where are the 4.6is'

[Ricky Bobby]

Originally Posted by StephenVA

"For $XXX I can get another vehicle. Why spend it on this old car?" That is not my opinion. It is the average thought process of owners of all vehicles.

Based on my observations, X5's V8 owners falling to two major camps:
High end car owner mind set, fix everything and keep it looking nice. Investment, image, experience, & performance.
Or casual owner, add electronic entertainment, and complain about maintenance costs.

I think as the E53 ages beyond 10+ years there will be a whole lot fewer ones that are striking good examples. Many of the nice ones are found posting on the forum.

In my own high rise office complex there are only 2 that are clean (V8). The other 4 are 6 cyl models that are washed when it rains. One has enough old gym clothes in the back to double as the locker room at the Y. Needless to say it is not washed often, much less detailed.

Long Live the V8s! Even the puny 4.6is....

Well said Stephen, my thoughts are echoed with your sentiment.

Do you mean even the puny I6?

"Why Spend Money on an Old Car" is something a nagging wife/girlfriend/mistress might say, but its the opposite when you know how well the E53 drives and just because the year of manufacture may be 10+ years ago or more, I urge you to find better kept vehicles that are half its age, when speaking of many of the members on this forum who actually love, enjoy, and maintain their vehicles to keep them, not just to offload it at the first big repair.

I can't see myself driving anything else for a long time to come, it's been over 3 years already and my love relationship with my X has really just started.

Don't even get me started on the whole 3-pedal driving experience with the capability of a luxury AWD vehicle conversation, there is NO comparison there and no lateral moves in that dept. Yes Porsche Cayenne but at 5x the price of the E53.