Thinking of trading in 3.0 2002 5-spd for a 2005 6-speed, thoughts?...

[AzNMpower32]

Originally Posted by motordavid

Kendall, I'd say go for it if the Stlr will give you a decent trade and he
will "CPO" the newer X. I'd like to swap our '01 5 spd for a clean 6 spd/sport,
etc., but I have never seen a 6 speed for sale on any BMW lot.

I drove by our local Stlr, Fletcher BMW in Asheville, NC yesteday,
dropping my daughter at the airport and we stopped and walked around
their lot. They were closed as it was Sunday, and they must have had
3 dozen used X5s and a dozen+ used X3s; not a one was a manual, lol!

Did you try using the CPO search on the bmwusa site?

[motordavid]

Originally Posted by Kendall

Thanks, I'm thinking if they offer $17k on trade and bargain down to $34k for a CPO 2005 6-speed w/ 29.5k miles they have on the lot, I would pull the trigger as long as the 05 is in excellent shape...

If one showed up in the color and options I wanted, as a 6spd
with those kind of numbers, I think I'd trade my beast in a heartbeat!
That lower mileage is really the interesting part, and you still have
the oem warranty to cover your fanny.

rodberg: no beef...here in the Colonies, we have cheaper prices
on most stuff. It's the WalMartNation syndrome/effect, .
BR,mD

[motordavid]

Originally Posted by AzNMpower32

Did you try using the CPO search on the bmwusa site?

Good Reminder, M...I hadn't done that in awhile. Though, when I
just did the search, up pops a long list, which also includes some
"07s with 3rd seats" listed as "manual"...something is amiss in that
search engine.
BR,mD

http://www.bmwusa.com/BMW2003/Templa...id=modelsearch

Edit, sorry that link is the general CPO search link and can't link the specific "lookup"...obviously the
"07s" don't have manual trans even though several show up in the search. There was only one with
6 spd and sport, a white one in PA. The rest had stuff I don't care about, combined with no sport pkg,
and/or lotsa miles and dreamland pricing, lol!

[AzNMpower32]

You might have better luck searching for an X3 then. There's slightly more of those floating around.