Absolute unit!

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 07/30/2018 at 00:25 • Filed to: None

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I still haven’t wrapped my head around how BMW engineers managed to fit a RWD drivetrain, a full size spare, and an 18 gallon fuel tank in the back half of this car while still having a trunk big enough  for at least two bodies.

Longtime Lurker > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/30/2018 at 00:34

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Also a battery!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Longtime Lurker 07/30/2018 at 00:37

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Yes also that

LongbowMkII > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/30/2018 at 01:00

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I’m going to assume it’s also  why the engine compartment cannot fit an accessory belt and a human hand in it.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/30/2018 at 01:45

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The E39 never fails to give me more reasons for my thinking it’s the perfect Sedan.

pip bip - choose Corrour > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/30/2018 at 05:28

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fuel tank under rear seat, so basically the rear passengers are riding a bomb

Tapas > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/30/2018 at 07:09

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Atleast two bodies you say?

I’ll have to test that out...

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > LongbowMkII 07/30/2018 at 07:17

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You can too, just gotta remove the fan and shroud  first.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 07/30/2018 at 07:19

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Seriously I don’t know how they did it with the gas tank. It’s only 1.7 gallons short of my mom’s Sienna. It must be a TARDIS tank.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Tapas 07/30/2018 at 08:06

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There’s an illustration in the trunk showing four golf bags being stowed so y ou could possibly even fit three bodies.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Tapas 07/30/2018 at 08:12

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Actually, with a trunk volume of 460l and an average adult volume of  95l, you could fit 4.8 of them in there as long as you chop them up.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/30/2018 at 08:22

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Easy. Fuel tank sits under the back seat so it’s out of the way. Diff, suspension, etc, is all below the body, except the com pact strut towers which are wide for best handling and getting things between them. Spare tire well sits so the top ends up level with tye floor above the suspension.  The space behind the rear axle is mostly superfluous.

Tapas > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/30/2018 at 08:50

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Welp....time to buy a vaccum sealer!

Tapas > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/30/2018 at 08:52

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I wish at least some car reviews would show how big the trunk is in terms of dead bodies.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Tapas 07/30/2018 at 08:58

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We should start that

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > LongbowMkII 07/30/2018 at 09:29

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I’ve noticed that bmw has a weird habit of cramming most of the engine bay and then leaving giant open spaces. On the e39 540i and also e60 535i, both have a shitload of available space on the right side of the engine. I get that intake/exhaust packaging mandates that to a certain degree, but all the abs, cooling, etc. shit is packed on the left...

Longtime Lurker > itranthelasttimeiparkedit 07/30/2018 at 09:32

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I know on my e30 6cyl the open space in the front is the battery tray for the 4cyl cars. They do this to maintain the 50-50 weight distribution.

Tapas > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/30/2018 at 10:17

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I’m down!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Longtime Lurker 07/30/2018 at 21:43

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There’s a lot of open space to the passenger side of my engine (you could fit a waterm elon in there and still close the hood) but that's occupied by the airbox on the V8 models.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 07/30/2018 at 21:44

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Stop rationalizing away my  amazement.

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > Longtime Lurker 07/30/2018 at 22:04

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oooooooooh ok that makes sense. thanks!

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/30/2018 at 22:05

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yeah based off longtime lurker’s comment plus this, seems like the engine options are pretty big reconfigurations. Cause on my v8 I have zero room passenger side...

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/31/2018 at 01:40

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No