Re: 5er in France

[andrew.j.thomas@xxxxxx]

DAN (dguliano@domain.elided) writes:

> Traveling along the A4 at 180 kph in a Rover 600 diesel, foot to
> the floor and downhill, I look in the rearview mirror and see a
> rapidly, really rapidly approaching black E39 5er. It screams
> by me and I look at the model number - IT'S A FLIPPIN DIESEL !
> doing 150 miles per hour...........

I would imagine a 530d? It's got a quoted top speed of around 145 mph (and
it accelerates faster than a 528i).

Even the boggo 525tds will pull around 135, although that's more a function
of the car's aerodynamics than the power of the engine.

Regards

Andrew T
'95 318is.


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