Production numbers of '06 E53 4.8is

[daveycrocket]

Any way to find out how many 2006 E53 4.8is were built in their final year? Just curious and like useless trivia.

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[nom3rcy]

I posted about this a while back and all I got were yearly sales numbers, not actual production numbers.

[X5 Meister]

Are you going to try to locate them all?

Originally Posted by daveycrocket

Any way to find out how many 2006 E53 4.8is were built in their final year? Just curious and like useless trivia.

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[luvmy03E53]

Are you wanting US production for the '06 E53 4.8is, or global?

[TerminatorX5]

First 2006 US/Canada production X5 4.8iS is 5UXFA93596LE83550, August 24 2005, black exterior on black interior, Canadian version.

Last 2006 US/Canada production X5 4.8iS is 5UXFA93556LE85019, August 30, 2006, imola red exterior on black interior, US version.

1469 units

EU versions were made for another month or so.

[PropellerHead]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

1469 units

Always makes me laugh when the E39 guys with a 2003 540 sport talk about the 'limited production' of that year. Like BMW wanted to make it extra rare or something.

Um.. der. Final year model. No manufacturer is going to make more than they need when a new one is 10 months away. Too many of them equals 'last years' model on the showroom floor right next to the new ones.

Enthusiasts want the company to be run by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. All they need to do is look at the 'free' maintenance schedule to know this is a company run by accountants for badge whores.

[J.Belknap]

Originally Posted by PropellerHead

Enthusiasts want the company to be run by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. All they need to do is look at the 'free' maintenance schedule to know this is a company run by accountants for badge whores.

Accountants accept $6.2B bailout while engineers design new M5. 2008 production run of US dollar bills goes up. Engineers won that round, imo.

edit: Actually, the suits won that round.

edit2: Talking about useless stats/trivia is just good fun sometimes. Those baseball game commentators on TV push the envelope a bit, though. :p

[BMW-x5-48is]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

First 2006 US/Canada production X5 4.8iS is 5UXFA93596LE83550, August 24 2005, black exterior on black interior, Canadian version.

Last 2006 US/Canada production X5 4.8iS is 5UXFA93556LE85019, August 30, 2006, imola red exterior on black interior, US version.

1469 units

EU versions were made for another month or so.

Hey Terminator...

My VIN for my 2006 bmw x5 4.8is ends in "85015" -- if your saying the last model was 85019 - so what? my car was 4 cars away from being the final 4.8is ever made?? ?

LAST PRODUCTION VIN # 5UXFA93556LE85019 (ending in #19)

When I bought my car the dealer said It was one of the last few ever made... so was he really right?? Im ending at #015 -- and last prod is #019 ??

This is what I found on bmw vin decoder:

Type X5 4.8IS (USA)
E series E53 ()
Series X
Type GEFZG
Steering LL
Doors 5
Engine N62/S
Displacement 4.80
Power 265
Drive ALLR
Transmission AUT
Colour IMOLAROT 2 (405)
Upholstery EXCLUSIVLEDER WALKNAPPA/SCHWARZ (V9SW)
Prod.date 2006-08-30

[TerminatorX5]

if I had one valid EU VIN, I might be able to figure out the rest of the production run.

Anyone has a VIN from non-US 4.8iS?

[rogerkiu]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

if I had one valid EU VIN, I might be able to figure out the rest of the production run.

Anyone has a VIN from non-US 4.8iS?

Mine is WBAFA92000LE56457, ECE version, made in 08/2004.