What Is My Car?

[Ginger Tom]

This has probably been asked a million time before but I'm new to the world of BMW's.

What 'E' is my car?

I see all these E numbers and all I can think of is the crap you get, or used to get, in orange squash.

Please help, mines a 2009 59 plate 1 series.

Cheers

Tom

[BigAl]

Hi Tom, If your car is a 3 door hatchback, it will be an E81

[Ginger Tom]

It's a coupe, am I right in thinking its an E82?

[BigAl]

yes

[Guest DazH]

Nice one Mr.Wark

This has probably been asked a million time before but I'm new to the world of BMW's.

What 'E' is my car?

I see all these E numbers and all I can think of is the crap you get, or used to get, in orange squash.

Please help, mines a 2009 59 plate 1 series.

Cheers

Tom

The E is the generation. It is needed to tell the difference between cars of the same series within an era. Many car companies do it like Mercedes.

[Ginger Tom]

Thank you, time to start buying stuff!!!

[Guest DazH]

Thank you, time to start buying stuff!!!

Love the enthusiasm =] any goodies planned?

[Ginger Tom]

Yeh, boot lid, bonnet, wing mirror covers and interior trim in carbon, it's gonna be painted as I don't want it on show, some 19" alpina Z8 replica alloys, super chip, stainless exhaust, quiet mind and lightly tinted windows, different head lights and smoked rears

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

Nothing much then, just the odd subtle changes eh? :)

[Ginger Tom]

Lol, yeh just little things

[Ginger Tom]

O yeh, some small areo dynamic mods to bring up the mpg's

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

... An egg shaped nose-cone ? :P

[Ginger Tom]

Lol, no vortex generators in certain places

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

Does yours have the full engine belly-pan?

Another way to raise the mpg is to have one covering the rear axle, like extending from the rear footwells allway to the rear valance ! :)

[Ginger Tom]

Not sure I'll have to have a look, not had it on the ramps yet. I think it's got a full engine pan though