FAO Fox: Buying a E39 530i Sport

Blackhawk47 · 22 Apr 2012 at 01:10

I think we are a bit confused...I thought he was replying to this post, which in turn was replying to R420eddiestobart.

pepsilol said:
Have you or your family owned the car from new?

maccapacca said:
Iirc the rear end was smashed and redone and the wheels have been redone correct me if I'm wrong

pepsilol · 22 Apr 2012 at 01:52

I was replying to the guy whos has an E39 on 270kmiles...

I then inquired about this ditch thing with Foxs car..

Fr0dders · 22 Apr 2012 at 06:16

pepsilol said:
I then inquired about this ditch thing with Foxs car..

This was years ago when he first got the car.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=18010064&postcount=70

[TW]Fox · 22 Apr 2012 at 08:52

commited said:
Fox, great post and certainly not helping my e39 want which will have to wait until I leave Oz at this stage!

However, this part made little sense:

Surely leather is pretty much one of the easiest retrofits?

If you want to spend all day and 500 quid fitting a scabby eBay interior then sure

[TW]Fox · 22 Apr 2012 at 11:39

pepsilol said:
Ditch incident?

I discovered oversteer 8 weeks after buying the car in 2006

-Ad- · 22 Apr 2012 at 11:54

@ Fox.

What route are you taking around Scotland on your trip?

I'm off on a Tour D'Ecosse at the end of May for a cheeky 1000 mile, 3-day, round trip and it would be good to see where you're heading.

Skillmister · 22 Apr 2012 at 11:58

Skeeter said:
Ever time I see that first picture of yours Fox I wonder why you didnt just back it up a few meters to get the lorry out of shot?

[TW]Fox · 22 Apr 2012 at 12:00

-Ad- said:
@ Fox.

What route are you taking around Scotland on your trip?

I'm off on a Tour D'Ecosse at the end of May for a cheeky 1000 mile, 3-day, round trip and it would be good to see where you're heading.

Around Glasgow, up the A82 to Fort William and Inverness then back down the A9 to Edinburgh

[TW]Fox · 22 Apr 2012 at 12:01

Skillmister said:
IMG

That is awesome photoshopping :eek:

SDK^ · 22 Apr 2012 at 12:04

[TW]Fox;21739079 said:
That is awesome photoshopping

Pretty simple photoshopping to be honest.

I would take out the cable, crop out the curb and maybe add some flowers to the pillars on the wall.

Princey · 22 Apr 2012 at 12:04

Skillmister · 22 Apr 2012 at 12:05

Yeah some of it doesn't line up but doesn't matter as long as you don't flick between the 2

Do like that car more every time i see it though.

pepsilol · 22 Apr 2012 at 12:10

SDK^ said:
Pretty simple photoshopping to be honest.

I would take out the cable, crop out the curb and maybe add some flowers to the pillars on the wall.

I'm waiting for your version.

Irish_Tom · 22 Apr 2012 at 12:17

Ricochet J said:
Pepsilol that interior is amazing.

I love the cream leather and light wood trim but I can't get on board with light seats/trim and black dash/wheel etc.

I know it's all down to cost/practicality but it feels like a half-finished job...

Scania · 22 Apr 2012 at 12:37

pepsilol said:
Have you or your family owned the car from new?

It was my fathers company car from new,he retired & kept it, he & I are its only drivers from new though, yes.

Django x2 · 22 Apr 2012 at 12:40

[TW]Fox;21737008 said:
I think the highest praise I can offer for the E39 is that if mine was written off tommorrow I'd buy another one (Believe me, I've been over this so many times!). There simply isn't anything for £20k or less I'd rather own. I'd like an F10 M Sport (or perhaps an F30 328i M Sport?) but they are still very expensive. So I hope to continue to enjoy the E39 for some time to come

This, bar the fact my brain can't get around the x28i 4 cylinderness

[TW]Fox;21739079 said:
That is awesome photoshopping

Indeed, pressing backspace and choosing "content aware" is a massive skill

pepsilol · 22 Apr 2012 at 12:40

Nah you have a 5hp18 not a 5hp19. Was wondering WTH was going on.

The 19s suffered from poorer TC seals and reverse drums.

-Ad- · 22 Apr 2012 at 13:11

[TW]Fox;21739073 said:
Around Glasgow, up the A82 to Fort William and Inverness then back down the A9 to Edinburgh

Ahhh cool.

I highly recommend when coming back from Inverness that you leave the A9 at Carrbridge then take the A939 over the Cairngorms down to Ballater then turn right and head past Braemar then join the A9 back North of Perth.

A939 is a cracking road!!!!

We're heading West of Aberdeen to meet at the Green Welly, then off to Prtree (Skye) for the first night, all teh way up to Thurso on the 2nd day/night, then back to Aberdeen. Let's both hope the weather holds up!

Scania · 22 Apr 2012 at 13:37

Lucero said:
This, bar the fact my brain can't get around the x28i 4 cylinderness

Same here tbh, a 4pot x28i BMW is so wrong....

[TW]Fox · 22 Apr 2012 at 13:50

R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
Same here tbh, a 4pot x28i BMW is so wrong....

It might well be but is the lesser of two evils against a diesel.