2004 545i?
01-10-2011, 02:51 PM
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My Ride: 04' 545i, Sport Package, Black, Active Xenon, ARS, Aux Input
'10 Tahoe, Black on Black, leather, Nav/XM, 20" tires, full body kit, power 2nd row, loaded
'93 Jeep Wrangler, lifted 4.5", 33" meats, Rampage Recovery Bumper w/Tire Swing, etc
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Wait... you have an 04 545 with 34k????? You either have the shortest commute or dont drive it! I am near 76k on my '04, but now I do almost 100 miles per day.
01-10-2011, 03:05 PM
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My Ride: 2005 545i, Silber-grau/grau. Vanilla flavored except for cold WX pkg.
Sounds as if something isn't quite right. My 545i, on a 200 mile stretch of I5, averaged 29 mpg. That was on cruise control at 80 MPH! Awesome engine! It's an '05 with only 28K.
01-10-2011, 03:12 PM
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My Ride: 04' 545i, Sport Package, Black, Active Xenon, ARS, Aux Input
'10 Tahoe, Black on Black, leather, Nav/XM, 20" tires, full body kit, power 2nd row, loaded
'93 Jeep Wrangler, lifted 4.5", 33" meats, Rampage Recovery Bumper w/Tire Swing, etc
25' Aquasport Osprey, Center Console,2012 200 HO Etec
I will double check my numbers. Not too worried as the car is smooth as can be.
01-10-2011, 03:28 PM
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My Ride: 2004 545
Model Year: 2004
Yup - 8 mile commute to work and I don't take her out of the state 
Oh - and I get 14-15 miles in the city.
As you can figure I don't drive on the freeway very much
Oh - and I get 14-15 miles in the city.
As you can figure I don't drive on the freeway very much
01-10-2011, 04:05 PM
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My Ride: BMW E60
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Then again, I guess my commute now is less than 8 miles to work, just that I drive everywhere in my E60. Should probably take my other car, but it's just so hard... lol.
01-10-2011, 04:11 PM
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My Ride: 04' 545i, Sport Package, Black, Active Xenon, ARS, Aux Input
'10 Tahoe, Black on Black, leather, Nav/XM, 20" tires, full body kit, power 2nd row, loaded
'93 Jeep Wrangler, lifted 4.5", 33" meats, Rampage Recovery Bumper w/Tire Swing, etc
25' Aquasport Osprey, Center Console,2012 200 HO Etec
That was pretty much my reaction when I met him to work on his car. It was a "whoaaaa" moment. Lucky guy lives super close to work.
Then again, I guess my commute now is less than 8 miles to work, just that I drive everywhere in my E60. Should probably take my other car, but it's just so hard... lol.
Then again, I guess my commute now is less than 8 miles to work, just that I drive everywhere in my E60. Should probably take my other car, but it's just so hard... lol.
01-10-2011, 04:35 PM
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My Ride: 2006 530i
damn 100 miles/day how often do you pump gas? haha
01-10-2011, 04:39 PM
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My Ride: 04' 545i, Sport Package, Black, Active Xenon, ARS, Aux Input
'10 Tahoe, Black on Black, leather, Nav/XM, 20" tires, full body kit, power 2nd row, loaded
'93 Jeep Wrangler, lifted 4.5", 33" meats, Rampage Recovery Bumper w/Tire Swing, etc
25' Aquasport Osprey, Center Console,2012 200 HO Etec
01-10-2011, 08:50 PM
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ok, some other things to look for:
Tension arms will need to be changed at about 70k miles
Control arms will need to inpected at same time, possible replacement
transmission will need to be serviced, pan/filter is one piece, replaced if it is leaking.
Figure on a alternator around 85k miles
Battery every three years, it is probably due if it wasn't replaced in the last two years
look for valve cover seals by 85-90k miles
Tires (rear)look for excessive wear on the inside (camber)
Brakes, 545's have soft brake pads from the dealer, and the rotors are soft, look for last complete brake service, also look for rotor warping on fronts
Hope that helps.
Tension arms will need to be changed at about 70k miles
Control arms will need to inpected at same time, possible replacement
transmission will need to be serviced, pan/filter is one piece, replaced if it is leaking.
Figure on a alternator around 85k miles
Battery every three years, it is probably due if it wasn't replaced in the last two years
look for valve cover seals by 85-90k miles
Tires (rear)look for excessive wear on the inside (camber)
Brakes, 545's have soft brake pads from the dealer, and the rotors are soft, look for last complete brake service, also look for rotor warping on fronts
Hope that helps.