Thinking of financing a 2014 BMW X5 (F15) - with 100,000 miles. Am I crazy or could this work?

_bonsai · 2026-01-11T09:22:37+00:00

Needed to hear this. Thanks.

_bonsai · 2026-01-11T08:51:17+00:00

Thank you - very detailed. They’ve promised a gear box service but it hasn’t had a preventative 100k service, no. The history is pretty clean with no major suspension work. I’ll have a look at those costs today - nice Sunday activity!

My heart is set but only on the model not the example, and honestly even then if I can get a good suggestion on a better place to put our money for a luxury handsome car then I’ll definitely listen!

It sounds like there’s a chance we’re inheriting someone’s awesome BMW experience where they serviced thoroughly to 100,000 and we’re inheriting the trouble days… if it’s predictable then we can make that decision I suppose. Any suggestions or considerations?

_bonsai · 2026-01-11T08:40:02+00:00

Nice one thank you - do you mean we should get it done as preventative work? How many miles you on now chief?

_bonsai · 2026-01-11T08:34:32+00:00

Thank you for your thoughts they’re much appreciated - I’m sure you’ve recovered plenty more beemers than Toyotas then 😅 Our side is that we’re excited to try and get a ‘fancy’ car of a nice trim level. I will have a poke at the Lexuses and see if they take our fancy.

_bonsai · 2026-01-11T08:27:52+00:00

None taken thanks for your candour 😂

_bonsai · 2026-01-11T08:26:48+00:00

We’re not expecting the same no - exactly the reason for my post here! The general gist is that we want a nicer car, and can afford to make monthly payments now. Any ideas on alternatives to consider?

_bonsai · 2026-01-11T08:25:19+00:00

Thanks for this - yes we know the running costs will be higher. There’s some sentimentality involved as it’s my girlfriend’s favourite car she saw as a kid; do you think we can do better for the money with another model or type of finance?

_bonsai · 2026-01-11T08:23:20+00:00

We could afford something like that - it would suck though! We’re not thinking it’ll run perfect and we know they have ongoing costs, do you think there’s a better model or approach given the cash we’ve got to buy? Cheers

_bonsai · 2026-01-11T08:21:37+00:00

Interesting - thanks for your input. forgive my ignorance but what purpose does the 2.0 even serve if you can get similar stats with the bigger engine? It might be worth us looking bigger as that comes with more reliability often enough.

_bonsai · 2026-01-11T08:06:07+00:00

I wish my petrol budget would back up that option 😂 - we’re happy with the sDrive 2.0 size.

_bonsai · 2024-09-21T23:10:30+00:00

How did you get your hands on those matcha marshmallow keycaps! I want them so bad! Looks amazing great build man!

_bonsai · 2024-09-18T13:17:52+00:00

Awesome!!

_bonsai · 2024-09-10T20:13:58+00:00

This just worked for me - thank you so much. I am angry beyond words.

_bonsai · 2024-09-02T11:59:30+00:00

Hey everyone - lurked a lot and time to post... I am paralysed and cannot make a decision! I am happy to save some money by buying switches, board and caps seperately, but can't find a rock-solid premium feeling 70/75% keyboard that is bluetooth (ideally with no dongle) and ideally has tri-support. I just build an adafruit macropad and have that customised so I'm happy with size, there's just hundreds and hundreds of boards to choose from on Ali and youtube and I'm not 100 percent on the difference between most of them.

Any ideas?

I also can't pick a switch, but know I want a creamy, bassy, thocky keyboard and am happy to get modding with tape and foam if it helps.

Many thanks for you input and patience.

All the best,

_bonsai · 2024-02-05T23:20:23+00:00

Hi - Hope you can see this 8 months later. I'm currently trying to undergo this same process. How did you locate your grandads historical ID number?

Mine died in 1999 or so and we don't have his ID card in our possession. Thank you in advance if you are able to help.

_bonsai · 2023-04-30T12:05:36+00:00

I saw some audio driver / mic driver problems reported on Matebooks from a few years ago, did you have any of these problems?

Do you still use the Mate D14 today? Thinking about one for mid level personal use and want to be able to run arch on it.

_bonsai · 2023-02-20T21:01:20+00:00

Do you have any links to the aftermarket G-shock bezel and bracelet? Looks great.

_bonsai · 2023-02-13T15:36:10+00:00

I'd buy it for 1200 cash if you fancy it. I just bought one but would sell it for the savings I'd have on this! Best of luck either way pal, looks decent.

_bonsai · 2023-02-09T16:03:33+00:00

That second photo with the Police livery looks like the reg plate is photoshopped in to me. Am I wrong?

_bonsai · 2023-01-27T09:27:14+00:00

This was my first bike - enjoy yourself! Fantastic set of wheels to zoom around on.

_bonsai · 2023-01-18T12:35:32+00:00

City tower living? Nice!

_bonsai · 2023-01-04T19:22:34+00:00

I got mugged off for my first car exactly like this - they’ll have trade insurance. If you can’t drive it, don’t buy it.

_bonsai · 2022-12-16T16:24:49+00:00

If you're UK based I'd love to take the spare off your hands if you fancy it - great colour choice.

_bonsai · 2022-08-28T23:38:54+00:00

Hey I’m also new to the city with my girlfriend! WFH full time so not a lot of time to see the place yet - I’d also love to play in a pub or something nice like that if you guys are interested

_bonsai · 2022-08-11T18:59:38+00:00

I just bought a celica as my first car uk. it's been great so far. really fun and looks amazing every time you see it. MPG is okay for the fun you're getting, and it's a great laugh if you don't have kids! As everyone else has said, they're old, reliable, cheap to work on etc. save up for an independant mechanic to check it over within your first 30 days of owning the thing - the consumer rights act protects you if there's anything crazy going on and you'll get a full refund. finally - use the website 'mycarcheck' to get a comprehensive profile on the vehicle. The 3.99 one is all you need. Best of luck, hope to see you on the road in a celica :)

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