MY NEW RIDE IS HERE!! -- pics & first impressions
03-27-2008, 04:45 PM
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Pete- Beautiful car. Did you get the 166s from the dealer? How did you get that lower front bumper with the large center oval? Looks great!
03-28-2008, 12:54 AM
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My Ride: 2008 E61 525DA, Beige bport leather seats, adaptive bixenons, PDC, NAV Pro, Carbon Black, M-Sport, Head-Up.
A fabulous looking car!
I must say the 2008 interior stands apart, even more so with your choice of colours. Very nice
I must say the 2008 interior stands apart, even more so with your choice of colours. Very nice
03-28-2008, 02:13 AM
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My Ride: Jan 2006 E63 650i Sport
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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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Originally Posted by juris335' post='551994' date='Mar 28 2008, 01:45 AM
Pete- Beautiful car. Did you get the 166s from the dealer? How did you get that lower front bumper with the large center oval? Looks great!
thanks for the comments!
I ordered the 166s separately from Lissy Tuning in Germany, because they are a non-factory option and my dealer could not offer me a competitive quote.
As for the front bumper, this is the standard factory delivered M-Sport bumper which comes as part of the M-Sport pack... and I agree, it does look great
03-28-2008, 02:16 AM
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My Ride: Jan 2006 E63 650i Sport
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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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Spacers 5mm front & 15mm rear
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20" Alpina Softline (Classic) with Dunlop Sport Maxx non-RFT (255/35/20 & 285/30/20)
Originally Posted by Tuti' post='552158' date='Mar 28 2008, 09:54 AM
A fabulous looking car!
I must say the 2008 interior stands apart, even more so with your choice of colours. Very nice
I must say the 2008 interior stands apart, even more so with your choice of colours. Very nice
Thanks Tuti!
I totally agree, some of the new interior colours offered with LCI really enable you to have a far stronger contrast between the various trims and materials. I like the look/shape of the sports seats and they really stand out with this combo
03-28-2008, 02:25 AM
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My Ride: Jan 2006 E63 650i Sport
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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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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)
Seeing as my "new ride" post has been resurrected, I'll give a quick update...
I have now covered 11500km in my first 2 months -- which is even a lot by my standards -- and the car really improved over time.
The first 3000km felt as though the car really was not giving everything it could and the fuel consumption was very high; 8,9L/100km
From 3000km to 10000km the car started to feel a little looser and felt as though it was giving me more performance above 3500rpm. Fuel consumption dropped to around 8,4L/100km
After passing the 10000km mark, it really has started feeling great, giving me very smooth performance all the way up to 4500rpm where the auto goes up to the next gear. I had this with my last BMWs as well, after 10000 is was as if the car gave me its full 100%. So I am really pleased with how the car has improved and the performance / drive it is giving me now
The fuel economy for the last 1500km has actually been at 7,2L/100km, but this could also be due to the poor weather and the fact that I cannot do this...
I have now covered 11500km in my first 2 months -- which is even a lot by my standards -- and the car really improved over time.
The first 3000km felt as though the car really was not giving everything it could and the fuel consumption was very high; 8,9L/100km
From 3000km to 10000km the car started to feel a little looser and felt as though it was giving me more performance above 3500rpm. Fuel consumption dropped to around 8,4L/100km
After passing the 10000km mark, it really has started feeling great, giving me very smooth performance all the way up to 4500rpm where the auto goes up to the next gear. I had this with my last BMWs as well, after 10000 is was as if the car gave me its full 100%. So I am really pleased with how the car has improved and the performance / drive it is giving me now
The fuel economy for the last 1500km has actually been at 7,2L/100km, but this could also be due to the poor weather and the fact that I cannot do this... 
05-13-2008, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by xBMWx' post='552177' date='Mar 28 2008, 12:16 PM
Thanks Tuti!
I totally agree, some of the new interior colours offered with LCI really enable you to have a far stronger contrast between the various trims and materials. I like the look/shape of the sports seats and they really stand out with this combo
I totally agree, some of the new interior colours offered with LCI really enable you to have a far stronger contrast between the various trims and materials. I like the look/shape of the sports seats and they really stand out with this combo
05-13-2008, 10:27 AM
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My Ride: My ex-ride: EU '08 LCI 520dA. Space Grey, Sport Seats in Black Leather/Fabric Anthracite, Sport Steering Wheel, A/C with Extended Features, Hi-Fi Speakers, Cup Holders, Cruise with Braking function, Folding Rear Seats, Xenons, Park Distance Control.
Congrats xBMWx,
What a nice looking car, Pete
Good pics and very nice reporting, much appreciated!
Even if I'm happy with my M57D20TU engine (177 hv@4000 rpm and 350 Nm@1750-2500rpm)
I probably would like to have a bit more torgue at lower rpm (just like in the 525d).
My cars consumpion has been 6,3 l / 100 km according to the iDrive
and 6,5 calculated with the trip meter and filled diesel.
Please send in some pics of your car with the 166 rims on!
What a nice looking car, Pete
Good pics and very nice reporting, much appreciated!
Even if I'm happy with my M57D20TU engine (177 hv@4000 rpm and 350 Nm@1750-2500rpm)
I probably would like to have a bit more torgue at lower rpm (just like in the 525d).
My cars consumpion has been 6,3 l / 100 km according to the iDrive
and 6,5 calculated with the trip meter and filled diesel.
Please send in some pics of your car with the 166 rims on!
05-13-2008, 10:36 AM
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My Ride: My ex-ride: EU '08 LCI 520dA. Space Grey, Sport Seats in Black Leather/Fabric Anthracite, Sport Steering Wheel, A/C with Extended Features, Hi-Fi Speakers, Cup Holders, Cruise with Braking function, Folding Rear Seats, Xenons, Park Distance Control.
Originally Posted by Rudy' post='526586' date='Feb 3 2008, 06:30 PM
BMW changed the headrests sometime after the LCI -- the following thread might shed more light on things...
The US model year changes already in March.