Sounds very nice. Silver Grey and Beige I reckon are the classiest combo. The only problem is that the beige shows up dirt easier that darker colours. My own seat is starting to show some dirt (not too much mind) after 4 months so I reckon I'll be buying a leather cleaner soon. Externally, the E60 design is very colour sensitive and to my eyes, lighter colours show it up better. I know everyone thinks their own combo is the cat pyjamas, but as you say, it is in the BMW catalogue as they want to show it at its best.

 

All your questions have pretty much been answered; so I'll offer some commentary...

SilverGray/Beige is an awesome combo. Of course, I'm a little biased. What I wish is that BMWNA would let us get the Truffle Brown or Amethyst leather. Now those are some classy colors. Sometimes I really _hate_ the way BMWNA limits our options. SilverGray looks good in almost every lighting condition. The only case where it doesn't look stunning is with very cloudy, gray skies. Then it looks a bit like a US Navy warship.

Actually, the ED program has changed to where you only pay for your car 14 days in advance of pickup. Before, it was only 30 days. If you are going to lease, you make the first payment 14 days prior to pickup, and BMWFS makes the 2nd payment, and then you make all the rest.

ED is far and away the best and only way to pick up a new BMW. Check out my little ED travel log at www.thebelkfamily.net/travel to see a small gallery of photos and a trip diary.

Do it, you won't be disappointed.

-MrB

 

In Canada we can order both the Truffle Brown and the Amethyst Letter. The Amethyst looks darker than it does in person (very light brown, almost gray-ish). I would be concerned how quickly it would get dirty ... that said, the Truffle Brown looks great ...

 

It is required by law to have a license plate in the front, attached to the bumper. Now you can argue that two-way-tape is also "attaching" the plate to the bumper... In the law it doesn't say that the license plate needs to be screwed in. The most license plates are in a black frame, where the frame is drilled into the bumper, but the license plate is not. So it's not required, but this is some more BMW BS (just like speed limiters and no TV while car is in motion) they do without giving the actual car owner/driver the choice.
So, they will drill hole... But if you ask them nicely they can do it with two-way-tape... It's not against the law...
Even my dealer uses two-way-tape on the demonstration cars...

Just ask them NICELY, as Beewang mentioned above!

 

I haven't paid for my car, yet. I need to pay first of the new year, which is 2 weeks before my scheduled pick-up date.

 

My dealer made me pay 30 days in advance. I also don't want the holes in the bumper. Kansas doesn't require tags on the front of the car.