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BMW E39 2003 525i touring
shortly before Ringmeet 2013 i aquired a new car, a BMW to be particiluar.
i had a look at some 5 and 3 series Limosine/Tourings. Before setteling with this one.
It was by far the best body condition wise and maintainence records wise, with a big inspection done last year.
It's pretty low spec though: cloth seats,2 zone ac control, PDC front and rear and the DSCIII (which only came in the last year models (03) ), removable towing hitch and fog lights are the noteable optional extras.
engine wise it's the M54 unit which replaced M52 unit of the 528, with the double Vanos putting out as much power as the 528 (193 bhp) and being lower on emissions reaching the Euro4 standard + moderate fuel consumption between 9/10 Liter per 100km (yay more money for my pockets). Other noteable infos about this car: both gearbox and lsd are not leaking (rare for e39's) normaly they leak a bit which is like factory default (Win !) exhaust is stainless steel and control arms both front and rear are made of aluminium. It has a 2 split trunk lid (glas part seperates).
things needed to be done:
- give the car a good polish and cutting + waxing
- replace the stock low spec 16'inch alloys for some stock BMW/BBS RC090 (fun fact those were only aviable for the Limosine)
- some other Edd Chinareing on the inside (tlc)
- replacing the 0W40 oil and filter with normal oil next year for the regular oil change
- getting rid of some weight in the trunk lid, since the gas dampers can't hold them properly up when it's cold as i discovered @ ringmeet (common problem)
the impressions after driving it it for 2000km the last 2 weeks. I'm loving it ! It is a whole other drive feeling. The Golf pulled harder and faster from the bottom to mid rev range, making it feel fast hard and rough like a racecar (atleast i imagine a racecar to be this like). This though pulls from bottom to end,not so hard and harsh as the Golf tbh, it glides more in sort of bentley way (like a Sir). It's like a jetfighter cutting though the Autobahn like Cr?me br?l?e. And it's not tiring at all driving it for longer stints, thanks to the supporting seats and the electric lordosen which will support your back.
finally some pics and proof. some more and better will follow after buffing the shizzle out of it.
engine bay:
inside:
proofes:
shortly before Ringmeet 2013 i aquired a new car, a BMW to be particiluar.
i had a look at some 5 and 3 series Limosine/Tourings. Before setteling with this one.
It was by far the best body condition wise and maintainence records wise, with a big inspection done last year.
It's pretty low spec though: cloth seats,2 zone ac control, PDC front and rear and the DSCIII (which only came in the last year models (03) ), removable towing hitch and fog lights are the noteable optional extras.
engine wise it's the M54 unit which replaced M52 unit of the 528, with the double Vanos putting out as much power as the 528 (193 bhp) and being lower on emissions reaching the Euro4 standard + moderate fuel consumption between 9/10 Liter per 100km (yay more money for my pockets). Other noteable infos about this car: both gearbox and lsd are not leaking (rare for e39's) normaly they leak a bit which is like factory default (Win !) exhaust is stainless steel and control arms both front and rear are made of aluminium. It has a 2 split trunk lid (glas part seperates).
things needed to be done:
- give the car a good polish and cutting + waxing
- replace the stock low spec 16'inch alloys for some stock BMW/BBS RC090 (fun fact those were only aviable for the Limosine)
- some other Edd Chinareing on the inside (tlc)
- replacing the 0W40 oil and filter with normal oil next year for the regular oil change
- getting rid of some weight in the trunk lid, since the gas dampers can't hold them properly up when it's cold as i discovered @ ringmeet (common problem)
the impressions after driving it it for 2000km the last 2 weeks. I'm loving it ! It is a whole other drive feeling. The Golf pulled harder and faster from the bottom to mid rev range, making it feel fast hard and rough like a racecar (atleast i imagine a racecar to be this like). This though pulls from bottom to end,not so hard and harsh as the Golf tbh, it glides more in sort of bentley way (like a Sir). It's like a jetfighter cutting though the Autobahn like Cr?me br?l?e. And it's not tiring at all driving it for longer stints, thanks to the supporting seats and the electric lordosen which will support your back.
finally some pics and proof. some more and better will follow after buffing the shizzle out of it.
engine bay:
inside:
proofes:
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best thing is it would be still sort of stock 
, though i can mostly only do 140kph/160kph due to the area where i live and the daytime speedlimit on the A1 up north. It's not that bad when i compare it to the Golf who'd do at best 11L/100km (driving like a Nana) and when you step on it, it'll do over 20L/km @220kph as i discovered from Eindhoven on the way back from the Amsterdam Minimeet (fuel warning light roulette