Aloha! Just Joined the E60 Club!
12-09-2011, 07:51 PM
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My Ride: 2006 550i Alpine White/Black Leather/AT
Sport Package, Logic 7 Sound
Just bought a CPO 2006 550i and wanted to introduce myself. I was previously had a 2002 525i and was on the Bimmerforums and Bimmerfest forums. I've been lurking for about a month; first to find out what to look for and now to see about everything else.
Some have said that the E60 is less of a driver's car than the E39 but for me, coming from a non-sport E39 525i to a Sport 550i I'm not seeing it. The one thing that people seem to complain about the most (in reviews) is the iDrive, but I'm already used to it. I like having the monitor in the dash (even though I don't have NAV) to show info like PDC, MP3 info, etc.
Already got the windows tinted (ceramic) and installed my old LED angle eye bulbs I took out of the E39. When do the mods end?
Looking forward to learning and sharing.
Aloha
Mark
Some have said that the E60 is less of a driver's car than the E39 but for me, coming from a non-sport E39 525i to a Sport 550i I'm not seeing it. The one thing that people seem to complain about the most (in reviews) is the iDrive, but I'm already used to it. I like having the monitor in the dash (even though I don't have NAV) to show info like PDC, MP3 info, etc.
Already got the windows tinted (ceramic) and installed my old LED angle eye bulbs I took out of the E39. When do the mods end?
Looking forward to learning and sharing.
Aloha
Mark
12-09-2011, 08:10 PM
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)
Congrats on the new (to you) car and enjoy the forums! 
12-09-2011, 08:37 PM
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12-11-2011, 08:07 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)
Well guys, I HAVE been here a while! 