E39 - Mega Miles....

Scania · 29 Jan 2010 at 13:02

[TW]Fox;15847199 said:
Click the other pictures and you can see what he meant, seriously you can be a bit dim at times

Seriously, you can be a bit obnoxious at times.

I gathered that after looking again, anyway, given the miles, the drivers seat's not too bad either!

mjt · 29 Jan 2010 at 13:08

[TW]Fox;15848448 said:
I'm seriously toying with the idea of moving to a wood interior. When I get 5 minutes I'm going to remove some of the wood trim from my Dads 530d and fit to mine to get some good before and after shots to help me decide.

Which wood does he have?
I don't have an E39 brochure handy so i can't give you a specific name, but the black one might suit yours best, given the black seats, dash and headlining.

Moeks · 29 Jan 2010 at 13:22

Wood is where it's at

...come smoke a pipe and where a flat cap with me (why do I have a T-Rex song in my head right now ...hmm). We can all sit on a bench in a line and say things like "eee in my day!" ...and "when I were a lad" and "bye ekk"

Phate · 29 Jan 2010 at 13:32

Have said it before but lovely car Fox

Agreed about the steering wheel though!

Jez · 29 Jan 2010 at 14:25

[TW]Fox;15848448 said:
I'm seriously toying with the idea of moving to a wood interior. When I get 5 minutes I'm going to remove some of the wood trim from my Dads 530d and fit to mine to get some good before and after shots to help me decide.

Definitely do it, it feels so much warmer. Although you already know this, so do it already. With the new wheel and later the monitor, it will look great.

Ricochet J · 29 Jan 2010 at 14:28

Genuine question: do you need to treat wood trim in cars at every major service?

mjt · 29 Jan 2010 at 14:35

Ricochet J said:
Genuine question: do you need to treat wood trim in cars at every major service?

It's veneer that has a clear plastic coating, so no.

Settleddown · 29 Jan 2010 at 15:35

Ricochet J said:
Genuine question: do you need to treat wood trim in cars at every major service?

Yeah in 1980s Bentley! Not so a car that runs off a production line, they have a coating on so its 100% maintenance free.

Moeks · 29 Jan 2010 at 16:13

Half timbered steering wheels are fantastic too

Settleddown · 29 Jan 2010 at 16:32

Watch out for wood worm!

I doubt even 80s Bentlys use real wood? I imagine you have to go back even further than that.

Moeks · 29 Jan 2010 at 19:23

Not sure about the '80s Bentleys but the current ones actually have their 'wood' made from a specially cultivated underground fungus, when I went with my Dad to get his Flying Spur, the sales guy was telling us about it. The amount of work that goes into this fungus to turn it into what you see in a modern Bentley is amazing really.

I don't remember exactly what he said now, but that was the gist of it anyway.

[TW]Fox · 29 Jan 2010 at 19:27

Moeks said:
Not sure about the '80s Bentleys but the current ones actually have their 'wood' made from a specially cultivated underground fungus, when I went with my Dad to get his Flying Spur, the sales guy was telling us about it. The amount of work that goes into this fungus to turn it into what you see in a modern Bentley is amazing really.

Load of rubbish, its a Phaeton all they do is change the badge over apparently.

mjt · 29 Jan 2010 at 19:32

It's veneer anyway.
They haven't used planks of wood for ages.

Jez · 29 Jan 2010 at 19:38

Moeks said:
Half timbered steering wheels are fantastic too

Wood galore

Very Marmite i think.

Schnippzle · 29 Jan 2010 at 21:20

Jez said:
Photo

Wood galore Very Marmite i think.

Luuuuuuverley.

Moeks · 29 Jan 2010 at 23:36

Mmm got wood!

The Darkness · 29 Jan 2010 at 23:48

Should we gather from this thread that this kind of high mileage condition is specific to bmw/E39's, or simply well looked after cars in general?

Ricochet J · 29 Jan 2010 at 23:49

MOAR WOOOD PLZ

Biohazard · 30 Jan 2010 at 00:35

and the cooling system never went?

how odd.

beermonster · 30 Jan 2010 at 01:06

When i test drove a 2000 M5 with 108k 2 owners and FMDSH a few years ago I could not get over the condition, nothing had any wear on it, it looked brand new, no scuffs on any plastics like you would expect, ok so an M5 is not really a car I could go with now but I'm seriously considering an e39 touring of some description.