speedracerF4i

I wish I had known this when I deleted HUD. I chicken out after test driving with HUD. It made me want to look at it all the time, so I found it distracting.

It's like watching a movie with sub-title. Eventhough you understand what the movie says, but you'll always read that caption for some odd reason.

Now, I wish I had not deleted HUD.

amigo525

can a 545 be a 545 without a sport package?

and besides the extra hp what is a 530 vs 525 none with sportpackage? Will the different in driving be great or about the same?

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Member545

MY2005 you can get 6-spd without Sports. That is why it is not a separate choice on www.bmwusa.com anymore. 6-spd is the standard tranny and Steptronic and SMG are no cost options. None require sports package.

speedracerF4i

It depends on what floats your boat. My wife would not give a damn whether or not the car had sport package. She would most definitely not have paid $3200 for it if the car was for her.

I on the other hand, consider the sport pack to be essential.

juan2mini

Member545:
Thanks for the heads-up on the 6-speed manual for MY2005, I appreciate it. Good call by BMW to give an additional combo of tranny & sport package.

rsbartley

To Iceman-
Re Forum-I agree Forum is the best - however, there is a lot of venting from owners with problems, disappointments, etc.--AS WELL AS a lot of very enthusiastic owners. I've owned five bimmers-two five series that I had supercharged. I own an E46 that I am keeping because I like it...and to put your concerns about the complaints on the Forum to rest-I am buying again. Options are offered as options--and I have exercised mine.

To Juan2mini-
Thanks amigo-that's why I'm keeping the 323-manual.

To a few others-if the Sport Package had been offered as parts - I would have taken Seats, Lowering, Suspension. Active Stabil, Wheels--not keen on no chrome-and you can have the steering or it's my mistake, I understand it is active at low speeds and may have caused one member problems on NY expressway.

Re-heads up - Great toy - and I agree, sometimes your toys need toys.

So, now can we get on to the wheels:

#124 is an option-and goes with the public love of the Sport Package--1/2 in drop with springs would be easy.

7er optional 19's look appealing - any experience - any body?

kscarrol

rsbartley, car sounds great. I too have a 545 without sport package and it is an impressive machine AS or not. Enjoy! One question. What was the bummer about Sirius? Don't like it or were you told that you could not order it w/ NAV? Just curious because the Sirius/NAV issue is supposed to be resolved for MY 2005 and I've seen others who have ordered.

rsbartley

My kind of guy-

Here's is my take on Sirius:
Try to hear it first. Most places have simulators, the sirius.com does not play news-but an ad for news-duh? However, I actually heard one-not an ad for one.
1. The music is canned-that's ok most radio stations use the same-this has no commerials, a plus but the music is generic-I'd rather pop a cd in.
2. For trips, you can listen to your programs anywhere-the programs are fair-I travel and prefer a book on cd.
3. News-what I really wanted-the stations use the TV feed without pictures. CNBC plays music during commercial break, others play commericials. News quality is not how I would like it presented.

I added prep in case they improve, but I think the car will be traded before it happens.

tategoi

I really don't know what is E60 without Active Steering. I was sold the moment I test drove it.

JDN

Drove an X3.0 today. I will never be happy driving another car wo AS.