Saw a facelift 5 series today
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Originally Posted by pharding' post='365763' date='Dec 10 2006, 08:33 PM
My game plan is to get a refreshed 5 er with the largest diesel that BMW will offer in the US, probably the 535d. My biggest challenge will be the availaiblity of diesel fuel in the Chicago area. I am committed to buying a car that is better for the environment.
Diesel may emit lower CO2 and have lower consumption but it's hardly an environment life-line...
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Originally Posted by colejl' post='365764' date='Dec 10 2006, 02:37 PM
Diesel may emit lower CO2 and have lower consumption but it's hardly an environment life-line...
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Originally Posted by pharding' post='365778' date='Dec 10 2006, 09:05 PM
I agree completely, however it is moving in the right direction. I consider it a fine start. Hopefully this in some very small way will help diesels will catch on in the US. It is embarassing that the US is such an obese consumer of our planet's precious resources. In the eyes of our truly dumb president global warming does not exist. Hopefully the new democratic congress and senate will change course. Hopefully more citizens of the US will act to address global warming on their local level.
However, the UK government seems to have picked on CO2 as a great way to extract unfair tax from motorists...
It really is more complicated than that!
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Originally Posted by aybeesea' post='366022' date='Dec 11 2006, 02:27 PM
But time is running out to order a facelifted e60 for 1st March, no?
As for the earlier inconsistencies...
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As for the earlier inconsistencies...
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you *technically* cant order a facelifted e60 yet...
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Originally Posted by 700700' post='366057' date='Dec 11 2006, 04:43 PM
you *technically* cant order a facelifted e60 yet...A banana for the first pics from a facelift owned by a new member.
Does anyone really expect to see these pix as early as March?
No.
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Originally Posted by aybeesea' post='366058' date='Dec 11 2006, 04:45 PM
My point entirely.
A banana for the first pics from a facelift owned by a new member.
Does anyone really expect to see these pix as early as March?
No.
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A banana for the first pics from a facelift owned by a new member.
Does anyone really expect to see these pix as early as March?
No.
ABC
as for the first cars, as i said, you will be lucky if you can get it before the 20th of may