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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 05-08-2023, 09:44 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 498
Posted By motordavid
New X3 For My CEO, Still Have E53...

Replaced my CEO's 2017 X1 with a new 2023 X3 this week...

Still have our 22 year old E53, which is my 2nd Fave car in 60+ yrs worth of lots of different cars.

Since there is no current X3/G01...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 10-17-2022, 12:34 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 2,355
Posted By motordavid
Our '01 still runs very well...have had it since...

Our '01 still runs very well...have had it since new and it turned "21" a month ago.

We use it for our 3+ summer road trips to see adult Kidz in NJ, and as an occasional daily down and back up our...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 07-24-2022, 09:32 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,848
Posted By motordavid
:thumbup: GL to your Son in the chess...

:thumbup:
GL to your Son in the chess tournament!

We do 2-3 road trips a year from NC to NJ, to see our adult Kidz every Summer, for the past ~20 years. Our ol' 2001 E53 does not miss a beat, in...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-09-2022, 09:29 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,166
Posted By motordavid
Fine azz E53, dkl! Ours will be a 'full adult'...

Fine azz E53, dkl!
Ours will be a 'full adult' 21 yrs old this late Summer...

Like your story it wasn't on our short list either, when we bought ours back in 2001.

I am thinking of running it...
Forum: Politics Forum 10-18-2021, 07:09 AM
Replies: 282
Views: 21,136
Posted By motordavid
That ref is the anomaly of the large family...

That ref is the anomaly of the large family gathering awhile ago, not some broad sweep stat that would suggest 74% of people that received the shots are in the hosptial...

Here in Western NC, the...
Forum: Politics Forum 10-05-2021, 06:00 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 16,645
Posted By motordavid
^ + Another... Glad you are doing well/dodging...

^ + Another...
Glad you are doing well/dodging the fookin Cooties.

We severely curtailed our usual social activities about 20 mins after the crap hit the fan, early 2020.

Other than seeing our...
Forum: Politics Forum 10-05-2021, 04:50 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 16,645
Posted By motordavid
No idea...I don't know you, other than reading...

No idea...I don't know you, other than reading your posts.

I was simply commenting that it seemed to me EODguy probably had passed on getting the shots based on his posts.

We do have several...
Forum: Politics Forum 10-04-2021, 01:01 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 16,645
Posted By motordavid
I'm guessing EODguy passed on the shots...

I'm guessing EODguy passed on the shots...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 10-02-2021, 07:36 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,575
Posted By motordavid
dkl, Good job tossing a few bucks at your E53! ...

dkl,
Good job tossing a few bucks at your E53!

Nothing like unrequited love, and one having a Jones for our old Xs!

In the scheme of things you won't 'miss' the dough and you get to keep on...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 09-09-2021, 09:33 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,069
Posted By motordavid
Good thread, good opin posts... Slightly...

Good thread, good opin posts...

Slightly similar situ here, with our '01 5 Spd Sport E53 with ~129,000 miles.

It is our 3rd car in the garage, used as a very occasional DD and for 2-3 road...
Forum: Politics Forum 08-18-2021, 01:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,118
Posted By motordavid
^ :rolleyes: Not to arm wrestle, and most...

^ :rolleyes:

Not to arm wrestle, and most politically based posts here or on any forum leave me blah, but the T 'Plans' I have read in various sites show v little to no real, practical...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-14-2021, 06:53 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,575
Posted By motordavid
haigha, Thank you for the kind words... V & I...

haigha,
Thank you for the kind words...
V & I are both doing well, and both chasing the ball ~3 times a week, (separately on alt days, for time apart!).

I was down to 12 GHIN a year ago, but...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-12-2021, 07:09 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,575
Posted By motordavid
^ haigha, Good to read you again, and your E53...

^ haigha,
Good to read you again, and your E53 still looks fine!
Not techie enough for car cars, here...

Actually, not techie/flexible enough to crawl around on the garage floor to do much of...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-10-2021, 03:12 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,575
Posted By motordavid
Good opins above from BigBody and DKL... I am...

Good opins above from BigBody and DKL...
I am not 'shopping' my ol'X5 here, as if/when I wanted to off it I know a few people that want 1st, 2nd, 3rd dibs.

Agree that the 'selling price value' or...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-09-2021, 09:08 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,575
Posted By motordavid
K, ^ Looking fine! I run Techron through...

K,
^ Looking fine!

I run Techron through all three cars/m'cycles a few times a year, and did the 'extra Techron + Chevron' try when the X5 gauge went to zero: no luck.

Had the same situ on my...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-09-2021, 09:07 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,575
Posted By motordavid
K, ^ Looking fine! I run Techron through...

K,
^ Looking fine!

I run Techron through all three cars/m'cycles a few times a year, and did the 'extra Techron + Chevron' try when the X5 gauge went to zero: no luck.

Had the same situ on my...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-08-2021, 05:20 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,575
Posted By motordavid
For fun, I filled in the Carvana crystal ball/low...

For fun, I filled in the Carvana crystal ball/low ball site...
Really?! Lmao...

I would bury it in my 3+ acre wooded 'yard' before I would sell it to Carvana for their 'offer'.

I realize...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-08-2021, 02:20 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,575
Posted By motordavid
Hi K, I have read your OP a few times and the...

Hi K,
I have read your OP a few times and the several posts in this thread.

I find myself in that 'Bad Thoughts' category to some degree:
Our 2001 E53 5 MT, Sport is nagging at me a bit, though...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 08-08-2021, 10:46 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,129
Posted By motordavid
In our 3 car Mtn home garage, mice have been an...

In our 3 car Mtn home garage, mice have been an occasional problem for the past 20 years.

Mice have invaded all of the cars we have had over those two decades, (getting into the interior), with...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 04-29-2021, 08:12 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,683
Posted By motordavid
PropellerHead, Remarkable thread, images, and...

PropellerHead,
Remarkable thread, images, and narrative as your usual!
5 Stars and excellent stuff!
GL, mD
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-10-2021, 07:43 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,402
Posted By motordavid
No log, but I do have every receipt for any...

No log, but I do have every receipt for any work/part bought for our 2001 E53....
They are in mostly chronological order, in big file folder, in the glove box.

A bid CDO here, so I keep...
Forum: Politics Forum 03-07-2021, 04:56 PM
Replies: 824
Views: 86,592
Posted By motordavid
Welcome...my add'l 50Cts is if looking into whole...

Welcome...my add'l 50Cts is if looking into whole house gens, you will probably have a few installers/dealers that do almost only gens vs a 'standard' electrician, in your area.

My local person,...
Forum: Politics Forum 03-07-2021, 10:09 AM
Replies: 824
Views: 86,592
Posted By motordavid
bcredliner, RE: ..."I am researching which...

bcredliner,

RE: ..."I am researching which generator is best for our needs."

Not a gen expert but we have had a Generac whole house gen since day 1 at our western NC Mtn home, since Sept 2001....
Forum: Politics Forum 02-05-2021, 01:01 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,618
Posted By motordavid
My Mother was a non practicing Jew but I did some...

My Mother was a non practicing Jew but I did some Presbyterian Sunday school as kid, and some Temple in HS, mostly with my Jewish high school GFs.

As an armchair cosmology and astrophysics fan,...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-04-2021, 08:53 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,392
Posted By motordavid
Your E53 had a helluva run! That may be the...

Your E53 had a helluva run!
That may be the HighMileage E53...a long time poster here, TheChairman, still has his ol'X with high 300,000 miles; not sure of his current mileage.

Hope your next X...
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