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2litre petrol X5?

  • 16-04-2012 8:21am
    #1
    triple-M
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭


    I rang a guy and enquired about this car http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3159108 and seller claimed the 2 litre engine came with the car but i always though the smallest was the 3 litre engine.can anyone shed any light on this for me?I imagine its not the original engine.


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  • #2
    BrianD3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,514 ✭✭✭BrianD3


    From mywheels.ie:

    Registration 01D73538
    Make BMW
    Model X5 3.0 i 4WD
    Colour SILVER
    Fuel Type PETROL
    Engine Size 2.0L


  • #3
    Matt Simis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭Matt Simis


    triple-M wrote: »
    I rang a guy and enquired about this car http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3159108 and seller claimed the 2 litre engine came with the car but i always though the smallest was the 3 litre engine.can anyone shed any light on this for me?I imagine its not the original engine.
    Goto BMW-driver.net . Was discussed there, apparantly an engine swap, stupid one at that.


  • #4
    Oral Surgeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,240 ✭✭✭Oral Surgeon


    triple-M wrote: »
    I rang a guy and enquired about this car http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3159108 and seller claimed the 2 litre engine came with the car but i always though the smallest was the 3 litre engine.can anyone shed any light on this for me?I imagine its not the original engine.

    First gen X5 never had a 2L engine
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_X5

    It must be a new engine. Either he knows nothing about his x5 or he's full of s***


  • #5
    triple-M
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,171 ✭✭✭triple-M


    thanks for the help all,never even thought of looking at vehicle check websites.I-d imagine that car would be horribly underpowered.


  • #6
    Oral Surgeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,240 ✭✭✭Oral Surgeon


    triple-M wrote: »
    thanks for the help all,never even thought of looking at vehicle check websites.I-d imagine that car would be horribly underpowered.

    And not especially good on fuel as it needs to lug about the weight of an x5...


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  • #7
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,696 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Wiki is community edited so it can be wrong a lot don't take it as gospel. Never heard of an Irish 2.0L X5.


  • #8
    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    Sounds like the ultimate paddy spec engined X5 :pac:


  • #9
    Oral Surgeon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,240 ✭✭✭Oral Surgeon


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Wiki is community edited so it can be wrong a lot don't take it as gospel. Never heard of an Irish 2.0L X5.

    True but I was just using it to confirm what I already know...


  • #10
    pcardin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,193 ✭✭✭pcardin


    Oral Surgeon wrote: »
    And not especially good on fuel as it needs to lug about the weight of an x5...

    Another result of incredibly stupid and unfair taxation system here. :(


  • #11
    Eric Cartman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,280 ✭✭✭✭Eric Cartman


    dgt wrote: »
    Sounds like the ultimate paddy spec engined X5 :pac:

    no, their still working on the X516d , theyre aiming to have a band B one by 2015


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  • #12
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    This is a scam. Simple as. Did a change of engine form, somebody crooked passed it.


  • #13
    rebel.ranter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭rebel.ranter


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    This is a scam. Simple as. Did a change of engine form, somebody crooked passed it.

    Funnily enough I actually believe someone out there is dumb enough to do this conversion & think it's a "great job".


  • #14
    Cmar-Ireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,340 ✭✭✭Cmar-Ireland


    Matt Simis wrote: »
    Goto BMW-driver.net . Was discussed there, apparantly an engine swap, stupid one at that.

    Any links to the thread Matt?


  • #15
    Leonard Hofstadter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,541 ✭✭✭Leonard Hofstadter


    Cmar-Ireland wrote: »
    Any links to the thread Matt?

    +1, I tried to look last night and couldn't find anything:confused:!


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