MY 525I Surprise!

[vping]

I got the 525I home last night. Cool. I get up this morning to wash the years of moss that has grown on it and to my surprise it's a 535I.

Now I'm not a beemer expert but what are the differences between the 525I & the 535I.

I'll be posting before and after pics once I get it washed.

 

[GB1]

The engine size 2.5 vs 3.5 ltr

Pat

 

[DrEntropy]

what are the differences between the 525I & the 535I.

MPG. :smirk:

 

[vping]

Yes I realized that. My wife came home and I told about this. She said is that good. My reply was yes and no. More power which is cool but less gas mileage. Hey whattya want for nuthing?

 

[sail]

go pass someone on a two lane and feel happy about your car.

 

[DrEntropy]

Too true!

 

[JPSmit]

congrats - I continue to dream about BMW deals like that

 

[Banjo]

Vping, Yer gonna have to bring that down to Watkins Glen on october for the national BMW clubs "Octoberfest". I've been told it's gonna be HUGE! My buddy is into racing BMWs and he's needling me to go up with my car. It oughta be fun.

 

[bugimike]

Thre ain't no price like NO price!!! :thumbsup:

 

[vping]

I'll be looking into that. I have not been up to WG since, since Bill Elliot was running a Coors car. Yikes that was a long time ago.

 

[DrEntropy]

Who's "Bill Elliot"?!? Never saw that name on a Formula One program at th' Glen.

 

[vping]

I was young what can I say. Come on "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville" Never heard of him? - 212mph at Taladega. Try doing that in a family car

 

[DeltaAir423]

What's this Taladega that you speak of?????????????

 

[AngliaGT]

Elliot,Elliot,now I remember him -
- didn't he sell Fords in Alabama (or -
- Georgia), back in '69?

- Doug

 

[bugimike]

I saw "Awsom Bill" at the Glen in '86! Stuffed that big ol' Coors car into the Armco big-time at the end of the back straight!!

 

[vping]

Wow that's an oldie! I'd like that if you could send me a clear shot of it.

 

[bugimike]

I really don't have a much clearer shot than that...I didn't have a very good camera back then and it was an indoor shot looking out into the sun (and it would be a near impossible task to dig into boxes and find the original negs!!). Got a good bunch of pix from that race though with a lot of the old greats (Tim Richmond, Neal Bonnet, Junior Johnson, etc. etc. ...I was luck to get some GREAT credentials for that race!!)

 

[vping]

Neat! Dale's original Wrangler ride, Junior and Neil Bonnet and the King. Nice ones.