You KNOW you own an E39 when you...

When the DSC kills the party just when the fun starts... (that's a fault that's pi22%$* me off)

When you see other e39's and start to Criticise it as to what can be done to to improve the way it looks.

When you feel bad when you see a neglected e39.

After pulling into the garage look around and under to see if anything is leaking.

Turn off the PDC because I know how much damm space I have behind me.

Always read the forums while eating a bowl of cheerios.

When you can actually understand Hitler's frustration...

when you wash your rims and they are already coated with brake dust after only a few minutes of driving.

Man, everyone is on point. When you can't stop thinking, what to upgrade, and what's going to fail next.

When you put your ignition in, and take that deep breath to start it, and hear that first roar out the rear exhaust!!!!!!

When you have a wet dream about your e39 being fast.. lol

When you know you found the happy medium between 3-7, you have cup holders and don't bother using them, wonder wtf BMW meant by "premium sound" and get frustrated with your open diff.

When your headlights are aimed with the precision of a German engineer ... with the help of a handful of (likely "Made in China") zip ties.

When someone asks why you don't have real cupholders, or working cupholders for that matter, you get mad and say "Germans use their cars for driving, not eating breakfast!" although you secretly wish you had somewhere to put your morning Starbucks.

Originally Posted by cn90

1. Constantly look at the engine temp gauge...LOL.

2. Check your coolant reservoir at least once a week.

3. Have slight clunk when going over bumps at 2-3 mph (of course I have a Bilstein struts).

This thread is designed to be fun, so bring it on haha.

Exactly....
I add:
4. Your drivers seat has a slight click/movement upon acceleration from a stop.

had my car almost 3 months. I'm officially E39'd. I know Jordan @ ebmw parts better than my friends.

when you have your Indy's personal cell number

When your fixing it more then driving it.

Originally Posted by bkgreene39

When your fixing it more then driving it.

When the little bit of time spent driving it is worth more than the hours spent fixing it. To me anyways.

Stop ragging on the e39, it is a great safe, fun car and looks great too. Nicest 4 door sedan ever made!

Originally Posted by drive by72

When you go rim shopping, find a set you love, then realize you have the only 74mm hub BMW ever made

I know right !!!

When your mechanic is the beneficiaryon your life insurance policy ....

The more you learn about the car, the more paranoid you become.

when the message,with broken pixels,says "brake light" even though the lights are working fine...........

can do your make up and adjust the steering wheel at the same time........

pull the E brake and you continue to slide downhill.............

When you never touch the seats once set
When people in your town buy a BMW because there cheap but soon find out that keeping them on the road is FUN on your wallet.
Got to love the faded bumpers but only on the top
The wolf in sheep cloths when a new Charger,Mustang or Camero pulls up next to you and you blow the doors off of him LOL

Originally Posted by rrtec

When you went from an ordinary man to an extrordinary mechanic

When you spend thousands on tools to avoid the dealer

When you tell everyone you know how amazing BMW's are and how you would drive across the country in your 180k mile car today (if you did you would be on pins and needles the whole time, and triumphantly rejoice when you actually made it to and from your destination without major incident..)

When Traveling without major incident means: smelling coolant each time you put gas in the car, topping it up once, checking the oil and power steering fluid and hearing some ticking that is probably nothing...

This is hilarious and totally TRUE

I would also add:

When you get asked, 'how come you drive such an old car?' and you reply, 'Because it's built better and easier to maintain that any other BMW that's come after it'.

Originally Posted by Topaz540i

Me too. I dont like to beat on it untill its warmed up and the gauge lies and says that it is full temp when its only about 70c. Full temp isnt until 106c

And that's only water temp. Oil takes longer to warm up.

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When the ding for 37°F scares the crap out of you for a split second before you realize it was nothing serious.

Originally Posted by isaac540

When the ding for 37°F scares the crap out of you for a split second before you realize it was nothing serious.

+1
Also forgot to add that when you smell antifreeze while your driving your first thought is Oh $hit, not again and then you realize it's from the car in front of you.

Originally Posted by isaac540

when the ding for 37°f scares the crap out of you for a split second before you realize it was nothing serious.

+1 x 2