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Old 09-14-2021, 08:40 AM   #111
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Comfort seats are imperative in these. The ones in the e53, e70, and e60 (and probably others of that vintage too) were fabulous and cushy.
Indeed. The seats in your dad’s E61 were my favorite of all time.
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Old 09-14-2021, 11:20 AM   #112
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That axle stub did NOT want to come out.
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Old 09-15-2021, 11:08 AM   #113
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Someone is doing an M54 supercharger group buy. 300hp would really be about the right amount of power, but Kobi says no.
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Old 09-15-2021, 11:11 AM   #114
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Someone is doing an M54 supercharger group buy. 300hp would really be about the right amount of power, but Kobi says no.
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Old 09-15-2021, 06:40 PM   #115
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Old 09-15-2021, 07:17 PM   #116
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I love e39 wagons so its always tempting. I think you'd want to be really proficient at working on cars before taking on a conversion to own and maintain.
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I would have bought an E39 if they had an AWD version.
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I love e39 wagons so its always tempting. I think you'd want to be really proficient at working on cars before taking on a conversion to own and maintain.
Someone else’s conversion is definitely its own challenge. You have to go through and redo a lot generally.
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Yesterday, I finished the front strut and axle job. This weekend, we will retrieve the in-laws’ X5 for some parts harvesting.
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Old 09-19-2021, 04:21 PM   #120
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Rear shocks today...

We've put a thousand miles on this thing in the last few weeks. Quite a bit, considering we don't drive during the week really.
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