I was certainly surprised with how much interest I had. The doom and gloom tactics of the dealers with their attempts to force the price down are really not needed and just leave a bit of a bad taste. :thumbsdown: Still, I'm happy with the deals that I managed to do, old car and new. Now for a bit ...

Private sale in the end - got more than the dealer was offering p/x so I'm happy.

Now sold

For anyone who may be interested, I have reduced the price for a quick sale. The car will be traded in next week if it doesn't sell quickly.

@weirdfish, the approach you have outlined is exactly the same as mine when I was looking to buy an X5. I saw some real dogs and a lot of them were quite expensive. I wasn't looking for this colour, however the warranty, new tyres and full service history (and to a lesser extent the equipment and ...

Always good to receive feedback on pricing, though I have already had three consistent offers from dealers for the car as a trade in. This pricing appears fair. As I noted in my advert, I'm keen for the car to go to a good home and not just be wasted as dealer stock.

Please take a look at the advert on PistonHeads

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3872947.htm

I really want this car to go to a good home. So much car for the money.

Cheers, Martin

Thanks for that. You don't think there were perhaps multiple designs?

Just found the post on adding photos

I've recently purchased a 52 plate 4.4. It's in really good condition, got lots of toys and I'm really enjoying X5 ownership. Shame the double glazing doesn't allow more of the V8 woofle into the cabin! Now to the request. One of the side turn indicators bulbs needs replaced. According to the manual ...