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Old 10-19-2007, 05:25 AM
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simple question really
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Originally Posted by Cojones' post='483465' date='Oct 19 2007, 09:25 AM
simple question really
LCI=Life Cycle Impulse = facelift.
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Originally Posted by Cojones' post='483465' date='Oct 19 2007, 08:25 AM
simple question really
There are no stupid question, just stupid people who ask questions! Just kidding of course, I always loved that ESPN commercial...

LCI = Life Cycle Impulse Simply a refresh of E60 w/ some new engines giving us the 528 and 535 and modest exterior and interior updates, more so on the interior.
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so I guess my 04 530i is LCI? is there a hard and fast way of telling?
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Originally Posted by Cojones' post='483469' date='Oct 19 2007, 09:30 AM
so I guess my 04 530i is LCI? is there a hard and fast way of telling?
No. You've got a pre-LCI E60. LCI started production in Spring of 2007, as I recall with the US-production models called 2008 MY. All production since then is LCI...before that, pre-LCI.
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You have the first year of the model rollover ,the previous 5 series was the e 39, in 04 they introduced the e 60 which is what you bought ,in the 08 version a mid life upgrade was done to freshen up the e60 (LCI) the opening page of this Forum gives you a good history of the 5 series.

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As others have said, your car is pre-LCI like my 2004 545. On a side note, I didn't see your UK location initially. Hope my joke did not come across wrong, that line was from a commercial for ESPN, a sports cable network here in the US...
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='483531' date='Oct 19 2007, 05:42 PM
As others have said, your car is pre-LCI like my 2004 545. On a side note, I didn't see your UK location initially. Hope my joke did not come across wrong, that line was from a commercial for ESPN, a sports cable network here in the US...
No worries, i'm thick skinned! And i'm fully aware of ESPN too, watched a lot of it while travelling the world, the only place that shows UK football, sorry 'Soccer' heh heh
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