oneredED got a new daily driver... a BMW :)

[oneredED]

Well, after not driving for a while due to onefuckedED, I decided to splurge a little and get myself a nice respectable daily driver to get around in... so I went and bought a '97 BMW 528i. Despite being only a 2.8L inline 6, it's got 142kw, should do around 15.6 on the quarter, the quoted top speed is 236km/h, and it's got a 5 speed 'tiptronic' auto as standard. It's got leather, a sunroof, 6 airbags etc etc.
It's got 19x9" M5 copies with 245's all round, an E46 M3 front bar, and some different head/tail lights as the only modifications.

Now, it's definitely going to stay standard for at least 12 months (at this stage) even though it needs lowering pretty bad. The bottom ends are good for around 650rwhp, and the heads flow better than a 2JZ, so I'd be silly not to put a GT35R or a GT35/40 on there with some decent management down the track, but at the moment I'll just enjoy it in all it's underpowered glory

Although, complete turbo kit's bolt-on from the US are around 900AUD delivered, with a crappy T3 turbo (which is easily swapped to a 35/40)....

Anyways, here's two pics for the sake of having pics.

[Dansedgli]

Dont turbo it!!

Standard factory goodness FTW.

[BI6TIM]

Nice car, what that set you back? (If you don't mind me asking)

[oneredED]

Nice car, what that set you back? (If you don't mind me asking)

Haha, it was less than 20k, but more than 10k
That's all I'll say for now

It looks more expensive than it really is IMO, so I don't want people to know what I payed hahahaha.

[LUXO_8]

that looks sweet....nice one

[Damo]

Bit Classy for you isn't it Jared. lol j/k

Looks mint, my auntie has got one similar to that I think hers is a couple years older though , such well built cars in comparison to Foulcons.

[EFFalcon]

5 series would suit me nicely.
deffinately a nice daily!

[oneredED]

Bit Classy for you isn't it Jared. lol j/k

Looks mint, my auntie has got one similar to that I think hers is a couple years older though , such well built cars in comparison to Foulcons.

LOL, I get alot of "I wonder if that's daddy's" or "haha, that mechanic is hooning in a customers car" type looks from most people.

As for the build quality... ford and holden honestly just don't come close, especially in the interior and the layout/serviceability of the engine bay.

[oneredED]

5 series would suit me nicely.
deffinately a nice daily!

Now just to find some commodore offset/pcd AJR Directors in 18" eh?

j/k

[TUFED6]

You should do what so many seem to and put a massive set of chromies on.

Bit of lowering it would be perfect - visually anyway.

[galapogos01]

hot car. those rims look awesome. nice work!

[EFFalcon]

AJR's would look nice on a 5 series
with both you and the other Jared getting new cars i should buy up ur AJR's
i'd have a manopoly on them.

[EL XR8]

Speak to the other Jared, John. You could get one set closer to having that said 'monopoly'...

[BI6TIM]

It looks more expensive than it really is IMO, so I don't want people to know what I payed hahahaha.

That's fair enough, it certainly does look expensive though.

[nommic]

Ooooh, nice.

How does it handle? Never driven a beemer

[XRated]

I thought you weren't revealing the price!! It was really 45k+.

Jared picked me up today... And what can I say? I've never been in such a quiet car! It feels so tight and solid. BA-BF, VZ-VE just don't even compare even if they are 5-10+ years newer. Cemented my love for Bimmers even further.

It lacks a bit under 3,000rpm but it's so smooth and it pulls up quicccck.

Just can't wait for my 540i to arrive

[Steady]

Dont turbo it!!

Standard factory goodness FTW.

Word.

Thats nice.
I like that model bm, one of the best lookers.
Like the 10 second guy said, I'd just lower it and thats it.

[G3R3N]

Looks awesome. It sounds like a good buy
Congrats

[oneredED]

Ooooh, nice.

How does it handle? Never driven a beemer

Took it for a spin at the errr racetrack yesterday... at 190+ it handles far beyond my own limits for the time being, where-as the ED I found them pretty easily. The brakes are simply amazing, I couldn't believe how well they pulled up whenever I saw a "safety car" come onto the track. The lack of body roll and "slop" at high speeds is really confidence inspiring. It slides well too (when wet obviously), very very stable and controllable, not nearly as heavy as I thought it would feel.

It really needs another 250rwkw's though, I'm sure the rest of the package is up to it... it's just not fast enough!

[nommic]

Dammit

[FRDXR6]

That looks great! How many km's has she racked up?

Always thought of getting one of them, but a bit worried about parts costing big $$$ once they get past 150-200,000km and start needing some of the bigger items changed.

[OED666]

awesome daily. spewin to be the person who bought it from the showroom. losing money on cars FTL... but on a 4L its worth it.

just had a great idea, what about fitting a 4L in between the strut towers...

[needfordspeed]

ppwoahh missed this thead lol.

Looks nice as man, pimp it out, stuff turboing it and shit keep the ED as a project car and turbo that instead wooo

PS Change your username to oneblue528i

[Commando]

Farken nice pickup there!

[old_mate]

fan of beemers am i

seen a 90's 318i in Sydney at an exahust shop, he had thrown a LS1 and matching auto into it (modded the BWM shifter to fit) was the best sleeper.

My dad's workmate has a late 80's 528i, white with RB26. Goes REAL good, been in Zoom once.

[Russ.]

Nice car Jared! Never thought I'd see the day that you drove something classy ya bogan! We'll have to catch up for beers soon mate and you can take me for a spin!

It will look great when its lowered, one thing I like about these BM's is that the height of the rear guard in relation to the bottom of the side skirts & bumpers means that you don't have to scrape its belly on the road to drop the rear wheel arch over the top of the wheel like you did on the ED. A mate from work has a similar BM to yours (couple of models older tho so the square-er shape) which is lowered to within legal height and the level of the rear wheel inside the guard looks like your ED would without springs, only the ground clearance is far better to achieve the look, and it looks MINT!

Even Katelyn agrees its a "nice car" so you'll have to come around and show it to her too
Catch up soon mate,
Russ.

[Malakai]

I like it a lot! I see a BMW in my future at some stage for sure, good to see a nice ten year old example can be so affordable. Sucks to be the first owner!

[oneredED]

It's too slow. It needs a turbo, a massive one. GT47-88 maybe? Or maybe just a little 35R? Either way it needs serious power, the rest of the package is well up to it (although M5 brakes are on the cards at some point).

Thanks for the nice comments guys If theres anyone feeling remotely envious, take solace in the fact that it's almost slower than a Kia Preggio to 100km/h... It's SLOW!

[Kenaz]

Looks great Jared!

I love E39s so much!

Looks mint, my auntie has got one similar to that I think hers is a couple years older though

Which Aunt would that be?

[Damo]

Sandra

ya shit stirrer

[Kyle the ED4LTR]

nice car man, i planned to get an E39 off my P's as a daily (540i) and probably still do, nice going putting on the E60 M5 rims

[oneredED]

The car now has a potential $5500 problem I'm undecided as to which way I'll go, it might be time for a T56 or V160 box... or a whole VUII SS 6-speed in black. A silver E39 540 is very tempting too, but given that their auto's are almost identical to this cars (and the fact they never came out manual here) I don't think I can bring myself to take the risk. Fuckin' Bavarian kents.

[Malakai]

I take it the auto is on it's way out then. That sucks!

Just go direct drive like a speedway car.

[Eb Barbie]

Not bad for a daily!!

[Steady]

Thats gotta suck.
VUII SS is the way to go

[John_LS1]

go the SS, if you can afford the extra aim for VY2, less prone to piston slap.