sure its a BMW,, but what type?

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I know there are some BMW owners out there that might like one of these in their driveway,,
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1375.jpg

[El Duderino]

E39's are a damn good car, definitely one of the most reliable and well thought out models that they produced. I always enjoyed servicing and working on these babies. It's rare to see a wagon, they're the pick of the litter. :)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

hmm, OK,,
try this one,,
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1374.jpg

[Pedro_The_Swift]

E39's are a damn good car, definitely one of the most reliable and well thought out models that they produced. I always enjoyed servicing and working on these babies. It's rare to see a wagon, they're the pick of the litter. :)


rare huh,,

there is only ONE.:p

some concern over the rear axle not behaving so BMW pulled the pin,,

[El Duderino]

rare huh,,

there is only ONE.:p

some concern over the rear axle not behaving so BMW pulled the pin,,

There's a few more than one out there...I recall seeing two come through the workshop in Melbourne but that's about it. The UK police were using them for a while too (maybe elsewhere also?).

The wagon's got quite a lot of space in the back, so it wouldn't surprise me if people were overloading them which resulted in a few axle issues. The sedan version's a well-sorted beast though, and if I was to buy another BMW, that or an E46 would be my choice.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

from AUTOBLOG


Another One From the Vault: BMW E39 M5 Wagon

on Nov 1st 2009 at 10:39AM
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1373.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/bmw-e39-m5-wagon/)
BMW E39 M5 Touring - Click above image for hi-res gallery

It seems to be raining apocryphal BMW M cars that have been sitting in cold storage. And in a way, it has! On Thursday, we saw the mind-boggling, hyper-cool E34 M5 Convertible (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/29/bmw-builds-e34-m5-convertible-keeps-it-secret-for-20-long-years/) that BMW stashed away for twenty long years. Today's car isn't nearly as crypto (meaning we've seen pictures of it before), but in a way it's much, much cooler.

We posited that perhaps the E34 M5 is in fact the best M car of all. Well, here's the truth -- the E39 M5 is the one we want, hands down, 100%. We were just waxing poetical. E39 M5, every time over here, boss. Why? With that big fat 400 horsepower V8 and those conservative duds, the E39 is still the ultimate M sleeper. Er, that is, it would be if not for the E39 M5 Wagon.

Yes that's right, an M Wagon. Many of you who bothered to click through the E34 M5 convertible gallery (http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/bmw-e34-m5-convertible/) noticed the M5 Wagon (or "Touring" as BMW calls the 5-door in a lame attempt to mask its wagonness) just sitting there. We were going to say something, but, you know how it is -- pics or it didn't happen. Anyhoo, the story goes that BMW wanted to build the E39 M5 Wagon but some issue with the rear axle misbehaving led them to decide that the car just wouldn't be up to M Division snuff. And the plug was pulled.

So there you have it. And now we come to the part in the story where we come fully clean and admit that the M Coupe is our actual favorite ever M car. Unless that M8 shows its face...

[VladTepes]

This one please...

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4590/bmwz68ky8um.jpg

[Phoenix]

I saw the phtoos of those prototypes on carscoop. very nice!

[VladTepes]

I'd like a Z8 but am about half a mill short,

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1210.jpg

[Phoenix]

I was never a fan of the Z8 myself.

[Sprint]

I'd still take an E34 M5 over the wagon any day of the week..... although theres at least one german tuner who dropped the 7/8 series V12 into a E34........

[VladTepes]

of course why not just get an Audi R8 !

[Captain_Rightfoot]

I'd like a Z8 but am about half a mill short,

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1210.jpg

Do you have to be a certain height to drive those cars? :confused:


:D

[flagg]

I'd still take an E34 M5 over the wagon any day of the week..... although theres at least one german tuner who dropped the 7/8 series V12 into a E34........

Hartge :cool:

[flagg]

What about this one?

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=20129&stc=1&d=1257330529

[Pedro_The_Swift]

and after teasing you with all those M's you cant buy,,

heres one you can--

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/1168.jpg

[Phoenix]

I sent that to a BMW loving mate this morning, very tasty!

[Pedro_The_Swift]

heres some pics that move,,,:p

VIDEO: BMW M3 GTS takes to the track — Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/09/video-bmw-m3-gts-takes-to-the-track/#continued)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

another "special" for your mate feeny,,,
730HP!!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/841.jpg

[Phoenix]

I like that one, got a link?

[Pedro_The_Swift]

;)

Lumma Design shows bizarre black-and-white BMW M5 with 730 HP — Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/10/lumma-design-shows-bizarre-black-and-white-bmw-m5-with-730-hp/)

[Phoenix]

very tasty!

[Pedro_The_Swift]

lets lose two wheels,,,
and ONLY two cylinders,,,

how about an across the frame straight 6 BMW,,??

engine coming soon in a LT series BM near you,,,


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/835.jpg

[VladTepes]

Now THAT is a BMW !!!!!

[hoadie72]

how about a straight 6 BMW,,??


Ask and you shall receive.. 5 6ers

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u281/Hergest/Canberra%206ers%20July%2008/15.jpg

[flagg]

Ask and you shall receive.. 5 6ers

Now /that's/ what BMWs are all about :cool:

[VladTepes]

BMW's are all about people who can;t afford an decent Audi ! :twisted:

[BigJon]

BMW's are all about people who can;t afford an decent Audi ! :twisted:

You can get a decent driving Beemer that was built 20 years ago.
To get a decent driving Audi it has to be near new, or a Qauttro (original or Sport).

[VladTepes]

Hmm I felt a little nibble....

[series3]

It's not just the sixes that are great..

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/800.jpg

And you can push beyond 40 years and still find a great driving beemer!

[El Duderino]

Gimme an E46 M3 CSL anyday...that's the animal of their sportscar range. :cool:

[flagg]

It's not just the sixes that are great..

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/800.jpg

And you can push beyond 40 years and still find a great driving beemer!

YUM ! but why not add 2 more cylinders and have an Alpina C2? :angel:

[series3]

Or a B6 3.5S?

[LR D4]

This is my favored BMW

[LR D4]

Or what he is actually seeing.

[flagg]

Or a B6 3.5S?

too much weight over the front.. effects the handling.. IMHO the C2 2,7 is the sweet spot :D

[hoadie72]

It's not just the sixes that are great..

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/800.jpg

And you can push beyond 40 years and still find a great driving beemer!

When one ///M isn't enough...

Bowral earlier this year

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/801.jpg

[series3]

As coincidence would have it, I saw much of the same cars at the German Car Show n Shine at Nobby's in Newcastle this weekend.

Here is a link to the pictures I took (very pic heavy) on my website:

www.carjuice.com.au (http://www.carjuice.com.au)

[El Duderino]

BMW's suck...but here's a few pics of my 2nd one, a go-cart! :p I still kick myself for ever selling it... :(

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/612.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/613.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/614.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/615.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/616.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/617.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/618.jpg