Show Off Sunday: A Look at the BMW 530F11 Estate

It's time for Show Off Sunday, where everyone has a chance to show off their car, and I'm excited to present this week's winner, thank you Scotty Kilmer for letting me show my car. Hello guys and girls, let me introduce you to the BMW 530F11 chassis, which is very different from your normal 5 Series salon that you get in North America. This one is a diesel-powered vehicle, specifically designed for police services in Europe directly from the factory. The car I'm showing off today is a 2012 model, with a 258 horsepower 6-cylinder inline turbo diesel engine, which accelerates from 0-60mph in just 5.8 seconds.

This BMW has added reinforcement on the chassis and around the body to provide enhanced protection in the event of a high-speed collision. These cars are very common in the UK, Europe, and Australia, and I'm told that station wagons in North America are slowly becoming rare due to the SUV market taking over. However, consumers will still buy them, and the normal 530 would retain a value of around £43,000 (approximately $55,000 USD). I bought this car in 2017 for around £8,000 (approximately $10,000 USD), which is a great example of how you can get some really good deals on these vehicles.

The logbook and title that I'm holding show that the car was previously owned by the police. When I bought it, it had around 120,000 miles on it with full service history by the police workshop who did full services every 10,000 miles. The car was like a motorway highway patrol car, so it's seen heavy use and has been well-maintained. Let's take a look at the interior of this car, which I had to do some modifications on when I bought it. The car originally came with cloth seats, but they were worn out and you could really feel the springs in there. So, I got some leather seats from a junkyard as you call it, and they were off another accident car that had around 35,000 miles.

The car has a standard 8-speed automatic gearbox, which can be shifted into sport mode using the paddle shifters. This is great because of the high mileage that the police workshops did on the car, where oil changes were done every 10,000 miles. I asked BMW and they said it was lifetime, so we don't change it. I contacted the manufacturer in Germany and took the car there, and they stripped and serviced the gearbox, changed the oil, and cleaned everything out in about 4 hours.

One of the benefits of this split tailgate is that you can open the glass separately, which is really convenient for storing items like timber or larger items from IKEA. When I'm taking this car to Scotland or Belgium or Germany, and if space is required, I can always put a roof box on top. The battery is located under the floor, so I put some timbers in there just so that if I was carrying anything heavy it wouldn't go down.

The auxiliary battery is located here, which is only found on police cars, as they tend to have this feature more often than civilian vehicles. Overall, I think this car is a great value for the money and has been well-maintained despite its high mileage. The problem is that you get high mileage but if it's been maintained well then you know it should go on for many more years. I've had no issues with this car apart from just regular servicing, which is why I would recommend buying one.

This car is a luxurious ride and is really good on diesel and fuel economy is pretty good for the size of the engine and the size of the vehicle as well. The eco mode, comfort mode, and sports mode are generally available because it's a diesel you get greater range. In town, I would get around 550 miles per tank, which is a 70-liter tank. On the highway or motorway, I'd get maybe 620-650 miles per tank, so it's pretty good on economy. With its split tailgate and glass opening by itself, this car has a lot of benefits for storing items and providing a luxurious ride.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enIt's time for show off Sunday,where everyone has a chance to show off theircar, and here's this week's winner,thank you scotty kilmer for letting me showmy car, hello guys and girls let me presentyou the bmw 5 series estate or station wagonif you're in North America, this is the UKversion which is right hand drive, this isa bmw 530f11 chassis, it's very differentfrom your normal 5 series salon you get inNorth America, the one here is a diesel andthis one is also a former police car,this bmw is made for police services in Europedirectly from the factory, this hasn't beenmodified in any way by like police workshopsor anything, this one is a 2012 model, it's258 horsepower 6 cylinder inline turbo dieselengine, north to 60 in 5.8 seconds, this carhas got added reinforcement on the chassisand around the body if like a high speed collisionoccur, these cars are very common in the UK,Europe and Australia and I know station wagonsin North America are slowly becoming raredue to the SUV market taking over but hereconsumers will still buy them, the normal530 would retain for about 43,000 pounds whichis around $55,000 USD, I bought this car in2017 for around 8,000 pounds which is about$10,000 USD, so you know you can get somereally good deals here,here's a copy of the logbook and title thatshows it was previously owned by the police,when I bought this car it had about 120,000miles on it with full service history by thepolice workshop who did full services every10,000 miles, the car was like a motorwayhighway patrol car so it's seen heavy usethere, let's start her up,here's the interior, I had to do some modificationswhen I bought this car, this car originallycame with cloth seats and the driver seatwas really worn and you could really feelthe springs in there, so I got some leatherseats from a junkyard as you call it and itwas off another accident car which had about35,000 miles, it cost me about $500 for thefront and rear, so this has a standard 8 speedautomatic gearbox, it goes into a sport modethere, you can use the paddle shifters aswell which is good, because of the high mileagethe police workshops were doing oil changes,when I bought the car I asked bmw and theysaid it was lifetime so we don't change it,so I contacted the manufacturer in Germanyand I took the car there and they strippedand service the gearbox and changed the oiland cleaned it all out in about 4 hours,like most of the modern bmws you have theeco mode, comfort mode, and sports mode, generallybecause it's a diesel you get greater range,I'm getting about in town in the city I wouldget maybe 550 miles per tank, it's a 70 litertank, on the highway or motorway I'd get maybe620-650 miles per tank, so it's pretty goodon economy and stuff like that,ok the benefit of having this split tailgateis that you can open the glass separately,again the benefit of having the option ofthe glass opening by itself is, let's sayyou're going to home depot or DIY store ormany times I've done it where I've got 4x2timbers or just larger items from Ikea, thenyou could just store it in here, put the seatsdown and none of the other stuff will fallout, so it's a big load space, so to put theseats down you just pull these, see how muchspace is here, and they lay almost flat, sothat's a lot of room for taking stuff,again it's a big trunk space, I mean if I'mcarrying 2 in the back and I'm taking thiscar to Scotland or Belgium or Germany andif space is required you can always put aroof box on top, the battery is under thefloor, I put those timbers in there just soif I was carrying anything heavy it wouldn'tgo down, and the auxiliary battery is here,so anyone who has a caravan wants to tow anythinglike a trailer or something you can hook electricsup right there, they don't come standard onlypolice cars tend to have the aux batteries,I think this car is a great value for themoney and the problem is that you get highmileage but you know if it's been maintainedwell then you know it should go on for manymore, I've had no issues with it so far apartfrom just regular servicing, but it is a luxuriousride and it's really good on diesel and fueleconomy is pretty good for the size of theengine and for the size of the vehicle aswell, so I would recommend buy one,well that was this week's video and rememberto have your car video highlighted here onmy channel check this out,so if you never want to miss another one ofmy new car repair videos, remember to ringthat bell!\n"