Finally, my baby is ready. E60 520D WARNING : Image Intensive!!

[aoch88]

The stock mirror looks great but the problem is, it's not electronically foldable. Sometimes when you park at tight spots and you need to manually fold, it looks a bit odd and funny

 

[kk123]

I will be getting my E60 530I white after Raya, and I've to say your modification is awesome bro! I love your tailpipe very much, but mine i think is 4 tailpipes, will definitely consider into it, and also your rims' color, they looks perfectly matched! Well done!

 

[noobie]

thanks kk123. for those who is interested with the tailpipe... better get it fast. i heard it's fast moving...

 

[shiva73]

Bro Noobie..Good mod and keep it coming . Where did u got the tailpipe from ?

 

[noobie]

Hi Shiva73,

Kelvin HP 016 666 55 44 @ Pandan Indah

GPS N 03 07.891 E 101 45.836

 

[shiva73]

This HP number look familiar.. anyway tq bro .

 

[aoch88]

I went to the place and there are only 6 units of tips left. Initially I wanted to do only the tips but now ended up waiting for a Hamann Quad exhaust (replica) to come. $$$ again

 

[JFT63]

bro noobie...i'm kinda interested in D-powered bmw..mind telling me the performance side of it? thanks

 

[noobie]

JFT63,

to date, i'm very happy with the car. i think it's value for money. i get the performance kick and at the same time it's lighter on my wallet. truth to be told, you need to get ready for negative comments from nay-sayers about diesels, blah blah blah...

the car feels lethargic when you are driving slow(it's a heavy car btw) but once you get it to speed, you will find it to be very energetic & lively. It can hit 220kmh easily but anything more than that will require a longer road(or angin tolak ). When i say easily, I really mean it... the speedo meter will just go up till 220kmh and if you want anything more than 220kmh, it will take a while. If you are on speed (say > 130kmh) and when you accelerate, there aren't that many cars that can play catch up with you. i have not squared it against 525. i do believe the 525 will have higher top speed, but the torque of the diesel will allow you to pull away from a 525 but only till a point where the 525 can catch up(which is 210-220) and go beyond that.

i'm not sure how to word it but the suspension is kinda sucky. i don't have confident to go high speed all the time. at times, it feels like a whale, will change it when the time comes.

why am i comparing with a 525? well, since that is the next best thing a 5 series can have and the 520d is more like the underdog(raw and brutal). I think it can be a fair comparison.

btw, this is IMHO. those driving 525, please do not get offended ok. i'm impressed with the s-6 that you guys have compare to 4 potter(sounded raw).

 

[aoch88]

The torque for the diesel is simply too high, lol. My N53 is only rated 320Nm when it's 3.0 litre so imagine the force pulling when you accelerate If only I knew you earlier, I'll get a diesel and save some money from road tax (I hate the government so much!)

 

[Ade]

i'm not sure how to word it but the suspension is kinda sucky. i don't have confident to go high speed all the time. at times, it feels like a whale, will change it when the time comes.

Try upgrading your sway bars...=P

 

[noobie]

thanks for the input ade.

 

[JFT63]

:top:Bro noobie, thanks for the feedback..

 

[Ade]

thanks for the input ade.

U may look for Racing Dynamics or UUC Motorwerks. They produce great sway bars..tremendously changes the dynamics of the car..

 

[GMENG]

JFT63,

to date, i'm very happy with the car. i think it's value for money. i get the performance kick and at the same time it's lighter on my wallet. truth to be told, you need to get ready for negative comments from nay-sayers about diesels, blah blah blah...

the car feels lethargic when you are driving slow(it's a heavy car btw) but once you get it to speed, you will find it to be very energetic & lively. It can hit 220kmh easily but anything more than that will require a longer road(or angin tolak ). When i say easily, I really mean it... the speedo meter will just go up till 220kmh and if you want anything more than 220kmh, it will take a while. If you are on speed (say > 130kmh) and when you accelerate, there aren't that many cars that can play catch up with you. i have not squared it against 525. i do believe the 525 will have higher top speed, but the torque of the diesel will allow you to pull away from a 525 but only till a point where the 525 can catch up(which is 210-220) and go beyond that.

i'm not sure how to word it but the suspension is kinda sucky. i don't have confident to go high speed all the time. at times, it feels like a whale, will change it when the time comes.

why am i comparing with a 525? well, since that is the next best thing a 5 series can have and the 520d is more like the underdog(raw and brutal). I think it can be a fair comparison.

btw, this is IMHO. those driving 525, please do not get offended ok. i'm impressed with the s-6 that you guys have compare to 4 potter(sounded raw).

Thanks noobie for sharing on your experience. I was also looking at getting a new 520d F10 in the near future..

 

[JFT63]

Sadly, there is hardly any used e60 520d around for sale..might consider it if it's available..

 

[bmw7833]

Sadly, there is hardly any used e60 520d around for sale..might consider it if it's available..

Bro, upgrade soon?

 

[JFT63]

Bro, upgrade soon?

Not sooo soooon la lim...just interested in the model, but not sure anything can beat e39..might only consider la bro, no final say..hehe

 

[aoch88]

Boss, any new updates for your ride?

 

[noobie]

no more lah... enough... i'm happy with what i hv atm. been busy with some projects, so didn't hv time to look into enhancements of the car.