The story of my search for an X ...

[TwinsPoppa]

It all started when my wife said "I'm bored with the ML430". I replied "You're spoiled. The car still runs great and looks great".


I asked her what she was thinking of and she replied BMW X5. I thought, hhmmm that new X I saw on the road did look nice.
[insert pic of new gen X5 with aero package]

Then I woke up and smelled the coffee once I saw what they were going for! So, I decided to do some research on X5world and joined on Sep 15 this year. Well the 2004-2006 4.8s caught my eye. Power, Style and was more in the affordable range for us. Next thing you know I'm bidding on eBay and put a deposit on a deal for a sweeet 2004 4.8is for only $30,500!

Here it is:

However, I go to pick-up the car and it has curb rash on all the wheels except one, door dings, scratches, passenger adaptive light was stuck, drove rough, had a dented exhaust tip - what a waste of time! I got a refund but aarrrggghh! No more buying cars from eBay for me!

I then saw a local 2004 4.8is that was LeMans Blue with Alcantara interior, all options and even DVD headrests and in great shape! Only $27,500 but ..... had 80K miles! I passed but .... aaarrrghhh!

By this time I knew I wanted a LeMans blue as first choice with silver a close second. I even knew what wheels to get. Some people might call this crazy but I bought the wheels on Sep 25th. BEFORE I even got an X!

20" x 9.5" M5 Reps from Ebay [EUROWHEELSUSA/602-692-4063 ask for Bob]:


Well, of course, by now I was looking and looking every day, every night. Well, I'm here to tell you that I ALMOST got the one I wanted all along.

I did pay for it today but I'll have to wait until this weekend to pick it up - unless I can't resist and inconvenience somebody to go with me! Hahahaha!

Here's the car but do I have a lot more stories behind how I got this car:


2004 4.8is LeMans Blue with Creme(Cream for Rich :p) Interior
- Comfort Seats
- Navigation
- Sliding Load Floor
- 33K Miles / Non CPO vehicle
- Purchase price = $33K

M5 Reps with 30mm spacers on the rear. Sorry, car & wheels dirty. Also condensation in the morning:


Euro Headlights installed:


Aluminum Running Boards with front flares installed:


ACS rep rear spoiler:


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