Bye Bye 2003 E53...

[thetechguy]

I think black was hands down the nicest colour on the E53

[llllBULLSEYE]

I was going through the same thing between gas prices and repairs
these X are expensive to maintain.
This was my 10th BMW and will be my last. I ended up getting a 96
integra as my DD. The X only comes out on Sundays now.
Hey those 2013 328 are great in gas mileage and look good nice replacement.
Trade in def a bad idea... I work in a dealership we tell you 13k for trade in
and in reality you're only getting 7k.

[blackbeauty]

Thank you! I'm nervous with the so called bad winter people are already predicting. The sad thing is, no matter what the weather conditions were, I always felt safe in my X. Always. I'm not sure I'll have the same feeling in this car but I did want something totally different from what I had. So I definitely got that.

Honestly, if the X was not my DD I would have kept the car longer, no doubt about that. Gas and maintenance fees were rising rapidly at 160,000.

A friend of mine wanted to buy my X but he wasn't giving me a good deal either, and trust me, I was being fair. He was also lowballing me. And I can't stand the idea of strangers having my number and calling me about my car and wasting my time. So I took the easy way out. It was too easy tho. A part of me wishes I had sold it to him because I'm curious of the mileage he would've reached before anything major happened...I wanted to get it up to 200,000. Plus he owns several cars and enjoys working on all his cars so he would have saved himself a lot of money on labor, unlike myself.

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

I'm feeling ya.

I've got a little over 90K on the 2005 X and will be getting a daily driver for the express purpose of keeping the X. Like you I cannot afford a new one at current
prices so i struggled with deciding weather I should sell or not. But I believe i'm leaning heavily towards keep it because I know if I get rid of it i'll be sorry.
In the meantime I hope you will find some Joy with your new ride.

[blackbeauty]

Originally Posted by electricalserv x5

I seen a 135is on the road the other day, that,s sweet.................

my boss has a convertible one-so nice!

[blackbeauty]

Unfortunately the day I picked up my car it was raining (omen?)

so i only have pictures from the test drive day.

[blackbeauty]

Its supposed to be beautiful here all week so I'm going to get her nice and clean and take better photos.

[blackbeauty]

Originally Posted by llllBULLSEYE

I was going through the same thing between gas prices and repairs
these X are expensive to maintain.
This was my 10th BMW and will be my last. I ended up getting a 96
integra as my DD. The X only comes out on Sundays now.
Hey those 2013 328 are great in gas mileage and look good nice replacement.
Trade in def a bad idea... I work in a dealership we tell you 13k for trade in
and in reality you're only getting 7k.

now you tell me! i knew in trading in my vehicle i wasn't going to get the kind of deal i would get if i sold privately and felt the deal wasn't too bad considering the mileage and it needed tires. it wasn't great but not terrible, if that makes sense.

getting a car is overwhelming and i don't find enjoyment in it at all. it's a numbers game and even when i think, ok, this is doable, once everything is signed and done i feel like i got screwed royally. not fun.

since you work at a dealership, how do they work in the trade, exactly? just curious.

[tmv]

Sad to have the X gone, but nice replacement. Any more picture of your "eBay" side steps on the X?