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Old 01-03-2014, 11:23 AM
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this just in.... (of course the seller is an idiot who thinks the thing is both supercharged and/or turbo charged. )
Besides the "factory turbocharger", this one has been up for sale for god knows how long What's the deal with it?
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Old 01-03-2014, 11:26 AM
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I have been on the hunt for one of these for the past 3 months and finally found one. Many of the ones listed right now I have either inquired about or test driven.

Running boards were a deal breaker for me, I had to have them, until I realized how rare they were. Then I found a full oem set in a junk yard with flares and running boards for 350$ and it was a done deal.

I have personally test driven the Red one (pictured in the 2nd post) with aero package in Great Neck and and silver one in roswell. The one in roswell has something up with the transmission. (kicks real bad, when downshifting, and threw a trans failsafe and steering angle sensor fault code, even after clearing everything out with INPA before the test drive.)

The red one is a solid car, but they are overpriced in my opinion. After days of negotiations with the guy, as i persisted on, he finally told me there was a deposit on it and a buyer from Canada was having a local inspection done. That was a month ago and the car is still listed so I'm curious as to what happened.

I got mine from a BMW dealer in texas; for a dealer, their price was actually pretty good. I'm the second owner; it was purchased, maintained/serviced, and traded in all at the same dealer. Every single thing that was ever touched on the car by the dealer I have a record of thanks to them. 74k miles, black, built in 7/2006, no accidents, paid $18,1 out the door. The only thing I was hesitant on about it was the driver window was broken at some point. (BMW glass label missing) But after removing the door panel and inspecting everything, it was fixed properly and everything was in order.


Some recommendations I have for you (OP) if you are seriously considering one of these:

1. When you go to look at one, request that it not be warmed up first. Start it cold and hear it cold. Cars do different things and exploit certain issues when they are cold vs warmed up.

2. Tires. Don't buy one with toasted tires unless you negotiate the price of replacing them into the deal. They're expensive. Expect to pay 300$ per tire on average. Rears are even more. I insisted they install new tires on mine to seal the deal or id keep looking. They agreed.

3. Brakes. Same as above.

4. On your test drive, go to an advanved auto parts store or similar and have them do an electrical test on the battery and alt. They will hook up a carbon pile and test the alternator & battery. Also, it wouldnt hurt to monitor your alternator output volts when your driving thru your instument cluster test 9 just to make sure it is keeping your batter charged. I test drove an X that randomly stalled out while I was letting it idle to do the smoke test to check the valve stems. Turns out the alternator was intermittently not charging the battery at idle and power dropped to the point where it shut it self off. It worked just fine when the engine was revving during regular driving though.

5. Hook it up and get all codes before and after test drive.

6. Check for oil leaks. Common places are the vacuum pump cap seal and pass through sleeve on the transmission.

7: Maybe other more seasoned members have some more to contribute?

Here's mine: (pictured in access mode With a 1" drop courtesy of INPA) Normally when driving it sits higher.









It took me 3 months to find her, but I think it was worth it.
Thanks for the heads up Yours is a beauty and 3 months is not that long of a wait too. Can't wait to get my hands on one of this things. They're truly a special thing!
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Old 01-03-2014, 11:36 AM
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sedwilkins, beautiful Black iS you have there! I wish I could find a set of used running boards or find someone who wants to swap them out, they are tough to come by and I can't justify the $650 for them!
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What do you fellas think of these two:
Cars for Sale: 2006 BMW X5 4.8is in Metairie, LA 70005: Sport Utility Details - 347762705 - AutoTrader.com

2004 BMW X5 4.8is, $16,995 - Cars.com

The first one has been up for sale since like August and he started from 32k iirc. I'm not too found of the fact that it has been modded a bit and carfax doesn't show that much of a history.
The second one has higher miles and leather seats seem beat up a bit, not to mention sagging door card leather inserts. Also I haven't pulled CarFax on it yet. I'm surprised it's priced so low in comparison to others
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What do you fellas think of these two:
Cars for Sale: 2006 BMW X5 4.8is in Metairie, LA 70005: Sport Utility Details - 347762705 - AutoTrader.com

2004 BMW X5 4.8is, $16,995 - Cars.com

The first one has been up for sale since like August and he started from 32k iirc. I'm not too found of the fact that it has been modded a bit and carfax doesn't show that much of a history.
The second one has higher miles and leather seats seem beat up a bit, not to mention sagging door card leather inserts. Also I haven't pulled CarFax on it yet. I'm surprised it's priced so low in comparison to others
GLWS. I'm a believer that there are still some solid and attractive E53s out there. Like any used car, you have to dig and know what you're looking for. The E53 is an impressive vehicle, that offers classic styling, simplicity, and is far more reliable than it gets credit for. Love the V8s on them.
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this just in.... (of course the seller is an idiot who thinks the thing is both supercharged and/or turbo charged. )
LOL.. I'd love to check out the car and say "Okay, where is the super/turbo charger?"
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Notice the Alpina logo on the wheel on the red one?

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^and the paddle shifter.
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What do you fellas think of these two:
Cars for Sale: 2006 BMW X5 4.8is in Metairie, LA 70005: Sport Utility Details - 347762705 - AutoTrader.com

2004 BMW X5 4.8is, $16,995 - Cars.com

The first one has been up for sale since like August and he started from 32k iirc. I'm not too found of the fact that it has been modded a bit and carfax doesn't show that much of a history.
The second one has higher miles and leather seats seem beat up a bit, not to mention sagging door card leather inserts. Also I haven't pulled CarFax on it yet. I'm surprised it's priced so low in comparison to others
I'd pass on #1 just cuz I dont like people messing with electronics on cars and dropping a sub box in something like this and tinted rears in my world I think "ridden hard and put away wet"...just my opinion.

#2 has tow package and another flag for me to find out what they towed with this thing plus it "looks" like overspray on rear bumper near PDS but could be water or reflection.

I wouldnt spend my hard earned dollar to fly out and check these out...others will disagree I am sure.
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Notice the Alpina logo on the wheel on the red one?

Spent money on aluminum pedals and carbon trim, but didn't replace peeling steering wheel trim. FAIL.
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