Hey Man, I’d like to have your opinion: What do you think of the E39 M5?
Let me rephrase: What would you think about a 98000 miles absolutely mint condition, owned by an older gentleman with 3 or 4 other cars (the E39 not being his daily driver), with VANOS changed, clutch changed, and everything that could break down been changed as a preventive measure, E39 M5? … For $15K?
Wondering if I would treat myself to a potential money pit here buying this beast (that I already test drove, I’m in Love) knowing that I will not be driving it more than…5000 miles a year for the next two years MAX!
A BMW has taken the overall win at the Pacific Northworst 24 Hours of LeMons, but it wasn’t yet another dime-a-dozen E30. Nope, the winner this time was the bigger and more dignified E28 5 Series. (Read More…)
Back in the 1980s, BMW was all about the compact, performance-oriented 3-Series. They also offered the 5 and 7, but these were greatly outsold by competing Mercedes. Seeking to expand well beyond its driving enthusiast base, BMW made its cars ever more stylish, luxurious, and laden with technology. Despite mixed reactions to the Bangled exteriors and iDrive, sales of the larger sedans grew even faster than their curb weights, and in recent years they have often outsold the E-Class and S-Class. A redesigned 2011 5-Series recently arrived at dealers. With the new car, has BMW further lost the plot, or rediscovered it?
BMW, it turns out, can sell out more than just the odd “frozen grey” special-edition M3. According to BusinessWeek, BMW’s sales boss has confirmed that the new 5 Series is sold out, and that customers will have to wait between three and four months for orders to be processed.
You can already buy a BMW 3-Series in sedan, coupe, station wagon and X3 “cute-ute” bodystyles, and for some automakers that might be enough. For niche-crazed BMW though, it’s just the beginning. A 3-Series GT is planned in the mold of the 5-Series GT, as a midway-point between the coupe, sedan and station wagon versions. You know, in case you can’t decide which you want. “This has never existed!” screamed Autobild… back in 2008. Of course, now it does exist in the form of the 5-series GT, which could actually end up replacing the 5-series wagon in the US market. And as the march of the niche vehicles rolls onward, there’s one more segment that the 3-series architecture still hasn’t capitalized on: the jacked-up midway point between coupe and SUV. That’s right babies, the X4.
While everybody is afraid of China flexing its muscles, the Middle Kingdom is stretching its feet. And its cars. Long versions are very popular in the world’s largest auto market, where one can hire a permanent driver for a few hundred $ a month. (Read More…)
supremebrougham - I am personally fond of this one for the Chameleon XLE… http://cabridges.com/2011/05/1 0/one-of-my-favorite-snk-comme rcials-the-chameleon-xle/
Battles - I see one every day. It does a school run on my daily commute, there’s a huge dog in the back too. When the driver stops (illegally) to drop off...
krhodes1 - Except for that minor detail that the FWD Escorts looked about the same on both sides of the pond, but were actually completely different cars. They hardly...
LALoser - Hope they do well. Just bought my second Ralliart here in the states. Great car for me, fun, fast, handles great. In P.I. I have an Adventure, might trade it...
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supremebrougham - I am personally fond of this one for the Chameleon XLE… http://cabridges.com/2011/05/1 0/one-of-my-favorite-snk-comme rcials-the-chameleon-xle/
Battles - I see one every day. It does a school run on my daily commute, there’s a huge dog in the back too. When the driver stops (illegally) to drop off...
Athos Nobile - Thailand in this case.
Styles79 - Drag racing can be spectacular to watch though. Not so much fun to drive if you haven’t got something fast though. I took my Legend...
Felis Concolor - I remember SCC on the strength of a single article covering one fellow’s modification to the ubiquitous 510 Datsun to tame its...
jpolicke - Right. What he said.
mnm4ever - You must be talking about “Torque”… now there is a fun movie to watch! Utterly ridiculous stunts and they still had the...
krhodes1 - Except for that minor detail that the FWD Escorts looked about the same on both sides of the pond, but were actually completely different cars. They hardly...
Marcelo de Vasconcellos - Quem fala demais da bom dia a cavalo.
LALoser - Hope they do well. Just bought my second Ralliart here in the states. Great car for me, fun, fast, handles great. In P.I. I have an Adventure, might trade it...