Bye...545 is gone I'm out
09-03-2005, 07:08 PM
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My Ride: 545, Auto, Sport, L7, Pdc, Sunshades, Silver Gray/Black, 19x8.5/9.5 Monet Wheels, Michelin PS A/S Tires, Full M-KIt, B&B Exhaust, 20% Llumar Tint
The thing that really sucks is that the car will only be 3 doors away...the guy that bought my 525 bought the 545...close enough to hear the B&B fire up every morning...that hurts / But at least I'll make sure that it's taken good care of
09-03-2005, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by ch7656' date='Sep 3 2005, 10:08 PM
The thing that really sucks is that the car will only be 3 doors away...the guy that bought my 525 bought the 545...close enough to hear the B&B fire up every morning...that hurts / But at least I'll make sure that it's taken well care of
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09-03-2005, 07:17 PM
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My Ride: 545, Auto, Sport, L7, Pdc, Sunshades, Silver Gray/Black, 19x8.5/9.5 Monet Wheels, Michelin PS A/S Tires, Full M-KIt, B&B Exhaust, 20% Llumar Tint
I doubt they'll fit on the benzo.
The Benz is just a cruiser?conservative but sporty?exactly what I need right now?at 80 the Benz feels just fine?not too fast not too slow?at 80 the 545 felt like it needed to go at least another 20 mph / But the handling?or should I saw lack there of?even with the equivalent of the sport package (and lowered) the thing is just is plain sloppy..but I don?t care much?again just a cruiser
09-03-2005, 07:34 PM
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My Ride: 545, Auto, Sport, L7, Pdc, Sunshades, Silver Gray/Black, 19x8.5/9.5 Monet Wheels, Michelin PS A/S Tires, Full M-KIt, B&B Exhaust, 20% Llumar Tint
What are the major differences you've seen since switching?
Miss iDrive?while MBZ may pride itself on not having to deal with iDrive? the command system is a joke?come on, menus on the instrument cluster controlled by buttons on wheel?come on get with it!
Its just so different its hard to draw a comparisons (even thinking back to my 525)?two totally different cars?we?ve all heard it said a thousand times before?the BMW is the drivers car?and it?s handling is unmatched?and that?s true. The Benz its more relaxing for me to drive and it is rock steady?stereo (L7) seems to be a bit better, Navi is great, CD changer in the dash (where it should be), Pano roof with ambient lighting is the coolest...but at the same time the MBZ compared to the E60 seems dumbed down...simplistic if you will...not that, that?s bad...it is what it is
Fun to learn about all the MBZ mods?lowering, V1 hardwire, Euro parts, DVD through Navi, etc?
But you know MBZ,BMW?BMW,MBZ?seems silly to be comparing?splitting hairs at this level?and it just comes down to what you want from your car?I like them both for what they are?now if we could just get the designers/engineers from both camps together and take the best attributes from each?hmmm
09-03-2005, 08:16 PM
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My Ride: 2004 525i Jet Black on Grey Interior---
Tint: Sides 20% Rear Windshield 5% Front Windshield 35%
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Originally Posted by ch7656' date='Sep 3 2005, 04:20 PM
hey you got your wheels done in black...looks great...I had missed that before
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but anyway ya still sad to see u goooo 
09-03-2005, 08:51 PM
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Ahhh, bro, sorry to see you go.
But I can understand. Only YOU can determine when enough is enough.
You've helped me decide on getting the B&B exhaust. Thanks for providing the sound clips.
The E-class is a different kind of animal compared to the e60. Who knows...you may eventually decide that it is the better car for you at this stage.
Keep in touch with all of us here in the forum. Would be nice to see you drop-by every once in awhile.
But I can understand. Only YOU can determine when enough is enough.
You've helped me decide on getting the B&B exhaust. Thanks for providing the sound clips.
The E-class is a different kind of animal compared to the e60. Who knows...you may eventually decide that it is the better car for you at this stage.
Keep in touch with all of us here in the forum. Would be nice to see you drop-by every once in awhile.
09-04-2005, 12:49 AM
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My Ride: [i][b][u]Since 19 august 2004[/u][/b][/i]: [color=red][b]530i[/b] High Executive[/color], Silvergray with beige interior, Popular wood, Servotronic, Sportssuspension, electric foldable and dimmed mirrors, dimmed interior mirror, pappelmaser braun wood, cupholders, styling 123 18" wheels, Logic 7, Steptronic, alarm class 3, electric sunscreen in the rear and suncreens for sidewindows, Comfort seats, heated seats, Xenon with headlightwashers, Adaptive corner lights ALC, Advanced airconditioning, lightpackage, Nav Pro, 6 cd changer, side airbags rearseats, bluetooth siemens S55, chrome kidneys, gearlever with wood, voice recognition retrofit, front windshield with green band.
Waiting for trunkopener button from Hobi :)
Sorry to see you go but enough is enough..
Can you post some pictures of your E350?? I'm interested to see how it looks with those 19inch wheels.
Can you post some pictures of your E350?? I'm interested to see how it looks with those 19inch wheels.
09-04-2005, 04:43 AM
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My Ride: 545, Auto, Sport, L7, Pdc, Sunshades, Silver Gray/Black, 19x8.5/9.5 Monet Wheels, Michelin PS A/S Tires, Full M-KIt, B&B Exhaust, 20% Llumar Tint
Originally Posted by 530E60NL' date='Sep 4 2005, 01:49 AM
Sorry to see you go but enough is enough..
Can you post some pictures of your E350?? I'm interested to see how it looks with those 19inch wheels.
Can you post some pictures of your E350?? I'm interested to see how it looks with those 19inch wheels.
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09-04-2005, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by ch7656' date='Sep 3 2005, 03:22 PM
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Well guys (and a few gals...speaking of gals whatever happened to "miss5452U"...she was amusing) I?m out?
?but the shine certainly wore off?and it just started to not be fun anymore.
?and my problems are certainly not indicative of the brand (so I think)?but for me personally I?m done for now?
I?ll still be lurking this is a great forum?and I still want to stay close to what is going on?can?t wait for the 550 evaluations to start rolling in.
Well guys (and a few gals...speaking of gals whatever happened to "miss5452U"...she was amusing) I?m out?
?but the shine certainly wore off?and it just started to not be fun anymore.
?and my problems are certainly not indicative of the brand (so I think)?but for me personally I?m done for now?
I?ll still be lurking this is a great forum?and I still want to stay close to what is going on?can?t wait for the 550 evaluations to start rolling in.
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But I beat you to it. 
I will be putting up a fine set of Winter BMW OEM Wheel and Blizzaks LM 22 Tire pkg in the classifieds soon.
