Differences between '04 and '05
02-23-2005, 07:49 PM
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Iceman posted this picture a while back which shows some of the improvements between MY04 and MY05:
It states a "Larger" stowage space with lid under the steering wheel area...am I missing something? I don't have ANY stowage space under there??
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It states a "Larger" stowage space with lid under the steering wheel area...am I missing something? I don't have ANY stowage space under there??
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02-23-2005, 09:09 PM
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Depends where you are. In US for example, there is no stowage space there while in Europe there is.
02-23-2005, 09:45 PM
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That picture was originally posted by my fellow South African BMW#4. It was from a letter to dealers showing the changes from March 2005, which will be MY06 in the USA.
Outside the USA we get a stowage space, the USA gets extra knee protection instead to comply with safety regulations ( this has happened with a number of models, example E39 had a very different dash for europe and USA)
That picture was originally posted by my fellow South African BMW#4. It was from a letter to dealers showing the changes from March 2005, which will be MY06 in the USA.
Outside the USA we get a stowage space, the USA gets extra knee protection instead to comply with safety regulations ( this has happened with a number of models, example E39 had a very different dash for europe and USA)
02-24-2005, 03:18 AM
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All in all, much ado about nothing, in my opinion.
02-24-2005, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by my530i' date='Feb 24 2005, 09:11 PM
AFAIK, there is no Ruthenium element in the current 05' 545i that I saw in the dealer the other day. Could it be European model only?
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02-24-2005, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by my530i' date='Feb 24 2005, 12:11 PM
AFAIK, there is no Ruthenium element in the current 05' 545i that I saw in the dealer the other day. Could it be European model only?
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