THE X5 to have...

[MINIz guy]

Browsing through eBay I found this...

BMW : X5 AWD 6 Speed in BMW | eBay Motors

Yes...

Estoril Blue!

What's even better is the 6 speed and NO SUNROOF!

I think it's the perfect X5 and the person ordering it knew what they wanted.

[epdarks]

The guy that runs that dealer is a member on a few other BMW forums. He is an X5 enthusiast who current has a 4.8 and owned a couple of 4.6s in the past.

I do agree, that is probably the only Estoril Blue 6 speed X5 on the planet.

It looks like it sold for 11k? That's a STEAL.

[Koody]

very nice

[motordavid]

The seller has some interesting cars...the manual trans king.
That Estoril Blue 6 spd is real find. Lucky buyer.

[Roadkill]

Beautiful car. Too bad it's missing 2 cylinders and 1.8 liters.

[xsx450]

Originally Posted by dinan e39

Beautiful car. Too bad it's missing 2 cylinders and 1.8 liters.

+1. I bough my x5 to roll hard, not hardley roll

[Bayerische E53]

That's definitely a rare car and a pretty good deal to boot. I bought my 2005 6 M/T 6 months ago - AW Exterior/SW Interior with slightly fewer miles and I paid just under $20K. Granted, the interior and engine compartment on my car are absolutely flawless (those on this car are a bit rough) but still. I wish mine had no sunroof (I have a pano.) - it would be up there in rarity with this one. That said, what a wicked little car (although it does need some love).

Originally Posted by dinan e39

Beautiful car. Too bad it's missing 2 cylinders and 1.8 liters.

That's one way of looking at it. Another way to look at it is to say "too bad the 4.8is is missing one pedal and a proper valvetrain/throttle operation unit." To me, pedal count + simplicity > cylinder or displacement count

[SlickGT1]

Originally Posted by Bayerische E53

That's definitely a rare car and a pretty good deal to boot. I bought my 2005 6 M/T 6 months ago - AW Exterior/SW Interior with slightly fewer miles and I paid just under $20K. Granted, the interior and engine compartment on my car are absolutely flawless (those on this car are a bit rough) but still. I wish mine had no sunroof (I have a pano.) - it would be up there in rarity with this one. That said, what a wicked little car (although it does need some love).



That's one way of looking at it. Another way to look at it is to say "too bad the 4.8is is missing one pedal and a proper valvetrain/throttle operation unit." To me, pedal count + simplicity > cylinder or displacement count

True. I was torn between the 4.8is and a 6MT, but couldn't live with 3.Slow. But, if the stars allign, there is a guy on the forum that might have a 6MT swap kit for us. So I pray every day he comes through.

[Bayerische E53]

Originally Posted by SlickGT1

True. I was torn between the 4.8is and a 6MT, but couldn't live with 3.Slow. But, if the stars allign, there is a guy on the forum that might have a 6MT swap kit for us. So I pray every day he comes through.

Whaaa? Please explain...

If this actually happens, I'm going to be like:

[TiAgX5]

Nice color and trans, not enough torque (5k lb tow limit and 0-60 times you can check with a sundial). What did the 1st owner hope to gain by deleting less then 10 lbs by passing on the sunroof on a 5000 lb X5 with just a touch over 200 ft lbs of torque???