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Old 09-27-2011, 06:03 PM
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X5 in a list with some very elite company

The e70 found itself in the same list with the Presidential State Car, The Conquest Knight XV, 1954-55 Mercedes-Benz W196, Volkswagen Race Touareg 3, Rolls-Royce Phantom Bespoke.

I love the x5, but it and the F450 do not belong in that class of vehicles.

Even after years of ownership of the X5, I learned a lot from this article.

7 Expensive Cars Worth the Price - TheStreet

For example:

"It's that third row of rear seating and engines ... that keep the X5's prep-school parents happy."

The writer must be 5'3".
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It's funny when you read articles like this and then try and do a BMW dealer trade ... Suddenly the x5 diesel is a vehicle no one wants or has poor trade in value.
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Only one on that list that I could ever see myself purchasing is the F450, but unless there was an Airstream to tow I wouldn't need the capacity of the F450.

The final car on the list is the Mercedes W196 streamliner, coincidentally also my avatar (being driven by Stirling Moss at Goodwood)
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thanks bro...this just made my day.

are you a trader?
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It's funny when you read articles like this and then try and do a BMW dealer trade ... Suddenly the x5 diesel is a vehicle no one wants or has poor trade in value.
Ironic thing is, it's completely the opposite in Europe. Here, used petrol X5s are cheap as chips. A three year old diesel X5 will cost more than a three year old petrol X5 despite the latter having a significantly higher original cost. The same goes for X3s - A 2.0d X3 of a similar age would have been worth about 50% more than the 3.0i X3 we had.
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That article is great. I too have some concerns that the F450 and X5 are grouped with the other.

It is actually funny about the resale value. I got a better deal buying one brand new than I would have buying a used 35d in the states. I think the diesel is FINALLY catching some steam here.
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