2001 BMW X5 4.4. Yes or No ?

[splintheter]

Guys, here are the facts about the car and owners, good buy or not, and pottential problems

- Owned by wealthy Germans who spend 6 weeks a year here (have an awesome house in Clifton) Owned X5 from new

- Mileage 98000km :clapper:
- full Dealer history, although obviously because of mileage actually not serviced that regularly
- Mint inside and out
- drives well!

Bar fuel consumption, Issues ??

 

[AdiS]

My brother had one and a coolant pipe burst while it was driving and cooked the engine. So if anything, assume
Usual BMW cooling system risks

 

[wikked]

I assume this shares the same powerplant as the E39 540i?

 

[splintheter]

I assume this shares the same powerplant as the E39 540i?

Yes its the M62tub44

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Of course to add I am only considering it as I can get it for a good price

 

[wikked]

Then just the usual BMW foibles. Suspension rubbers. Cooling system.

 

[OppositeLockMT]

Be weary of the self-leveling suspension at the rear failing, but it's an easy fix.

 

[Maljan]

Then just the usual BMW foibles. Suspension rubbers. Cooling system.

And window regulators.

 

[wikked]

Then just the usual BMW foibles. Suspension rubbers. Cooling system.

And window regulators.

MAFs as well

 

[splintheter]

So it all looks like the usual stuff.... No massive issues? Bar the fact you need to visit the fuel pump a lot?

 

[Maljan]

So it all looks like the usual stuff.... No massive issues? Bar the fact you need to visit the fuel pump a lot?

Just do it. You know you want to!

If you leave a few bob under the mattress for maintenance of the scheduled and unscheduled kind, it should be good.

 

[ChefDJ]

Be weary of the self-leveling suspension at the rear failing, but it's an easy fix.

An easy fix, but a very expensive one.

You could convert to standard suspension too to rule out future problems.

 

[splintheter]

So at R85k it's a good buy ?

 

[Maljan]

So at R85k it's a good buy ?

Sounds more like you are stealing it...

 

[Ratslaaf]

Wow, that's a lot of car for R85k

 

[RAArmstrong]

Go fetch it now

 

[wikked]

So at R85k it's a good buy ?

Take it and run. That's coke and chips money

 

[Hugo_za]

Make sure the cluster and radio display are both working 100%

 

[MikeR]

:YesNo: R85 is bad....I will take it off your hands so so dont get burnt by that bad deal.

:cartel:

 

[splintheter]

Make sure the cluster and radio display are both working 100%

I think that ship has sailed on most e39s and early x5s.

 

[RAArmstrong]

Make sure the cluster and radio display are both working 100%

I think that ship has sailed on most e39s and early x5s.

Unless you have a low obc E39. They don't seem to suffer cluster issues :rollsmile:

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