Good bye e60 forum, hi e61 forum
09-03-2007, 02:30 AM
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Hi Guys,
after having enjoyed nearly 2 years of driving my 530D, I have decided to move on. Have had loads of trouble with the diesel particulate filter which has cost me a lot of nerves and time. Sometimes I felt let down by BMW in the sense that this technology is not ready for prime-time when doing lots of city driving. Anyway, after having sold my car, I went back and forth a couple of times not being able to decide what to buy - a new 335D e92 (white with coral red) was something that I ordered and then cancelled the next day, then I looked at the new x5 but after having driven my dad's new car, I just did not find it to be the right car for me, and then finally i thought of getting a new 535D E60 with SAT. At the end, I bumped on a deal in germany which was just too sweet to be true. the colour combination was perfect, the list of extras just awesome and financially it was just too nice to be true... So with 28 I am driving my first station wagen, and NO, g/f is not pregnant
What speaks for the station wagen is the panoroma roof, the automatic boot opener and the fact that when i do triathlons, i can put my bike at the back of the car without unmounting wheels - my bike is just as holy as my car
so here are some pix:
old car: www.syed.at/e60
new car: www.syed.at/e61
What i love about the car:
* automatic transmission
* logic 7 - wow wow wow
* panorama roof
* 272hp - pooooooooooooower
* HUD - fun thing specially with nav on
* interior colour
so let me know what you guys think....
greetinz from vienna
after having enjoyed nearly 2 years of driving my 530D, I have decided to move on. Have had loads of trouble with the diesel particulate filter which has cost me a lot of nerves and time. Sometimes I felt let down by BMW in the sense that this technology is not ready for prime-time when doing lots of city driving. Anyway, after having sold my car, I went back and forth a couple of times not being able to decide what to buy - a new 335D e92 (white with coral red) was something that I ordered and then cancelled the next day, then I looked at the new x5 but after having driven my dad's new car, I just did not find it to be the right car for me, and then finally i thought of getting a new 535D E60 with SAT. At the end, I bumped on a deal in germany which was just too sweet to be true. the colour combination was perfect, the list of extras just awesome and financially it was just too nice to be true... So with 28 I am driving my first station wagen, and NO, g/f is not pregnant
What speaks for the station wagen is the panoroma roof, the automatic boot opener and the fact that when i do triathlons, i can put my bike at the back of the car without unmounting wheels - my bike is just as holy as my car so here are some pix:
old car: www.syed.at/e60
new car: www.syed.at/e61
What i love about the car:
* automatic transmission
* logic 7 - wow wow wow
* panorama roof
* 272hp - pooooooooooooower
* HUD - fun thing specially with nav on
* interior colour
so let me know what you guys think....
greetinz from vienna
09-03-2007, 02:37 AM
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My Ride: 2007 E63 M6: Silverstone Metallic... Fully loaded2005 DINAN5 (545i): Jet Black... Fully loaded1955 Chevy: Custom
Very nice E61 
Congrats on the new Bimmer!
Congrats on the new Bimmer!
09-03-2007, 02:40 AM
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My Ride: Jan 2006 E63 650i Sport
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Options:
Sport version (includes: sport-seats, sport-suspension, M-Sport steering wheel, Anthracite headliner, Shaddow Line), Saphire Black, Black Dakota Leather, Anthracite Maple Wood trim, Steptronic Auto, Xenons, NAV-Professional with Voice Control, TV, CD-Changer, Bluetooth, Logic7, Head-up Display, Comfort Access, Seat Heating front, Auto Dimming & Folding Mirrors, Extended Auto Air Conditioning, PDC.
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Congrats!!
what an awesome looking combo -- and those M167s fit the whole car just right
Did you have spacers put on with those, or are the ET values ok on M167s?
what an awesome looking combo -- and those M167s fit the whole car just right
Did you have spacers put on with those, or are the ET values ok on M167s?
09-03-2007, 02:45 AM
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thank you guys.
They are 167 with ET 17 and an additional 3 mm spacers
No rubbing at all since the car lifts itself automatically everytime someone sits at the back - i guess it is the feature of the tow bar...
They are 167 with ET 17 and an additional 3 mm spacers
No rubbing at all since the car lifts itself automatically everytime someone sits at the back - i guess it is the feature of the tow bar...
09-03-2007, 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by E60BEEMER' post='465259' date='Sep 3 2007, 02:05 PM
something i wouldnt do personall,
ah ja, the best best best thing on this car is something as cheap is EUR 75 - the stupid cupholders. god, i missed those for two years on my old car...
09-03-2007, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by AlexFW' post='465332' date='Sep 3 2007, 05:31 PM
You miss M5 mirrors then it will be perfect!
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
