No.  You missed Fred's "joke" about it being pronounced
'throgmorgleworble spittlenipple,' and then getting bent out of shape
and unsubscribing because nobody thought it was funny.  He did post a
link to a dictionary that provided the pronunciation before he went
off in a snit though.

There's a lesson there for us all.

My '92 535 failed the last inspection because the e-brake was too weak,
that and rusty rear brake discs. Got new discs and shoes, and now it's
acceptable, but not much more. It was easy to adjust though, at both ends.

"Leeward?"

Ulf

The e39 handbrake is not the best one in the world.  You can lock up
the rear wheels at speed with many handbrakes, but don't expect to do
*anything* like that on the e39.  Even when it's brand new and fully
fettled.  It sucks, as they say on the leeward side of the pond.

Why?  As my dearly departed mother used to say, "Because that's the
way it is."

Trivia:  The "correct" way to pronounce 'leeward.'

Have any E39's got good h/brakes?
Auto 528i
Had new rear discs, pads, and shoes fitted today. Handbrake is still very
poor.
I'm nor exactly a weakling, but without using the footbrake I can't pull it
on hard enough to stop the car creeping on tickover, which is only about 750
rpm.
It did pass the MOT though, which was my main concern.
Mike.