treone 612 Report post Posted March 25 (edited) Don't see these that often, either in the e53 or e70 platforms, with this type of color combination! https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/x5/listing/4624292608 Pics for prosperity: Edited March 28 by treone Correcting my dose ignorance 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 1945 Report post Posted March 25 Was this the neglected one that sat in the Wairau Valley Park and Sell for quite some time? 12.1L/100 on average on the open road though... That is not good for a low power NA V8. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodachrome 146 Report post Posted March 25 One sold here 2mths ago for somewhere (with bids) between $7k and 9k (cant recall) so this is.. expensive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 428 Report post Posted March 26 3 hours ago, Driftit said: Was this the neglected one that sat in the Wairau Valley Park and Sell for quite some time? 12.1L/100 on average on the open road though... That is not good for a low power NA V8. I thought that one was black? Sat there for over a year at $8-9k? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftit 1945 Report post Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Palazzo said: I thought that one was black? Sat there for over a year at $8-9k? Ah it was black huh. Where was the blue one posted. I am sure we have seen this one or another the same colour on the forum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 428 Report post Posted March 26 I don’t remember one this tidy looking. Thought about one for a while and read the maintenance log from (Termipete?) Wellington and thought “yeah, nah.” $14.5k seems like a lot. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TermiPeteNZ 1302 Report post Posted March 27 Love these 4.8is' and this is as about as nice as they get... but I have an X3 M40i now 🤷♂️ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 612 Report post Posted March 27 Im pretty sure the ones being referred to are e70’s. With this being an e53 4.8is I think makes it a little rarer and that more special. Im sold on the colour combo alone and would pay the asking 😎. But similar to @TermiPeteNZ, (unfortunately) I have an M5 now 🤣. seller mentions they also have an estoril blue 4.6is - what a garage! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Palazzo 428 Report post Posted March 27 No, they were E53s. I looked at the Park and Sell one and another in West Auckland that was $9995 at a dealer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 612 Report post Posted March 27 (edited) Happy to be corrected! don’t think it’s a fair comparison between these two though - that black one sounds like it was a sh*tter. This one seems to be an improvement over it - without knowing the history or viewing it. interesring how it’s gone straight to asking price / value. I was just commenting on its (realitive) rarity, regardless of what anyone is willing to pay for one - if they were in the market 😎 Edited March 27 by treone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neil McCauley 248 Report post Posted March 27 Would the 4.6 not be a more special car as it’s an Alpina engine? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 612 Report post Posted March 27 ^^ Agree! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 1042 Report post Posted March 27 They probably pop up every 6months or so for sale, in either form. M62b46 was also used by Morgan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1258 Report post Posted March 27 mine normally looks like this 😂 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodachrome 146 Report post Posted March 28 18 hours ago, treone said: Im pretty sure the ones being referred to are e70’s. With this being an e53 4.8is I think makes it a little rarer and that more special. Im sold on the colour combo alone and would pay the asking 😎. But similar to @TermiPeteNZ, (unfortunately) I have an M5 now 🤣. seller mentions they also have an estoril blue 4.6is - what a garage! Eh no, an E70 with a 4.8i is a pretty normal thing (Ive just sold one). The 4.8is E53 is the ones we are referring to and the one I was tracking sold for far less only recently. Maybe it wasnt as nice as this one, but it was the same thing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 612 Report post Posted March 28 Happy to be corrected again and admit I got it wrong 😁 Updated original post to correct my ignorance 🤣 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treone 612 Report post Posted March 28 (edited) Actually, looking at it again, this would go perfectly with the M5 and one of the 8's to form a cool colour combo trifecta garage, maybe I should buy it bahaha 😝 🤣 Edited March 28 by treone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodachrome 146 Report post Posted March 28 22 minutes ago, treone said: Happy to be corrected again and admit I got it wrong 😁 Updated original post to correct my ignorance 🤣 Whats mad is I can find no evidence to back up this E53 4.8is that went for 9k I mentioned! I've checked Completed Listing, Lost Items and my inbox. It must not have used very good searchable keywords in the advert. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
