Tis Gone............

[X5Sport]

Just said farewell to my 2005 E53 X5. No doubt it will appear on the BMW Used Car list pretty soon. Had it since new and it was a very good car overall. Yes, like a lot of X5's things went wrong, but overall it's a good car and should be a good buy for someone.

She's at Elms in Bedford if anyone is interested. 51k on the clock, Sterling Grey, built Week 1 2005.

And the replacement? That'll be a 2012 BMW R60 Mini Cooper Countryman 2.0 litre SDX All4 in Oxford Green, with almost every toy in the book added. It's big for a Mini - built on the 1er chassis. Should get it in November/December. It will be 'ours', but I suspect it will be mine when it needs fuel, and 'hers' at all other times.

[pvr]

Hope you sent me the latest NAV disk from the car

[X5Sport]

It was 2008 and they checked it was there too!! I'd only given the sales person the keys for 5 mins and the finance bods upstairs were demanding all the paperwork from her 'this instant'.

[Sanj]

Congratulations on the new purchase!

[AW8]

I suspect forecourt price will make this cherished E53 over budget for some who maybe could have afforded it if sold privately for fair money.

Sad day no doubt but I hope you & yours like the Countryman

[X5Sport]

[quote=""AW8""]I suspect forecourt price will make this cherished E53 over budget for some who maybe could have afforded it if sold privately for fair money.

Sad day no doubt but I hope you & yours like the Countryman [/quote]

Sad day indeed, and I would have much preferred to try to offer her on this Board, but the offer from the Dealer (£12k) was too good to miss and it also required we traded the X to them this week or the offer would be reduced by £1500 this month and a total of £2500 by the delivery date. I did feel guilty about it though, but if you know what I got for her, maybe anyone after her could.......haggle from a position of strength ?

[AW8]

It wouldn't have been me buying it as sadly have other priorities at moment. Will be intersting to see what they ask for it before negotiation......I reckon £16,500 at a guess assuming it hasn't found a buyer already.

I could be miles out.

Don't want to rub salt into wounds so ownership thoughts for now have to be for the present (X6) & future (Countryman).

[richjt]

It's on their website coming soon £15990

[AW8]

Oh well I was only £501 out on the maths....Not a bad guess.

[535dboy]

[quote=""AW8""]Oh well I was only £501 out on the maths....Not a bad guess.[/quote]

Or even £510

[AW8]

Good point well presented..........Just to clarify haste was issue rather than flawed basic arithmetic

[535dboy]

[quote=""AW8""] Good point well presented..........Just to clarify haste was issue rather than flawed basic arithmetic [/quote]

Invoice in the post!

[AW8]

[X5Sport]

Must have changed the engine too. It was a 218bhp unit last time I checked! I don't think the gearbox would stand 286hp of diesel strapped to it, but maybe that's why it broke

......and it didn't have a CD holder in it either - that's still here It did have a Dension Ice>Link Plus installed though.

I think they're pushing their luck with that price, knock it down £1500 maybe, but then what do I know.