Oh and lets not forget that the caftsmanship of these older BMWs far outweighs the materials they are using in today's commodity vehicles. Every time I look over the E39 M5 or the X54.6is I am pleasantly reminded how much in authentic and real materials are used to make these vehicles. With proper care they can return a lifetime of fun and enjoyment.

Looked at a 2016-2017 X5 recently and didn't like the body style. My 2005 X5 4.4
is classic and like the rest of you i've decided it's a keeper. It looks like it did when
I picked it up from the dealer and there's no work to do right now except the Aux
input acts funny. Next week i'm fixing that.

Agreed with everyone here. I owned 5 BMW's until very recently and total cost of ownership on all 5 was less yearly than on the new Optima SX we had purchased.

That said we are going to pick up a 2014 X5 diesel for the wife/family at the end of this year and sell her 2006 Mtec X3. With 2 kids now we need more room in the second row for the car seats. Will cost ~$30,000, but hey, that's probably less than half the price the original owner paid for it.

THIS belongs in the pledge. It is the soul of the enthusiast in 25 words or less. :bow:

There *is* a pledge, rt?

To keep, or not to keep, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the E53 to suffer
The valve seals and window regulators of outrageous misfortune,
Or to take dollars against a Sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them: to live, sustaining entropy

:bustingup

Bravo sir, bravo.

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We're one (small) step closer to the E53 installation!

I found out today that Eonon released the OctaCore units in like May of this year. :rolleyes: The *one* thing I did not like ab the unit was the response time when navigating the menus. I decided then I would wait in the E53 until the newer units with upgraded specs.

If the estimates on Ebay are accurate, I will have it here next Tuesday. I may even have a line on a buyer for the old one. :thumbup:

I am a little concerned ab the upgrade path. While it makes a lot of sense that I could just plug the new one in, it appears at least the wifi and maybe bluetooth connections have changed from my current unit to this one. This would present less concern on a fresh E53 install, but I hope this isn't a total drag on the upgrade.

Keep us posted. I like my Eonon well enough in the right setting, but the slow response times and dim screen make it effectively unusable for my purposes. If the new ones are faster and/or brighter it may be worth an upgrade.

My bet is that the screens are the same cheap ones that they've been using. But I am looking forward to the speed! I'll make sure to share here.

Well the wifi and the Bluetooth are internal to the radio so it should be the same.

As for the screens I have the very first eonon made for the bmw's and a few of the newer ones. The screen definitely got better with the newer units. The anti glare part was the biggest improvement on my newer ones.

The one Im going with for the x5 will be from a different company so I don't know if its going to be better or worse than the eonons I have. Figured Id gamble at it this time and see if this other company has more to offer.

I do love their backup camera since all you do is remove a factory tag light and install their taglight/backup camera combo. I have that same design on my 323i and love it but the 323i's had to be shaved some to fit. Im hoping the one for the X5 will be a true plug and play.

I will do a writeup on it when I get time to actually order and install it which will probably be at the end of next month but by December for sure. So may pokers in the fire right now I don't have time to do a proper install and a howto at the same time so figured Id wait right now.

This will at least give a different company to use besides just eonon and dynavin.