OT: E38 730D with 20" and new colors

[shogun]

Made in Berlin by one BMW enhtusiast, who has owned a lot of E32 before and is now modding his E38. What do you think?
http://hometown.aol.de/Torstenhentschel/Schmiede/BMW-Schmiede-Barnim.com1.JPG
http://hometown.aol.de/Torstenhentschel/Schmiede/BMW-Schmiede-Barnim.com3.JPG
http://hometown.aol.de/Torstenhentschel/Schmiede/BMW-Schmiede-Barnim.com2.JPG
http://hometown.aol.de/Torstenhentschel/Schmiede/BMW-Schmiede-Barnim.com4.JPG
http://hometown.aol.de/Torstenhentschel/Schmiede/BMW-Schmiede-Barnim.com5.JPG

And the diesel consumption is just 8.9 liters per 100 km.

Wheels:
Akuza AK 324 in 4 x 9,0J x 20 " ET 10

Engine: 6 cylinder common rail diesel engine 193 HP, 410Nm at 1.750 RPM!!,
top speed according to BMW 228 kmh.

[SchnellE34]

A bit too flashy for my taste...

[pundit]

'Bling' me up Scotty! :)

[trumpetr]

Kinda looks like a Doberman, color wise. Looks like Shite, BMW wise. BLING.

[angrypancake]

holy (dirty s word), i want it. thats gorgeous.

edit: errr the rear bumper ehhhh not feeling it. but the color scheme and wheels and and and mmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Zeuk in Oz]

Love the engine, hate the car !

[Nick.Hay]

Hmmm...

Not a massive fan. It looks great, don't get me wrong, just not my cup of tea...




Now if it was painted black, dark windows, and sitting at that ride height....
Oohhh Yeah!!

[Qube]

Nice! I'd keep the whole setup but lose the flashy chrome wheels.

[GoldenOne]

i like that paint scheme...but yeah, lose those rims in favor for a nice deep dish black w/polished lip wheel...

[Kristuphir]

I must admit a fascination with two-toned cars. But they always lean toward this end of the spectrum, with the godawful wheels and body kit, rather than the classy direction as evidenced by the grand tourers of the '50s and '60s which I guess influence them...

There's also a cream and maroon E46 floating around somewhere which looks cool except for all the ridiculous crap the owner has glued on, just like this car...

[Alan_525i]

I like the paint scheme he chose. The rims are too much though.

Most of all, I dislike the homemade look of the side skirts and the add ons on the front and rear bumper. But he gets lots of points for originality.

[ajt3nc]

The chevy dealer in Myrtle Beach has a Avalanche with the exact colors on it. They have had it for a couple months.

[Incantation]

a for originality.. that is one sweet ride

[shogun]

pics were in BMW SCene 01/2006 in Germany
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[granit_silber]

I liked it better before the two-tone and bling wheels. Although, I'm not a big fan of the M-style front air dam on non-m cars. I especially don't think it flatters the e34 and e30 body styles, but it's not that bad on the e38. I wish we had the 3.o diesel over here!
-ashley