well, after only owning the car a couple of weeks i had some numpty hit me up the rear, over £3k worth of damage (mainly bumper, god there expensive from bmw) but the blokes insurance paid out and a few weeks later happy days i was back on the road... but that happiness wasnt to last
A few weeks later just before xmas i started the car to warm it up as normal before the kiddies school run, all was fine and then all of a sudden i could here this funny faint rattling noise coming from the engine, popped the bonnet and out i jumped.... by the time i got from my seat to the front of the car to lift the bonnet the faint rattle had turned into a major rattle, quickly ran and turned engine off and thought "ok that wasnt good, best get someone out" rang the local garage they sent someone to investigate and after starting the car he said straight away "your cam chain guide have broken mate" he them removed the sump and oh hes there they all were, little bits of plastic everywhere
Had a long think over xmas and got some repair qoutes (cheapest being nearly £2.5k) but sadly i just couldnt justify spending another £2.5k on a car i had just paid so much for knowing that even get back if i did fix and sell on i would be lucky to get what i originally paid
Now my poor baby sits on my drive and on monday I took the huge leap and posted her for breaking on ebay, withing a few hours i had someone round buying parts, he brought a few of the stereo modules and the extended arch flares, i tell you what, seeing my pride and joy begin the start of its breaking process was a hard thing to watch
now before you ask why i didnt jus fix such a tidy car, here is my reasoning....
The way i see it is the car cost me £4250, if i was to fix the car for £2.5k thats means the x5 would have cost me a total of £6750 and then when i come to sell it on i may get my £4250 back if im lucky, obv having a repair like this done to a car will help it sell on but it doesnt really add value to a car, so in all id be loosing that £2500 id just spent on repairs, but by parting it out ill make my £4250 back alot easier without having to find the £2.5k to repair it
I have attached a few pics so you can see just what a beauty of a car she is....was
i hate the thought that i a few weeks time she will be a bare shell in a scrap yard
