I am now in the club - 2007 550I is AMAZING!!!
02-21-2010, 12:41 PM
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My Ride: 2007 550i
Greetings all,
As of two weeks ago I am the proud owner of a 2007 550I CPO, and let me tell you I am now a BMW fan for life. I have been into various sports cars my entire life, but I am over-the-top impressed with this car. Right now I have a mint 2001 convertible corvette w/less then 30K miles in my garage as well, that is awesome, and now I am ready to sell it. The 550 is just an incredible car all around. A joy to drive, and just awesome.
I hope to be a significant contributor here much like I was on the vette site (and I have already offered up some info on the "other" BMW site regarding IPOD integration, etc, as that is one of my skills).
Anyway, pictures are coming soon - WAHOOO!
DaveR
As of two weeks ago I am the proud owner of a 2007 550I CPO, and let me tell you I am now a BMW fan for life. I have been into various sports cars my entire life, but I am over-the-top impressed with this car. Right now I have a mint 2001 convertible corvette w/less then 30K miles in my garage as well, that is awesome, and now I am ready to sell it. The 550 is just an incredible car all around. A joy to drive, and just awesome.
I hope to be a significant contributor here much like I was on the vette site (and I have already offered up some info on the "other" BMW site regarding IPOD integration, etc, as that is one of my skills).
Anyway, pictures are coming soon - WAHOOO!
DaveR
02-21-2010, 02:01 PM
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My Ride: 2007 550, premium, sport, nav, bluetooth, satellite, cold, M5/Mtech front bumper and side skirts, matte black kidney grilles, M5 fender grilles, M5 mirrors, euro stickers, 35% tint, 20" Miro 111s (summer), 18" VMR VB3s w/ 10 mm H&R spacers (winter)
Welcome to the forum! I have the same car ('07 550i w/ sport).
You will find a lot of useful information here. Just stay away from the "Parts Accessories and Mods" section. You will find yourself reaching for your wallet and pulling out your credit card without even realizing it.
Congratulations on the new ride!
You will find a lot of useful information here. Just stay away from the "Parts Accessories and Mods" section. You will find yourself reaching for your wallet and pulling out your credit card without even realizing it.
Congratulations on the new ride!
02-21-2010, 04:07 PM
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My Ride: 2006 525XI, Jet black on Dakota beige. Premium and winter packages. I consider myself a purist and intend to keep my car absolutely stock and shiny.
2008 328I Convertible, Sapphire black on beige interior. Premium package, NAV, iPod adapter.
Retired: 2002 325I, Titanium silver on black leather. Premium package. Absolutely stock and proud of it.
and congrats on your new car. Please post your iPod tips when you have a chance. Enjoy your stay.
02-21-2010, 04:23 PM
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Thanks everyone - and yep, already been in the mods forum and going to enter into a GP on a Sprint Booster v2. In addition, the car was pretty well equiped, and I have already purchased a 16gig ipod that I leave in the glove box since it has the ipod AND mp3 option (and running it via the idrive just ROCKS!!! Just incredible all around.
I think in the next few months I am going to paint my calipers as they look pretty rough to me, and I have already researched in the DIY for details, etc. I painted my vette's and they turned out great. I also did slotted and drilled rotors on the vette but I don't think I will go that direction on the 550. BTW, I have actually been a lurker for over a month, but now I will be active.
Thanks for the warm welcome all!
DaveR
I think in the next few months I am going to paint my calipers as they look pretty rough to me, and I have already researched in the DIY for details, etc. I painted my vette's and they turned out great. I also did slotted and drilled rotors on the vette but I don't think I will go that direction on the 550. BTW, I have actually been a lurker for over a month, but now I will be active.
Thanks for the warm welcome all!
DaveR
02-21-2010, 04:41 PM
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My Ride: 2004 530i | Sapphire Black | Sport | Premium | NAV | Logic 7 | DPE R07 Variant S Gloss Black with Polished Lip 20x8.5 front 20x10 rear | Falken FK452 tires 245/30/20 front 275/30/20 rear | H&R Coilovers | Smoked Tail Lights | M5 trunk spoiler | AC Schnitzer style roof spoiler | HID 8000K headlights & foglights | 35% tint all around | Sprint Booster | Speed Innovation ECU tuning | M5 trunk finisher | M-Tech body kit | Remus Quad Exhaust | AC Schnitzer style pedals | Euro Stickers | RPi Ram Air Induction | Smoked LED Side Lenses | AC Schnitzer style e-brake handle | AC Schnitzer style shifter | AC Schnitzer style iDrive knob | AC Schnitzer style carbon fiber diffuser | carbon fiber hood/trunk/steering emblems | carbon fiber grilles | carbon fiber door pillars | MTEC v2 Angel Eyes | Hamann style carbon fiber splitter
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02-21-2010, 04:42 PM
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My Ride: 2007 550i
Ok, here is a picture the dealer took:
It came with a ton of options: Sport Pkg, Cold Weather Pkg, Active Steering, Sunroof, Navigation System, Logic7 Sound System, IPOD and MP3 option, and more. I just love driving it. I took it to my local dealer and had them check a few things. Everything came back fine, but to me it has that drive-by-wire throttle lag (I asked them if I should reset the transmission but they said no...I figure perhaps they did it, but I don't know). It has 43,000 miles and warranty expires in 11/2010. I was thinking about extending the factory warranty (even though it is CPO), but it already had brakes recently done and oil and new tires, and I figure I am good for doing both of those when the time comes so I will probably save the money.
Anyway, just wanted to show off my baby!
Thanks all,
DaveR
It came with a ton of options: Sport Pkg, Cold Weather Pkg, Active Steering, Sunroof, Navigation System, Logic7 Sound System, IPOD and MP3 option, and more. I just love driving it. I took it to my local dealer and had them check a few things. Everything came back fine, but to me it has that drive-by-wire throttle lag (I asked them if I should reset the transmission but they said no...I figure perhaps they did it, but I don't know). It has 43,000 miles and warranty expires in 11/2010. I was thinking about extending the factory warranty (even though it is CPO), but it already had brakes recently done and oil and new tires, and I figure I am good for doing both of those when the time comes so I will probably save the money.
Anyway, just wanted to show off my baby!
Thanks all,
DaveR
02-21-2010, 07:02 PM
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My Ride: 2006 550i | Silver-Grey- A08 | Premium - Sport Package | Adaptive Headlights | Logic 7 w/ CD Changer | Bluetooth | Park Distance Control | Xenon Headlights | Comfort Access [s]Sprint Booster V1[/s] | K&N filter - Stock Box w/ Charcoal Filter Removed | Clear Side LED Markers | Matte Black Grilles | RPI Air Scoop | RPI 550i GT Exhaust | 12" Kicker w/ AMP | Headlight Euro Overlays | ACS Rep Roof\Trunk Spoilers |MTEC V2 Angel Eyes | 6000k HID Fog Lights | 19" VMR v710 Stag Wheels | Hankook Ventus V12 Evo K110 Tires | Debadged | LED Courtesy Door Lamps | Sprint Booster V2 | Painted Calipers | M pedals\shift knob | HID License Plate Bulbs | R1 Drilled\Slotted Rotors | Hawk HPS Brakes| ACS replica front lip |
Looks like mine the day I picked it up.