Sold E39 Brown Trout (tm) ROFFLE BACK OFF.

[SiC]

This guy:

 

Chris Bangle - Wikipedia

 

Chief designer who changed the BMW design language radically in the 2000s. His first effort was the E65 7-series.

[Jim Bell]

Ah. Not the Walk Like An Egyptian girls then.

 

Cheers man.

 

Learning is great.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Chris Bangle was design director - others did the actual styling. The E39 was designed under him as was the Fiat Coupe.

[SiC]

The guy that replaced him had an amazing name!

 

Adrian van Hooydonk - Wikipedia

 

Imagine saying that and keeping a straight face in a boardroom full of German Executives.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Know which one I'd rather have, and it ain't silver, Bangleised and stuck on the back of a low loader.

 

 

 

Good for you.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

The guy that replaced him had an amazing name!

 

Adrian van Hooydonk - Wikipedia

 

Imagine saying that and keeping a straight face in a boardroom full of German Executives.

 

 

 

Rip Van Winkle.

[Jim Bell]

The guy that replaced him had an amazing name!

 

Adrian van Hooydonk - Wikipedia

 

Imagine saying that and keeping a straight face in a boardroom full of German Executives.

 

 

Here he is explaining how Hooy his Donk is.

 

[Shirley Knott]

True story, I actually very nearly snaffled this car myself.

 

It was literally a few miles away from me, I'll be interested to see how this one pans out ☺

[Jim Bell]

 I'll be interested to see how this one pans out ☺

 

 

*Spoiler*

 

The sun eventually expands, implodes and dies cold, taking with it all life withing 764 trillion billion space miles.

 

All that survives is dehydrated milk and 4 Pepperamis.

[beko1987]

And the Nissan micra's

[Jim Bell]

And the Nissan micra's

 

Rust will have consumed them by then.

 

Mk1 Yaris's might still be going though.

[Eddie Honda]

Adrian van Hooydonk? He's not a patch on Pierre van Hooijdonk.

[BavarianRetro]

To be fair, I think most of the Bangle flame surface stuff - with the exception of the E65 which still looks awkward from every angle - has grown into itself and now looks pretty good.

[Jim Bell]

Adrian van Hooydonk? He's not a patch on Pierre van Hooijdonk.

 

They released several patches for Pierre Van Hooijdonk but eventually had to upgrade to full fat Patrick Kluivert.

[hairnet]

Ah. Not the Walk Like An Egyptian girls then.

 

Cheers man.

 

Learning is great.

nothing good like that

 

specky bangle is a blind arsehole

[AnthonyG]

I don’t count the E90/92 as a ‘Bangle’ Car - they had calmed down considerably by then, maybe courtesy of Mr Van Hooydonk. By the time the 2010 5 Series (I’ve lost knowledge of the model codes after about 2007 or so) had arrived normal classy/understated/tasteful/boring styling had returned.

I like the first Z4 and the E60 5 Series, the E65 7 Series is still gopping imho.

[Schaefft]

I might be a little late but: Holy crap, a Panama Brown E39, and that not even far from here! I'm almost inclined to pop over to have a look at this beauty in person!

 

I'm surprised to see this interior color on such an early E39 as well, definitely very rare, and quite desirable combination. Which makes the price you paid for it even more impressive, 523i or not. If you ever need any help with it, I have diagnostics software and the adapters for non OBD2 BMWs here.

[Jim Bell]

I might be a little late but: Holy crap, a Panama Brown E39, and that not even far from here! I'm almost inclined to pop over to have a look at this beauty in person!

 

I'm surprised to see this interior color on such an early E39 as well, definitely very rare, and quite desirable combination. Which makes the price you paid for it even more impressive, 523i or not. If you ever need any help with it, I have diagnostics software and the adapters for non OBD2 BMWs here.

Cheers man. Feel free to pop past and check my gearbox is shifting as it should. Im not so sure.

Unlimited cups of tea available.

[83C]

I like the first Z4 and the E60 5 Series, the E65 7 Series is still gopping imho.

Exactly this. I didn't much care for the E60 when it came out, but it's grown on me to a point where I now actually own one (albeit an E61) and it still gets the odd compliment from others.

 

The E65 was an aesthetic disaster compared to the sharp and well-proportioned E38, I'm glad to see normal service has resumed with the current 7.

[Isaac Hunt]

Well I never

 

An FTP results in second chodders purchayse in record time.

 

Sold as not seen in the pissing down rain, 12 months ticket and most of the bells and whistles working and a non contaminated steering wheel.

[Shirley Knott]

*Spoiler*

 

The sun eventually expands, implodes and dies cold, taking with it all life withing 764 trillion billion space miles.

 

All that survives is dehydrated milk and 4 Pepperamis.

 

At least it's not all bad then.

[r.welfare]

specky bangle is a blind arsehole

He speaks very highly of you!

[5speedracer]

I thought neeps were Swede?

Swede, whitish flesh.

Turnip, yellowish flesh.

Both should only be fed to animals as winter fodder and not to humans.

 

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[chrisjvm]

Even managed to source an appropriately coded prick cloth.

 

Looks right at home in here.

 

 

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WW in more wood than me shocker .....

[HillmanImp]

WW in more wood than me shocker .....

As confirmed by Mrs WW.

[garbaldy]

Swede, whitish flesh.

Turnip, yellowish flesh.

Both should only be fed to animals as winter fodder and not to humans.

 

 

 

Sod the animals you canny beat a bit of baggie.

[Jim Bell]

I had a really massive turnip once. I swapped it for a load of Haynes manuals.

 

Well, I thought to myself. That really WAS a turnip for the books.

[garbaldy]

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[D Spares & Tyres]

Adrian van Hooydonk? He's not a patch on Pierre van Hooijdonk.

Yes, but Alick Dick beats them all

 

(Former chairman Standard Motor Company)

[hennabm]

This thread is channeling Hendry quite well.

Harry Fairbairn is the BMW dealer in Inverness which is a front for Arnold Clark. Can't have BMW customers buying cars from the same dealer brand as Peugeot or Renault customers.

For many years Inverness dealer was Calterdon - an independent agent and one of the smallest in the UK. Calum, Terry and Donny were the brothers that started it and derived the name.

Always had great service from them when I was in Inverness.

 

Bought a number of cars off them including UBL 44Y.

 

Shame the dealer belongs to AC now.......