My first BMW

[ProfessorX5]

Well, I'm jumping in headfirst with a black '03 X5 3.0i.
Still waiting to pick her up, but was sold the moment I took her on the test drive.

Planning to plastidip the wheels. Thinking to go with Anthracite, maybe same for the X5 logos. Any thoughts?

[tmv]

Congrats on the SAV. I would leave those tiny wheels alone until I can upgrade them.

[Brandon002]

If you don't have a service history or warranty I would hold off on any modifications until you have a chance to go over the car with a fine toothed comb. Most used X's have some sort of maintenance that was skipped over at some point. I usually dive right in and replace belts, hoses, coolant, oil etc... for peace of mind.

[J.Belknap]

Get out of my head Charles!!!

j/k, congrats!

[puddinboo]

professorx5 if you don`t mind me asking what did you pick it up for and how many km? i just picked 1 up in vaughn same year as yours, same engine also. mines silver as you can see by my sig.

[ProfessorX5]

Thanks, folks

LOL @ tiny wheels. Not sure if I'd go for bigger rims, since I'm pretty short and don't want to have to climb.

I picked up a warranty in the deal that covers the engine, trans, gaskets and seals, and other stuff. Brakes are new, so's the exhaust, suspension seems to have some relatively new parts, and a lot of the hoses look pretty new, but will be taking a closer look at belts and other items. Fluids looked clean, too.

Got it for $6500, 272KM, but seemed to ride really well and did nicely in my 'leadfoot' test drive. The silver looks great on the X, but the last silver one I wanted got snapped up. Guess that was you, haha.

[tmv]

Originally Posted by ProfessorX5

Thanks, folks

LOL @ tiny wheels. Not sure if I'd go for bigger rims, since I'm pretty short and don't want to have to climb.

I picked up a warranty in the deal that covers the engine, trans, gaskets and seals, and other stuff. Brakes are new, so's the exhaust, suspension seems to have some relatively new parts, and a lot of the hoses look pretty new, but will be taking a closer look at belts and other items. Fluids looked clean, too.

Got it for $6500, 272KM, but seemed to ride really well and did nicely in my 'leadfoot' test drive. The silver looks great on the X, but the last silver one I wanted got snapped up. Guess that was you, haha.

Actually bigger wheels with proper tires won't make it any higher than the tiny wheels already on there.

[bcredliner]

Congratulations!

[KyleNatolix5]

Pics!!!!!!

[puddinboo]

I didn`t have a choice on color ,but silver is alot easier to look after compared to the dark colors ,easier to buff also.
I had to pay extra for my warranty which covers about the same as yours with a 250.00 deductable. good for 3yrs or $8000.00 unlimited km`s. yeah the ride in the x5 is better than when I got my g6 brand new ,thats what got me hooked on it,besides I wanted an suv/sav. drove some ford escapes , chev equinox and hyundai tucson ,those road like tanks and interiors werent much better either.