 X5 Build date 08/2000 SOLD Lotus Europa 1970 Destroyed by fire Lotus Europa 1970 S2 Renault Powered Lotus Type 52 1970 Twincam Webers Powered PORSCHE 911 Targa 1982 The Garage Queen Audi Avant donated to Kars for Kids BMW 525IT Sold Audi 4000CS Quattro Sold Jensen Healey Lotus Powered Sold Opel 1900 Sold Triumph Spitfire 1971 Sold Triumph Spitfire 1968 Sold Plymouth "Cuda" 340 Six pack SOLD |
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My prior E53 was an '05. It had a Bluetooth unit in the trunk, and did not have NAV. It was prewired for CD changer, and there were a couple of plugs in the driver side storage area in the trunk. It was just plug and play.
The unit I had did not play music off your phone - it was phone calls only. Quote:
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Sounds like you're reading the Carfax for the one I just bought.
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Year 2 owning mine (N62 - 4.4) and after the initial thrill of ownership wore off, and my frenzy to purchase all sorts of thing for it, my wallet has revived.
As far as maintenance is concerned and according costs, I can't say it's much more expensive than any of our other vehicles. That said, the time involved to do simple tasks in say a Toyota, will take double if not longer in the E53, but then again the driving enjoyment factor is double or more... It's all a trade-off I suppose. Would I buy one again...probably yes, now that I'm a bit more comfortable working on it and have the appropriate tools. Do I still enjoy the vehicle - yes, very much. Does it still look good (in appearance & design) - most definitely. When thinking of the alternatives in a similar price bracket to my purchase price, I'm very happy with the E53. It's a very comfortable vehicle, safe and generally reliable (it's never left me stranded). That said, I have one of the last production E53's with almost all options and it was a two owner vehicle with BMW service history when I purchased it 2 years ago. No regrets and no big ticket repairs (yet).
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2006 Infiniti G35 2001 BMW 3.0I E53 X5 Build date 08/2000 SOLD Lotus Europa 1970 Destroyed by fire Lotus Europa 1970 S2 Renault Powered Lotus Type 52 1970 Twincam Webers Powered PORSCHE 911 Targa 1982 The Garage Queen Audi Avant donated to Kars for Kids BMW 525IT Sold Audi 4000CS Quattro Sold Jensen Healey Lotus Powered Sold Opel 1900 Sold Triumph Spitfire 1971 Sold Triumph Spitfire 1968 Sold Plymouth "Cuda" 340 Six pack SOLD |
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Isn't it amazing how an BMW E39 M5 is more reliable than the V8 X5?
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