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Hope this helps....JL
http://www.axxisbrakes.com/od.htm
http://www.axxisbrakes.com/dp.htm
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http://www.pbrbrakes.com/od.htm
http://www.pbrbrakes.com/dp.htm
Best Regards,
Shipo
From what I could see on my tires, I don't think it is worth it to rotate them in an attempt to extend their useful life, however, to quiet them down, it's WAY worth it. ;-)
Best Regards,
Shipo
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
By the way, congratulations on the new ride. What other options did you get besides the automatic? SP? Xenon? Premium Audio?
Best Regards,
Shipo
Best Regards,
Shipo
Thanks for the congrats. My E60 is a 530 with premium pkg., steptronic, adaptive xenon headlights (which are great), cold weather pkg., & satellite radio prep. FYI, from my local dealer I got $1800 off MSRP which is no steal, but which was the best price within a 180 mi. radius. It`s titanium silver w/black leather. I`m enjoying the 3.0 torque compared to the 2.5s I`ve had in the past (`90 525ia, `98 325cic) plus the `03 325cic which my wife drives and loves. On three 0-60 runs, we got 6.9, 7.0, and 6.9 with the 530. Good enough for me!! Also, FYI, I personally do not like active steering (except maybe when parking), so I did not get the sport pkg. Some friends do like it. (Why is it necessary???) I really like my 138 wheels, but I don`t like the all season tires which came on them ... incompatible with a sport sedan, I think.
Best regards!
PS: Your wheels look great!!
Regards
-Paul
-Paul
Two of my friends own the 7 series and both are having nightmares (can you say "lemon law"). I was a bit hesitant on the 5 because of the I drive. Are you new owners experiencing any of the 7 type issues that I've heard about first hand?
Also, two attributes have become very important to me as my driving habits have changed due to a new job and much more time in the car.
They are 1) a Quiet car
2) a very good sound system.
I have read that the db rating of the 5 is very low so the car seems to be a quiet ride.
Also, the reviewers say that the logic 7 rivals the Mark Levinson on the Lexus 430 which is to my ears the best sound system in any car that I've had the pleasure to hear.
I appreciate any and all comments/feedback on above.
Thank you in advance.
Anyway, damage: his 1990 american boat with 1980's design (and cast iron engine) had a scuffed bumper, and his tailpipe was pushed forward into his muffler and inch or so. Scratch on the bumper (visible beneath the dirt).
My '04 E60 has a destroyed bumper, hood, kidney grille, left front quarterpanel, left headlight and a slight deformation of the left radiator mounting. My car drove away...but that's a $4000 repair, I estimate, on my E60.
I mention this only to let you all know how fragile the E60 nose is. Aluminum is nice, but it doesn't take much to smash it all to h*ll.
On my way to the bodyshop, checkbook in hand. Unless you want some serious $$ outlay, better hang back from the car in front of you....unless it's another E60...
Cheers---
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
pen101: Absolutely true on the 20-30 mph crashes. Then every bit of safety is welcome. But a low speed impact like this? Oh, well...
saugatak: yeah. I'm wondering what happened to 5 mph bumpers. Figured he had them, from back in '92. I had a nicely shaped piece of plastic with nothing under it. No one expects it should be a tank, but I was surprised how much more the E60 crumpled than the E39. Different accidents, of course, but it brought home how a bumper isn't much of anything but decoration in most cars today. And, as said, aluminum isn't very strong...
Take care, all--
He tells me that, overall, the 5 is having lots less trouble than the 7 but, were he to be buying one, he'd wait till the 2005's come out and BMW has solved most the problems. Does say that iDrive is much less of a problem in the 5 than the 7, an opinion which seems to be shared by many of the contributors to this forum.
I don't own a 5-series but have test driven them extensively (obsessively to hear my wife describe it)and am impressed enough that I plan to buy a 545i. But heeding my service writer's comments will wait till the 05's are here; at least as long as my 1986 325eS doesn't strand me on the freeway.
I doubt any of this has anything to do with the aluminum. It is how cars are designed for crash protection. I don't think you can design it to protect you at 20-30MPH, and not have it partially destruct at 9MPH.
I too had a low speed crash..I'm not certain of the MPH, but I had only moved 15 feet from a dead stop, so I'm certain it was under 15MPH. I had airbag deployment and the total bill was over $11K on a 4 year old Honda CRV. Not much aluminum involved there. Given my car was only worth about $14.5K, it was totaled.
It was fortunate you weren't hurt. It is disappointing, I know, but the pain will ease with time.
regards,
kyfdx
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pen 101: I think the designs of the front and back are very different, with the front intended to absorb and deflect a lot more impact force than the rear. In the case of the E60, a majority of the aluminum is in the front.
Since this is my first experience with the result of a relatively slow crash in an aluminum car, I question whether I'd buy another where so much strength is sacrificed for the sake of weight.
To all you E60 owners: I don't consider myself a tailgater, but I'm going to add a few car lengths from now on. This car hits something and it adds up real fast....
Oh, well, live and learn...
-Paul
First drove the C320 sedan with SP. Handled the wet and dry sections of the track very well. The car stayed on path with minimal effort. The stability control kicked quite a few times to keep the car on path.
I then went to the C320 sedan w/o SP. Tried to drive the same way as I drove the the SP. I had to really slow down at a couple points because the car could not handle the curves at the same speed as the SP. The braking was also a challenge to get it to stop as quick before hitting the cones. I attribute a lot of the handling difficulties to the A/S on the non-SP compared to the summer tires on the SP. The stability control kicked on a lot to keep the car on path.
I drove the C240 4Matic AWD sedan. The car did not spin a tire in the wet track (even on the plastic matt at take off). The handling of the car was not near as impressive as the C320 SP. Again, I attribute a lot to the tires. I would also suspect the other suspension mods on the SP helped a lot.
Overall, the RWD with SP was the easiest and fastest of cars to drive through the slalom. The test drive really showed off how a good stability control system helps a RWD car stay under control when pushed to the limit. I did not see any benefits of the the AWD in the test drive.
The C-Spot also had a few C32 AMG on site (349HP, 0-60 in 4.8 sec) to go around a separate track that was much larger than the other track so the cars to breathe. There were professional drivers that took passengers for a very exciting drive. All passengers were required to wear helmets. The car was sideways aprrox 30% of the time. It got the blood pumping. I highly recommend it.
Thanks
Today my wife was stopped in a line of traffic when her 528i was rear-ended by an imbecile in a ratty(is there any other kind?)Cavalier. The brain dead moron tried to swerve to the left and thus nailed the left rear corner of the car. Hard. Fortunately, my spouse was unhurt but the same cannot be said of the 5er The left rear quarter is buckled, the left rear door will barely shut, the bumper cover is ripped, I can't latch the trunk, and various trim pieces in the trunk are cracked and broken. Oh yeah, the muffler got clocked as well; the tailpipe is crushed nearly half shut. My shop's initial rough estimate is somewhere north of $7000-and that's before they tear into the car. To top it all off, my wife called me right after it happened and when I arrived on the scene the perp got mad at ME because I wouldn't talk to him or join hands and sing Kumbaya. The only thing that lifted my spirits was the condition of his Chevy; it looked like it had been run over by an M1 Abram: one Bling-Bling Chrome wheel cover was shattered, the hood was buckled, the front bumper had fallen off, the windshield was cracked, and it was leaking coolant, ATF, and motor oil. As we drove off, my nine year old son observed, "Dad, that guy was lucky." "How come?" I asked. "Because if he'd run into your Club Sport he'd be dead now."
Perceptive kid.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
"Because if he'd run into your Club Sport he'd be dead now."
Yup, both of my kids (7 and 10) know that if somebody was to nail my 5er they'd be in a whole world of hurt. ;-) Hang in there, I trust you know of a quality shop that will iron out your 528i as good as is humanly possible.
Best Regards,
Shipo
Good luck.
Some people...
Anyways, while I am sorry for your brand new E60 getting crumpled, it has to be said that only in times of accident do people wish that they were driving a battering ram in order to avoid damage. It is unfortunate, however, the role of a car is to protect the occupants first and worry about insurance issues later. The fact that you hit a battering ram and obviously were not lucky enough to even use your bumper is crappy luck. Just make sure that they do not milk you for the bumper...inspect it carefully and make sure they only replace the skin, not the shocks in the bumpers and all the other hardware.
I am considering an E60 and I hope you enjoy your car. The sad thing this day and age is insurance companies not having any leniency or understanding, even if you have had a clean record for ever. It is like a mafia....you pay protection money and when you need prtoection, they givr you a hard time.
Don't know about that. Cars could be designed a lot better for safety. The problem is they would look a lot different. And if people were so concerned about safety, we'd see everyone wearing helmets. You rarely see kids riding bicycles anymore without helmets, at least in my location this is the way it is. Makes perfect sense when you think about it, especially since head injuries are the major cause of death in auto accidents. Would not be surprised to see helmets starting to appear in cars.
Never. But statistically I believe time is running out. There is a new breed of hit and run. Those that cut you off, slam on the brakes and then claim it was your fault. It's only a matter of time before each one of us, is involved in a fender bender.
Your point about a "battering ram" was not my issue.
Don't drive a Hummer and don't expect to.
Offering to the others on the Board that the damage on my E60 in a 5-7 mph collision was twice as expensive as a 40 mph deer hit I took four years ago in my E39. One was steel, one was aluminum. So, advice to all: the E60 ain't near as strong as the E39, and be aware of it. And, I'm absolutely sure the E39 is as safe, if not more safe, than the E60. The aluminum is a design choice to reduce weight. I'm sure it's less strong than the steel in the E39. Drivers of the E60 should be aware of the difference in a low-speed crash. Hang back, 'cause you'll be surprised what it costs you.
And, I don't believe that I was "dressing up" the rearender. I took my eyes of the road (bad idea) at the wrong time and hit the guy (bad result). No dressing up, there. (Hey, I suppose I could blame I-drive, but that wasn't what I was looking at).
Agree with your point about crash-ee vs. the crash-er. I'm no different than the dope who hit div2. Different social and economic class, but still a dope. However, take $10K out of my pocket for this crash and I guarantee I'll pay better attention in the future.
And the insurance companies are ripoffs, I agree. 35 years without an at-fault accident, and the first one causes my rates to triple. New Jersy insurance sucks. Well, life is unfair....
Thnaks for the thoughts on the bumper. Shop is pretty good about these things, and I've told them it's my bill not the insurance company's. I'll be going over to see it in a day or so to review their final estimate and will discuss the bumper concern.
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2022 Wrangler Sahara 4Xe, 2023 Toyota Tacoma SR 4WD
I had to re-learn how to pump my own gas when I moved from NJ to NH. Fortunately, our gas prices here in NH are similar to NJ. ;-)
Best Regards,
Shipo
Hey -- one good thing -- spring comes about a month earlier here.....
Cheers--
This afternoon I swapped out the OEM Jurid front pads in favor of a set of PBR/Axxis Original Deluxe pads (unfortunately not the PBR/Axxis Deluxe Plus pads used by SRFast as I heard about them just a few hours after I ordered the Original Deluxe set). I'm headed back to Mineola next Wednesday so I should have enough time to get the new set broken in and the wheels cleaned up before I shove off.
I'll keep y'all posted.
Best Regards,
Shipo
Did you get a nice 6 Series flyer? I got one bound up real nice, in what looks like leather with about 10 16x20 prints and the latest 645Ci brochure. Very nice.
I'd consider one, but we picked up a sailboat instead. I'm out of the buying market for a while.
-Paul
Best Regards,
Shipo
Best Regards,
Shipo