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01-26-2014 06:21 PM
educatordan	The internet is your friend while reading TTAC. Keep the B-body straight from the Panther Platform from the M-body.Â* Heck with the way Jack Baruth writes I find myself looking up his cultural references because although we are of similar ages I sometimes find his references escaping me. But that merely gives me a chance to broaden my own mind.Â*
01-26-2014 06:13 PM
Lie2me	Here's a more comprehensive listing of the BMW platforms Code Series Â* Models Years E3 ÂÂÂÂ 2 2500, 2800, Bavaria, 3.0Si, 3.0CSi, 3.0Li, 3.3Li 1968 - 1977 E6 ÂÂÂÂ 2 1600, 1800, 2000 touring 1973 - 1975 E9 ÂÂÂÂ 2 2800CS, 2800CSA, 3.0CS, 3.0CSA, 3.0CSi, 3.0CSiA, 3.0CSL, 2.5CS, 2.5CSA 1965 - 1975 E12 ÂÂÂÂ 5 518, 520, 520i, 525, 528, 528i, 530i, 530 MLE, 533i, M535i 1972 - 1984 E21 ÂÂÂÂ 3 315, 316, 318, 318i, 320, 320i, 320/6, 323i 1975 - 1983 E23 ÂÂÂÂ 7 725i, 728, 728i, 730, 730i, 732i, 733i, 735i, 745i (turbo), 745i (South Africa), L7 1977 - 1986 E24 ÂÂÂÂ 6 630Cs, 630Csi, 633Csi, M635Csi, M6, L6 1976 - 1989 E25 Concept Turbo 1972 E26 ÂÂÂÂ 5 M1 1978 - 1981 E28 ÂÂÂÂ 5 524td, 528e, 533i, 535i, 535is, M5 1982 - 1988 E30 ÂÂÂÂ 3 318i, 318is, 325, 325e, 325es, 325i, 325is, 325iC, 325ix, M3, Z1 1982 - 1991 E31 ÂÂÂÂ 8 830Ci, 840Ci, 850i, 850Ci, 850CSi, M8 (Prototype) 1990 - 1999 E32 ÂÂÂÂ 7 730i, 735i, 735iL, 740i, 740iL, 750iL 1986 - 1994 E34 ÂÂÂÂ 5 525i, 530i, 535i, 540i, M5, Touring 1987 - 1996 E36 ÂÂÂÂ 3 318i, 318is, 318ti, 325i, 325is, 325iC, 328i, 328is, 328iC, M3, Z3 1991 - 1999 E38 ÂÂÂÂ 7 725tds, 728i&iL, 730i&iL, 735i&iL, 730d, 740d, 740i&iL, 750iL 1995 - 2001 E39 ÂÂÂÂ 5 520i, 520d, 523i, 525i, 525d, 525td, 525tds, 528i, 530i, 530d, 540i, M5 1996 - 2004 E46 ÂÂÂÂ 3 323i, 325i, 328i, 323Ci, 328Ci, M3 1998 - 2006 E52 ÂÂÂÂ 8 Z8 roadster 2000 - 2004 E53 ÂÂÂÂ X5 X5 3.0, X5 3.0d, X5 4.4, X5 4.6is 2000 - 2006 E60 ÂÂÂÂ 5 520i&d, 523i, 525i&d, 525xi, 530i&d, 530xi&d, 535i, 535xi, 540i, 545i, 550i, M5 2004 - Present E63 ÂÂÂÂ 6 630i, 630Ci, 645Ci, 650i, M6 2004 - Present E64 ÂÂÂÂ 6 2nd gen 6 series - convertable 2004 - Present E65 ÂÂÂÂ 7 730d, 730i, 740i, 745d, 745i, 750i, 760i 2002 - Present E66 ÂÂÂÂ 7 730Ld, 730Li, 740Li, 745Li, 750Li, 760Li 2002 - Present E70 ÂÂÂÂ X5 2nd gen X5 2007 - Present E83 ÂÂÂÂ 3 X3 SAV 2004 - Present E85 ÂÂÂÂ Z4 Roadster 2002 - Present E86 ÂÂÂÂ Z4 Coupe & M Coupe 2006 - Present E87 ÂÂÂÂ 1 116i, 118i, 118d, 120i, 120d, 123d, 128i, 130i, 135i (not for US) 2004 - Present E90 ÂÂÂÂ 3 316i, 318i&d, 320i&d, 320si, 323i&d, 325i&d, 328i, 330i&d, 335i&d, M3 2005 - Present E91 ÂÂÂÂ 3 5th gen 3 series wagon 2005 - Present E92 ÂÂÂÂ 3 5th gen 3 series Coupe 2006 - Present E93 ÂÂÂÂ 3 5th gen 3 series Convertible 2007 - Present
01-25-2014 04:09 PM
Lie2me	Blackcloud_9 said All I have to do now is keep Wikipedia open whenever I read the B&B commenting on BMWs or MBs I knew I would mess up a number/letter combination somehow. This Philistine will now take his sloping forehead and pronounced Cro-Magnon brow on to other subjects ;-) Don't feel bad I had an E39 (2002 BMW 530i) and I've often forgotten which "E" it was. It's easier if I just say I had a "5"
01-25-2014 05:28 AM
imag	Blackcloud_9 said All I have to do now is keep Wikipedia open whenever I read the B&B commenting on BMWs or MBs I knew I would mess up a number/letter combination somehow. This Philistine will now take his sloping forehead and pronounced Cro-Magnon brow on to other subjects ;-) Most modern web browsers will allow you to highlight a term, right click on it, and search it. Â*It's even faster than a glossary, and it's always up to date with the latest internet misinformation.
01-24-2014 07:10 AM
Blackcloud_9	All I have to do now is keep Wikipedia open whenever I read the B&B commenting on BMWs or MBs I knew I would mess up a number/letter combination somehow. This Philistine will now take his sloping forehead and pronounced Cro-Magnon brow on to other subjects ;-)
01-22-2014 07:59 PM
USAFMech	They are generally chassis codes.Â* If you venture over to Wikipedia.org, you will generally see multi-generation vehicles broken out into their respective chassis codes.Â* From the BMW 3 Series page (since you brought it up): Contents []1 Generations[]2 E21, First generation, 1975â€"1983[]3 E30, Second generation, 1984â€"1992[]4 E36, Third generation, 1990â€"2000[]5 E46, Fourth generation, 1998-2006[]6 E90, Fifth generation, 2005â€"2012[]7 F30, Sixth generation, 2012â€"[/list]etc. ps. E39 is a 5-series, Philistine!Â :-)
01-22-2014 01:24 PM
Blackcloud_9	A thread I'd like to see is a glossary describing some of the more obscure (at least to me) car jargon used in the TTAC comments and elsewhere. Examples: (Forgive me if I get these numbers/letters wrong) BMW car codes. what is an E30 vs. an E39? Was there an E31 through E38? The same goes for Mercedes Benz. What's a W124? I realize these are for specific model types but I don't know which code equates to which car model or year.

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