Manual+Touring+Petrol =Win!! .......whos in the club ?

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I have been looking to get a e61 sport touring to replace my e39. Been searching for 6 months now and it has made me realise just how rare manual petrol touring's are.
I thought it would make a good thread so fire away. +10 penis points if you have a v8

I will start with my 530i manual sport !

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Fox- said:

Don't do that!

Thats kind of what I've been reading. love the look of a sport e61 touring though.

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Lowtimer said:

My E39 530i is now away at the body shop having a repaint to celebrate 16 years and 160,000 miles. Should be back in a couple of weeks.

we need pics of that !!

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Lowtimer said:

Might get some on Friday. It is having new factory wings, a good second-hand bonnet, some minor sill patching and a bit of minor blistering and scabbing dealt with here and there. Plus 16 years' worth of parking dings, scratches, toxic acid bird poo and other unpleasantness. I have some new old stock inner tailgate rear lights and some new headlight covers which will help to spruce things up too. The driver and passenger front seats will need doing then as they are fairly beaten up. Mechanically things are fine, I've pretty much been through the whole car front to rear, but while the engine is currently sweet, smooth and powerful I am starting to wonder about having a quick engine rebuild next year on the grounds that it's cheaper to do it before something breaks.

Planning on keeping the car more or less indefinitely so I may as well get it just right. But I doubt it will ever look as good as yours above! It's had a pretty active life over the years and not had a lot of cosmetic care.

Edited by Lowtimer on Monday 21st November 22:39

sounds good ! mines done 150k so its seen a fair amount of action also !

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hornetrider said:

As the previous owner of an E39 530i Touring and an E61 550i Touring (Manual) I can absolutely confirm you are talking out of your hat

I demand pics of manual 550i touring now lol !!

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MattOz said:

Hexagon clearly thing Manual+Touring+Petrol is a winner!

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

Yeah I've seen that. Surprised they are selling it with non standard wheels. looks good though

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Lowtimer said:

Wasn't that the car which was grossly overpriced at £12,995 for a long time over the summer somewhere up in the North-West? Same colour, year, interior and spec, though someone has obviously put the M5 wheels and mirrors on since then (neither an improvement, imo)

I think you may be right!

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For ease, here's the advert: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...
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that looks awesome

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zippyonline said:

I'm in.

E91, 330i M Sport with the N52 lump. 183k miles at present, had it about 3 months at the moment - ownership has been a bit rocky so far! Did pass it's MOT last week with no advisories mind you...

Photo when she (named her "Hilda") landed:


BMW E91 330i M Sport by Chris Reeves, on Flickr

She'll be a keeper providing I can drive it in a straight line.

(p.s. spot the horrific tow in on the rear!)

Is this thread gonna run like the E61 V8 Bearding thread?

That looks really tidy for the miles. I especially like how silver the front brake disc hubs are ! 3 points for that.

ps. this is like the v8 e61 bearding thread but manual gear box is the dress code