BMW E61 LCI 530D manual drive POV - VLOG

In this video I do a little review of my car showcasing how it feels to drive. What are the benefits and drawbacks of M-sport suspension and manual gearbox. How this M57 engine feels like.
In short:
Big family car with good sound isolation is compromised with manual gear box and sport suspension. Making this car a compromise between a very heavy sports car and a rough riding family car. Looking from the outside it seems like this car should be comfortable, while in fact it rides like a skateboard and manual gearbox on 500Nm diesel engine makes it feel like driving a commercial van. But everything changes once you start driving like a hooligan. Car feels planted, stable and predictable. In higher revs gears shift smoothly and the clutch release feels smooth. Steering wheel feels direct and responsive making this car feel a lot smaller and lighter than it actually is.
Slow down and you a driving a commercial van once again. M-Sport suspension on bumpy city roads makes it jump around like driving cargo van without the cargo. And you can not lift off the throttle from the first or second gear as the engine starts stopping the car like on heavy brakes. The only way to shift from the first to second and third gear is overlapping with the clutch. Which feels like riding the clutch, but that is the only way not to be thrown away from the seat while changing the gear at slow speeds.
You either drive it like a madman, or hate every second of driving it. Nothing in between.

[@ismohaulikko]

Good, informative video about an interesting car! The caption is well written :D. This channel is very cool and I subscribed.

[@Dabotojas]

It is nice to hear another person opinion about manual gearbox. I also see huge benefits driving a manual gearbox, rather that boring automatic gearbox 👍👍 Puikus video ir dar geresnės emocijos 👍

[@BarmaBoysAndFamily]

Very useful thank you from Wales! Great to find a review of a manual 530d. I have just bought one but it hasn't arrived yet. I love your enthusiasm for the manual!!

[@tomasrandom6430]

I have a lot of fun driving it in a winter now, automatic would be just annoying in the snow for me.

[@Tom_Kowalczuk]

We need to send this video to every other BMW owners to show how indicator stalks works!!

[@kevinasmykolas719]

Jau šitas su n57 ar visdar senasis m57 variklis ?

[@tomasrandom6430]

dar senasis m57

[@Tom_Kowalczuk]

So what next? Chip or LPG?

[@tomasrandom6430]

Its a diesel, does not work with LPG :/ Chip no, don't wanna brake it, has enough power for me. I will keep it stock.

[@Tom_Kowalczuk]

@@tomasrandom6430 There are LPG installations for diesel cars on the market. With chip you can also reduce diesel usage per km.

[@tomasrandom6430]

@@Tom_Kowalczuk must be new thing, never sow a diesel with LPG. Would be cool though.