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Old 04-27-2009, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Nolan222' post='860298' date='Apr 27 2009, 08:27 AM
So after selling my 04 525i on Tuesday of last week and being without her for a few days, I picked up a 07 550i on Saturday. The car is fully loaded except Nav & cold weather package.
All I can say is WOW!!!!
Stock pic is to come later today and more detailed pics after mods are done

thats awesome Nolan!!! I'm truly jealous!! Congrats!!
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Woo hoo!!! Congrats and welcome back to the fold! Enjoy the V8 BEAST!!!
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congrats! should i put in the order for the KW's?
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525 to a 550....................Welcome to the big time.....

Now only the M5 boys will laugh at you.
Old 04-27-2009, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by skylolow' post='860475' date='Apr 27 2009, 01:48 PM
525 to a 550....................Welcome to the big time.....

Now only the M5 boys will laugh at you.
A V8 5 er will beat any M5... if the race is long enough require refueling...
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Originally Posted by mhs525' post='860517' date='Apr 27 2009, 02:29 PM
A V8 5 er will beat any M5... if the race is long enough require refueling...
I'm not so sure about that. At the April 25th meet, I got 11 mph -- solidly in M5 territory. Then again, I spent 90% of the day in M2 or M3 and the other 10% in M4. One of the M5 owners told me that they had gotten 9.5 mpg -- pretty comparable to my 550 but that's with an extra 140 bhp over mine.
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Great Choice
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sweet upgrade.
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nice change....congrats.
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Congrats Nolan. Hope to see it by the next SLO meet.



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