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2008 (LCI) BMW 550i Sport Package (ZSP) with Sport Automatic Transmission, Deep Sea Blue Metallic with black leather interior, anthracite wood accents, and anthracite head liner.

The ZSP Package includes:
- Style 172 19" wheels
- 20-way Sport Seats (driver and passenger)
- Sport automatic transmission, with paddle shifters

I am the original owner of this car. I have performed meticulous preventive maintenance from the beginning, following Mike Miller's "old school maintenance," including annual brake line bleeding, 7,500 mile oil changes, and transmission fluid/filter changes at 70,000 and 105,000 mile intervals.

Everything on the car works perfectly, the body is straight, and the interior is in excellent condition. This car has never had a single mechanical or electrical problem of any kind. Ever. It has been the most trouble-free and reliable car I've ever owned. It drives as well today as it did the day I picked it up in Munich in July 2008.

I have had the motor oil analyzed at the following intervals:
- 55,390 miles (September 2011)
- 77,167 miles (November 2013)
- 95,624 miles (March 2015)

All of the oil analyses confirm that the engine is running great, the seals are all tight, and there is zero antifreeze or fuel detected.

The car has always been garaged, and currently has 116,634 miles on it.

Other options:
- Navigation System
- Heated seats and steering wheel
- Keyless access and start
- 20-way sport seats
- Parking sensors
- Logic 7 HiFi system

I average 21.6 mpg in combined driving. Cruising on the freeway I typically get 26.7 -- 27.1 mpg.

Everything on the car works and functions as new. I have never, EVER, had a single mechanical, electrical, or fit & finish problem with the car. It has been beyond, by any reasonable expectation, the most trouble-free car I've ever owned, or even heard of.

Here are the mods I've done, and extras that are included:
- Installed after-market backup camera that is fully integrated into the iDrive system
- Valentine 1 radar detector (hard wired)
- 15mm spacers on the rear wheels
- 15% tinted windows
- Drilled rotors all around
- Qwik Valve oil drain plug
- Suit coat hanger on back of driver's seat
- Winter wheels (18" square setup) with Pirelli SotoZero Tires
- All else is stock

Most recent major preventive maintenance performed (emphasis on "preventive"):

October 2014:
- Replaced the coolant pump, expansion tank, and all rubber hoses
- Replaced the A/C and serpentine belt (spare kept in the trunk)

December 2015 Replaced:
- Upper/lower front control arms and bushings
- Tie rods
- Front struts
- Bleed brakes

Last Oil Change: 112,815 (4,000 miles ago)

Kelley Blue Book estimated value is $12,247 (I rated it at the top of the scale (excellent) due to the amount of PM I've done do it, how well it runs, and the excellent condition of the body, interior, and mechanicals. I'm asking $13,500, because of the modifications I've done (camera, spacers, window tint), and it includes a complete set of winter wheels and tires, which have BMW center caps and TPM Sensors. The car is ready-to-go for year-round service.

To answer the inevitable question "why are you selling it?" I took delivery of a 2016 M4 yesterday, and I just don't have room in the stable for another pony.