Recently sold my X5 and wrote up my thoughts after more than 5 years with the E53. Hopefully useful to forum readers considering one...

https://ottomate.wordpress.com/2014/11/ ... on-review/

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201192573123

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Because I've had it over 5 years (longest I've ever kept a car by a mile) and I'm ready for something new.

Deposit taken.

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The time has come. Best car I've ever owned...

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/ ... on/2933614

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Thanks Raj, will take a look there.

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Brilliant, thanks guys!  Any URLs for where I might get one, nothing I can see on eBay.

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My near side rear seat belt isn't clicking home any more.  Any advice on replacing it?  Presume the rear seat comes out and it's bolted to the floor?  Hopefully no tensioners on rears?

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Thanks guys. Will try to disconnect it to see if a reset will help any.

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Over the last few weeks I've had intermittent issue with Bluetooth pairing where the 3 lights top right of the screen would flash - even thought the phone was paired and continued to work. Yesterday I deleted the pairing off my phone in order to re-do to see if it cured the problem. However I cant ...

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/20/bmw- ... tegration/

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Ah, very nice, thanks. When you doing mine then?

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Nah, it never used to be like this. It used to do a normal wash 9 times out of 10 and the annoying extended double mentalist one every so often. Now it does it every single time.

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I'm just realising that ever since I had the car serviced (few weeks ago) it only ever does the mad double washer thing now. It used to only do that every now and then (depending on hours run or something?).

How would the stealers have cocked that up then? Can disable it myself?

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Looks fab!

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