Finally, my new 530i M-Sport!!
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From: Göteborg, Sweden
My Ride: E91 325i ´06
Thanks for all the positive comments everyone 
I forgot to mention that the new 3.0 litre engine is showing really good fuel economy.
I?ve driven about 80% rush hour traffic all week and the OBC is saying an average consumption of 9,6l/100km!! This is very promising considering the fact that engine and tranny are far from broken in. On the motorway with the cruise control set at about 120km/h I get a consumption of 6-7l/100km.
Pretty impressive considering engine size and the very available oomph under the loud pedal
I forgot to mention that the new 3.0 litre engine is showing really good fuel economy.
I?ve driven about 80% rush hour traffic all week and the OBC is saying an average consumption of 9,6l/100km!! This is very promising considering the fact that engine and tranny are far from broken in. On the motorway with the cruise control set at about 120km/h I get a consumption of 6-7l/100km.
Pretty impressive considering engine size and the very available oomph under the loud pedal
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My Ride: E91 325i ´06
Originally Posted by wappett50' post='425034' date='May 16 2007, 04:56 PM
Nice new LED's and the Gray colour is really growin on me! Congrats.
I?m very pleased with Space Gray, looks beautiful and sparkly in sunlight and a classy deep gray in the dark.
I really love this car
Been getting quite a few looks driving around as well, I?m sure thats partly to do with the DRL?s... they make front look evil
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From: Riverdale, New York
My Ride: 2008 535xi / Platinum Grey / Black leather / Step Auto / Sport / Premium / Cold weather / 18" wheels / Logic 7 / Comfort / ipod / Navigation / Fold Down Rear Seats / Rear Airbags / Sirius SAT / Spoiler / Extended Clear bra / Bluetooth. (Previously owned a 2002 sport 525I Loaded).
On order: 535xi Platnium Grey with Black interior, Step Auto, Sports package, Premium package, Cold weather package, 18" wheels, Logic 7, Comfort access, ipod adapt, Navigation, Sat radio, Rear spoiler, Extended Clear coat bra.
Congrats on the new car. I'm in the US and just purchased the 535xi with the TwinTurbo. It really kicks so I know what you mean when you say it's fast. Mine is also space grey. I'm waiting for a nice day to take picts and post. I still don't have any mods on it just the rear deck spoiler.
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My Ride: Jan 2006 E63 650i Sport
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Options:
Sport version (includes: sport-seats, sport-suspension, M-Sport steering wheel, Anthracite headliner, Shaddow Line), Saphire Black, Black Dakota Leather, Anthracite Maple Wood trim, Steptronic Auto, Xenons, NAV-Professional with Voice Control, TV, CD-Changer, Bluetooth, Logic7, Head-up Display, Comfort Access, Seat Heating front, Auto Dimming & Folding Mirrors, Extended Auto Air Conditioning, PDC.
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Mods:
Spacers 5mm front & 15mm rear
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Wheels:
20" Alpina Softline (Classic) with Dunlop Sport Maxx non-RFT (255/35/20 & 285/30/20)
of your ride, the key LCI changes and the paint under different light - thank you!That brusched alluminium trim is a BIG improvement IMHO over the alu-cube trim that came with the pre-LCI M-Sport pack. Lookin' good.
Congrats and pleased to hear you're enjoying your new ride so much
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My Ride: 07' 550i sport; Sapphire Black/Auburn; sport package; steptronic; navigation with R.T.T.I.; heads up; cold weather package; Logic-7; BMW MOST ipod kit; Motorola V3 snap-in adapter; rear heated seats and rear shades; anthracite headliner; sirrius sat. radio; M-aero kit; OEM style 166 Wheels with 245/35-19 front and 285/30-19 rear Michelin PS2s.
wha doesthe M-sport signif?
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M-Sport denotes an M tuned uber tight sports suspension that makes the 5 handle like a 3. It uses much stiffer springs and shocks, harder bushings and it uses a good old fashion stiff mechanical anti-roll bar like the M5 does - unlike our U.S. sport packages which use the hydraulic anti-roll bar (except for the cosmetic based sport packs on the xi cars).
Of course, we don't get the track tuned suspension here because the Germans have figured out that the richer we Americans are, the faster and more comfortable we want our status chariots to be -- so we can drag race our neighbors in a straight line.
I was elated when BMW's initial press release for the LCI 550 said "recalibrated M sport suspension". Well the "M Sport" desination was removed from all further press releases, which since March have read simply "recalibrated sports suspension". My guess is that the M division wasn't involved with the retuning. I just wish we could get the same access to performance options that Europe does. Even Canada gets the full spectrum so its not a shipping issue!
Bitter party of one.....
DRP
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M-Sport denotes an M tuned uber tight sports suspension that makes the 5 handle like a 3. It uses much stiffer springs and shocks, harder bushings and it uses a good old fashion stiff mechanical anti-roll bar like the M5 does - unlike our U.S. sport packages which use the hydraulic anti-roll bar (except for the cosmetic based sport packs on the xi cars).
Of course, we don't get the track tuned suspension here because the Germans have figured out that the richer we Americans are, the faster and more comfortable we want our status chariots to be -- so we can drag race our neighbors in a straight line.
I was elated when BMW's initial press release for the LCI 550 said "recalibrated M sport suspension". Well the "M Sport" desination was removed from all further press releases, which since March have read simply "recalibrated sports suspension". My guess is that the M division wasn't involved with the retuning. I just wish we could get the same access to performance options that Europe does. Even Canada gets the full spectrum so its not a shipping issue!
Bitter party of one.....
DRP