Is E53 vanishing ?
 

I have a few , 7 to be exact, lol , BMW X5 , (some for parts) ,4.4i and 3.0i .

Even have one with 5sp manual . But I don't see many of them on the road anymore .
Is there some kind of e53 club in Sacramento area ? I would want to connect to e53 owners in Sacramento CA area and Rochester Buffalo Syracuse NY area , I'm here and there

Is E53 vanishing ?
 

I live in southeast wi but drive in Chicago area a lot. I can't drive a single drive without seeing x5 on the road. On occasion only e70 but most often also e53.

Seems you *are* an e53 club

There are plenty in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I'm sure the lack of winter road salt is a key factor though. I can't believe the amount of chassis corrosion the Northern X5 vehicles seem to experience based on member photos.


2002 X5 3.0 347,000 miles
2014 428i 39,000 miles


2004 325i sold at 123,600 miles
2001 325i sold at 66,000 miles


1970 Firebird Under restoration - time for paint

Lot's of them here in the bay area.

I wouldn't say they are vanishing but at 10 or more years old and the number of miles on many of them the rate of attrition should has significantly increased in the last few years. I wouldn't keep one expecting rarity will cause appreciation.

Head to your local Indy mechanic....should be a few there. :rofl:

Couldn't agree more.:D

Or inside own garage getting wrenching done on a frequent basis!

https://media1.tenor.com/images/76c3...itemid=7525090

Hah! Funny guy. :D Trying to make me spit out my morning coffee?

But no seriously, there are probably at least 5 there at any decent sized/reputable independent.

I see plenty of them running around San Antonio still. Usually of the straight 6 variety, but every now and then a V8.

I’m still seeing E53s in and around the Tulsa area. Go back 15-10 years ago they seemed to be the official vehicle of choice of the upscale South Tulsa housewife so there’s lot of handmedowns I suspect.

LOL !!!
 

I fixed like 6 for one dealer in more than a week , he takes them to auctions , If you guys In Sacramento or Rochester area have broken one with manual transmission 2004-2006

I still have room in my fleet, lol .
Actually , if you are even further in other southern states , i may travel to get it .
Have to warn you , I don't pay a lot . lol , but I buy broken , crashed ...

IMO it depends on how well the X5 has been cared for along the way. I buy BMWs either new or with less then 25,000 miles, usually certified with complete dealer history. I bought my X5 new and have done lots of work on it but very little of the expense and time has been stuff that broke or wore out. Folks that buy any vehicle with around 100,00 miles and 10 plus years old and don't know the complete history are inviting a bad experience. And if they don't DIY they are begging for one.

+1 on the DIY and older x5. In conversation about my X5 when I bump into people at gas station etc, the most common theme is is it expensive to maintain, and I reply no, but only if you can do the repairs yourself. Mine had averaged $40/mo for about three years and about 10,000 miles per year, that's crazy reasonable in my opinion but my last big repair of rear brake lines cost me under $100 including the bubble flare tool where the dealer quotes for that repair were coming in at about $1200 USD.


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Where you finding E53 X5's with less than 25,000 miles????

Back in 2006 etc.


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First portion of post is about purchasing a used vehicle in general. Second portion is about E53s and reasonable expectations of a vehicle with 100,000 plus miles especially if there is no history, don't do a PPI and can't DIY.

E53 w/ no PPI and can't DIY = FUBAR

The E53 has been getting a bit long legged for me...I think I've hit a plateau where I don't want to sink more money into it or time. It's one helluva beater though. I get hit up with offers on it all the time. Nothing new still drives like the E53......if I had to say, maybe I do need to buy a diag tool though instead of hitting up the Indy now to get codes read proper instead of me chasing my tail on parts

NT-510. Best bang for the buck

I am with every poster. I see them every time I take a drive. On Sunday morning I saw at least 5. All 3.0 engines. Even one with failed rear ball joints suspension parts as the rear wheels had over 20 degrees of Negative camber. Just another owner driving the old X5 to the bitter end of lack of maintenance and unaware or not caring. Sad but us posters are dying off every month.
Lack of patience, $$, time, or fallen to the siren's call of the next shiny object. "Its got streaming audio, blue tooth, back up camera, etc etc". Electronic driver entertainment soon to be surpassed by the next wave of technology.
Welcome to the new wave of transport. Sit back and enjoy your latte while technology does the rest.....

:iagree:+1 as I have one also, great little scanner/tool.

Has anybody replaced all door side molding trim, had the roof rails powdercoated OE matte black or replaced the door gaskets on all 4 doors. I'm guilty of all above and then some.....I'm spending too much on trivial OCD details..

I am slowly waiting to see the G05 in person.

That's why they come to Xoutpost to find someone who can help them fix their BM Trouble U.

PPI? Not recalling this acronym


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Pre-purchase inspection.

Thanks.


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I saw 7 this week alone in SoCa. All very clean, none a 4.8is-itself rare.

did you drive by my property ?LOL
 

I have 7 some of them for parts , (plus bunch of facelift 2003-06 parts)

Fairly new poster, but not new to the brand I can agree with all of you. I have 2 4.6is and a e38 msport. Between both models I can say the e38 is more rare to see on the road than a e53. However e53 variant wise....mostly 3.0s maybe a 4.4 here or there. I've only seen one 4.8 which belongs to a friend in orange county NY and my 2 4.6is are the only ones Ive seen locally.

Good day all!!

I have been wondering this same thing for some time... I did the BMW Performance Driving School here in Spartanburg, SC... All the new cars I drove are absolute amazing, and it makes things more clear why the E53 owners are moving on to bigger and better things... Living so close to the plant that produces new versions, I see more and more new ones on the road... But the used ones need to go somewhere, and they usually end up on the used lots in the area...

I still have all of my V8 powered E53's... I have since given up on Whitney and the big parts will be swapped over to another similar year sport model of a better color needing such items (engine, trans, transfer case, diffs, yada yada yada)... I need to do the cluster rebuild on Red's 4.6is cluster... It is trying to tell me something that I can't read, and as such I have refrained from driving it until I can figure out what it says... All the rest are still on the road... Even Whitney still starts and moves, but only to keep things moving and lubed until a replacement vehicle can be located...

Cheers all!!!

There are still quite a few running in the alps, I see some everyday (not including mine)