Talk:BMW 5 Series

message: This article says that the 5-Series is manufactured in Germany. Has there been any exceptions to this? SamH|Talk 18:07, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other manufacturing locations? 

message: The article states that The very first E39 BMW 5 Series rolled off the assembly line on June 18, 1996.
:Since I own an E39 BMW 523iSE made in April 1996, I have to say I disagree with that statement. It may be that the first one bound for the USA was made on that day I guess. 195.212.29.83 10:26, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: According to RealOEM.com[] (for the European E39 523i), which is fed by BMW parts databases, the first E39 was produced in Feb 1995.  This marks a slight overlap with E34 production, but is not too far a reach. I'll add this.   Nicholas SL Smith 01:36, 29 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  E39 

message: Shouldn't the 5 series page header contain an image of the most current 5 series model?  I like the E39 image (the E39 is by far my favorite 5er ever made, we have two) but it's not appropriate to pick that particular car as an example of a current 5er.  Nicholas SL Smithchatter 15:57, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Generally the best available image is used for the lead info box.  It looks like both the E39 and E60 are of similar quality (the E60 is slightly better lit in my opinion) in this case I agree that we should use the most current model.  I will switch it if no one objects. --Daniel J. Leivick (talk) 20:38, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  I don't object, but this is has been a sensitive issue as of late.  I agree with a current image, and would like to give deference to it because image quality can become very subjective when images are of a very similar quality.  I by no means wish to offend anyone by judging the quality of images, and a survey doesn't seem appropriate, so let's stick with a current image. Nicholas SL Smithchatter 23:18, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  The way the page is now, the same image is twice in the article, which is much less helpful than a better variety. Even if you do think the E60 image is better quality (I don't, because of the reflections from the parking lot stripes), I don't know of any other particularly good E60 images to fill that infobox. IFCAR (talk) 23:42, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  That's also a good point (about the image redundancy), but it is still more helpful than displaying an arbitrary model simply because the image isn't on the page yet.  I think we really ought to go out and take a better image (and use it when we take it) -- Nicholas SL Smithchatter 04:10, 25 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  5er image 

message: The article states "BMW has decided to only offer 1 4 cylinder engine here: the 520d". Where is "here"? Not clear if it is US, North America, UK...?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.196.192.162 (talk) 04:57, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ambiguous geography 

message: In the case of the E39, the photo preferred by User:Roguegeek has a less appealing background -- including another car visually "touching" the subject -- and the car looks like it may have been lowered. In the case of the E60 photo, the photo he prefers is low-resolution and very harshly lit.
For the benefit of any users who would like to weigh in, the photos in question:
image:BMW E39 front 20081125.jpg
image:96-00 BMW 5-Series E39 sedan.jpg
image:BMW 5er-E60.jpg
image:BMW 528xi sedan.jpg
In the gallery above, the first photo is the one currently in the article as edited by Roguegeek, and the second is the original photo that I feel should be restored. IFCAR (talk) 19:08, 19 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  E39 and E60 infobox photos 

message: "The 5 Series began the BMW tradition of being named with a three-digit number."
This is a strange statement when one considers:
*the BMW 303 of the early 1930s
*all BMW cars between the 303 and the BMW 335 (1939 – 1941), up to (and into) World War II
*the BMW 501, BMW's first postwar production car
*the BMW 502, 503, and 507, derived from the 501
The use of displacement to name BMWs began with 1955 with the BMW Isetta 250, the use of displacement with codes began with the 3.2 Super in 1957, and the early postwar three-digit number system (different systems were used prewar) ended with the 503 and 507 in 1959. Sincerely, SamBlob (talk) 12:21, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  3-digit nomenclature did not begin with the 5 Series 

message: Wikipedia:Just_drop_it  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.121.124.15 (talk) 23:17, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: why? --Daniel 19:53, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  IFCAR 

message: IF YOU LIVE IN AUSTRALIA, A CAR WITH 189 INCHES OR MORE IN LENGTH IS CONSIDERED A FULL-SIZE, BUT IF YOU LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES, IT'S A CAR WITH 110 OR MORE INCHES IN WHEELBASE THAT MAKES IT FULL-SIZED. I DO NOT KNOW WHY YOU REVERTED MY EDIT. :LOL: --198.228.216.27 (talk) 04:08, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  THIS THING IS FULL-SIZED 

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message: Hello. Since any awards relate to individual generations, I propose that the Awards section is removed from this article. Cheers, 1292simon (talk) 00:45, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. Toasted Meter (talk) 08:54, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Awards section 

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