BMWLand

As thread title, saw this come up on the e60 today on the way home from shopping, 135,007 miles - as Karl Stromberg said.... "Observe, Mr Bond, the instruments of Armageddon."



And, if this works



In my defence a) I nearly made it.... b) Well, I had to get out... c) It was in the shade, and d) it's a BMW, of course so maintains it's natural distance

Hello all,

Hope you're all keeping well.

Been a while since I posted, thought I'd update the BMW situation now I'm back in one.

I sold the Subaru 6 weeks ago after being approached by an enthusiast whose 2.5 had given up the ghost.

So decided to come back to the fold and bought myself a nice manual 2007 E90 320d in black with beige leathers and a decent set of wheels.

After a month driving the 3, I missed the convenience of an automatic and the comfort the Subaru offered. So I decided to sell the E90 through my dealership and started looking for a comfortable 5 series.

After looking at a few E39s it became clear thst tidy examples are becoming increasingly hard to find, and the M5 is still a dream but I cannot justify spending 12k on one at present.

So I turned my attention to an E60. I've never been a particular fan of this shape, always preferring the F10/E38/E39 but wanted to try one.

I found an example at auction, black on black, 2005 530d with high miles (190k) but...