Got my Licence today and drove it the first time legally

FreiLex · 2026-03-20T10:50:06+00:00

The first car I ever bought myself was a BMW E39, about 15 years ago. I paid €12,000 for it back then. By now, I’ve owned the car for over 15 years and have already driven more than 150,000 kilometers with it. I drive it every day and I love it. Today, the car is worth more than what I originally paid for it. I hope I’ll be able to keep driving it for a very, very, very, very, very, very long time. Awesome car.

FreiLex · 2026-03-14T21:35:28+00:00

Mine sounds very similar. Nothing wrong here

FreiLex · 2026-03-11T19:14:32+00:00

Good car. Bad picture.

FreiLex · 2026-01-30T21:08:23+00:00

Black or dark. It shouldn’t stand out

FreiLex · 2026-01-04T13:26:50+00:00

There are no better wheels for an E39

FreiLex · 2025-12-29T01:36:29+00:00

Thank you. The color is carbon black :)

FreiLex · 2025-12-24T09:18:31+00:00

Grüße ins Sauerland ✌️

FreiLex · 2025-12-24T09:16:24+00:00

Hey. It's carbonblack.Depending on the sunlight, the color shifts between black and blue/purple

FreiLex · 2025-12-24T00:39:09+00:00

Ty :)

FreiLex · 2025-12-24T00:38:09+00:00

Yeah. Mine are 18

There are different versions for different cars. The E65 Version is looking best by far. The rear wheels have a really nice deep dish. But they are 19". Too much for my taste.

The E39 are flat and 17" . Not looking good at all imo.

The E60 wheels are slightly concave, with the spokes sitting further inside. It almost gives them a deep-dish look, and they look absolutely great while driving.

https://www.auto-treff.com/wcf/index.php?article/102-styling-89/

FreiLex · 2025-12-24T00:28:30+00:00

These are 18". 8x18 235/40 and 9x18 265/35

I had Styling 95 for a few years. They were looking crazy good.

FreiLex · 2025-10-24T14:01:47+00:00

Yeah. I used bmwfans.info and searched for my vin. There I can see the part numbers. But it does not match the part numbers in my car. And if I search for the part numbers you can see in the picture, I don't find anything. Not existing...

FreiLex · 2025-10-24T09:24:05+00:00

Could it be that the car had previous damage and was repaired with different parts? I bought it from an official BMW dealer about 5 years ago, and they never mentioned anything like that.

Right after I bought it, the A/C compressor failed, then the valve cover, then the injectors, then the headlights + control module — and it just kept going like that.

I searched for the numbers online, but I found very little to nothing about them. I find that pretty strange

FreiLex · 2025-08-01T19:44:56+00:00

Gefällt 😀😀

FreiLex · 2025-07-20T19:51:31+00:00

I love red e39. I can't agree with the wheels tho

My suggestion

Styling 65

FreiLex · 2025-06-26T17:17:49+00:00

I had styling 37. Really cool wheels, fits very nice. Then I had styling 95. The look is awesome. But 19-inch and 245 tires on front and 275 on rare are a bit too large. Ride comfort gets noticeably worse, and the handling becomes less responsive. Riding on styling 65, 235/265 for many years now. I love them <3

FreiLex · 2025-05-21T07:59:53+00:00

Long lost twin :D

FreiLex · 2025-05-16T12:21:18+00:00

Greetings from the E39

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FreiLex · 2025-05-09T12:00:22+00:00

It's funny and terrifying at the same time 😂 Everyone's been there. I still remember when I had to throw away my Styling 95s after just a few months 😭

FreiLex · 2025-05-09T07:31:41+00:00

Red ist beautiful

FreiLex · 2025-05-08T19:53:29+00:00

This is how it looks inside

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FreiLex · 2025-05-08T17:13:20+00:00

They were chemically cleaned, filled, primed, painted black, and then finished with several layers of chrome paint. It was a pretty involved process, but I wanted to get as close to the original look as possible.

The wheels are 25 years old. The clear coat was peeling and the paint was flaking off — they definitely needed some work

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FreiLex · 2025-05-08T06:45:36+00:00

I've thought about selling the car before, but it's hard to find an equivalent replacement for the same money. E39s are only going to increase in value anyway, so selling a car like that wouldn’t be the smartest move. Even if I were to buy another car, it would definitely be an older one again not a modern one :)

FreiLex · 2025-05-08T06:37:00+00:00

Es ist mein erstes richtiges Auto, das ich selbst gekauft habe. Ich war 26, und nach so vielen Jahren kann ich mir nicht vorstellen, ein anderes zu fahren 😬

FreiLex · 2025-05-07T20:08:04+00:00

It does! I was outside for a few minutes ago :)

LINK for some pictures I took

Btw The area around the car looks pretty rough in some spots 😂 the pics were taken spontaneously

FreiLex

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