My new-to-me 4.8is

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My 8 month search for a lower mile 05/06 4.8is in LeMans Blue came to an end this past Tuesday after flying, with my wife, to Richmond, VA for final inspection and deal transaction. We then spent 2.5 days driving some amazing and fun roads on our 800 mile trek back to South Bend, IN.

This was the expired ebay listing that started the ball rolling: 2006 BMW x5 4 8IS Le Mans Blue | eBay

My first in person look at her
Shortly after a nasty thunderstorm on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Another shot from the Blue Ridge Parkway
One of the fun roads in WV
Total trip MPG was 19.4! (trip miles not accurate as I accidentally deleted the first leg of the trip)
Resting beside her older less cool sibling ;-)

TO-DO List:

• To change the trans fluid or not ... seems to be much debate on this topic
• Change all the other fluids except oil which was just done.
• Exhaust note not loud enough :-)
• Have rear trunk gate and bumper painted
• Repair road rash on the rims or plasti-dip them? or find another set and keep these for winter tires. This will be my daily driver.
• Install OEM hitch
• Play music from my iPhone
• Rear tires need replaced at some point
• Figure out how to keep the air ride at it's lowest setting all the time. I recall seeing some software mentioned before for tweaking this and other parameters?
• Nav screen missing pixels. I just fixed the MID display on my 01 X5 so hopefully this is a similar job.
• Running boards? Not sure what's involved with this yet.
• CAI since there's a crack in the OEM airbox already.

Anyways ... I'm excited to finally have a 4.8is! Crossing my fingers it doesn't become a maintenance PITA like I've seen some on here lament.