picking up 550 tomorrow
03-16-2006, 04:15 AM
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My car has finally arrived at dealer & am picking up tomorrow. 550i Msport (from Canada) silver grey on black. Alum Cube trim, 6 sp manual, premium pkg and Nav. The wheels are style 172 with 19" Continentals (non run-flat!). I stopped by the dealer last night and he let me take it off the lot for a test spin on the highway. Wow!! I traded in my 2004 545 4 months ago and it has been a long wait. If I figure out how to post pics I will try in a couple days....... 
03-16-2006, 04:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 4stngr' post='255584' date='Mar 16 2006, 08:15 AM
My car has finally arrived at dealer & am picking up tomorrow. 550i Msport (from Canada) silver grey on black. Alum Cube trim, 6 sp manual, premium pkg and Nav. The wheels are style 172 with 19" Continentals (non run-flat!). I stopped by the dealer last night and he let me take it off the lot for a test spin on the highway. Wow!! I traded in my 2004 545 4 months ago and it has been a long wait. If I figure out how to post pics I will try in a couple days.......
03-16-2006, 04:33 AM
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In Canada the style 172 19" wheels are part of the M Sport package on the 550i. One option that we can NOT get in Canada that I believe is available in the US is the SMG transmission. It is one that I probably would have liked to try.
03-16-2006, 05:16 AM
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Abother interesting note with the M Sport package from Canada. You can not add the Active steering or Dynamic Drive option with the M sport package. If you want active steering & DD you must have the standard 550 or else with the regular sport package. This is very similar to the M5 set-up. Active steering & DD is no part of the M5
03-16-2006, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 4stngr' post='255584' date='Mar 16 2006, 03:15 PM
My car has finally arrived at dealer & am picking up tomorrow. 550i Msport (from Canada) silver grey on black. Alum Cube trim, 6 sp manual, premium pkg and Nav. The wheels are style 172 with 19" Continentals (non run-flat!). I stopped by the dealer last night and he let me take it off the lot for a test spin on the highway. Wow!! I traded in my 2004 545 4 months ago and it has been a long wait. If I figure out how to post pics I will try in a couple days.......
Be sure to post some pics from the delivery!
And please do not freak out as "kaboom" did!
Learn nothing from this post.
03-16-2006, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='255749' date='Mar 16 2006, 02:11 PM
Congrats and welcome!
Be sure to post some pics from the delivery!
And please do not freak out as "kaboom" did!
Learn nothing from this post.
Be sure to post some pics from the delivery!
And please do not freak out as "kaboom" did!
Learn nothing from this post.
Hey Hey Hey... I was in my honeymoon stage
Good luck on the pickup... Im sure you will not even be thinking of taking a pic when you are picking up the car... there is just too much to do at that point.
03-16-2006, 10:49 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 4stngr' post='255763' date='Mar 16 2006, 09:38 PM
I'll likely take some pics once I get it home.
I have once taken pictures at the delivery of my '95 316i Compact.
They are just so cool, I can seen in the background other BMW models etc.
If you have the camera (a 4-5 pixel digi camera with optical zoom
costs about $200).
But you need the balls.
Make it a happen and shoot the pics!
After some 20 years the pics will come alive...
PS. And to prove it I did take a pic from my "chemical" picture album with
my 1,3 Mpix Nokia cellcam (the quality of the pic is really bad, as you can see).
But I have 3 other good ones, taken more or less excatly 9 years ago, only!
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