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      10-11-2019, 02:13 PM   #23
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Bmw were meant to be driven you mean right?

50k miles one year whoa thats most miles ive seen in a year. What kind of maintenance cost happened other then 5 oil changes lol

Im guessing you did more then once a week.

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Yep 50k! AND I bought it right when it hit 100k! I averaged over 1000 miles a week. Felt like I was changing the oil every other month cause I was! Fell in love with it, was actually looking for a KIA and test drove it, had every option from the leather dash to comfort sport seats to active everything, hud.. AND it was cheaper then the same year KIA..I looked up why...The N63 but I do all my own work....needed new CCV everything and I replaced the turbos, made my own catch an setup to milk every mile out of the shot valve guide seals...finally caved and doing this right now along with injectors, coils, plugs, hpfps, etc. But at 150k miles to be expected. Cylinders and bearing surfaces still look great, going to see if I can get another 100k out of it...or blow it up in the process because I'm adding a jb4....high milage N63 with a JB4....what could go wrong? Lol
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Bmw were meant to be driven you mean right?

50k miles one year whoa thats most miles ive seen in a year. What kind of maintenance cost happened other then 5 oil changes lol

Im guessing you did more then once a week.

Good memories which is pricessless even if it turns out to he ex
Ya typo, struggle is real typing on this phone.

Yep 50k! AND I bought it right when it hit 100k! I averaged over 1000 miles a week. Felt like I was changing the oil every other month cause I was! Fell in love with it, was actually looking for a KIA and test drove it, had every option from the leather dash to comfort sport seats to active everything, hud.. AND it was cheaper then the same year KIA..I looked up why...The N63 but I do all my own work....needed new CCV everything and I replaced the turbos, made my own catch an setup to milk every mile out of the shot valve guide seals...finally caved and doing this right now along with injectors, coils, plugs, hpfps, etc. But at 150k miles to be expected. Cylinders and bearing surfaces still look great, going to see if I can get another 100k out of it...or blow it up in the process because I'm adding a jb4....high milage n63 with a jb4....what could go wrong? Lol
Whoa i wish i can do all that myself . I did like exhaust changing etc and hid lights on my previous car but not sure about your situation. Did you just get afternarket parts and do youtube or something? And how did you find out which products needed to change? Was it like oil change and then did quick diagnostic and it came up?
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Whoa i wish i can do all that myself . I did like exhaust changing etc and hid lights on my previous car but not sure about your situation. Did you just get afternarket parts and do youtube or something? And how did you find out which products needed to change? Was it like oil change and then did quick diagnostic and it came up?
Its really not that hard, the n63 looks VERY intimidating at first but really its quite easy to work on EXCEPT for the intake manifold...have to pull the head or drop the engine for that...Everything else is pretty easy...just a TON of work to get to the part you need and thus why its so expensive to take it in...labor hours kill ya. Yep Youtube is a great help also visting the newtis site for the official BMW info. Just take it slow, take lots of pics, and double and triple check all your work and really anybody can work on these cars. Does takes alot of special tools and patience (and a second car cause a valve stem seal replacement is 50+ hour job!).

I am taking my time and going to clean up the carbon on the pistons and heads while I have it off. They are nasty after 150k. I will do a write up the catch cans when I have it back up. BMW only applies -.95 psi negative back pressure which is dumb. I put in adjustable valves and set it to a proper -10psi. Nice boost in off-idle and part throttle performance plus allowed me to get 1500 miles per quart of oil burned with the crappy valve seals vs 700 with the stock CCV setup. Only doing them now as I was to crank the boost and oil/carbon in your combustion chambers at high boost = bad things happen!

If you are really interested in making your own CC setup, you can read my post more about it here: https://www.xbimmers.com/forums/show...3&postcount=14
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highway miles won't hurt your X3. If you keep it maintained, it should still last you a long time. In fact, the highway driving may actually help balance out the car usage.
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      10-11-2019, 02:52 PM   #28
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Back on topic to the OP: One of the best memories of my life is this rather simple yet AMAZING one I had last year:

Driving her back in the X5 after a great night of dinner and conversation, going ridiculous speeds on the new 303 freeway with barely anyone else on the road...but its a BMW so the ride was rock solid and smooth as could be...gently stroking and kissing her hand, looking over at each other in anticipation of the amazing night of what was to come....we felt like the only two people in the world... (I'll save you kids all the X-rated details that followed)... Trust me when I say: Doing that in a beater Mazda would have completely changed the entire night...Drive your BMW brother, its worth the miles...

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Whoa i wish i can do all that myself . I did like exhaust changing etc and hid lights on my previous car but not sure about your situation. Did you just get afternarket parts and do youtube or something? And how did you find out which products needed to change? Was it like oil change and then did quick diagnostic and it came up?
Its really not that hard, the n63 looks VERY intimidating at first but really its quite easy to work on EXCEPT for the intake manifold...have to pull the head or drop the engine for that...Everything else is pretty easy...just a TON of work to get to the part you need and thus why its so expensive to take it in...labor hours kill ya. Yep Youtube is a great help also visting the newtis site for the official BMW info. Just take it slow, take lots of pics, and double and triple check all your work and really anybody can work on these cars. Does takes alot of special tools and patience (and a second car cause a valve stem seal replacement is 50+ hour job!).

I am taking my time and going to clean up the carbon on the pistons and heads while I have it off. They are nasty after 150k. I will do a write up the catch cans when I have it back up. BMW only applies -.95 psi negative back pressure which is dumb. I put in adjustable valves and set it to a proper -10psi. Nice boost in off-idle and part throttle performance plus allowed me to get 1500 miles per quart of oil burned with the crappy valve seals vs 700 with the stock CCV setup. Only doing them now as I was to crank the boost and oil/carbon in your combustion chambers at high boost = bad things happen!

If you are really interested in making your own CC setup, you can read my post more about it here: https://www.xbimmers.com/forums/show...8;postcount=14
Maybe you should be mechanic for side hustle lol make it look easy. My car has 36k warranty on it still. The problems you mentioned im guessing isnt covered right if it happened to me or does it?

I should get familiar with my car more and start learning how to fox things on my own. This party parts on bmw can be hard to find. Oem is quite pricey. Then the labor charges lol. Of course knew this before getting one and was hoping ill be lucky one to have it long time without much issue

Did you get your x5 at certain miles? And no carfaxx issues
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Maybe you should be mechanic for side hustle lol make it look easy. My car has 36k warranty on it still. The problems you mentioned im guessing isnt covered right if it happened to me or does it?

I should get familiar with my car more and start learning how to fox things on my own. This party parts on bmw can be hard to find. Oem is quite pricey. Then the labor charges lol. Of course knew this before getting one and was hoping ill be lucky one to have it long time without much issue

Did you get your x5 at certain miles? And no carfaxx issues
Actually BMW has an extended warranty for most of the stuff I replaced up to 125K. I picked it up right when it had 100K, super cheap as nobody wants a high mileage N63 lol. I didnt know about the warranty when I did mine...=(

Protip: Remove you engine cover, remove the rear partition rubber seal, trim your rear rain deflectors 1/2 inch to allow some hot air to escape the engine compartment (only a half inch, 1inch tops no more), drive only freeway if possible, avoid stop and go traffic like the plague. You will literally get double the miles out of your engine plastic and rubber bits (CCV lines, vacuum lines, etc). ALL N63 issues are because of the piss poor thermal management of the engine compartment. High temps = plastic and rubber wear out really fast.
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Just put this on repeat and you'll be okay.


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Just put this on repeat and you'll be okay.



I've been drivin' all night, my hand's wet on the wheel
There's a voice in my head that drives my heel
It's my baby callin', says I need you here
And it's a half past four and I'm shiftin' gear
When she is lonely and the longing gets too much
She sends a cable comin' in from above
Don't need no phone at all
We've got a thing that's called radar love
We've got a wave in the air, radar love
The radio is playing some forgotten song
Brenda Lee's comin' on strong
The road has got me hypnotized
And I'm speedin' into a new sunrise
When I get lonely and I'm sure I've had enough
She sends her comfort comin' in from above
We don't need no letter at all
We've got a thing that's called radar love
We've got a light in the sky, radar love
No more speed, I'm almost there
Gotta keep cool now, gotta take care
Last car to pass, here I go
And the line of cars drove down real slow
And the radio played that forgotten song
Brenda Lee's comin' on strong
And the newsman sang his same song
Oh one more radar lover gone
When I get lonely and I'm sure I've had enough
She sends her comfort comin' in from above
We don't need no letter at all
We've got a thing that's called radar love
We've got a light in the sky
We've got a thing that's called radar love
We've got a thing that's called radar love
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Maybe you should be mechanic for side hustle lol make it look easy. My car has 36k warranty on it still. The problems you mentioned im guessing isnt covered right if it happened to me or does it?

I should get familiar with my car more and start learning how to fox things on my own. This party parts on bmw can be hard to find. Oem is quite pricey. Then the labor charges lol. Of course knew this before getting one and was hoping ill be lucky one to have it long time without much issue

Did you get your x5 at certain miles? And no carfaxx issues
Actually BMW has an extended warranty for most of the stuff I replaced up to 125K. I picked it up right when it had 100K, super cheap as nobody wants a high mileage N63 lol. I didnt know about the warranty when I did mine...=(

Protip: Remove you engine cover, remove the rear partition rubber seal, trim your rear rain deflectors 1/2 inch to allow some hot air to escape the engine compartment (only a half inch, 1inch tops no more), drive only freeway if possible, avoid stop and go traffic like the plague. You will literally get double the miles out of your engine plastic and rubber bits (CCV lines, vacuum lines, etc). ALL N63 issues are because of the piss poor thermal management of the engine compartment. High temps = plastic and rubber wear out really fast.
Mine is not x5 its x3 still fits the mold? You got lot of good mileage after 100k and something tills me all that 50k in one year puts lot of pressure which translates to quicker breakage?
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I have a gf who moved about one hour twenty minutes away and each week I visit and spend all day with her.
If you lived in Southern California or the Bay area, it could be difficult to find a girlfriend who didn't live at least that far away.

For that matter, when I was first dating my wife, she lived two and a half hours away.... but I live in a semi-rural area and prefer women with teeth.
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So where's the problem?

Every GF I had when I was dating and resowing my oats that lived more than 30 minutes away typically drove to me.

Hell....some of them would even beat me home on Friday afternoon if they were coming over for a couple of days.
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I have a gf who moved about one hour twenty minutes away and each week I visit and spend all day with her.
If you lived in Southern California or the Bay area, it could be difficult to find a girlfriend who didn't live at least that far away.

For that matter, when I was first dating my wife, she lived two and a half hours away.... but I live in a semi-rural area and prefer women with teeth.
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Cars are meant to be driven so I would drive what you like to drive. But I'm with Rmtt, all my girls that have a car and are able to get around usually just come to my place without even asking. The ones that didn't have a way to get around, I would just drive to them or order them an uber. If she has a car, then let her come and crash at your place from time to time.
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1st it's just an X3, nothing special sorry to break it to you.

2nd I did the long distance relationship F that. Never again. Mine was 2 hours with no traffic, usually more, and right through a major north east city I could not avoid. Arriving late on Friday, leaving on Sundays or super early Monday morning, fuck that noise.

3rd the chick purposely moved 1.5h away from you. You being the sucker you are drive to her constantly. Why does she not come to you? Make her ass drive.

4th She is going to start banging someone closer, you might as well ditch her a do the same. If she was going to be long term or cared about you she would not have moved. She probably did it for money or a job. It sucks to hear this but move on man.

5th Only suckers or the very wealthy buy new cars, which one are you?

6th Dump the ho and find a new hole to stick your dick in.
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1st it's just an X3, nothing special sorry to break it to you.

2nd I did the long distance relationship F that. Never again. Mine was 2 hours with no traffic, usually more, and right through a major north east city I could not avoid. Arriving late on Friday, leaving on Sundays or super early Monday morning, fuck that noise.

3rd the chick purposely moved 1.5h away from you. You being the sucker you are drive to her constantly. Why does she not come to you? Make her ass drive.

4th She is going to start banging someone closer, you might as well ditch her a do the same. If she was going to be long term or cared about you she would not have moved. She probably did it for money or a job. It sucks to hear this but move on man.

5th Only suckers or the very wealthy buy new cars, which one are you?

6th Dump the ho and find a new hole to stick your dick in.
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Just thinking out loud, you’re not driving a brick of gold that’s going to appreciate. A car is made to drive, not look at and preserve and will definitely depreciate, so enjoy it while you have it.

As far as the GF is concerned, if this is what she’s like as a GF, it won’t get any better after you’re married (if that’s what you’re considering at some point). If she can’t appreciate that you are trying to save money or it simply makes you happier or doesn’t appreciate that you are making the drive.....then it’s time to find a GF who does and preferably lives closer.
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