To all 520D owners in this forum!
12-07-2005, 04:00 AM
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Hi, to all. 
Great E60 and E61 forum, the best, imho! Hope all of you have the best ride of your lives, with BMW.
As you can spot from my signature, and with no disrespect to all the M5, 550I, 545, 535, 535D, 530, 530D, 525 and 525D owners (I only wished I could afford those!), but I wish to summon up any 520D sedan or touring owners who are members, here.
Please, gather under this thread and state your impressions about the car
, problems :thumbsdown:, whatever 
, regarding the 163CV 520D.
Greetings,
Afterglow.
Great E60 and E61 forum, the best, imho! Hope all of you have the best ride of your lives, with BMW.
As you can spot from my signature, and with no disrespect to all the M5, 550I, 545, 535, 535D, 530, 530D, 525 and 525D owners (I only wished I could afford those!), but I wish to summon up any 520D sedan or touring owners who are members, here.
Please, gather under this thread and state your impressions about the car
, problems :thumbsdown:, whatever , regarding the 163CV 520D.Greetings,
Afterglow.
12-08-2005, 06:19 AM
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My Ride: 520 Diesel M Sport - Carbon Black
Great on the motorway, cruises at 85 mph almost silent, averaging 40 mpg, only one gripe moving from a Petrol to a diesel I have stalled it a couple of times (when cold) due to not giving it enough rev's and the the start/stop re-starting in a hurry can be a bit of an ordeal!! 
Anyone else had this problem - or is it just me
Best thing about it is, I get to drive a great car and pay very little tax to the government
Anyone else had this problem - or is it just me
Best thing about it is, I get to drive a great car and pay very little tax to the government
12-08-2005, 06:33 AM
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I don't know how the 520d drives, but I've drove the new 3-series E90 320d - and it was a very nice car... The engine was great
It did sound a little bit more like a diesel than our 530d does, but the the engine was very smooth and didn't use that much fuel at all (I drove on a track - fast )
I don't think the car is fast, but I would prefer a 520d before a 520i and 523i, because of the great torque in the diesel engine.. The 520 and 523i has a nice 6-cyl sound, but it's so tired...
It did sound a little bit more like a diesel than our 530d does, but the the engine was very smooth and didn't use that much fuel at all (I drove on a track - fast
)I don't think the car is fast, but I would prefer a 520d before a 520i and 523i, because of the great torque in the diesel engine.. The 520 and 523i has a nice 6-cyl sound, but it's so tired...
12-08-2005, 07:37 AM
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My Ride: 530 2006
msport package, steptronic, pdc, mystik blue, grey dakota leather, sunroof, Bi-Xenon, heated rear seats, Hi-FI system, velour carpets
No mater what type of badge you have on the trunk, you love your BMW exactly the same as everyone else does!
12-08-2005, 07:58 AM
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My Ride: E60 Limo with M-Sport package(m5 mirrors,m5 trunk finisher,m172 summer wheels,blk front grills,m5 paddle shift kit(my530i),m pedal covers,m floor mats,
E87 2005 The Misses car
E39 2002 Touring with M-Sport package/family wagon(gone but not forgotten)
Originally Posted by mr_djurgarden' post='208733' date='Dec 8 2005, 05:37 PM
No mater what type of badge you have on the trunk, you love your BMW exactly the same as everyone else does!
Some crave power others don't but it is still E60 BMW 
12-08-2005, 01:23 PM
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My Ride: 520d M-Sport
Model Year: 2013
Originally Posted by E60Sim' post='208695' date='Dec 8 2005, 03:33 PM
I don't think the car is fast, but I would prefer a 520d before a 520i and 523i, because of the great torque in the diesel engine..
12-08-2005, 02:15 PM
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We should participate more in this forum. The lower engines e60's & e61's also have tips, tricks, problems, suggestions. More of these, please.
12-09-2005, 01:14 AM
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My Ride: 2001 BMW 316ti, 2004 BMW 530d, 2006 BMW 530xd, 2013 BMW 320d touring, 2014 BMW 520d touring, 2016 BMW X5, 2020 BMW 320da touring, 2020 BMW 540i
Model Year: 1974
Engine: Flat six
Welcome afterglow !!!
One more Portuguese around! Nice!
One more Portuguese around! Nice!