How many Sport package 5's do you see on road?
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Originally Posted by Jon M5' post='854193' date='Apr 21 2009, 03:09 PM
Ah! Cool. I used to live in Surrey for a short while. Lived in Hook Heath, right next to Woking Golf Club. Then moved back to Poole.
Mclaren is in Woking right? Saw the F1 numerious times on the road.
I was living over here when they came out with the E60.
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Originally Posted by Brit_in_NJ' post='853182' date='Apr 20 2009, 04:55 PM
Was it you that marked up that white Lambo ?!?!
I remember that car! I'd say 20-30% are sports models around here. Or, they might just be shadowline convert poseurs like me.
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Originally Posted by Brit_in_NJ' post='854202' date='Apr 21 2009, 08:16 PM
Kingston, Esher and Chessington...if you live in Chessington you used to get free tickets to Chessington world of adventure!!!!
Mclaren is in Woking right? Saw the F1 numerious times on the road.
I was living over here when they came out with the E60.
Mclaren is in Woking right? Saw the F1 numerious times on the road.
I was living over here when they came out with the E60.
Yeah Mclaren is in Woking. Got a big Ying Yang design factory there. Pretty insane. From an aerial view, the factory is part of the Ying Yang sign, and the other half is made up of a lake, of which they use the water for cooling. I'm full of useless information by the way!!
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Originally Posted by hks' post='854775' date='Apr 22 2009, 06:32 AM
hey this is my first post as i am new to the forum. anyways i bought a 2006 Bmw 550i at an auction. how would i know if it is the sport?
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Originally Posted by irshad' post='854845' date='Apr 22 2009, 12:42 AM
Do u have shadowline or chrome trim. Most of the time shadowline is the sport.
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Originally Posted by hks' post='854891' date='Apr 22 2009, 01:57 AM
you know i couldnt even tell you. From i paid for it the car has been at the garage so im not the familiar with it. When you say shadownline or chrome trim you mean the strip around the window? You have to work with me cuz its my first bmw, im a mitsubishi evo guy
The chrome around the window would not be present in a sport edition. Also the height would be lower. The front seats would be sport with extended theigh support.
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Originally Posted by hks' post='854775' date='Apr 22 2009, 12:32 AM
hey this is my first post as i am new to the forum. anyways i bought a 2006 Bmw 550i at an auction. how would i know if it is the sport?
Yes, the sports have shadowline trim.
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In Chicago its mostly nonsport. In fact I always do a double take when I see a sport. Its like there goes a nice 5er!!!!!!!!
Gotta love the sport. Every time I've driven a nonsport loaner I appreciate my sport that much more. The regular suspension aint bad its just no where as engaging IMHO.
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Gotta love the sport. Every time I've driven a nonsport loaner I appreciate my sport that much more. The regular suspension aint bad its just no where as engaging IMHO.
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Originally Posted by swajames' post='852739' date='Apr 20 2009, 10:31 AM
Of course ARS is the main factor - the active anti-roll bars are the only suspension difference between a non-sport and Sport E60 in the US (M-Sport package aside, which has different springs, and 04 and 05 cars where sport also had active steering). Your car and DD 545's are identical in that regard - you both have ARS...
Btw. Before the lci. The sport pack was the best option for the money. Bar none.
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