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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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Looked high and low but cant figure out what BHP my car is....and I looked into the manual...

530dse June 2006

Is it 218 or 231??
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by MasterSports' post='464618' date='Aug 31 2007, 07:52 PM
Looked high and low but cant figure out what BHP my car is....and I looked into the manual...

530dse June 2006

Is it 218 or 231??
231!
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 12:40 PM
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sorry to hijack the thread but I have a December 2004 model - is that a 218bhp or 231bhp? Its a 530d sport by the way.

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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Harv' post='464650' date='Aug 31 2007, 09:40 PM
sorry to hijack the thread but I have a December 2004 model - is that a 218bhp or 231bhp? Its a 530d sport by the way.

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218...
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 03:32 PM
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So what month did the changeover to the 231bhp happen?

Incidently mine is a June 2004 model not as quoted previously!
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Old Aug 31, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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The easy way:

218bhp has a "normal" key start

231bhp has a Start button

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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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218bhp

231bhp were made from late 2005 onwards, atleast here in the UK,
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