where is WA? Canada it’s like $7/US gallon for premium. Just the idea of putting premium in a 14 year old car would bother me. My v8 runs at higher peak performance with premium, but I just put regular

 

Western Washington. Last I checked premium is 4.45 at the cheapest. Few stations around here where it's .20 more than regular. Some it's like 60 or 70.

 

Hahahahaha! Good luck!

I hope you have 5-8k laying around for repairs, VANOS, PCV, all coolant pipes, electric coolant pump failures, thermostat failures, valve cover leak, oil filter housing leaks (seal can blow and kill the engine), Oil pan likes to leak, lifter failure (probably fine on an 09 though), body control module burn out, AC evaporator core corrodes and fails, serpentine belt likes to auto-eject and the tensioner is fragile, window regulators are weak, starters can die at random, CAN bus failure, and it likes to eat coils+plugs in as little as 20k miles. However don't take my word for it from the 6 of these I have worked on/suffered though.........ask the owners!

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1704199
https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1788731

Just stay away from anything BMW that isn't the B58 engine and the 4 cyl version of it. The V8s are beyond hope and not even worth mentioning unless you are okay with regular 5k+ repair bills. BMWs will run forever however......as long as you keep feeding it money regularly.

 

In the past I always ran a stronger truck so I never had to count on trailer brakes because I always feared they wouldn't work due to random failure.
It would be a nice bonus to have it maybe, I just could never get past the idea of having to count on them.

4K is a good amount of weight.
The power to pull it is one thing and a 5.7 will do it all day long and not stress about it and stopping on a dime when loaded is important.
Longer wheel base is better for maneuverability at highway speeds especially if a fast lane change is needed.

Yeah me too
I like boats better but I do think about camping sometimes.
But I just get lazy cuz I like hotel rooms better plus wifey is not a camper and that would be a hard sell. lol

One hell of a good looking car! Oh yeah.

Saw a new BMW today and not sure what it was but it was the goofiest thing I seen in a long time since the Nissan Cube.
Maybe not as bad as the Cube but it was hard on the eyes.

Short squat thing, goofy slits in the bumper on the back, and the stance of the car made it look like it was trying to look tough but it was all poser looking to me, not sure what model tho.

This is why I keep coming back to CL.
Ya'll help me keep my sanity when I start thinking about buying cars I know nothing about. lolol

I been looking hard at the BMW and VW suv's cuz I see them all the time down here.
Caddys too but I just sit back and listen to what ya'll say and I'll be sticking with my Lexus for now.
Old but reliable.

 

This particular bit has always amazed me. Like... how exactly do they manage to do this.

 

I personally never hated those 5 Series like a lot of people did. I think they've aged well.

BUT, that 5 Series is one of the most unreliable cars BMW ever made unfortunately...

Premium is roughly $1 more a gallon than regular here and elsewhere on the eastern seaboard, so more like $17-20 more a tank

 

I loved the E60, especially when they had the sport package styling. I owned a 2010 528i for a couple of years and it was a peach - some of the earlier issues were rectified and it had the updated iDrive and bigger mirrors that carried over to the F10.

 

There are pros and cons to both. Obviously, what's cool about camping is you can go pretty much literally anywhere.

But there's nothing like being on the lake, chillin' on a boat-- it's like a whole different world out there to me than land.

Wonder if campers or boats are more of a PITA, I'm guessing boats.

 

We do enjoy camping, but owning and maintaining a travel trailer is definitely work. Lucky for me, I actually enjoy doing it.

There is yearly/routine maintenance and inspections - like repacking the wheel bearings, checking brakes and lights, winterizing, etc. It shares many of the same systems as a house, just on a smaller scale. The challenge with that is that they get bounced around going down the road, so that can cause additional issues. Just like in a house, the furnace, kitchen appliances, AC, plumbing system, water pump, water heater, etc. all need to be maintained and all of them can have issues at any time. This is why it's incredibly important, at least in my experience, to buy a high quality trailer as some of them really stink.

Setup at the campground is work but not bad. I can do it in about 30 minutes - things like unhitching from the truck, plugging in to power and water (and sewer if available at the campground), leveling the trailer, extending the slide out, etc. It's really not bad.

It all leads to excellent family time in the great outdoors. I do enjoy boating, but am much more relaxed at the campground. Sitting around the campfire, outdoor cooking, fresh air, etc. For me, nothing beats it. It doesn't hurt that we can then each climb into our nice, comfortable beds at night in a great, climate controlled environment, and take a hot shower in the morning.

I also find it to be great to travel distance with. While I can't pull into a drive thru restaurant while towing it, we can easily pull into rest areas for anything we need. Just pull in, and head back into the trailer to make lunch, go to the bathroom, etc. It really is a traveling house for us. It was a true vacation life saver for us through the worst parts of COVID, when we weren't ready to fly, go to hotels, etc.

 

that's about my least favorite looking 5 because of the goofy headlights and tail lights.

but side profile is good. a friend had one of those and i enjoyed going in it.

 

Definitely don’t want to go camping if it’s something the wifey doesn’t want to do. You could come back divorced. One or two times camping for us each year, that’s about all we need

 

I always say rouging it for me is a hotel without room service

 

Yep, when you can’t see the outside is always better with that model, even though I am never a fan of most BMW interiors.

 

W........T.............F.............

 

Demand is high for these.