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View Poll Results: How much longer are planning to keep your E53? | |||
1-2 years | 9 | 16.07% | |
3-4 years | 1 | 1.79% | |
5-6 years | 12 | 21.43% | |
7-8 years | 4 | 7.14% | |
9-10 years | 0 | 0% | |
Longer than 10 years | 30 | 53.57% | |
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'05 E53 X5 4.4i, '97 E39 528, '07 E92 335i, '16 F86 X6M. |
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Now I’m dying to know what the 1st one was?? |
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Until the wheels fall off. But then I'll probably put them back, fix the body damage, and carry on.
But if there's terminal rot, it's OUT!
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'04 X5 3.0 5AT with 300,000+km - Black '08 535xi 6AT with 290,000+km - Titanium Silver |
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Not that difficult for me to justify, really. Even if I had to spend $2k per year in maintenance (rarely the case, BTW), I'm still ahead of a new car payment. Besides, I don't plan on selling it anytime soon, so who cares what it's really worth.
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2004 X5 3.0i Born 02/04 Delivered 03/04 |
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The payback from owning these cars (and especially working on them yourself) comes during ownership, not necessarily at resale like it does on Toyota, Lexus, etc vehicles.
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2005 X5 4.4i Build 04/05 Maintenance/Build Log Nav, Pano, Sport (Purchased 06/14 w/ 109,000 miles) (Sold 8/15 w/121,000 miles) 2006 X5 4.8is Build 11/05 Maintenance/Build Log Nav, DSP, Pano, Running Boards, OEM Tow Hitch, Cold Weather Pckg (Purchased 08/15 w/ 90,500 miles) 2010 X5 35d Build 02/10 Nav, HiFi, 6 DVD, Sports Pckg, Cold Weather Pckg, HUD, CAS, Running Boards, Leather Dash, PDC, Pano (Purchased 03/17 w/ 136,120 miles) |
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I've been driving and wrenching on my X since about 2016. Even with costs for full suspension refresh, brakes and CCV and a variety of other repairs, I couldn't be driving a BMW. It's in good shape and I keep making it a little better as time goes by. No it doesn't have all the modern bells and whistles, but I'll get close soon when I replace the head unit. |
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I bought my 2004 3.0d almost 4 years ago with 160,000kms. It is now at 312,000 and I hope to keep it till I retire in 6 years time. (500,000+kms?)
No idea what I'll replace it with as I don't like the idea of no dipstick or temp gauge as on the E70's onwards. The X5 is my 5th BMW and I have been a die hard Bimmer man but that may end after this one.
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2004 E53 diesel. Titan silver on black Sports package |
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Till I can't buy parts for it anymore
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I swear, my cars are like a girlfriend. Sometimes its a rough ride, sometimes its smooth motorin'. Sometimes she doesnt like how i treat her and sometimes i dont like how she behaves. BUT at the end of the day, she loves it when I am inside her. _______________________ '91 850i '05 X5 4.4i '09 Clubman S |
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Totally hear you on the newer BMWs. That is why our X5 and M Coupe may very well be our last BMWs. We have already moved onto an Audi S3 for my wife instead of a 3'er for 2 main reasons - Dipstick and a Spare Tire.
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2004 X5 3.0i Born 02/04 Delivered 03/04 |
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