F11 530d
29 December 2017, 11:40 PM
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F11 530d
Been searching around for a good low mileage 530d for around 6 months. Found one over the Christmas holidays and pulled the trigger on it this afternoon.
Lovely drive home from the dealer this evening, very smooth, effortless and quiet. So the obvious question is to map, or not to map!!!! is 560Nm torque enough for now?
Lovely drive home from the dealer this evening, very smooth, effortless and quiet. So the obvious question is to map, or not to map!!!! is 560Nm torque enough for now?
30 December 2017, 01:56 PM
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You probably noticed but in the last month many port flashing options have come out for these whereas most F series needed ECU removal and opening previously.
30 December 2017, 08:48 PM
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I hope the f11 drives better than my previous f10. I had a 535d 'Motor Sport' and it was without a shadow of a doubt the most flawed car I have ever owned.
It was one of the very few cars I bought brand new. Beautiful interior, tech etc but had the worst suspension set up ever, almost undriveable half the time.
I genuinely hope the f11 isn't the same
It was one of the very few cars I bought brand new. Beautiful interior, tech etc but had the worst suspension set up ever, almost undriveable half the time.
I genuinely hope the f11 isn't the same
30 December 2017, 10:30 PM
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Nice one! Year? Mileage?
31 December 2017, 10:56 PM
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31 December 2017, 11:26 PM
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I hope the f11 drives better than my previous f10. I had a 535d 'Motor Sport' and it was without a shadow of a doubt the most flawed car I have ever owned.
It was one of the very few cars I bought brand new. Beautiful interior, tech etc but had the worst suspension set up ever, almost undriveable half the time.
I genuinely hope the f11 isn't the same
It was one of the very few cars I bought brand new. Beautiful interior, tech etc but had the worst suspension set up ever, almost undriveable half the time.
I genuinely hope the f11 isn't the same
03 January 2018, 06:26 PM
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Not unreliable at all.
What I meant was that the suspension set up was the worst I've ever experienced. The car would literally wobble and feel like it was about to lose control if it hit a pothole at 20 mph.
I'm not exaggerating when I say that it felt dangerous and undriveable 90% of the time. I was flabbergasted that BMW road tested this car and thought that it was acceptable.
And I hear that BMW has continued to do this. Internet is full of people complaining that their 3 series x drive cars have a similarly flawed suspension set up.
Anyway, I hope that your model is one of the good ones
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03 January 2018, 07:00 PM
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My 2010 F10 530d SE had always handled superb, although I had to replace bottom wishbones, inner and outer track rod and a four wheel alignment and i think the springs + dampers are starting to go a bit soggy if your on a small B road. I Bought it at with 60k miles and its now at 105k.
It has had a lot replaced but I do drive 20 miles of twisty bumpy B roads on my commute and 30 on the motorway, I'v wondered before if the SE actually handles better than the stiffer Msport
It has had a lot replaced but I do drive 20 miles of twisty bumpy B roads on my commute and 30 on the motorway, I'v wondered before if the SE actually handles better than the stiffer Msport
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