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      06-28-2017, 11:54 PM   #1
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My New Mediterranean Blue 540i

Ordered March 17 -- Delivered May 12 (Been too busy to take pics until now)

2017 540i M-Sport
Mediterranean Blue Metallic
Cognac Leather
Fineline Cove Trim
M Brakes
20" BMW Individual wheels
Pirelli P-Zero Summer Run-Flats
245/35/20 Front -- 275/30/20 Rear
Driving Assistance Package
Apple CarPlay
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So far, I'm loving this car... The perfect car for me, as I'm in the car most of the day showing houses, driving around clients, etc -- Very roomy, plenty fast and lots of cool tech to play with. Only complaints thus far is that it is almost TOO quiet -- great when I'm on the phone or listening to music, but keeps it from being as "sporty" as I'd like it to sound/feel.

The car pulls very hard, love the full torque under 2k RPM -- 8-speed transmission is really good, can definitely feel the upshifts -- I love how in sport mode, the car downshifts aggressively when approaching a corner/braking... "almost" feels like you're driving a manual.

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Beautiful G30!
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      06-29-2017, 07:07 AM   #3
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Congratulations,
Thanks for sharing
I don't know whether this car will help you boost up your business but it would impress your clients
Happy Driving and Deals
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      06-29-2017, 09:50 AM   #4
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very nice, looks lovely in blue.
just a quick question, whats the ride like on tne 20" wheels?
Are you on standard passive M Sport suspension?

cheers
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very nice, looks lovely in blue.
just a quick question, whats the ride like on tne 20" wheels?
Are you on standard passive M Sport suspension?

cheers
The ride is fantastic... Doesn't feel much different than my F10 on 18" wheels and higher profile tires...

The passive M-sport suspension is exactly what I like -- it's what I have on my F10 and my E90.
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Congratulations,
Thanks for sharing
I don't know whether this car will help you boost up your business but it would impress your clients
Happy Driving and Deals
It's more for my comfort -- I am a Realtor, spend most of my days showing homes and sitting around at inspections, etc... Very comfortable and functional mobile office.
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      06-29-2017, 10:22 AM   #7
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Congratulations,
Thanks for sharing
I don't know whether this car will help you boost up your business but it would impress your clients
Happy Driving and Deals
It's more for my comfort -- I am a Realtor, spend most of my days showing homes and sitting around at inspections, etc... Very comfortable and functional mobile office.
Nice car. I'm a white car color guy myself but if I had to pick another color it would be your exact color combo...Florida sun...will you be tinting your windows?
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      06-29-2017, 11:19 AM   #8
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Beautiful G30!
Thanks!
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      07-06-2017, 01:55 AM   #9
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cheers for the same interior color and trim
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      07-06-2017, 05:39 AM   #10
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that's the dog's dangly bits!

I like the fact you can tick the option to dim theambient lighting for night driving , that was a concern I had that it might be a bit bright at night.
Prompts a question, can the idrive be turned off?
I turn it off on my F10 when on long night drives on unlit roads, find it mroe restful on the eyes.
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Classy combo!
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that's the dog's dangly bits!

I like the fact you can tick the option to dim theambient lighting for night driving , that was a concern I had that it might be a bit bright at night.
Prompts a question, can the idrive be turned off?
I turn it off on my F10 when on long night drives on unlit roads, find it mroe restful on the eyes.
I'm not sure about being able to turn the screen off completely... I think the dimming wheel on the dash near the light controls dims the dash, lighting and maybe even the iDrive Screen.
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Nice car. I'm a white car color guy myself but if I had to pick another color it would be your exact color combo...Florida sun...will you be tinting your windows?
I don't think I will... I have the privacy screens for the rear seats -- I kind of like "fishbowling"
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Stunning, I'm considering that overall exterior interior wheels combo :
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Decided to put the black grills in:



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Love it. Congrats!
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      07-23-2017, 05:21 AM   #18
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Been noticing that the US version does not come with the full LED multifunction dash display?
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for some reason I can't see any pic.
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      08-16-2017, 03:29 PM   #20
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Do you need to pay photobucket to see these pics?
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I'd love to see the pics of this but photobucket are too busy being c*#ks!
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I'd love to see the pics of this but photobucket are too busy being c*#ks!
Second that. I've started using imgur.com/upload for uploading photos.
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