kiasu i exp the same prob also.......e stuttering when i accelerate. n i am not even accelerating hard, just normal smooth acc! wonder whats wrong..... dun know if change engine oil will help

 

Ed520, let me know after you change engine oil. I think it has to do with the electronics sending wrong signal to the gear shift and causing it to be confused which gear to shift to. This is a machine afterall.

 

my car is in the workshop to fix the steering...they let me drive a E39 520. now i can compare....the E39 is definitely quieter n less harsh than the E60 that i drive. i think this is due to non-sport sus...n normal tyres. also the gear change is creamy smooth...i m pleasantly surprise...

But...the lack of active steering is very apparent to a fault...i nearly langa the wall in the multi storey at my office.

overall u can feel the E60s technological advancement...but the E39 is still a nice ride....more so than any current E200 kompressor i m sure..

 

.... and with e39 520i I bet you are a very sedate driver. Is it the 2.0 liter version or 2.2liter?

They gave me the Hertz 520i 2.0 liter one and the steering and non fly by wire gas pedal are hard work.

It was a good car to begin with but sure feel very dated once you are in an e60.

 

2.0....feels dated...throttle feels heavy...but better than many cars still.

 

toto, what happened to your steering? did you loose active steering like what happened to some initial batch E60s?


eggz

 

no eggz...just that it doesnt retract from the day i took it....

 

Oh. ok, that doesn't sound too bad, they should be able to fix this pretty quick rite?

Hopefully, they's sorted out the active steering problems.


eggz

 

Back to my fav topic....bluetooth. Just found out from a friend from across the causway, the Malaysian E60s come with bluetooth! I can't stand it.....everything here must be approved by f***ing IDA......makes us look like a buch of country bumpkins

Anyway my friend's checked that they will do the bluetooth retrofit over there. I might just take a drive up to a KL BMW dealer and get it done there, don't want to wait till stupid IDA decide to wake up.....


eggz

 

good update!
btw.. anyway to find out if all e60 are prewired and once IDA approves.. it's just a software turn on!?

when is your ride due?

cheers