just traded in an x5 3.0i manual trans!!( update!)

"petebmwm" (petebmwm)
12/07/2014 at 20:37 • Filed to: None

spoke to wife, got the go ahead...2006 x5 3.0 6 speed manual trans, man oh man...

lift kit, big tires, swap out crappy wheels for nice oem bmw wheels...

DISCUSSION (32)

Brian Silvestro > petebmwm
12/07/2014 at 20:38

YES YES YES

bob and john > petebmwm
12/07/2014 at 20:39

ok, when you say traded in you have us thinking that you just gave them said car as a trade in.

petebmwm > Brian Silvestro
12/07/2014 at 20:40

this is happening.. even though my wife cant drive a manual she said it would be cool!!! i'm having her tested for drugs after I get it.

Brian Silvestro > petebmwm
12/07/2014 at 20:41

Kinja'd!!!

JustWaitingForAMate > petebmwm
12/07/2014 at 20:42

'after'

petebmwm > bob and john
12/07/2014 at 20:42

I work at a bmw dealership, I traded it in on a new x5, I'm a sales person, but yes, I can see how that comes across....

jkm7680 > petebmwm
12/07/2014 at 20:42

Dis gon be good.

petebmwm > JustWaitingForAMate
12/07/2014 at 20:43

thats right.

Joshua "Dr. Science" Gilbert > petebmwm
12/07/2014 at 20:44

Make the fogs yellow. Then put a blue/white/red stripe somewhere on the damn thing. Dr. Science approved.

bob and john > petebmwm
12/07/2014 at 20:46

ahh, ok

next thing: someone bought a manual X5....
they were avaible in manual?

Steve in Manhattan > petebmwm
12/07/2014 at 20:49

Put her in the passenger seat, let her shift. Then put her in the driver's seat and let her work the clutch while you shift. Her hand on yours once she gets the clutch, then put 'em together. I've taught 4 or 5 significant others to drive stick that way. It. Can. Work.

petebmwm > bob and john
12/07/2014 at 20:49

yep, 2001 to 2006, it wasnt till 05 that they got the 6 speed.

petebmwm > bob and john
12/07/2014 at 20:51

Kinja'd!!!

petebmwm > Steve in Manhattan
12/07/2014 at 20:52

I might have read this fast, but I think you're talking dirty!

AM3R shamefully returns > petebmwm
12/07/2014 at 20:54

What year? I'm so jealous..

If it were me: don't bother making it an off-roader, it'll suck unless you go all out with new bumpers, etc. And there isn't a mass producer of lift kits. I'll admit, they do look fucking awesome lifted and offroad ready..

Get nice OEM wheels (off a 4.4) and throw some 4.8is suspension goodies on it. They handle surprisingly well, dare I say like a taller bmw sedan.

petebmwm > AM3R shamefully returns
12/07/2014 at 20:56

I made a lift kit for my x3, put taller tires on it and it still hadled amazingly...

Kinja'd!!!

petebmwm > AM3R shamefully returns
12/07/2014 at 20:56

2006

AM3R shamefully returns > petebmwm
12/07/2014 at 20:58

Damn it being a 2006 makes me want it even more. I'm so jealous, I spent a year looking for one for my dad.

Ah yeah we talked about your X3 before. Looks great.

petebmwm > AM3R shamefully returns
12/07/2014 at 20:58

want the lift kit?

AM3R shamefully returns > petebmwm
12/07/2014 at 21:01

If I had an E53 a lift kit would be great. Hell, a slightly lifted E70 would really appeal to my dad but I bet the suspension on that is a little make tricky.

I'm trying to bring my BMW (E90) a little lower to the ground lol. Shopping for suspension mods now.

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > petebmwm
12/07/2014 at 21:17

YEESSSS!!!!

Now make sure you're up to date on your insurance and let me know where you live...

petebmwm > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O)
12/07/2014 at 21:26

can you drive a stick?

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > petebmwm
12/07/2014 at 21:34

I've got a BMW 2002 and a 6-speed Wrangler. I can only drive stick. Ahaha. Out of my immediate family, we have 7 cars and only one of them is automatic, and it's actually my grandmother's car but my dad owns it. Your X5 would be right at home ;)