about to purchase a new 550i, with a few questions
#21
Thanks for the additional thoughts. I live in Columbus, Ohio, drive about 18,000 miles a year. There isn't much gridlock around here, certainly not like on the coasts. The daily commute to work is 13 miles each way, 9 miles of which is straight down the highway. Very easy commute. We actually don't get much snow, I grew up in Michigan 200 miles away and the weather is much, much less severe here.
I think I'll end up with the CA and the manual transmission; I just like to drive and my wife is comfortable using the clutch, as she drives my 330i fairly often and has for years.
What I have found particularly interesting is the comments about the color. You folks have brought up things I really didn't think about, and for that I'm sincerely appreciative. I an undecided between the jet black, carbon black and the dark gray (I forget the exact name at the moment). May be a game time decision; completely up in the air at this point. I have an appointment Friday to order the car and I'll keep thinking about it until then.
I think I'll end up with the CA and the manual transmission; I just like to drive and my wife is comfortable using the clutch, as she drives my 330i fairly often and has for years.
What I have found particularly interesting is the comments about the color. You folks have brought up things I really didn't think about, and for that I'm sincerely appreciative. I an undecided between the jet black, carbon black and the dark gray (I forget the exact name at the moment). May be a game time decision; completely up in the air at this point. I have an appointment Friday to order the car and I'll keep thinking about it until then.
#22
Originally Posted by Rob Ouellette' post='510863' date='Dec 26 2007, 07:32 PM
May be a game time decision; completely up in the air at this point. I have an appointment Friday to order the car and I'll keep thinking about it until then.
Some people have changed color multiple times.
Others (myself included)added in or subtracted options.
#23
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Originally Posted by Rob Ouellette' post='510863' date='Dec 26 2007, 07:32 PM
I live in Columbus, Ohio, drive about 18,000 miles a year.
(Sorry to drop a forum inside joke on you Rob, I'm sure you'll get up to speed on it with a little searching and post reading... )
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='510898' date='Dec 26 2007, 11:15 PM
Columbus! Maybe you can keep an eye out for sleepyca31/redwhiteblue/quebecois for us! Just listen for the supercharger...
(Sorry to drop a forum inside joke on you Rob, I'm sure you'll get up to speed on it with a little searching and post reading... )
(Sorry to drop a forum inside joke on you Rob, I'm sure you'll get up to speed on it with a little searching and post reading... )
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Originally Posted by westcoast550' post='510912' date='Dec 27 2007, 12:30 AM
Rudy, you're sure this isn't the latest and greatest version in disguise ???? I'm not ........
#26
Originally Posted by Rob Ouellette' post='510863' date='Dec 26 2007, 07:32 PM
Thanks for the additional thoughts. I live in Columbus, Ohio, drive about 18,000 miles a year. There isn't much gridlock around here, certainly not like on the coasts. The daily commute to work is 13 miles each way, 9 miles of which is straight down the highway. Very easy commute. We actually don't get much snow, I grew up in Michigan 200 miles away and the weather is much, much less severe here.
I think I'll end up with the CA and the manual transmission; I just like to drive and my wife is comfortable using the clutch, as she drives my 330i fairly often and has for years.
What I have found particularly interesting is the comments about the color. You folks have brought up things I really didn't think about, and for that I'm sincerely appreciative. I an undecided between the jet black, carbon black and the dark gray (I forget the exact name at the moment). May be a game time decision; completely up in the air at this point. I have an appointment Friday to order the car and I'll keep thinking about it until then.
I think I'll end up with the CA and the manual transmission; I just like to drive and my wife is comfortable using the clutch, as she drives my 330i fairly often and has for years.
What I have found particularly interesting is the comments about the color. You folks have brought up things I really didn't think about, and for that I'm sincerely appreciative. I an undecided between the jet black, carbon black and the dark gray (I forget the exact name at the moment). May be a game time decision; completely up in the air at this point. I have an appointment Friday to order the car and I'll keep thinking about it until then.
1st choice-jet black
2nd-saffire blk***( if its available)
3rd- carbon blk( im not a fan)
4th- dark grey
If you're a die hard manual guy then get the 6spd manual; but the sport auto is real nice.
#27
I'm not sure what you guys are talking about, or what RWB is or isn't. I guess I could do the search of the archives as one person suggested. I do have a French Canadian name and I do play a little hockey in the local adult leagues, but that is about it. A week ago I typed "BMW 550 owners" into Google and this is how I came across the site.
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Originally Posted by Rob Ouellette' post='511075' date='Dec 27 2007, 01:56 PM
I'm not sure what you guys are talking about, or what RWB is or isn't. I guess I could do the search of the archives as one person suggested. I do have a French Canadian name and I do play a little hockey in the local adult leagues, but that is about it. A week ago I typed "BMW 550 owners" into Google and this is how I came across the site.
If you really want to research the issue, you'll need to do some searching about a former (now banned) member named "sleepyca31" or "redwhiteblue" or "quebecois" who is currently living in Columbus...
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