After a 5 year hiatus, looking to get back into an E53

[CleanIsFast]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

It gets better for OCD owners like us - my first year to year and a half were brutal on the wallet - the last 2 years besides my alternator taking a dump have been just oil changes and normal maintenance and some preventative things -

Yea I am getting hosed right now through the first 2-3 months. Hoping it slows down because I really do like the 4.6

Originally Posted by DiscoStu

This was my exact dilemma with our first X5, although the weekly attention seemed to last for years! I was convinced at the time it was due to either it being an early model (MY02) or a lemon. I'm hoping everything was sorted by 2006, which is the year I'm targeting. I'm also hoping a PPI can help identify anything that needs resolved, and of course to make sure nothing major is wrong with the car.

Best of luck, would be nice to add another E53 to the NoVa area