Have been looking for a while after selling my E60 at the end of last year and though I had targeted an '04-'06 X5 4.8is they proved tougher to find than I thought given my tight search parameters on price, mileage, service history and purchase location.
I did, however, manage to find and work out a deal on this sharp ride, a Black Sapphire Metallic 2002 X5 4.6is. Owned by 2 brothers-in-law since new, Manhattan garage stored and used as an occasional weekend car the X5 was serviced 2x/year at an indy and the service records, carfax and my own inspection showed nothing major amiss. Had BMW NYC do a PPI that also turned up clean. Did I mention it only has 36K miles?
Two weeks in I've done a thorough cleaning of the interior (was a bit grimy from Manhattan garage soot), put on new wiper blades, new high beam bulbs, replaced a couple of broken clips for one of the door window shades and replaced the tires with new Conti DWS and had the coolant and brake fluid flushed. Both door regulators on the passenger side are sticky leaving me with a nice project when the weather warms up.
For now I'm trying to figure out the best bluetooth phone option and how to source and connect a backup camera. Tips are, of course, welcome.
I've had an '05 X3 3.0i and an '08 550i, looking forward to running this rumbling beast for quite a while.
01-31-2013, 05:57 PM
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