A few more mods
05-17-2008, 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by bteljuice1' post='582446' date='May 17 2008, 09:58 AM
SPEECHLESS!!!!WWOOOOWWW.
Lets hope gas prices are low in ur country, well the main reasoni got a 520i is for fuel consumption.GL
How much a liter of petrol costs there ?
I think in major countries of EU we have the most expensive fuel all over the world
- ?1.50/lt or $9.6/gal
05-17-2008, 07:06 AM
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in lebanon,its 1$\L, yeah expensive, but seems more expensive in EU. so i dunno how he ll handle the V10 with those prices.Lets hope he has another car thats 4cylinders 
05-17-2008, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by bteljuice1' post='582545' date='May 17 2008, 04:06 PM
..........so i dunno how he ll handle the V10 with those prices...........
05-17-2008, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by bteljuice1' post='582545' date='May 17 2008, 04:06 PM
in lebanon,its 1$\L, yeah expensive, but seems more expensive in EU. so i dunno how he ll handle the V10 with those prices.
Last summer I filled up in Strasbourg, in France, and I paid it only 1.25/liter : does someone know the reason ?
We have some areas, near border with Switzerland or Slovenia (where the fuel is cheaper), with less taxes (?0.9/liter, it's a dream when you filled up there!), but in Strasbourg .. I can't understand why . Maybe the EU Parliament members want to pay less
Lets hope he has another car thats 4cylinders
05-17-2008, 08:56 AM
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After doing the Ring in my 545i last weekend I have started to look at upgrading the brakes to M5.
Is it a straight forward job? bolt on, connect up?
and how much were the rotors/calipers/pads - if you don't mind me asking?
Is it a straight forward job? bolt on, connect up?
and how much were the rotors/calipers/pads - if you don't mind me asking?
05-17-2008, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 545isheff' post='582594' date='May 17 2008, 06:56 PM
After doing the Ring in my 545i last weekend I have started to look at upgrading the brakes to M5.
Is it a straight forward job? bolt on, connect up?
and how much were the rotors/calipers/pads - if you don't mind me asking?
Is it a straight forward job? bolt on, connect up?
and how much were the rotors/calipers/pads - if you don't mind me asking?
I'm looking into this as well. It's straight bolt on - my dealer quoted me for a complete new set around 3100euros
ebay: anywhere from 400 to 2000euros
05-17-2008, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by andy545' post='582604' date='May 17 2008, 08:08 PM
got fading at high speeds as well..?
I'm looking into this as well. It's straight bolt on - my dealer quoted me for a complete new set around 3100euros
ebay: anywhere from 400 to 2000euros
I'm looking into this as well. It's straight bolt on - my dealer quoted me for a complete new set around 3100euros
ebay: anywhere from 400 to 2000euros
05-17-2008, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Mach_666' post='582581' date='May 17 2008, 07:24 PM
Wow, i have big respect of persons who are so "brave" to begin such a project!!!
(bteljuice1 @ May 17 2008, 04:06 PM)
..........so i dunno how he ll handle the V10 with those prices...........
I don't think this is his first concern - the fun of the project and the actual performance is more interesting to concentrate on from his perspective.
Agree with you Andy. My E60 is not my daily car, so i dont mind the petrol prices. I just hope that everything works fine
05-17-2008, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by drantispy' post='582619' date='May 17 2008, 07:41 PM
The complete set, brake rotors, callibers, brake pads and lines including shipping to cyprus cost me around 900 GBP, around 1200 euro. Very easy to replace. You will only need two new bolts for the front rotors
Where did you get yours from?