Production numbers of '06 E53 4.8is
 

Any way to find out how many 2006 E53 4.8is were built in their final year? Just curious and like useless trivia.

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I posted about this a while back and all I got were yearly sales numbers, not actual production numbers.

Are you going to try to locate them all?

Are you wanting US production for the '06 E53 4.8is, or global?

First 2006 US/Canada production X5 4.8iS is 5UXFA93596LE83550, August 24 2005, black exterior on black interior, Canadian version.

Last 2006 US/Canada production X5 4.8iS is 5UXFA93556LE85019, August 30, 2006, imola red exterior on black interior, US version.

1469 units

EU versions were made for another month or so.

Always makes me laugh when the E39 guys with a 2003 540 sport talk about the 'limited production' of that year. Like BMW wanted to make it extra rare or something. :bustingup

Um.. der. Final year model. No manufacturer is going to make more than they need when a new one is 10 months away. Too many of them equals 'last years' model on the showroom floor right next to the new ones.

Enthusiasts want the company to be run by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. All they need to do is look at the 'free' maintenance schedule to know this is a company run by accountants for badge whores.

Accountants accept $6.2B bailout while engineers design new M5. 2008 production run of US dollar bills goes up. Engineers won that round, imo. :)

edit: Actually, the suits won that round.

edit2: Talking about useless stats/trivia is just good fun sometimes. Those baseball game commentators on TV push the envelope a bit, though. :p

if I had one valid EU VIN, I might be able to figure out the rest of the production run.

Anyone has a VIN from non-US 4.8iS?

Mine is WBAFA92000LE56457, ECE version, made in 08/2004.

i will comppile data tomorrow, it is getting too late now. for the time being, here is the factory info on that VIN (text is unformatted, i need to figure out how to make it look pretty):




Vehicle information


VIN WBAFA92000LE56457 Type code FA92 Type X5 4.8IS (EUR) E series E53 () Series X Type GEFZG Steering RL Doors 5 Engine N62/S Displacement 4.80 Power 265 Drive ALLR Transmission AUT Colour BLACK SAPPHIRE METALLIC (475) Upholstery EXCLUSIVLEDER WALKNAPPA/CREAMBEIGE (V9GE) Prod.date 2004-08-10




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S205A AUTOMATIC GETRIEBE Automatic transmissionS328A ALUMINIUM-TRITTBRETT Footplate, aluminiumS386A DACHRELING Roof railingS402A PANORAMA GLASDACH Panorama glass roofS417A SONNENSCHUTZROLLO HINTERE TUERSCH. Roller sun visor, rear doorS430A INNEN-/AUSSENSPIEGEL AUT.ABBLENDEND Interior/outside mirror with auto dipS435A EDELHOLZAUSFUEHRUNG Fine wood trimS441A RAUCHERPAKET Smoker packageS508A PARK DISTANCE CONTROL (PDC) Park Distance Control (PDC)S524A ADAPTIVES KURVENLICHT Adaptive HeadlightsS533A FOND-KLIMATISIERUNG Air conditioning, rearS548A KILOMETERTACHO Kilometre speedoS602A BORDMONITOR MIT TV On-board monitor withTVS672A CD WECHSLER 6-FACH CD changer for 6 CDsS677A HIFI SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL HiFi system Professional DSP


S691A CD-HALTERUNG CD holderS818A BATTERIEHAUPTSCHALTER Battery master switchS864A SERVICE KONTAKT-FLYER UEBERSEE Dealer List OverseasS876A FUNKFREQUENZ 315 MHZ Radio frequency 315 MHzS880A ENGLISCH / BORDLITERATUR Bordliteratur englischS925A VERSANDSCHUTZPAKET Dispatch protection packS984A KODIERUNG WARTUNGSINTERVALL Maintenance interval encoding




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S221A 2 ACHS NIVEAUREGULIERUNG 2-axle self-levelling suspensionS226A SPORTLICHE FAHRWERKSABSTIMMUNG Sports suspension settingsS249A MULITFUNKTION FUER LENKRAD Multifunction f steering wheelS255A SPORT-LEDERLENKRAD Sports leather steering wheelS261A SEITENAIRBAG FUER FONDPASSAGIERE Side airbags for rear passengersS2KDA LM RAEDER V-SPEICHE 168 BMW light alloy wheel, V-spoke 168S302A ALARMANLAGE Alarm systemS321A EXTERIEURUMFAENGE IN WAGENFARBE Exterior parts in vehicle colourS413A GEPAECKRAUMTRENNETZ Luggage compartment netS423A FUSSMATTEN IN VELOURS Floor mats veloursS442A GETRAENKEHALTER Drink holderS459A SITZVERSTELLUNG, ELEKTR.MIT MEMORY Seat adjustment, electric, with memoryS473A ARMAUFLAGE VORN Armrest frontS481A SPORTSITZE FUER FAHRER/BEIFAHRER Sports seatS488A LORDOSENSTUETZE FAHRER/BEIFAHRER Lumbar support, driver and passenger


S494A SITZHEIZUNG FUER FAHRER/BEIFAHRER Seat heating driver/passengerS502A SCHEINWERFER-WASCHANLAGE Headlight cleaning systemS521A REGENSENSOR Rain sensorS522A XENON-LICHT Xenon LightS534A KLIMAAUTOMATIK Automatic air conditioningS775A INDIVIDUAL DACHHIMMEL ANTHRAZIT Headlining anthraciteS785A WEISSE BLINKLEUCHTEN White direction indicator lightsS840A HOCHGESCHWINDIGKEITSABSTIMMUNG High speed synchronisationS853A SPRACHVERSION ENGLISCH Language version, English