New E53 Owner
 

I always liked the X5 but did not want to get auto tranny, so it took a long time for me to find one that is in mint condition, manual black interio only and of course a good deal. So my mechanic calls me and tells me he has one in his shop from one of his customer who wants to sell it and its MANUAL. He did the PPI on it and said the car has no leaks anywhere, bushing and all mounts are good, cooling system still good but failed AC compressor. So i worked out a deal with this guy and bought it that day. Installed AC compressor did regular tune up and drove it home. I LOVE ITTTTT. I am planning to keep this one for a longgg time. 200k Miles here i come :)

Anyways i love the forum looks like a cool crowd and lots of good info.

2002 X5 with 99k on the clock. Silver with black interior.

Will upload pics today

Welcome, congrats and good luck. You will find a vast amount of information on this forum that will save you money and frustration! You will enjoy her.

Congrats on finding a manual, and welcome to the Board!
There are only a handful of us here with the 5 spd.

You will find the highway cruising rpms to be considerable,
but the trans is fun, imo.
GL, mD

PS: nice sled, too!

Thanks for the welcome guys, Yeah the forum is great here. I am acutally looking into towing package now. Upgrade headlights and thats about it for now. I dont know why people complain about the OEM sound system but it sounds great to me. So i wont upgrade there

Down the road do need bigger wheels OEM though.

Yes I love the 5 Speed amazing

Welcome and Congrats!

Rich:thumbup:

congrats and welcome to the titanium on black manual transmission club. Just a heads up, it may not be your experience but keep an eye on your oil level. I have never seen an oil light come on in 3 years of ownership but I've emptied at least two cases of oil because I've had to add oil in between oil change intervals (poss due to the high highway rpms)

Did not know that, thank you sir. Usually once a week when i wash it i kinda open the hood and check for anything unusual, but i will def keep an eye on that.

Whats the deal with the manual? Wonder why they are sooo rare. Is it somthing that was only offered in other parts of the world, and they were shipped here? If it was just an option you would think we would see more of them.

Congrats with your new whip!

In My opinion Manual transmission is always better then AUTO more reliable, more fun, cheaper to maintain. I think X5 in the US Manual Tranny is RAREEE.. In Europe where i am from its mostly Manual

Very rare here, esp since some of the few hundred/few thousand they made in the E53 are biting the dust every week. I was envious of the later 6speed...

And, both were only offered on the 3.0, when everyone was chasing, (still are), the V8.

Even the new X3, and probably the X1, will be automatics here in the Biff&Buffy US...
GL, mD

Let's see the pics of the X and of the motorcycle in your avatar!!! Awesome ride.

I still have not taken pictures, such a lazy a&&, well here are the pics of my bike.

Nice bikes...Florida has some great & scenic tarmac for riding, imo.

Hot R1!
I've ridden one, though never got it leaned over near its limit...
makes my '87 Hurricane 1k look like Gramps bike. Guess it is.
Nice Sled.
GL, mD

I have a 2006 with a 6SPD, I special order my when I was stationed in Germany, I have sport, primium, dvd, nav, xenon, and towing pakage, I was going to trade it for an M3, but I think i will keep it and get the M3 next year

It wouldnt hurt the 3.0 to have 6 speed, but it would be much slower and crusing at 80mph i do about 21mpg and if i have to pass someone pulls hard enough.

I really like your set up, but then again thats big money i only paid 9k for mine. But down the road Ill upgrade to a newer one.

I owned e36 M3 and e46 m3 almost went back to it but then this x5 popped up i couldnt say no to manual and price.

Congratulation!
 

I was in the same boat as you last fall. I found an '03 Black on Tan 5 speed in very good condition for about the same money. I wound up putting a clutch in it, but I love the truck. Mine has the tow package and it really does pull a trailer very well. I was coming out of a '08 4 door wrangler, and this is a much nicer truck.

congrats.:thumbup:
Chris