Break in period done
01-31-2005, 09:28 PM
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My Ride: 545i titanium silver, sport package, premium package.
Well I am at 2000km, or 1200miles and the manual says I can gradually increase my engine and vehicle speed 
I accelerated with authority all the way to 3/4 throttle and engine speed of about 5500 rpm, its pretty even at that
I accelerated with authority all the way to 3/4 throttle and engine speed of about 5500 rpm, its pretty even at that
01-31-2005, 09:30 PM
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My Ride: 2004 545i 6 spd Sports Package | NAV | PDC | Logic 7 | BT retrofit | SW V13.3
Originally Posted by heli_ca' date='Jan 31 2005, 11:28 PM
Well I am at 2000km, or 1200miles and the manual says I can gradually increase my engine and vehicle speed
I accelerated with authority all the way to 3/4 throttle and engine speed of about 5500 rpm, its pretty even at that
I accelerated with authority all the way to 3/4 throttle and engine speed of about 5500 rpm, its pretty even at that
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02-01-2005, 05:10 AM
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My Ride: BMW 525iA (E60)
Now, thats where all the fun starts 
good luck and enjoy
p.s. how do you manage to have 14.3l/100 consumption on 545
i've got 525 and i have 14.5 average
ok you were doing break in but even so(mine at break in was a litre less thats all)
good luck and enjoy
p.s. how do you manage to have 14.3l/100 consumption on 545
i've got 525 and i have 14.5 average
ok you were doing break in but even so(mine at break in was a litre less thats all)
02-01-2005, 06:34 AM
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My Ride: '05 545i, silver gray, black leather with anthracite maple wood, sport package, premium sound, navigation, cold weather package, electric rear sunshade, folding rear seat, satellite radio prep, PIAA 4150K fogs, red rear reflectors, hardwired Valentine One
I'm at 550 miles--about half way there myself!!
02-01-2005, 07:41 AM
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My Ride: 2006 BMW M5, Silverstone with black extended leather, brushed aluminium trim, Nav Pro, Logic 7, PDC, 35 % tint.
I hit 2000 km. yesterday and went for a little fun last night. I went on and off the major highway in Toronto, it is the 401 (it is 16 lanes). I would slow down on the on-ramp, about 5 km/hr, and floor it to redline up to 140 km/hr on the straight away, then get off at the next exit and do it again.
This car is fast. I never realized how much power it had until now. I kept it in DS. You really appreciate how much good tires matter, I was sometimes getting a little loss of traction in the back, even with DSC/DTC on. I guess it is all that torque. I kept the stereo off so I could appreciate the sound of the V8 at high revs, beautiful.
By the way, until now, I was at 13.8L/100 km, but I do a lot of highway driving in 6th gear. But last night I must have used about a quarter tank of gas in about 20 minutes.
This car is fast. I never realized how much power it had until now. I kept it in DS. You really appreciate how much good tires matter, I was sometimes getting a little loss of traction in the back, even with DSC/DTC on. I guess it is all that torque. I kept the stereo off so I could appreciate the sound of the V8 at high revs, beautiful.
By the way, until now, I was at 13.8L/100 km, but I do a lot of highway driving in 6th gear. But last night I must have used about a quarter tank of gas in about 20 minutes.
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