Finally gave up and traded my 550i for an M5
02-05-2006, 12:45 PM
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My Ride: '05 545i, silver gray, black leather with anthracite maple wood, sport package, premium sound, navigation, cold weather package, electric rear sunshade, folding rear seat, satellite radio prep, PIAA 4150K fogs, red rear reflectors, hardwired Valentine One
How's that for turning lemon into lemonade! Very nice--congrats & enjoy!
02-05-2006, 01:25 PM
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My Ride: 2014 X5 xDrive 5.0 M Package Carbon Black Metallic/2008 M Roadster Imola Red
What a great way to take care of your tranny problem, Osama. Congrats; it is gorgeous. Glad you stayed a BMW guy. I may have to take some sort of drastic action if BMW can't sort my 20.01.00 performance problem out in a reasonable period of time. I don't think I would buy another BMW though since I would have no confidence that the same sort of thing wouldn't happen on the next one. I'd miss the forum though.
02-05-2006, 01:46 PM
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My Ride: 2006 550i Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Anthracite Maple Wood Trim, Cold Weather Package, Premium Sound Package, Sport Package, Steptronic, Navigation, Electric Rear Sunshades, Heated Rear Seats, Sirius Radio
Congratulations on your new car. I wish I had that problem so I could get an M5. Unfortuinately, the behavior of my Steptronic to this point (2000 miles) has been satisfactory. I enjoyed the SMGII of my M3, but was never able to get my wife to drive the car. Keep us informed on how you like the M5.
02-05-2006, 02:08 PM
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Extremely nice. Congrads
Havn't seen a lot of M5 in Toronto, especially during the winter. How does it perform on snow?
02-05-2006, 02:27 PM
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My Ride: 09 - 520d M Sport - Steptronic - Carbon Black - Black Dakota Leather Sports Seats electric- Auto Climate - Piano Black Bamboo - Antracite Headlining - Business Media Kit - Sat Nav - Bluetooth - CD Changer - Auxillary Port and USB - M Sport Multifunction Steering - Lowered M Suspension - 18" Alloys with RFT - M Badged - M Bumpers and Bodykit - Park Distance Control - Advanced Voice Rec - Auto Dim Mirror - Privacy Glass - 5 Year Service Inclusive
Previous -06 - 525 M Sport - Steptronic - Sapphire Black - Black Nappa Leather Sports Seats - Auto Climate - Alluminium Cubed Interior - Anthracite Headliner - Business CD with Auxillary Port - M Sport Multifunction Steering - Bluetooth - Lowered M Suspension - 18" Alloys with RFT - M Badged - M Bumpers and Bodykit - Park Distance Control - Spare Wheel kit - Advanced Voice Rec
Fair Play to you its a real monster
02-05-2006, 03:33 PM
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My Ride: 2006 Silverstone/Black M5 with Comfort Access, Manual Side Sunshades, Electric Rear Sunshade, M Multi-Function Active Seat, Head-Up Display.
Originally Posted by 700700' post='235337' date='Feb 5 2006, 07:09 PM
is the tranny problem typical to the 5 series only or does it also affect the 6 series ?
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02-05-2006, 04:08 PM
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hmmm...anyway to interrogate the dealer if they have had instances of transmission trouble with teh 650ci... cause its really important for me and my dealer has only ever sold 1 650ci till now... if you could
By the way congrats on the amazing car