So a friend of mine is selling one of his many BMWs

"gmctavish needs more space" (gmctavish) 02/06/2016 at 19:50 • Filed to: BMW, Touring, ///M

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I offered to take some pictures for the ad to separate it from all the iPhone craigslist pictures, and also because I like taking pictures. they’re nothing special, but I’m pretty happy with them.

It’s a 2006 BMW 530xi Touring, M Sport. I generally don’t like this generation of 5 series, but this one really stands out. It essentially looks like an M5 touring, just with far less V10.... It’s extremely well maintained, and drives very well. It also happens to be 1 of 8 in Canada, he searched for a while to get one exactly like this. the only thing it doesn’t have is a manual. Apparently, there are only 6 530xi Touring M Sports in Canada with a manual. He hunted one down once, and made a pretty high offer, but the owner said he would never sell it. Oh well, the auto in this is still pretty good.

Anyways, on to more pictures.

Anima > gmctavish needs more space 02/06/2016 at 19:54

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The first interior picture is very, very nice!

gmctavish needs more space > Anima 02/06/2016 at 19:58

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Thanks! The benefits of a big sunroof

Jonathan Harper > gmctavish needs more space 02/06/2016 at 20:10

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Good car, but for the weight of this chassis I’d rather have the extra power of the 35.

gmctavish needs more space > Jonathan Harper 02/06/2016 at 20:14

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Fair enough, but is the 535 available in xi Touring form? My BMW knowledge starts to go away after the E46, I didn't even know you could get the configuration this car has.

Brian Silvestro > Jonathan Harper 02/06/2016 at 20:16

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I’d rather the M

Jonathan Harper > gmctavish needs more space 02/06/2016 at 20:21

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yup: http://hooniverse.com/2012/03/14/wag…

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > gmctavish needs more space 02/06/2016 at 21:12

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That wood trim oozes class!

Vicente Esteve > gmctavish needs more space 02/06/2016 at 21:14

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This reminded me that the E60 M5 Touring is on my dream car list.

gmctavish needs more space > Vicente Esteve 02/06/2016 at 21:18

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Mmm.....quad exhaust tips

Vicente Esteve > gmctavish needs more space 02/06/2016 at 21:33

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Mmmm, everything.

Party-vi > gmctavish needs more space 02/06/2016 at 22:12

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how many money is it?

gmctavish needs more space > Party-vi 02/06/2016 at 22:51

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I think 18k Canadian? I'm not sure

pjhusa > gmctavish needs more space 02/11/2016 at 22:28

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I'm no photographer, so you don't have to take my advice, but the exterior shots need some work. Try incorporating roll and some zoom to flatten the image. Also, try turning the wheels next time. But... the interior shots are truly professional!

gmctavish needs more space > pjhusa 02/11/2016 at 22:30

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I am totally up for advice, my dad is a landscape and nature photographer, so I haven’t had much training in terms of objects like cars, so thank you!

pjhusa > gmctavish needs more space 02/11/2016 at 22:38

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No problem!