First Post, happy new owner! (with picture)
07-03-2005, 03:28 PM
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My Ride: 2005 545i with everything
Originally Posted by UUronL' date='Jul 3 2005, 11:19 AM
About the stiff ride, lowering the tire pressure will help.? From the factory, the tires are inflated for maximum load - a full complement of passengers and luggage.? If you don't often load the car, letting out some air will lessen the impact of bumps and stuff.? Just look in your manual and see what the other settings are for the 545i with the wheel/tire combination you have.? It will rob you of some fuel economy, but things will be much smoother.
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Thanks for the tip, I will try it.
07-03-2005, 08:39 PM
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My Ride: April Delivery 2005 - 545i Orient Blue/Beige Leather. Sport & Premium packages/Navigation/Heads-Up display/Premium Sound/Cold Weather Pkg/Park Distance Control/SMG/Split fold down rear w/ski pkg.
Currently: 2002 - 530i Steel Blue Metalic. Sport & Premium packages/Navigation/Cold Weather Pkg/Split fold down rear w/ski pkg.
Nice. Congrats and enjoy the ride!
07-04-2005, 12:25 AM
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My Ride: E60 Limo with M-Sport package(m5 mirrors,m5 trunk finisher,m172 summer wheels,blk front grills,m5 paddle shift kit(my530i),m pedal covers,m floor mats,
E87 2005 The Misses car
E39 2002 Touring with M-Sport package/family wagon(gone but not forgotten)
Very nice car! And welcome to the club! 
07-04-2005, 01:08 AM
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My Ride: 520d GT, Blue, Beige Dakota Leather, Pro Sat Nav, Interior Lights Pack, Adaptive Lights, Advanced Aircon
Nice ride!! 
Two things:
1. Rear reflectors (a must)
2. Always wear your seatbelt even on short rides, you don't need to be going very fast to do yourself serious harm if not worn. ........... 25% of people killed in RTAs are not wearing seatbelts.
here's a few other things to consider, particularly the last pont!!!!!!!!!
Seatbelt info
Two things:
1. Rear reflectors (a must)
2. Always wear your seatbelt even on short rides, you don't need to be going very fast to do yourself serious harm if not worn. ........... 25% of people killed in RTAs are not wearing seatbelts.
here's a few other things to consider, particularly the last pont!!!!!!!!!
Seatbelt info
07-04-2005, 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by pipper' date='Jul 2 2005, 04:16 PM
congrats on the new ride and happy (and safe) motoring!!!!
and yeah, red reflectors are mandatory for everyone on e60.net? ?
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and yeah, red reflectors are mandatory for everyone on e60.net? ?
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07-04-2005, 07:38 AM
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Thanks for the picture Casper so I know what it will look like when my reflectors arrive.
I picked the 545i because it's the car I've always wanted. When I was a teenager 18 years ago my brother bought a new 530i and that was it for me. I loved that car. Two years ago when I bought my 325i I had just finished my residency and money was a little tight so I got what I could comfortably afford. Finally I reached the point where I could pretty much afford any car I wanted outside of exotics, and this was it. I went to the dealer to discuss ordering one, and there it was sitting there, pretty much 90% of what I wanted to order, having arrived all of 4 days earlier, so I just leased that one (I lease through my office rather than buy for tax reasons).
Fortunately there happened to be heavy promotion of the 545i in June with the .0010 money factor which made it much more affordable and competitive with the 530i. I didn't steal it but got a fair deal.
I picked the 545i because it's the car I've always wanted. When I was a teenager 18 years ago my brother bought a new 530i and that was it for me. I loved that car. Two years ago when I bought my 325i I had just finished my residency and money was a little tight so I got what I could comfortably afford. Finally I reached the point where I could pretty much afford any car I wanted outside of exotics, and this was it. I went to the dealer to discuss ordering one, and there it was sitting there, pretty much 90% of what I wanted to order, having arrived all of 4 days earlier, so I just leased that one (I lease through my office rather than buy for tax reasons).
Fortunately there happened to be heavy promotion of the 545i in June with the .0010 money factor which made it much more affordable and competitive with the 530i. I didn't steal it but got a fair deal.
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