New toy arrived - 520d

[alfaspiderman2]

Delivered this morning, my new workhorse for the next 3 years

520d M Sport Touring. Jet Black, Black Leather, Black Gloss Trim, Sun Protection Glass

Boy, did I choose the right colour scheme - the car looks fantastic

[Chablonski]

Pictures:

Edited by Chablonski on Friday 18th July 18:33

[pgilc1]

Congrats on the purchase.

Lets have some pics, and i'd be curious to hear your MPG?

[Neil.D]

Are the manifold swirl flaps improved on these new models? Car sounds very nice by the way.

[gizlaroc]

Good choice, I miss my old steed sometimes....

[Bill Carr]

alfaspiderman2 said:

Delivered this morning, my new workhorse for the next 3 years

520d M Sport Touring. Jet Black, Black Leather, Black Gloss Trim, Sun Protection Glass

Boy, did I choose the right colour scheme - the car looks fantastic

Is that the Spinal Tap trim level?!

Pics please!

[alfaspiderman2]

the pic above is a good start

I'll take some if someone can tell a technophobe how to upload them

I was hesitant about the sun protection glass but it looks perfect with the solid black

[RobJShe]

Are the extras you listed the only ones on the car? Sounds a lovely colour scheme BTW.

[alfaspiderman2]

Extras:

Comfort Seats - very, very impressive...worth the money
Harmon Kardon - had it on my 335i and cannot live without it now
Xenons - likewise
Dakota Leather
Sun Protection Glass

[alfaspiderman2]

pgilc1 said:

i'd be curious to hear your MPG?

to early to say really but, over the first 100 miles of mixed driving, 38mpg

[Dinoboy]

I get 51mpg average with mine.

[[TW]Fox]

Is it really worth putting up with a rattly 4 pot ruining the otherwise silky smooth 5 Series experience in return for just 38mpg?!

[MazDave]

I get 43ish with mine - so at £1.30/l I'm happy to suffer the 4 pot - it actually drives better than the 6 pot it replaced (down to transmission calibration in my opinion)

[dxb335d]

Congrats mate, love jet black. Prefer it to sapphire black, although not sure if thats an option on the 5 series.

[gizlaroc]

[TW]Fox said:

Is it really worth putting up with a rattly 4 pot ruining the otherwise silky smooth 5 Series experience in return for just 38mpg?!

You can't tell it is a 4 pot when your driving it though, and if someone is getting 38 in a 520d they would only be getting 28 in one of the six cylinder cars.

[Bernie-the-bolt]

gizlaroc said:

[TW]Fox said:

Is it really worth putting up with a rattly 4 pot ruining the otherwise silky smooth 5 Series experience in return for just 38mpg?!

You can't tell it is a 4 pot when your driving it though, and if someone is getting 38 in a 520d they would only be getting 28 in one of the six cylinder cars.

Sorry to disagree gizlaroc, but over the last 28,000 miles I've averaged 34mpg in my 535D which is not that far below the 520.

And its been DMS'd....

And I drive like a there's no tomorrow (when I can) ....

Have you ever seen a 535D go past a 520, no competition really.

[MazDave]

Also sorry to disagree...

"averaged 34mpg in my 535D which is not that far below the 520"
Based on my 43mpg I make that 26% worse economy. Quite far below then.

Also the initial purchase price difference between a 535d and a 520d is around £12,000 so not really in the same decision matrix.

[Bernie-the-bolt]

MazDave said:

Also sorry to disagree...

"averaged 34mpg in my 535D which is not that far below the 520"
Based on my 43mpg I make that 26% worse economy. Quite far below then.

Also the initial purchase price difference between a 535d and a 520d is around £12,000 so not really in the same decision matrix.

Maz, I was refering to the '38' in the comment prior to mine!

[JamesK]

Either way the price differential is so huge as to make it a pointless comparison.

For what it is, and what it costs relative to its class rivals the BMW 520 unit is little short of amazing in my view. Great performance and very respectable economy.

[dxb335d]

Bernie-the-bolt said:

gizlaroc said:

[TW]Fox said:

Is it really worth putting up with a rattly 4 pot ruining the otherwise silky smooth 5 Series experience in return for just 38mpg?!

You can't tell it is a 4 pot when your driving it though, and if someone is getting 38 in a 520d they would only be getting 28 in one of the six cylinder cars.

Sorry to disagree gizlaroc, but over the last 28,000 miles I've averaged 34mpg in my 535D which is not that far below the 520.

And its been DMS'd....

And I drive like a there's no tomorrow (when I can) ....

Have you ever seen a 535D go past a 520, no competition really.

i cant see that you do drive like that.

A true representation of some one who does will get 18mpg out of a DMS'd x35d.

That person is me.