The “what on earth has he bought now” thread.

[integrale_evo]

German
Not silver
Not diesel

[Sundayjumper]

A blue or black E53 4.8is.

[Sundayjumper]

I have literally been waiting ALL DAY for this.

[integrale_evo]

In these times of financial crisis and rising fuel prices, what better car to buy than a V8 4x4

2005 e53 4.8is in estoril blue, no side steps, with leather / alcantara seats.

Some questionable additions, and a few bits to tidy up but overall very pleased with it. Proper muscle car noises, and pretty brisk 3x M badges removed.








Wouldn’t have been my first choice of colour, but imola red seems incredibly rare, didn’t want dark blue, didn’t really want black ( but would have settled for it ) didn’t want baggy, light coloured leather.

Satisfies the desire for a v8, adds a different drivetrain layout / driving experience to the fleet, and have something that will actually take 5 people in reasonable comfort when required.

[Sundayjumper]

YAYYYY !!!!!



Pics of the interior ? I don't remember seeing leather / alcantara on an X5, only full leather.

[McSwede]

Cracking purchase! Lovely things and it's a great colour. Thank you for removing the M badges

[tim]

Noice.

[DeskJockey]

I love the colour.

[Explosive Newt]

How on earth did you make space for that??

It looks very tidy though. Props. That engine makes a lovely noise.

[Rich B]

Looks decent! If I had a pound for every extra M badge I'd removed over the years.... (...I'd have errr, £3)

Good work - V8s are great.

[John]

I love the colour.

That.

[Mito Man]

V8

[mik]

Excellent fleet addition

[V8Granite]

That’s lovely, the 4.8 is a cracking engine aswell with a nice bit of snarl.

Dave!

[integrale_evo]

YAYYYY !!!!!



Pics of the interior ? I don't remember seeing leather / alcantara on an X5, only full leather.

No decent ones yet, was already getting dull by the time we got back and let the mrs have a go.

The material under the alcantara is more blue than it looks here. The interior trims are lemans blue too instead of the standard wood / silver.

Unfortunately someone has also painted the pull handles and levers too which has taken things a bit too far and need sorting out.

[Rich B]

Seat colour/material is great, door trims are indeed awful! I fully expect you to sort the issue in your typical OTT OEM++ style!

[integrale_evo]

I will sort something out for sure, just haven’t decided quite what yet.

Wind deflectors need throwing in the bin, and I’ll get some oe rear lights at some point too.

[Ascender]

Every nice! Have always liked those and that's a great colour choice too.

Well done

[Sundayjumper]

I like the seats. They avoid being shiny like leather always ends up.

I’d go piano black on the door trims and silver for the releases (is that the right word ? The bit you pull to open it, not the bit you pull to close it). Must be easy enough to get some used ones ?

[Jobbo]

Lovely choice. I don’t think I’ve seen that perforated alcantara trim in BMWs except in very light colours (champagne or ivory) as an Individual option. Is it Individual or just a really rare normal option?