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      07-06-2017, 08:07 PM   #1
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M550 pickup

I picked up my M550 last night. A few details:

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Bluestone Grey
19" wheels
Mocha Nappa Leather
Fineline Ridge Wood Trim
Driver's Assistance and Assistance Plus Packages
Parking Assistance Package
Heated Front Seats
Gesture Control
CarPlay
Active Driving Asst.

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Order April 7
Allocation May 5
Entered Production May 23
Pain Shop June 6
Arrived at Port June 9
On KLine Drive Green Highway June 14
Arrived Brunswick GA June 28
Arrived at Dealer on 7/3
Picked up 7/5

Port Installs
Shoutout to daveschroeder for listing parts numbers in his post on 6/13
Black Kidney Grills
Black Finisher Trim
Black Side Vents
Carbon Fiber Rear View Mirrors


So far I am 35 miles in but the car is wonderful. Very quiet interior. Non-intrusive HUD. Still learning iDrive which is much more advanced than the MMI system in my ancient (2008) Audi. Gonna get lost in this more than once

The AC is working well. I keep it about 65 and the cabin is plenty cool at 2-3 bars.

No dashboard popping yet. I park in a covered lot

I have a nice straightaway on my way home from work. Hit the gas a bit tonight in comfort and the response was immediate. Did the same in sport and it made a great rumble.

I was worried about the dual brown interior but my last car was black on black and I needed a change. Nothing against those who prefer that look! The interior works well to my eyes and most importantly, it was spouse approved.

The seats are very comfortable and I can easily picture doing long drives with them

Will provide a more full review after more miles but great initial experience. Pics below.
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      07-07-2017, 02:27 PM   #2
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A beautiful beast. Enjoy
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      07-08-2017, 09:51 AM   #3
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Congrats, it's no wonder why I-Drive is more improved over your old Audi
You can do many cool things in your I-Drive Menu and one of the cool features of the system in general is a number array of individualization .
You can choose M Sport Steering Wheel and combine it with Comfort Mode Tranny or do other things . I recommend you to download owners manual of your car and watch some interactive videos
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Thanks to you both. I spent some quality time with the user's manual and have things set up quite nicely now.

The car is amazing. It has been a great few days and only the beginning!
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      07-11-2017, 02:08 PM   #5
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Great looking car.
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      07-11-2017, 09:41 PM   #6
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Great looking car.
Thank you sir!
It is great so far. 150 miles in.
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      07-13-2017, 02:50 PM   #7
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Curious if you have had extensive seat time in the F10 M5? If so, how would you compare the two?
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      07-13-2017, 08:04 PM   #8
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Curious if you have had extensive seat time in the F10 M5? If so, how would you compare the two?

I apologize but I have not been in the F10 M5. New to the BMW family.
I did try the standard sport seats on my first test drive in the new 540 and found them uncomfortable. So much so that I had back spasms after....maybe just getting old. The nappa leather comfort seats have been great.
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      07-26-2017, 09:41 AM   #9
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Great looking car mate congratulations
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what was the cost to change to the black trim?
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      08-25-2017, 06:42 PM   #11
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Congrats for the purchase!
Comfort seats are the way to go 👍
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Congrats for the purchase!
Comfort seats are the way to go 👍
Thanks for your thoughts.
Have had the car for 6 weeks and 850 miles. It is straight awesome

Using eco pro in bumper to bumper traffic and getting better mileage than my previous V8 Audi A6

Love the car!
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Beautiful! Any chance you could post some interior shots? Looking to spec one as well. Also, what material is the dash?
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Got a 530e on order with the exact same color combo interior wood and mocha leather. Would love some more interior shot as well if you don't mind.
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      08-31-2017, 10:38 AM   #15
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More Pics

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Here are some more pics: the camera on my 2+ year old iPhone is dying so apologies in advance. I shot these in mostly darkness this am on my way to work to avoid the glare in the first ones. This is Fineline Ridge trim.

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      08-31-2017, 10:47 AM   #16
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Sorry some of these posted sideways. There were in the correct projection on my desktop. Anyone know how to correct?
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      08-31-2017, 03:05 PM   #17
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Beautiful G30!
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Thank's for posting. Your car looks amazing!
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      08-31-2017, 07:52 PM   #19
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Thank you.BMW. and sev1
The car has been great.
First serious thunderstorm tonight with torrential rain and the xdrive was as good as my Audi ever was!
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Very nice, and I like the mods.
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      09-16-2017, 07:06 PM   #21
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Congrats! she's a beauty!
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