
It was equipped with the N54 3.0 L turbocharged engine, an automatic transmission, and had 112K miles on the odometer. I looked over the vehicle details for the 2010 E60. After the weekend drop offs had been checked in, the BMW was dispatched to me for an electrical diagnosis. We started our morning as usual, pulling cars out and cleaning up the shop from a busy Friday the week before.

I could tell by the way it was parked that a tow truck had dropped the vehicle off sometime over the weekend. One Monday morning in late May I arrived at work to find a Monaco Blue Metallic BMW 535i waiting in the shop’s parking lot. I was not ready for these two vehicles, but they forced me to learn and gave me valuable experience to draw from. The Picoscope and training I had purchased from AutoNerdz was helping me grow, but in many ways, I was still green. I had only recently transitioned from a flat-rate heavy line technician to focus primarily on diagnostics and electrical repairs.

We’re not sure we’d describe the 5 GT as harmonious to begin with, but it's surely not worse than before, and it adds significantly more trunk space.This was my experience with the following two cars. This, says BMW, creates "an even more harmonious" appearance.

More-extensive visual alterations have been carried out on the 5-series Gran Turismo: it receives not only new front and rear fascias, but also taillights that feature new contours, and a split tailgate that has been elongated and emphasized even further. The trim level? Yes, the convoluted series of trim levels-base, Modern, Luxury, Sport, and M Sport-that make up today’s 3-series now applies to the 5-series, as well.
