Show Me Your BMW!!!!!!!!!

[CRA1G]

What's the White car in the front view..?

[E34-3.2]

RoverP6B said:

Cheap bulky plunger hinges even on the opening rear windscreen! The guys who engineered the E39 Touring tailgate must be seething...

I don't see any E39 touring on the previous pictures.

[Hyy]

Love the ambient lighting in the G31

[cerb4.5lee]

I do really like the new 5 series and the interior does look very sweet.

[Wills2]

SDK said:

Just a boring 520d Touring

Edited by SDK on Wednesday 31st January 21:21

Very nice.

[LanceRS]

CRA1G said:

What's the White car in the front view..?

I’m going for a 1 series?

[SDK]

RoverP6B said:

Cheap bulky plunger hinges even on the opening rear windscreen! The guys who engineered the E39 Touring tailgate must be seething...

They don't look cheap to me - much better than the standard gas struts on most cars : https://car-images.bauersecure.com/pagefiles/69632... Also the boot is powered [open and close] so they probably provide assistance.

BMW saved those gas struts for the boot storage cover

[Wills2]

He's the threads pet troll and worth ignoring.

[JakeT]

I had a nose around a 530d when they launched and it felt massive to me. How does it feel on the road?

Love the wheels too, right amount of sidewall to do some proper driving on our roads.

[SDK]

JakeT said:

I had a nose around a 530d when they launched and it felt massive to me. How does it feel on the road?

It feels big on the road, it's also very quiet in the cabin and comfortable so it's perfect for cruising on the motoring.
Due to the size and weight it's not a car for an enjoyable B-Road blast [even the high powered versions].

[Todd Bonzalez]

TR4man said:

Did it live for much longer after the photo was taken?

She’s my princess and I love her way more than my terrible paint

[RoverP6B]

E34-3.2 said:

RoverP6B said:

Cheap bulky plunger hinges even on the opening rear windscreen! The guys who engineered the E39 Touring tailgate must be seething...

I don't see any E39 touring on the previous pictures.

I'm contrasting the cheap engineering of the current 5er Touring (G31?) tailgate with that of the E39. Those big old luggage-crushers do my head in, but everyone's using 'em now!

[SDK]

RoverP6B said:

I'm contrasting the cheap engineering of the current 5er Touring (G31?) tailgate with that of the E39. Those big old luggage-crushers do my head in, but everyone's using 'em now!

What else do you suggest they fit instead?

[RoverP6B]

Err - nice compact hinges that don't take up a st-ton of space. The E39 tailgate is very nicely engineered.

As for saloons - THIS is how to get it right.

[anonymous-user]

Please, just go away, you really have no clue.

[Todd Bonzalez]

This is the dorkiest goddamn derail I’ve seen in my life lmao

[Mike335i]

Whilst I'm sure we can all appreciate a nice hinge, I'm not sure why this has even come up? Who really cares that much about a hinge?!

[Burnham]

In fairness though, that is a lovely hinge/strut setup.

[SDK]

RoverP6B said:

Err - nice compact hinges that don't take up a st-ton of space. The E39 tailgate is very nicely engineered.

As for saloons - THIS is how to get it right.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8033/8073173323_a7f...

The Phaeton boot hinge is nice but it doesn’t work with auto open/close systems.

Anyway, the Touring hinges are placed at the top of the roof and it’s very rare you actually need to use that space.

Edited by SDK on Saturday 3rd February 12:32

[e30m3Mark]

SDK said:

RoverP6B said:

Err - nice compact hinges that don't take up a st-ton of space. The E39 tailgate is very nicely engineered.

As for saloons - THIS is how to get it right.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8033/8073173323_a7f...

The Phaeton boot hinge is nice but it doesn’t work with auto open/close systems.

You don't see them on many BMW's either.