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Great afternoon wandering around the twin rivers car show in Christchurch today. This pastelblau 2002tii was my mvp.

nope. you need to test drive it!

Hi Gabe, might I suggest: e60 545i. Come to the dark side! - improved dynamics over e65 - no electronic module issues (unless you have blocked drains). The battery charge cable doodad is one exception (see my showroom thread for details). - plenty of space for family and cargo on distance trips (though not as cavernish as a seven) - 50:50 weight distribution! - the risk of valve stem seal failure can be minimised with a good MBI - the FUN of a V8, and a genuinely good drive - quiet, comfortable, drive WLG-AKL and arrive feeling refreshed. An e46 Touring doesn't give you a lot of space for family travel. Once our offspring were both over ten, it became too tight. It's great for 100< kms radius of home now that our little ones aren't so little. An X5 is more complex, and uses more expensive rubber and rotors more regularly. They're a great machine, and solve a specific problem. If you don't have that problem, and want to keep things lower cost, I'd suggest a 5er is a more economical solution. And you can get a reasonable e60 545i for between $8-12k. What's not to love?! PS: this one looks solid, has been for sale for a while, has already had trans service - amazed it hasn't sold with low mileage and reasonable asking price. https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1554895475.htm?rsqid=4e1394cba4f14c34b68faba0f7a60266

Can’t speak highly enough of the X5 as a vehicle. They’re extremely versatile.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1548581019.htm As it turns out, it's this one. See, that's the thing I can't sell to the wife. It has to get there. I've considered this. The 530i is really exclusively used for longer drives, which I would welcome the comfort for... I don't have these garage issues. See, the problem you're having, is your garage is too short... I have no such problem, by virtue of not having a garage! (I do technically, but it's basically a large-ish storage shed!) I can't really decide what to do with my e39. Every time I use it, I enjoy it... but for perspective, my sister-in-law, and her husband borrowed it for a week, and drove more than I've driven it in a year... I'm thinking something more spacious, maybe a Touring e39/e46? Maybe an e38, or as is the case in this thread, an e65? I don't mind fuel consumption, because it's so seldom used. What I want are two things, I think... comfort for the family, and the ability to do whatever it needs myself. I get all this with the e39 for medium range, but if we want to do an extended stay in Wellington, for example, we'd struggle due to lack of cargo space, this the Touring idea. Maybe I should just go for a X5?

135i in that generation would be the 2 door coupe, or possibly CAB if very lucky. Internally I would say they are not noticeably smaller than an E46 Coupe.

Oh, the irony.

installed photos!

Throwing them at Nissan Leaf drivers is pretty fun!

Glorious sunny day, and the roof is up.. why by a convertible and not drive it with the top down? strange.