My X has been in the shop for 5 months

[trent_ky]

I have actually went to his place of business on three separate occasions. He was glad to show me all of the parts he took off and also showed me to worn torrington bearing(?) that was the main cause of the problem. My X has been sitting outside in a fenced in area this whole time and probably god knows what will mess up due to it sitting for so long.

I didn't even consider taking it to the dealer because I would sell the X for parts before I'd spend what they would charge for a transmission.

Also, he does have experience with BMW's because I know people who have had their transmissions rebuilt there on 3 and 5 series cars in the past. He also claimed to have done rebuilds on X5s before but I didn't have proof of that. He is a super nice guy and basically does most of the the work himself but it's getting to the point where I don't think I can be nice in return any longer.

I will let you all know of any news when I call him again. Thanks for the advice!