New 550 on the way...
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Just got a call from my saleman, the car is due in port in South Carolina on Oct 25th! Another week to ten days after that, it'll be here in New Orleans! The car does have heated front seats, which will be useful for around 5 days a year down here, but it's better than starting the ordering process all over and waiting roughly 8 weeks!
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='484701' date='Oct 22 2007, 01:31 PM
Just got a call from my saleman, the car is due in port in South Carolina on Oct 25th! Another week to ten days after that, it'll be here in New Orleans! The car does have heated front seats, which will be useful for around 5 days a year doen here, but it's better than starting the ordering process all over and waiting roughly 8 weeks!
First off - CONGRATS!! Sounds like an AWESOME car and you certainly seem very happy it's coming!!
Secondly, I hate you 
, as I have been waiting almost 3 weeks and it's still sitting on the docks somewhere 
waiting for a boat to make the voyage to the USA.....I bet you can hardly stand it now being so close and yet still a few days away...I'm starting to go
and mine is still several weeks away!!Enjoy and be sure and post your 1st day driving impressions here
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='484708' date='Oct 22 2007, 04:05 PM
Congrats! Don't worry, the heated seats may end up being good for resale down the road if you find a buyer that's up north...
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Originally Posted by HotLap' post='484720' date='Oct 22 2007, 04:23 PM
First off - CONGRATS!! Sounds like an AWESOME car and you certainly seem very happy it's coming!! Secondly, I hate you , as I have been waiting almost 3 weeks and it's still sitting on the docks somewhere waiting for a boat to make the voyage to the USA.....
I bet you can hardly stand it now being so close and yet still a few days away...I'm starting to go and mine is still several weeks away!!
Enjoy and be sure and post your 1st day driving impressions here
Secondly, I hate you , as I have been waiting almost 3 weeks and it's still sitting on the docks somewhere waiting for a boat to make the voyage to the USA.....I bet you can hardly stand it now being so close and yet still a few days away...I'm starting to go
and mine is still several weeks away!!Enjoy and be sure and post your 1st day driving impressions here
I have not checked fred malone's sales data, I wonder how the 535 is selling relative to the 550? I would thing it is making some real inroads given the similar performance and the price difference.
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='484723' date='Oct 22 2007, 02:32 PM
Thanks Rudy, I actually don't mind the heated seats. Needless the say my wife will find them more useful than I will, but a small price to pay for delivery in two weeks! Did you new 550 come with the ContiSportContact 2's? How do you like the tires? I've never driven on Continentals...
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='484723' date='Oct 22 2007, 05:32 PM
Thanks Rudy, I actually don't mind the heated seats. Needless the say my wife will find them more useful than I will, but a small price to pay for delivery in two weeks! Did you new 550 come with the ContiSportContact 2's? How do you like the tires? I've never driven on Continentals...
The Continentals are less harsh (of course) and they seem to stick pretty well too. My only real complaint (besides the fact that I'm no longer going to get free tires) is that they can be fairly loud on the highway over concrete. They are quiet on asphalt but if you go over a section of road that's concrete, they sort of sing a high pitched song...
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='484698' date='Oct 23 2007, 04:27 AM
I did test drive a 550 with the active steering. It was ceratinly better than the version offered back in late 2003 when I ordered my 545, but I still did not care for it. I can certainly see the value if you do a lot driving in tight spaces like parking garages but I found it almost too sensitive at lower speeds. Kind of hard to describe but at low speeds it is very easy to cause the car to turn, which is what it is supposed ( 
) to do but I just did not care for it. Ultimately you have to drive it yourself and see how you like it. Many have it an love it, maybe I'm just a little too old school and like the road feel of the standard rack-and-pinion steering. Definitely drive cars with and without for some extended test drives, including parking lots and open road at different speeds.
) to do but I just did not care for it. Ultimately you have to drive it yourself and see how you like it. Many have it an love it, maybe I'm just a little too old school and like the road feel of the standard rack-and-pinion steering. Definitely drive cars with and without for some extended test drives, including parking lots and open road at different speeds.
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I use the heated seats occasionally all year round. They are great for one's back.
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I've only been tracking the car for a week or so but I must say BMW seems to have improved the Owner's Circle tracking system a little. The car was scheduled to hit port on Oct 25th and as of this morning, the OC tracking shows it "At preparation center". My SA had said all along the car was due at the dealer on or about Nov 8th, maybe it will get here a little early!