Did just purhase the cheapest X5 ever?

[e30mpower]

$2k is not a bad deal, you'll have fun getting it fixed up. My dad and I bought a BASE E30 about 12 years ago for $1k that had front end damage, needed a tranny, etc. So I don't think two grand is much to ask for a lot more car. That being said, with a lot more car comes a lot more expense. I read your list, none of that sounds uncommon or terribly expensive.

I will tell you though that from personal experience, the problem with the steering wheel and memory seats is the memory seat module on the side of the seat. And those are expensive for what they are. I found a used one for ~$65 a few years ago and it was a effing steal. Not sure what they're going for now.

Nobody uses the reclining rear seats anyway, unless they are riding in your car for the first time and are like "what are those little buttons up there?"

Window regulator, door handle carrier(s), etc... Not expensive but a PITA, definitely doable. I would suggest trying to do both yourself because the door handle carrier specifically is an expensive job to have someone else do. I think I got charged 3.3 hours of labor for one door.

Read and re-read the articles and understand what you're in for, if after fixing it up and you decide to sell it, you can probably make a tidy profit. If not, the 100k+ X5 is the most expensive club in the world. Hopefully you won't have formed too much of an attachment to it. I probably should've dumped mine a while ago, but I'll be damned if that SOB didn't trap me, and now I can't let it go.