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If it makes you feel any better, I had three original regulators go bad within a 12-month period right around 110k miles. I only have BMW to blame.
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2003 3.0 5MT Topasblau Purchased in 2016 and surprisingly still running |
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If you're not going to do your own work and you have money to burn and you love the car, then keep it. Just my 2 cents. |
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This can be said with most cars. My Honda indy, on a per hour basis, charges on par with my BMW indy. That said, I would try to do the simple stuffs so I can save enough to pay my indy to do the more difficult jobs.
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2004 X5 3.0i Born 02/04 Delivered 03/04 |
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I used to do all of the work on our cars, now I have found an indy who is reasonable and a BMW master tech. He get's do to all of the BS work that is WAY easier to do with a lift. I still do the basics. Brakes, regulators, maintenance and the like. And I like to do it. To be honest, I bought this X without a PPI because I am a sucker. I haven't done that before and I do regret it. I have spent more on it than what I had purchased it for. No one's fault but my own, but I do keep wondering if this car is just a lemon or if it was just totally neglected. I swear that every time I sit in it, it costs me money! |
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I have found that "BMW" stands for Bleed My Wallet, but then again the e53 makes driving in the Middle East a lot more fun not to mention safer.... Sent from my SM-A730F using Tapatalk
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"When the Team Chief said.... You're trapped in a hole with nothing but a goat and a slinky, what do you do? Stubby said, I'm not sure but it won't end well for the goat...." ~(Overheard) Last day, Phase 3, Q Course |
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Well sold the 4.4 back home and with the exchange rate bought a new lounge, TV and bed in DFW ...lol
Had a couple of tire kickers test drive the 4.8is back home... bit annoyed as one bloke gave it a flogging then said he just wanted to see the difference between a 4.4 vs a 4.8is.... Had a couple of low ball offers from absolute tools... so might keep it and put it in storage.... Looking for another 4.8is locally but driving the roads in Dallas in an F150 and can't help noticing it would be pretty harsh with the Bilstein setup I had back home.... hmmm
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PREVIOUS 2006 E53 X5 3.0D 2004 E53 X5 4.8is 2004 E53 X5 4.4 Sport 2011 E70 X5 3.0D with Aero kit 2009 E71 X6 50i Sport 2009 E70 X5 50i Sport 2007 E60 540 M Sport LCI (All time favourite car) 2007 E70 X5 4.8i Sport 2005 E53 4.8is 2003 E53 3.0 Sport |
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E53 is nothing.
I have a client with a 91 Bentley Turbo R. In the last year it's cost him $17 pr mile to drive it. No shit!!!! Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
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04 E53 4.8 98 E38 4.4 04 Touareg 4.2 (x2) 87 E30 (getting a 4.4/6spd swap) 89 E30, selling it 96 E36 parts car MK2 jetta with a 1.9alh swap 90 XJ Crawler 2000 XJ crawler in the works 63 Ragtop bug 64 Bug 06 F-350 to drag all the above when they brake. |
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What did I do to it today?Looked out the window and just looked at it covered in snow.
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If I'd of known it would last this long I'd of taken better care of it Chris |
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Temps in the 50's here and dry so off to run a few errands blow out the dust, and then a quick spray with detailed and back under the cover!
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2005 X5 4.8IS The Blue ones are always FASTER.... Current Garage: 2005 X5 4.8is 2002 M5 TiSilver 2003 525iT 1998 528i Former Garage Stable Highlights 2004 325XiT Sport 1973 De Tomaso Pantera, L Model 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 4 sp Alpine White 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A 4 sp GoManGo Green 1971 Dart Sport, “Dart Light” package 1969 Road Runner 383 1968 Ply Barracuda 340S FB Sea-foam Green |
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