Thinking about this... - Page 2

2002Silver4.6is · #11 12-28-2006, 12:49 AM

Do you do a lot of driving? I think you will regret selling your X5. Just make a few more bucks a year and the low mpg will not hurt so much!!!!!

If you do decide to turn your backs on your X5 chums and sell your amazing, cool, fast X5 autotrader.com or cars.com Give Ebay a try buy it seems if your price at the high end of the range it will not sell.

I paid $33,000 for my 02 4.6is w nav and 53k miles. Most of the Ebay sellers wanted $35k to $42k for the same vehicle.

Now go for a drive and rid your self of these economical pragmatic thoughts!!!!!

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MatzoBallsX5 · #13 12-28-2006, 03:43 AM

Thanks for all the advice, this is definitely a difficult decision...

A little of the reason why I want to sell my X5 is to get into something smaller, more car-like. I lived in Denver until I was 18 and left for college in California and while in Denver I had four different SUV's. In Cali, my parents went for a 3-series and I loved being in something small. I know if I get rid of my X5, I'll lose the love of my life but I like changes in scenery.

EuroGeek1 - A trip back to Denver is always possible. My parents still live there and its been a while since I've been home. Another issue is that I might be going back abroad for a job opportunity and if that's the case, I'll definitely be selling this car. I don't want my parents or older brother to get their hands on it, I know they wouldn't truly appreciate the X5 for what it's worth.

DriverX5 - I was thinking of something with the same kind of speed, but smaller. I like the new Acura TL S, but then again, it's an Acura. I'm really at the beginning stages so I have a million ideas flowing through my head. An M3 is always an interesting thought, that is the perfect beast car-wise in my opinion. By the way, does that chip thing on Ebay actually work? I haven't heard of that before but if it really adds MPG and horsepower, it might be something worth buying. Do you have any input on that?

Thank you again for the replies.

MatzoBallsX5 · #14 12-28-2006, 03:45 AM

2002Silver4.6is - I don't do an extraordinary amount of driving, the most right now is a 30-40 mile trip one-way down towards the beach area. I do that drive about twice a week or so.

SilverBullet · #15 12-28-2006, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MatzoBallsX5

Thanks for all the advice, this is definitely a difficult decision...

A little of the reason why I want to sell my X5 is to get into something smaller, more car-like. I lived in Denver until I was 18 and left for college in California and while in Denver I had four different SUV's. In Cali, my parents went for a 3-series and I loved being in something small. I know if I get rid of my X5, I'll lose the love of my life but I like changes in scenery.

EuroGeek1 - A trip back to Denver is always possible. My parents still live there and its been a while since I've been home. Another issue is that I might be going back abroad for a job opportunity and if that's the case, I'll definitely be selling this car. I don't want my parents or older brother to get their hands on it, I know they wouldn't truly appreciate the X5 for what it's worth.

DriverX5 - I was thinking of something with the same kind of speed, but smaller. I like the new Acura TL S, but then again, it's an Acura. I'm really at the beginning stages so I have a million ideas flowing through my head. An M3 is always an interesting thought, that is the perfect beast car-wise in my opinion. By the way, does that chip thing on Ebay actually work? I haven't heard of that before but if it really adds MPG and horsepower, it might be something worth buying. Do you have any input on that?

Thank you again for the replies.

The chip link was a joke.

I saw the acura TL s at the LA car show, and I think that it is a great looking car with exceptional performance IMO.

MatzoBallsX5 · #16 12-28-2006, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by driverX5

The chip link was a joke.

I saw the acura TL s at the LA car show, and I think that it is a great looking car with exceptional performance IMO.

I was just checking out that chip link, it actually looks interesting but I don't understand how a single chip has the ability to do this. In the feedback for that item, people actually said they can notice an increase in gas mileage and horsepower. Any thoughts?

SilverBullet · #17 12-28-2006, 04:18 AM

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Originally Posted by MatzoBallsX5

I was just checking out that chip link, it actually looks interesting but I don't understand how a single chip has the ability to do this. In the feedback for that item, people actually said they can notice an increase in gas mileage and horsepower. Any thoughts?

Honestly I do not think any thing like that will work. A magnet over your fuel line?? I think that the only thing that will increase mpg is changing out the OEM filter for an after market filter like K&N. I changed my filter and noticed about 2 mpg in savings. Not alot, but the increased air flow is good for the engine.

MatzoBallsX5 · #18 12-28-2006, 04:27 AM

What filters would you recommend? I haven't thought of adding anything like that to help increase MPG. Do you know of anything else that would help?

willy_manily · #19 12-28-2006, 04:42 AM

You better not sell your 4.6is beast for a Acura, You could atleast sell it for something with some german styling like a Mercedes, Bmw or maybe an Audi!!! But its your choice. I would try a Mercedes C55 or a M3 or a CLK280 they go faster than the CLK500 i have been told. Try an Audi S4

SilverBullet · #20 12-28-2006, 04:43 AM

I would recommend getting a stock replacement K&N air filter. IT just goes into place where your stock OEM filter is now. You can also get a cold air intakes system. This is obviously a lot more money. I have tried both K&N air filter and an AFE cold air intake system. To be honest, they are both about the same in mpg gain, about 2. I think Dinan also offers and intake system, for the 4.6. I also use a fuel system cleaner, which I feed into my gas every few thousand miles to keep my system clean. I am not sure if it helps much, but i think it makes a difference. Other then the few suggestions above, that I know of, you can save mpg by changing the way you drive. Don't floor it often, decreas use of a/c, and similar things, I am sure your aware of. There may be some other members that could recommend things you can do to increase mpg. I hope this helps.

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