2007 x3 3.0si as a family car, but manual trans

betterdaytmr · 03-13-2018, 04:34 PM

Hi bimmers,

Anyone driving x3 stick here?
I'm looking for a suv for family car but came across the one with stick and wondering the feel of driving stick in a SUV.

is the manual transmission reliable?
car currently 170k kms
are the parts the same as sedan?

thanks

MIK3 · 04-02-2018, 08:08 PM

Shares some parts and has a few unique ones. There are an abundance of parts available but you have to do your homework as some e46 parts fit the e83 and in other cases some e53 or e39 fit. I would love to have the N52 with a stick. I think I saw the same ad you did. Just an FYI the dealer upped the price by roughly $900 from there original asking price in the last 2 weeks.