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My new car

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  • 20-05-2007 3:54pm
    #1
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 20,049 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi folks

    I picked up this 530i sport a couple of weeks ago now, ive given it a polish and had the wheels refurbished, only plans are to get a crack in the front bumper repaired and keep it well polished and clean :)

    Its a 01 auto 530i sport, 51k miles (about 230bhp and similar torque) plenty fast for my needs, extras include full leather heated sports seats, dual climate control, xenon headlights, 18" BMW M Parallell rims, sun roof and other usual sport extras oh and a useless built in bmw phone :)

    some pics this morning (incl one of the family fleet :D Pa's E60, Maa's e46 and my e39)

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    #2
    SoBe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 828 ✭✭✭SoBe


    nice motor man,best of luck with it.

    btw you blanked your plate out and left your dads showing ;)


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    #3
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 20,049 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    yeah more worried about my own tbh :D


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    BigTommyBomb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 230 ✭✭BigTommyBomb


    Why do people blank their regs out on pictures online considering that anyone can see your reg and car type out in public.


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    DukeDredd
    Registered Users Posts: 653 ✭✭✭DukeDredd


    Well wear Cyrus - she's a beaut!


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    #6
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 20,049 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    BigTommyBomb wrote:
    Why do people blank their regs out on pictures online considering that anyone can see your reg and car type out in public.

    does it really matter :D


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    BigTommyBomb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 230 ✭✭BigTommyBomb


    I'm just being curious. Thought there might be a particular reason for it.


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    whiskeyman
    Registered Users Posts: 12,564 ✭✭✭✭whiskeyman


    Say someone steals a car similar to his, an opportunist might spot the car here, and put his plates on the stolen car.
    When traces are done by the cops etc..., the robbers will be clean and Cyrus will be getting a loud knock on the door!
    Can apply for speeding tickets etc...

    Nice car btw man. Safe & happy driving with it :)


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    kifi
    Registered Users Posts: 508 ✭✭✭kifi


    Its a nice car alright, its a pity theres no equivalent of autobahn here in Ireland.
    Hope you have access to a race track!


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    SGKM
    Registered Users Posts: 207 ✭✭SGKM


    Fantastic Car man, thats a great spec. Is that the oone that was for sale in Lamb and O'Connor?


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    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 20,049 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    SGKM wrote:
    Fantastic Car man, thats a great spec. Is that the oone that was for sale in Lamb and O'Connor?

    yep :)


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    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 20,049 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    kifi wrote:
    Its a nice car alright, its a pity theres no equivalent of autobahn here in Ireland.
    Hope you have access to a race track!

    power is handy for overtaking etc, much safer get in and out i say!


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    SGKM
    Registered Users Posts: 207 ✭✭SGKM


    I remember I saw it advertised there a couple of months ago and thought to myself that it was a cracking used buy!! And it had everything bar the Comms Pack, but you dont really need that.

    What kind of MPG are you getting out of it? My dad used to have an e39 530d Sport Auto and was only 28 when it was quoted to do 34. And yours it quoted at 26, as far as I can remember.


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    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 20,049 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    31 or so on a trip from say wexford to dublin

    20 or so around the city :eek:


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    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    Beautiful.I was actually going to ask you about this today.to put up pictures but you did it before me :)


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,454 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Great colour, best of luck with it.


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    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    colm_mcm wrote:
    Great colour, best of luck with it.
    Yeah i have to admit i never really liked red but now its getting to me.Ive seen quite afew red gti's and now this bmw looks really nice in red. :)


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    fletch
    Registered Users Posts: 7,398 ✭✭✭fletch


    Looks gorgeous! Nice pics too :)


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    #19
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 20,049 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    cheers guys :)


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    bmoferrall
    Registered Users Posts: 498 ✭✭bmoferrall


    Cyrus wrote:
    I picked up this 530i sport a couple of weeks ago now
    Is it too early to talk about your next car?
    Don't know about you, but I'm getting excited already :)


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    legs11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,347 ✭✭✭legs11


    why not go the distance and get a M5 with all the bells and whistles? if you can get a 3 litre i mean, lovely car though.


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    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    legs11 wrote:
    why not go the distance and get a M5 with all the bells and whistles? if you can get a 3 litre i mean, lovely car though.

    theres a 20k price difference maybe thats why. :rolleyes:
    http://carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=Car&carID=453327&message=You%20searched%20for%3A%20BMW%20M5%2C%20Year%3A%202002%2E%20Your%20search%20returned%20one%20vehicle%2C%20which%20is%20shown%20below%2E&CFID=10175629&CFTOKEN=31436589


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    #23
    legs11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,347 ✭✭✭legs11


    400 horses:eek: ,

    bloody hell.


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    TCP/IP
    Subscribers Posts: 3,704 ✭✭✭TCP/IP


    were did u get the wheels refurbished


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    #25
    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,245 ✭✭✭drdre


    legs11 wrote:
    400 horses:eek: ,

    bloody hell.
    Yep and insurance and tax is another bloody hell :)


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    unkel
    Registered Users Posts: 65,353 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Looks great, Cyrus :)
    Cyrus wrote:
    Pa's E60, Maa's e46 and my e39

    Ah! You never mentioned the family history before on here


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    #27
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 20,049 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    bmoferrall wrote:
    Is it too early to talk about your next car?
    Don't know about you, but I'm getting excited already :)

    lol cheers BM, ill hang on for 12mths with this on i reckon, delighted so far :)

    @unkel, yeah dad has had about 8 bmws over the past 12 years, ive always had an affinity for them!


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    #28
    Cyrus
    Registered Users Posts: 20,049 ✭✭✭✭Cyrus


    TCP/IP wrote:
    were did u get the wheels refurbished
    www.wefixalloywheels.com


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    #29
    bennyx_o
    Registered Users Posts: 4,089 ✭✭✭bennyx_o


    Looks good, and has good spec. Best shape 5 series, IMO.


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