.....congrats pmmeke on your new arrival !!!!

 

my week 9 car is at the port waiting to be shipped over here.... they coudn't say which carrier would be taking it though...

 

Wonderfull

Please remember to bring lots of pics, especially of the engine and the bits that were supposed to be changed in week 9

We are all waiting with you

 

be sure to post pics!!
congratz

 

guess you like the Alu Cube Trim... it's not to offend you since tastes differ but I think it's hideous
I payed some extra to get wood, dissapointed about the fact you couldn't get regular Alu as an option with the 137 M Sports Package

and... before I forget, enjoy your new ride! seems like you will

 

Well done and good choice of colour schemes - identical to my new car due on 29th March. Please Please post pics and comments on car now I need to see the new interior and hear how good soft stop is.

 

dumb question....what are the changes in week 9?????

 

1. Price increase
2. Ruthenium finish on vent controls
3. Wood/Alu trim above ashtray
4. Quick menu buttons on Sat Nav plus 3d view on map
5. 5 braking systems - soft stop, anti fade, rain disc wipe, emergency stop, and something else brake related but can't remember.
6. Availability of light poplar wood

 

1. Price increase
2. Ruthenium finish on vent controls
3. Wood/Alu trim above ashtray
4. Quick menu buttons on Sat Nav plus 3d view on map
5. 5 braking systems - soft stop, anti fade, rain disc wipe, emergency stop, and something else brake related but can't remember.
6. Availability of light poplar wood
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You forgot about the Ruthenium finish around the A/C knobs.
3. Wood/Alu trim above ashtray was already there before.

 

picked car up yesterday and said goodbye to my 2003 530i SE.

silver grey with black dakota leather looks superb. love the m-sports pack, especially the sports seats and m-sports suspenion, the latter which has in my eyes transformed the way the E60 feels on the road.

my partner drove the car also yesterday and commented on how it feels very much like the Z4 she has, she also liked the servotronic steering to. i had not realised that the servotronic steering now comes as standard, makes low speed steering a doddle, definitely nice to have.

will try and get some pictures taken today and post them up.

quick summary of my observations after 24hrs of ownership.

- build quality: dont know why but whole car, especially interior feels more solidly built than my 03 model was, could be just because its new..but it just feels solid.

- N52 3.0i Engine: well with less than 100 miles on the clock, not even come close to running it in or got it above 4500rpm. feels very smooth though and certainly a lot more torque available in the lower rev range, cant wait till its bedded in and i can open it up to see what the difference is like with 258BHP under the bonnet.

- Interior Trim Changes: the ruthenium finish around the advanced air con dials is a major improvement over the previous matt grey plastic finish. the new finish is as has been said before just like the finish on the idrive controller. one thing you notice driving at night is that the back lights behind the A/C controls reflect nicely off the ruthenium A/C dials which produces a nice effect (will try and get pics of that).

the air vent levers all round also now have the ruthenium insert on them which is a nice touch and the panel around the A/C area now has the soft-paint finish which also looks good.

have not checked to see if the stowage compartment to the right of the steering wheel below light switches has been changed...forgot to look...doh! but i will.

aluminium cube trim, has grown one me a lot, looks excellent against the black dashboard and leather trim.

- new DTC traction control: difficult to comment on this as it has not really had todo anything much. the soft stop braking does seem to really make the final moments of low speed braking manouvres smoother than before. in previous car i found it sometimes jerky to move a slow speeds when dabbing on/off the brake, with soft stop it is a lot better and is more like the kind of control you have via clutch control/gear braking in a manual.

- SatNav Pro changes: perspective view, well despite the little clouds (ok i admit it i like them) at the top of the display, perspective view is excellent and certainly gives your more of a feel for "whats coming up" as your driving along. shortcut keys to the side of the map display are very useful and save a lot of time.

- idrive changes: not sure if this was there before but in the service menu you now have the ability to check the engine oil-level via idrive and a virtual dipstick is displayed show current engine oil level reading, nice feature cannot say i have seen this before so assume its "new".

as soon as i have time i will try and get some pics of the above features.