545i Production years
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My Ride: '06 550, Sport/Navi/etceteraetcetera
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From: Annapolis
My Ride: 2004 545i
Def not a joke I just bought one yesterday and I'm just trying to learn the history of this particular model. It seemed at first it may have only been in production as a 2004 model. How many years WAS it produced? AND Why was it discontinued?
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From: Annapolis
My Ride: 2004 545i
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From: Originally from Koeln, Deutschland. Enjoying it in Bonita Springs, Florida Now :)
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From: Colorado USA
My Ride: 2004 545i, 6-speed Manual, Silver Grey Metallic, Grey Dakota Leather, Cold Weather Pkg, Premium Sound Pkg, Sport Pkg, Lumbar Support
After 2005, it became the 550i when the 4.8L V-8 engine replaced the 4.4L. That's all.
Check out Wikipedia
Here is my favorite review of the 545i from Car and Driver
Check out Wikipedia
Here is my favorite review of the 545i from Car and Driver
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From: Sin City
My Ride: Jet Black '05 545i, Sport/Premium Pkg, Steptronic, Adaptive Xenon, Nav, L7, Blue2th, PDC,
Funny you mentioned collectors car, because when I bought mine (July '07) that very same thought crossed my mind let alone my first bimmer, my first V8, etc. Not sure about this but almost any car with very short a production time ends up a "collector" car. We can only hope
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From: Annapolis
My Ride: 2004 545i
Sorry I don't.
Funny you mentioned collectors car, because when I bought mine (July '07) that very same thought crossed my mind let alone my first bimmer, my first V8, etc. Not sure about this but almost any car with very short a production time ends up a "collector" car. We can only hope
Funny you mentioned collectors car, because when I bought mine (July '07) that very same thought crossed my mind let alone my first bimmer, my first V8, etc. Not sure about this but almost any car with very short a production time ends up a "collector" car. We can only hope
same here.. except not my first V8 :-)
picked it up yesterday for 24k and only 18k miles!!!
it really looks like it's fresh outta the showroom!
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From: Thousand Oaks, California
My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)
Collector car??? 
Not likely, but who cares when it's SO much fun to drive NOW!! 
Enjoy the (non-collectible) ride!! 
Not likely, but who cares when it's SO much fun to drive NOW!! Enjoy the (non-collectible) ride!!