I was witness to the most beautiful exhaust note I've ever heard coming from the tail pipes of a gorgeous black on black X5M. What happened next changed my life forever. I'm standing at an intersection staring at my feet, waiting for the light to change. I eventually put the idea of owning one in the far recesses of my mind, and all but forgot about it. At the time affording such a vehicle was way outside of reality, so I was only able to admire the SUV from afar. Although watching Clive Owen launch Madonna from the back seat of a beautifully appointed M5 onto a paparazzi lined red carpet was quite the spectacle, it was the X5 nimbly plowing through sugar cane fields that really caught my attention. In 2001, BMW and a number of contemporary (then) film makers/directors, including Guy Ritchie, created an amalgamation of 8 short films featuring BMWs most coveted line-up of that years models. If you can find a rust free one that's been maintained, you can drive the wheels off of it and it will save you money on gas! I'm not especially easy on it either.they have no issue shifting at 6500rpm (keeps the carbon blown out.) As a side note: these were the first run of the 2.0 ztech with a timing chain vs the earlier timing belts. They aren't power houses, but enough power to zip through daily traffic without danger.

I've replaced the alternator once and it's due for an idler pulley and tie rod end links, but these are to be expected at 173,000 miles. It has needed very little mantainence other than tires and oil changes. It's got dings and dents and wear, but it gets me from point a to point b and gets me between 28 and 45mpg depending on how I drive it! I used to get over 40mpg driving from Indiana down south with it. Drove it for a few years and sold it when I got a truck.fast forward to 2022 and gas prices are sky high so when I had the opportunity to buy it back for what I sold it for, I jumped on it.

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