ro11dice

wondering if these '08 headlamps can retrofit into a '06 e60? would it cost the same as trying to get a current euro spec headlamp?

my530i

$150K can buy 3 E60 5-series here.
House price is $500K is cheapest in Bay Area (3bed/2bath on 6000 sqft lot)
McDonald Meal is $4.50
Gas $0.82/liter
First Class Mail cost 39 cents to mail

So is $150K/year is better or worst than other European country?

Engineer with 5 year experience can make from $85K to $100K/year
Minimum wage is $8.75/hr

firewalker

I think ABC is alluding to the fact that the E60 is more 'exclusive' in the UK and he likes it that way.
There it takes around $90K to drive away even in a 530i, nicely loaded of course.

MacSid

I believe he is indeed.

I live in the Netherlands, where a brand-new 530i, nicely specced, will set you back the better part of US$120k. Putting it into perspective, a 1,000 sq. ft. apartment in downtown Amsterdam will set you back the better part of US$450k, the same price as a 2,000 sq. ft. suburban home. No idea of the comparatives in the UK although, from experiece with the London area, US$450k will probably buy you a shoebox of an apartment.

The most often seen BMWs on the roads on my commute around Amsterdam are 320d's driven by 20-30something mid-senior managers, followed by 523i/525d's driven mainly by what looks like 50-something senior execs. I work for a Fortune 500 telecom company, and our seniormost person here rates a 523i as a company car. His counterpart in NJ rates a 750iL on the same spend. Kinds puts it into perspective, methinks

Oh ... and gas is EUR 1.45 (US$ 1.88) a litre here ... that's US$7.50 a gallon!

aybeesea

If you look (not too carefully) you'll find that I made no such assertion or indication of approval.

ABC

MacSid

You are quite right, ABC, and I stand corrected.

I remains true, however, that most major models from most major carmakers are less easily attainable in Europe and the UK than they are in the US - purely due to the way they are priced in relation to what people earn and in relation to other major items of expense (e.g. housing). And, for my part, I truly am torn between wishing my Euros would buy more car than they currently do and that little sense of satisfaction that I get from encountering far fewer examples of what I drive now compared with when I used to drive around Central Scotland in an Opel Astra earlier in my career.

MacSid

Veight

I 100% agree.

The clear headlights are nice, but to slap orange reflectors on the wheel wells is tacky.

my530i

I'm sure they'll be bunch of pre-LCI owners find ways to retrofit LCI head- and rearlight including myself
For sure DAS (co-admin of this site) will be the first one in line to do research on retrofitting for his rearlight
He's an LED fanatic