pinguhk

you see your doing it again not helping people just slaging other people off.

try this for size

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=2119

aybeesea

Result

Strange how it was missed before.

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pinguhk

not Strange at all just you can not search that all

aybeesea

Right.

That's why it took my post to inspire someone who had already posted in this thread to eventually reply to the OP's question.

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pinguhk

got to keepup the no.s

FairfieldCT

Thanks for the link. This is exactly why I would never buy a dealer demo with 1500 miles on it to save a couple thousand dollars. Everybody that test drives the thing has beat on it, BEFORE it was even broken in.

BMWDK

Just work the engine up to working temperature... and flor it with the technology in today's engines (specially BMW) the break in procedure is not relevant anymore... Of cause within limits.. BMW is just afraid that new costumers will beat the hell out of the new car and claime some warranty afterwards... talked to my dealer about it and he has been a dealer since 1979 so I think he is the right man to ask.

Rudy

After many discussions on the boards over the last couple years, it's clear that there's two schools of thought with regard to the break-in procedure. One says follow the recommended procedure and one says don't bother. (Even if you ask the dealers, some will tell you to break it in gently and some dealers will tell you don't worry about it.)

Bottom line is that it's a personal choice. My advice is to go ahead and break it in since it can't do any harm and might provide a benefit down the road. (It's not too difficult to take it easy for a few thousand miles...) That said, not breaking it in gently might not make a difference unless you plan to keep the car for a long time. People that lease for a few years will likely not see any problems (but maybe the next owners will.)

For me, I choose to break in my leased cars properly out of respect for the car and for the successive owners...

aosman

Before I bough my 04 545i, I was not happy that BMW made the active steering standard on that car. I even considered getting the 530i instead just so I don't have to deal with AS. At the end, I decided to go with the V8 with the AS. I also kept my old 99 Nissan Maxima SE. Driving the 545i for a few weeks, I went back to drive my Maxima and I actually finally appreciated the active steering that my BMW have. In the car without AS, it felt weird and primitive to spend too much effort on turning the steering wheel. Active steering is so effortless. It does not work your arms and hands.
Also, unlike what many magazine reviewers said, I adjusted to it very fast and I can usually easily predict how it reacts at any speed.

Anyway, enough about AS.

I want to ask a question. Do you feel an improvement in the 550i transmission over the 545i? I don?t like my 545?s first gear ratio. It makes it hard to drive in bumper to bumper stop and go traffic. I am curious to know if they improved by now?

aybeesea

Will the torque not allow you to use 2nd

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