E70 - about to buy one. Any advice would be appreciated :)

[ugene425]

Hello
I am in the market looking for an E70 X5 M sport for my family, ideally with under 60,000 miles (with FSH) and as fewer owners from new. Budget capped at £15,000.
I have never bought a ‘4x4’ vehicle before, let alone a second hand one. Therefore I am being somewhat more careful of purchasing one as they are generally more expensive to run/service than any of my former cars (1 series, 3 series, C class).
I guess my budget will dictate what I can afford in the end but does anyone have any useful suggestions to make before I make my purchase?
Many thanks in advance.

[Glen]

Hi ugene425 have a read of this.
HOPE YOU GET A GOOD ONE


http://xdrivers.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,6350.0.html

[X5Sport]

Take your time, and if any specific questions come up, try on here for answers.

You need to think about what options you need to have, and what are just nice to have.  If you can get hold of the last 7 characters of a VIN then you can use somewhere like bmwvin dot com (disable any ad blockers) to check the actual ‘as built’ spec sheet.

[ugene425]

Hi Glen
That link you kindly listed does not work. It just takes me back to the home page

[Glen]

Ugene is a sticky thread on the E70 forum easy to find

[ugene425]

Glen, bear with me as new to this forum! What sticky thread am I looking for? I’m a bit confused

[X5Sport]

Thread found from home page (though the link should take you there if logged in)

You are here:Xdrivers » X5 (E70) » General X5 Forum (E70) » The Hunt, The Purchase and The Ownership Review.........

So it is under the ‘General X5 Forum (E70)’ pages.

Title being as above starting ‘The Hunt........’

[ugene425]

Thanks guys, managed to read The Hunt! Most helpful indeed 

This morning my wife and I are off to drive this car. It is not the ideal spec (alloys) but its a start to convert the wife!

http://www.mccarthycars.co.uk/used-cars ... as-59-reg/