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by Durham4416
Sat Nov 24, 2012 12:50 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: New owner, I think :s
Replies: 22
Views: 4424

Re: New owner, I think :s

Iv had 27 cars in the last 7 years but this will be the most iv spent on a car, budget is £8500, I don't know if I'm 100% in which case not sure it's worth the risk, don't know what to buy lol!
by Durham4416
Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:33 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: New owner, I think :s
Replies: 22
Views: 4424

Re: New owner, I think :s

It's definiey a facelift, the guy works for a car supermarket and it came in as part x, he sells the odd part x, good feedback on eBay although I seen this car on autotrader, I can have it for £6600, it's on autotrader now at £7690 (he put the price up £1000 last week) the garage it's been to is one ...
by Durham4416
Sat Nov 24, 2012 8:13 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: New owner, I think :s
Replies: 22
Views: 4424

Re: New owner, I think :s

It didn't say on the dash it needed a gearbox service, It said 'fault' apparently, it's a 53 facelift so it's one of the first and it's a quite a bit cheaper than £8.5k, don't know what to do now :s I also thought life meant till they ran out of warranty with BMW, then they will gladly sell you a ...
by Durham4416
Sat Nov 24, 2012 7:49 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: New owner, I think :s
Replies: 22
Views: 4424

Re: New owner, I think :s

It's not a 100% I'm buying but it's a good price, what would worst case scenario be, a rebuilt gearbox? Any idea how much? I did ring a local BMW independent and they quoted me £380 plus vat to change the gearbox oil but you hear stories that they fail after being messed with :s any more advice ...
by Durham4416
Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:10 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: New owner, I think :s
Replies: 22
Views: 4424

New owner, I think :s

I used to be a member on e46 zone when I had my 320cd msport and seen this site mentioned so thought I'd take a look now I'm thinking of buying an x5, iv looked at a few 4x4's, disco 3, pathfinders and also considered buying another navara but an x5 has turned up I like the look of and the price is ...