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Re: What's up with all these KIDS and their 535s. (archive)
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Posted by jaydog on September 17, 2000 at 23:52:05:

In Reply to: SEX i have a variety of questions on my 535is... posted by ethan on September 17, 2000 at 03:42:11:

If your crunched for cash I would not spend big big big "Did I mention BIG" Bucks on 17x8 wheels, and the rubber it will take to stretch over them. Until your pushing 400HP and near that in Ft-lbs of torque, you will only be wearing out expensive shoes. At the most I would look at 16x7 or 7.5 wheels and tires that will get you close to the factory tire height. This will clear the fenders on a moderately dropped car and ride sweet. Spend your money on struts, springs, sway bars, and brakes, you'll never regret that investment. Besides, depending on your cars mileage and maintenance, you'll probably need to do something with these items anyway. Good Luck!

i can only hope the "SEX" in the subject caught your attention...

i'm 17, a bit naive to the whole "car" thing but reasonably educated given my age, and eager to learn... i was incredibly lucky enough for my father to trip across a beautiful 87 535is just before my 16th birthday, and for that i am eternally grateful. but anyway, after reading this forum for the past couple days, i have a few questions of my own that i was hoping somebody could maybe shed some light on:

#1) when starting in fairly cold weather, my engine promptly dies if i don't give it some gas to keep the revs up a bit for 15 seconds or so, is this fairly normal? is there any simple way of fixing this?

#2) after putting up with the Michelin TRX tires for over a year, it's time to get some real wheels and tires. right now what i'm looking at are some new Kosei 17x8s and Pirelli P7000 supersports. any comments on these wheels or tires? and is Tirerack.com a good place to get these?

#3) does anybody actually know the 0-60 time on this car?? the best estimate i have is somewhere under 7.5 according to an original BMW ad promoting the new 535is back in the 80s, where it says "0-60 in under 7.5 seconds..." as part of the blurb. so does that mean 7.49 seconds or what?

#4) i'm sure i'll get all sorts of answers to this one, but can't hurt to ask.... given that i'm on a teenager only working part time, i'm rather strapped for cash.... so what would be the #1 best bang-for-buck upgrade can i make for handling? i have friends who say "sway bars are where it's at" whereas others say just blow all your cash on the tires... they all have valid points, but if i have a few hundred bucks, what should i actually spend it on?

please forgive any naivety or newbieness i'm displaying in regard to the workings of the forum, but i'm very eager to learn everything i can about cars, especially the 535is in particular... i can already say i honestly love my car, i can't imagine a luckier 17 year old guy the world. any help/advice is much much appreciated!


--ethan
87 535is 165k




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