E61 BMW 550i Touring
Discussion
leglessAlex said:
YES!!
What an ace car, full PH points. Does anyone know how many were ordered in the UK? Is it actually rarer than the E61 M5?!
I believe circa 200 M5 Tourings.What an ace car, full PH points. Does anyone know how many were ordered in the UK? Is it actually rarer than the E61 M5?!
550i Tourings = 22!
https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&...
alistair267 said:
leglessAlex said:
YES!!
What an ace car, full PH points. Does anyone know how many were ordered in the UK? Is it actually rarer than the E61 M5?!
I believe circa 200 M5 Tourings.What an ace car, full PH points. Does anyone know how many were ordered in the UK? Is it actually rarer than the E61 M5?!
550i Tourings = 22!
https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2%9C%93&...
ATM said:
I dont read it that way.
Actually you might be right, I think I ran away with myself a bit. Having scrolled down further - I didn't notice there was a "550i M Sport Touring A" row as well as a "550i M Sport Touring Auto" row. If you add in that and the SEs then the number is higher
Small update
The previous owner obviously was not one for a spacesaver - the recess for that was part filled with the tow bar attachment and the solution to a flat tyre was this:
Not terribly useful for when you have a big load to carry. Spacesaver purchased, although sadly could not find any available with the official BMW jack etc for a reasonable price.
I had to remove the felt lining under the boot floor to allow the spacesaver to fit but voila
Full size spare safely stored at home, helpful if I ever crack an alloy
The previous owner obviously was not one for a spacesaver - the recess for that was part filled with the tow bar attachment and the solution to a flat tyre was this:
Not terribly useful for when you have a big load to carry. Spacesaver purchased, although sadly could not find any available with the official BMW jack etc for a reasonable price.
I had to remove the felt lining under the boot floor to allow the spacesaver to fit but voila
Full size spare safely stored at home, helpful if I ever crack an alloy
Small update
A minor but quite pleasing improvement! The driver's seat thigh support is meant to move electrically but was not working when I bought the car. Some internet searching revealed this to be a common fault, caused by a small plastic cog in the motor falling apart.
New cog thing bought from internet:
With the assistance of a more mechanically-minded mate, thigh support off:
Mechanism removed from under the seat:
And broken plastic cog seen here:
Then put it all back together again and it is all functioning nicely! Took about 45 minutes.
Otherwise little else to report. Trip computer says fuel consumption on current tank (all in town) is about 10.5 mpg
A minor but quite pleasing improvement! The driver's seat thigh support is meant to move electrically but was not working when I bought the car. Some internet searching revealed this to be a common fault, caused by a small plastic cog in the motor falling apart.
New cog thing bought from internet:
With the assistance of a more mechanically-minded mate, thigh support off:
Mechanism removed from under the seat:
And broken plastic cog seen here:
Then put it all back together again and it is all functioning nicely! Took about 45 minutes.
Otherwise little else to report. Trip computer says fuel consumption on current tank (all in town) is about 10.5 mpg
ATM said:
Have you noticed the little lines on the rev counter moving yet as the engine warms up?
I have learned a new fact - they removed this from the LCI models for some reason, no idea why.On Boxing Day I had this gift from iDrive:
Flashing light on the PDC button and none of the sensors appeared to be picking anything up. Strangely every so often it would fix itself and work perfectly, so I thought perhaps a loose wire/connection. Finally took it to my local garage yesterday - turned out to be one faulty sensor so all fixed and working properly again.
Otherwise not much else to report, a couple of trips to Northampton recently, the adaptive cruise control is brilliant in the endless average speed camera zones on the M1.
I did park the other day next to a neighbour and his 520d badged E61 M5, I've been trying to bump into him for ages to have a chat but I never seem to be able to catch him.
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