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Title: I've gone to the dark side today....
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 15 July 2016, 22:56:41
.... and bought a Beemer!!  :o.

I've been looking for an estate recently and have ended up with a 1999 BMW 530d Tourer in a burgundy red colour, with 115700 on the clock and quite alot of history as well!  :y

The big derv drinker seems nice and smooth and it feels a pretty solid drive. All in all, so far so good, and I'm a happy boy!!   :)
Title: Re: I've gone to the dark side today....
Post by: dbug on 16 July 2016, 00:42:18
Oh dear - back to giving hand signals  ;D ;D
Title: Re: I've gone to the dark side today....
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 16 July 2016, 09:34:37
Hand signals?  ???

I didn't think to check the indicators because I thought everyone is supposed to stay out of my way because I'm driving a BMW!  :-X  ::)  ;D
Title: Re: I've gone to the dark side today....
Post by: frostbite on 16 July 2016, 09:56:55
Lol when I had my e36,  everyone automatically moved in think due to it looking like an m3 although I didn't drive it like one,  engine was to small  :y

As was never let out of junctions
Title: Re: I've gone to the dark side today....
Post by: henryd on 16 July 2016, 12:58:40
Quote from: Sir Tigger on 15 July 2016, 22:56:41
.... and bought a Beemer!!  :o.

I've been looking for an estate recently and have ended up with a 1999 BMW 530d Tourer in a burgundy red colour, with 115700 on the clock and quite alot of history as well!  :y

The big derv drinker seems nice and smooth and it feels a pretty solid drive. All in all, so far so good, and I'm a happy boy!!   :)

I.ve recently sold my E39 tourer(couldnt resist the price offered) and miss it already :'(
Title: Re: I've gone to the dark side today....
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 16 July 2016, 17:02:29
Quote from: henryd on 16 July 2016, 12:58:40
Quote from: Sir Tigger on 15 July 2016, 22:56:41
.... and bought a Beemer!!  :o.

I've been looking for an estate recently and have ended up with a 1999 BMW 530d Tourer in a burgundy red colour, with 115700 on the clock and quite alot of history as well!  :y

The big derv drinker seems nice and smooth and it feels a pretty solid drive. All in all, so far so good, and I'm a happy boy!!   :)

I.ve recently sold my E39 tourer(couldnt resist the price offered) and miss it already :'(

Nice looking car the E39.

The Bangle BMW look all wrong to my eyes.

Title: Re: I've gone to the dark side today....
Post by: BazaJT on 16 July 2016, 19:59:20
The last BMWs I liked the look of were round about the S reg[don't know how long that shape lasted.All these E numbers confuse me and anyway everyone knows E numbers are not good for people ;D
Title: Re: I've gone to the dark side today....
Post by: Mister Rog on 17 July 2016, 22:21:56
Quote from: BazaJT on 16 July 2016, 19:59:20
The last BMWs I liked the look of were round about the S reg[don't know how long that shape lasted.All these E numbers confuse me and anyway everyone knows E numbers are not good for people ;D

Not so long ago I commented about car version being called E . . . . this or W . . . . .that. I never got a sensible response.

People refer to an E 123 or whatever. When you see an advert for a 20?? BMW 5 Series or a 20?? Merc 320 E class whatever how does that translate into an XYZ 123 model ? Is there a list somewhere ?
Title: Re: I've gone to the dark side today....
Post by: Mister Rog on 17 July 2016, 22:27:56
Quote from: Sir Tigger on 15 July 2016, 22:56:41
.... and bought a Beemer!!  :o.

I've been looking for an estate recently and have ended up with a 1999 BMW 530d Tourer in a burgundy red colour, with 115700 on the clock and quite alot of history as well!  :y

The big derv drinker seems nice and smooth and it feels a pretty solid drive. All in all, so far so good, and I'm a happy boy!!   :)

Ah, BTW, I've just got a Volvo XC70. 2006, 92K. So far so good. Picked up in morning, driven to France in the afternoon. Just back after 2 weeks and about 2k miles no probs. Still got MV6 for now, hard to let go  :-\
Title: Re: I've gone to the dark side today....
Post by: henryd on 18 July 2016, 09:27:37
Quote from: BazaJT on 16 July 2016, 19:59:20
The last BMWs I liked the look of were round about the S reg[don't know how long that shape lasted.All these E numbers confuse me and anyway everyone knows E numbers are not good for people ;D

E39 5 series ran to about mid 2003 when the E60/61 replaced it :y