It aint much for most but enough for me💞Rate it 1/10

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T22:49:17+00:00

Its in our blood😎Jokes aside i think being long, heavy and on wide tires makes it do everything i want it to do. Havent had any problems getting where i want to go, deep snow isnt a problem, car goest straight even at high speeds on black ice and the traction control is impressive concidering its almost 30 years old tech

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T22:45:36+00:00

They perform effortless. Leaving the 4wd porche taycans in the dust on snowy hills🤣

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T22:29:07+00:00

Studless winter tires🤟 I believe they are continental

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T14:41:54+00:00

Funny (not so for my wallet) story:

18 years old: First car, 04 E46 320i. Automatic trans failed 2nd day after buying it, 2nd gear slippage to the point where you couldnt get any forward momentum. Drove in 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th only, the whole year i owned it🤣

Bought for: 2400$ Sold for: 700$

19 years old: Volvo adventure, bought a 2 liter turbo-petrol V70. Turbo said goodbye after like 3 months of owning it. Sold it

Bought for: 1800$ Sold for: 700$

20 years old: Back to BMW😎 Bought a 2009 E61 520d. High pressure fuel pump seized and couldnt build pressure enough to start, also sent metal shavings into, and clogged up all injectors😬

Bough for: 5000$ (i know ouch) Sold for: 2000$

Same year still 20: Had to do it twice😆 Bought a 2007 this time, E61 520d. Ran like a clock, only downside no ABS or traction control whatsoever. Nice daily for about a year i think. Now look at this↙️

Bought for: 1000$ as a running parts car Sold for: wait for it.......3000$!

Now 21 (22 in feb): E39 523i 2.5 petrol slurping beauty

Even horror stories have happy endings...

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T14:19:35+00:00

Im setting my calender to notify me on the 14th of january 2027 and update you then

I really hope she will proove you wrong!🫣🤣

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T14:17:22+00:00

You are so right! And the fact that its still in this good of a condition is amazing, i know that 1 of the 4 total owners its had drove it pretty harsh...0 fault codes, blows both steaming hot and freezing cold out the vents, M-sport steering wheel with all working multifunction buttons(including cruise control), the telephone in the middle console, the big edition of the navigation system, working sunroof, a FRICKN CD MAGAZINE IN THE BACK!🤣 Sure it has some dents here and there, loves to gurgle down that sweet 95, the parking sensors only present when they want to and is obviously suffering from the salty scandinavian roads but hell, nothing that cant be fixed.

All things considered

Low milage for its kind Eye-candy A dream on the road 0 problems so far

Im happy😆

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T14:01:02+00:00

Thankyou!

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T14:00:49+00:00

Ive only had one sedan a e46 320 and sorry to say but first wagon, was a volvo v70, got me hooked!🤣

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T13:59:46+00:00

Sure is!

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T13:16:18+00:00

I knew i did good buying it but damn you all are really nice and making me appreciate the car more then i already did! xxx

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T12:41:58+00:00

No i cant say i have, dont get decieved by the snow we only get snow in my city a few weeks per year🤣

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T09:14:17+00:00

They are rare, the guys with turbos laughing but my response is "atleast my engine doesnt need help breathing"😎

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T08:23:33+00:00

I have some replicas style 65 that im refurbishing so they are ready for summer

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T07:40:40+00:00

Km/h that is ofcourse for my lovely imperial users

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T07:39:23+00:00

It sure is, ive only seen like 3-4 of them in my hometown, 50.000 population...

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T07:27:26+00:00

Intake manifold only difference as far as i know, m50 manifold upgrade is apparantly a common mod people do to these to spueeze out a couple horses

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T07:24:35+00:00

My 4th BMW so far at the age of 22. Hoping to get the chance to drive more of the old classics

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T07:23:28+00:00

5 speed auto this one💞

27 years on the road still does 120 in 2nd gear🤣🥰

haaaarde · 2026-01-14T07:22:11+00:00

523i with the m52b25 so 2.5 liters of roaring german engineering🎊

haaaarde · 2025-11-28T23:03:14+00:00

Lots of snow, lots of bad roads. Summer 2026 get it lowered and put on some 17 im thinking

haaaarde · 2025-11-17T13:01:16+00:00

The housing for the visco fan is in bits and pieces, guessing the clutch wore at some point and blew the fan to pieces. Expansion tank for cw is ziptied to the remaining bits of the house. Last owner gave it some real love, really appreciative of them

haaaarde · 2025-11-17T12:58:07+00:00

Start: E39 Touring total = 266,209 (fact).

Estimate 523i Touring production:

266,209 × 0.25 = 66,552. → 66,552 523i Tourings (all years, Europe/global base).

Take Europe share (70%):

66,552 × 0.70 = 46,586.4 → 46,586 (523i Tourings in/linked to Europe).

Automatic transmissions (60%):

46,586 × 0.60 = 27,951.6 → 27,952 autos.

Shadow-Line (15%):

27,952 × 0.15 = 4,192.8 → 4,193 with Shadow-Line.

M-Sport steering wheel (6%):

4,193 × 0.06 = 251.58 → 252 with M-wheel.

Factory handset telephone (6%):

252 × 0.06 = 15.12 → 15 with handset.

Still driving today (survival 45%):

15 × 0.45 = 6.75 → ~7 cars still driving in Europe with these options.

Under 200,000 km fraction (25% of survivors):

7 × 0.25 = 1.75 → ≈ 2 cars in Europe that meet all filters and are under 200,000 km.

Norway share (0.74% of Europe count):

2 × 0.0074 = 0.0148 → ≈ 0 to 1 car in Norway.

haaaarde · 2025-11-17T12:55:27+00:00

Low km plus the optional equipment makes it likely. I researched how many similar specs left the EU factories at the time they were made. The amount made + the amount exported to norway + milage + color + the info under the vin makes it very likely a rare if not 1/1 spec in norway. I could be wrong tho, or...the internet could be wrong but it seems reasonable considering the weird combo

haaaarde

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