Newbie Saying Hello!

[neilp]

Hey everyone!

Long time user of the sister site (Z4 Forum) and not new to BMW"s but have just picked up my first X5!

It's a 55 plate E53 3.0i for daily duties as my Z4 becomes a little more of a pain to drive about as a daily and evolves to being more track focussed! (Think I may just be getting old! )

Pics to follow shortly but in the meantime, some pics of my Z4s!

[X5Sport]

Hello and to this side of the Forums

[henrym3]

Welcome, now that is how a Z4 should look. Do you have any plans for the X5 or leave it as is?

[sapphireblack]

Always liked the Z4 I still like two seaters but an aging back makes climbing up and sliding out of a 4x4 far more comfortable. The principal reason i sold my E63.

Enjoy your X5 it'll be very very different

[X5Sport]

At 6’4” I can’t even get in them!

[neilp]

Thank you everyone!

Plans for the X5 will be to make sure it’s mechanically sound (bought it sight unseen). Will be doing a full fluid change, new filters, spark plugs and coil packs, checking DISA valve etc and replace anything else as necessary.

It has an Alpine double din which a younger me would have loved but I think it ruins the look of the dash so will probably swap it out for a more OEM looking android unit.

I also will probably end up doing an audio system of some description too. A nice little 5 channel amp, upgrade the door speakers and a sub hidden in the boot.

I would like to go down the route of lowering the car but that remains to be seen!

[sapphireblack]

I would like to go down the route of lowering the car but that remains to be seen!

Nooo, lowering any X series defeats the purpose