BMW E60 535d Review...............

Serj · 6 Aug 2006 at 22:01

Dorchester is fairly close to me too. But i wouldn't drive all that way for a non-existent car/dealership

-westy- · 6 Aug 2006 at 22:03

FakeSnake said:
I would offer to visit the dealer, but tbh, I suspect the car will not be there..

dorchester is only 45mins run from me...

45mins!? How fast do you drive!?

mini-meet time, i'm only 30 mins from there

Scrutinize · 6 Aug 2006 at 22:40

[TW]Fox said:
Ah of course, so we can't check the BMW Approved Used site, can we

Interesting how this dealer, despite obviously retailing mostly very high value cars, appears to have no web presence and doesn't have the state of mind to advertise his cars on Autotrader.

Most odd. But then, his stock does sound most odd as well..

Er as I live round here I can shed a light on a few things. Merv Hamman (the correct spelling) does indeed exist and they are a BMW specialist. They have a branch opposite Wood of Bournemouth BMW.

Here is the website http://www.mervhannam.co.uk/

[TW]Fox · 6 Aug 2006 at 22:42

They seem to have sold the 535d, and have virtually nothing else like it in stock, specialising mostly in sub £20k cars..

Scrutinize · 6 Aug 2006 at 22:43

[TW]Fox said:
They seem to have sold the 535d, and have virtually nothing else like it in stock, specialising mostly in sub £20k cars..

Didn't say my info would help just shed some light on some stuff

Morba · 7 Aug 2006 at 00:16

well its not an independant BMW specialist.

just a general car dealer.

Kappa · 7 Aug 2006 at 08:11

poor guy's gonna think he's on a roll when 1000's of OcUKers phone in asking for a 535d

Barry Smalley · 7 Aug 2006 at 08:15

Kappa said:
poor guy's gonna think he's on a roll when 1000's of OcUKers phone in asking for a 535d

JRS · 7 Aug 2006 at 12:15

Followed the link in the other thread on here about the 335d being released for configuring on BMW's website - no manual gearbox option there either. And the BMW garage just off Coventry ring road in Coundon doesn't seem to think that a manual twin-turbo diesel exists yet.

Scuzi · 7 Aug 2006 at 12:18

This thread should be archived.

Killa_ken · 7 Aug 2006 at 12:23

Scuzi said:
This thread should be archived.

agreed its:

everybody now! LEDGEN-and i hope your not lactose intolerant- DAIRY :cool:

Muncher · 7 Aug 2006 at 12:23

Has anyone actually called them yet?

Scuzi · 7 Aug 2006 at 12:40

Muncher said:
Has anyone actually called them yet?

I don't think we really need to. Although, because I'm off work and have far too much time on my hands I have sent this email to BMW.

TO: '[email protected]'

Dear Sir,

The time has come for me to purchase a new car and I am rather interested in the BMW 535D SE / Sport model that you offer. From what I can see on the BMW website there doesn't appear to be an option for a manual gearbox. I personally prefer a manual gearbox to an automatic or semi-automatic version and shall be pursuing my interest in the 535D if a manual gearbox is available.

Could you please confirm whether or not a manual gearbox is available for this model and if not, will one be available in the near future?

Kind regards,
(Scuzi)

Oakesy2001uk · 7 Aug 2006 at 12:52

R124/LA420 said:
No substitute for sheer torque mate.

there is! loads of revvy powahh and a decent ammount of torque. M5 ***.

you dont spend 40000 on a car and worry about running costs, I wouldent anyway, if you can afford a 40k car, it doesnt really matter if it does 20mpg

[TW]Fox · 7 Aug 2006 at 12:53

Oakesy2001uk said:
you dont spend 40000 on a car and worry about running costs, I wouldent anyway, if you can afford a 40k car, it doesnt really matter if it does 20mpg

What percentage of £40k 5 Series sales do you think are made to people buying with their own money?

Killa_ken · 7 Aug 2006 at 12:54

unless your my dad whos 47 and still worrys about mpg and keeping his revs below 2500 rpm to prevent the turbo spooling

Scrutinize · 7 Aug 2006 at 13:25

Any one phoned Merv yet? Knowing him and his stock it was probably a debadged 530d an he was trying to pass it off as a 535d.

Killa_ken · 7 Aug 2006 at 13:29

mrk1@1 said:
Any one phoned Merv yet? Knowing him and his stock it was probably a debadged 530d an he was trying to pass it off as a 535d.

just about to now

Scrutinize · 7 Aug 2006 at 13:50

Killa_ken said:
just about to now

Will be interested to see what he says.

Nathan · 7 Aug 2006 at 14:54

hahaha, what a sad life you must have to lie on an internet forum :rolleyes: