Spring Is Here
04-11-2006, 12:16 PM
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My Ride: Gone: 2004 525i Jet Black, Built 03/04, Premium Package, Black Dakota Leather, Halogen to Euro Spec Bi-Xenons Retrofit, Dark Poplar Wood Trim, Steptronic Breyton Spirit Reps 20x9F 20x10R - Nitto NT555 245/35/20F-275/30/20R, M5 Front Bumper, H&R Sport Springs, Chrome Grills, 20% Tint, Euro Reflectors, Debadged, Aux Input, CIP v19.x
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04-11-2006, 03:02 PM
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My Ride: E61 525i SE Touring Automatic - Titanium Grey II, Auburn-Dakota Leather, 17" Light Alloy Wheels Star-Spoke Styling 138, Anthracite Headlining, Maple Wood, Electric Front Seats, Front Seat Heating, Automatic Air Conditioning Advanced, Navigation System Professional, Bluetooth phone prep, Professional radio, Hi-Fi Loudspeaker system, Park Distance Control, Rear Side Airbags, Side Blinds
Nice picture - wish it was springtime in wintery UK any time soon.
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04-11-2006, 05:14 PM
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My Ride: 2007 Titanium Gray 550i, with sport, nav, HUD, Logic7, sat radio, cold weather, rear side airbags, rear seat heaters, and it goes like a bat outta hell!
Now......you aren't just showing us that front quarter panel because that's the only part of the car that's clean are you?? Where's the rest of that beautiful beast?? 
04-11-2006, 05:46 PM
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My Ride: 2011 E92 335i M-Sport 6MT
WHOA!! Someone's got some new M5 rims for his 550i! NICE! I'm still considering whether or not to upgrade, but after checking out the prices for tires, I think I'll hang onto the Style 124s for a while. By the way, how's the ride/handling vs. the stock 18s? Do you find yourself driving "normal" as if you had the 18s on? I guess another way to rephrase that would be: do you continuously scan the road ahead for potholes and drive more cautiously?
04-11-2006, 05:54 PM
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My Ride: 06 550 SMG |Comfort seats | sport, premium sound and cold weather packages | active steer | Navigation |comfort access | rear seat heat | rear seat fold down| sirius|
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04-11-2006, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Roleez' post='267936' date='Apr 11 2006, 08:46 PM
Do you find yourself driving "normal" ... do you continuously scan the road ahead for potholes and drive more cautiously?
But yes, the pothole radar is up more now. 
I ripped through my favorite patch of road this evening - on Sheridan Road just north of Tower Road there short stretch with a bunch of twisties as the road dives down into a ravine near Lake Michigan - and it was a blast.
I pushed it about as hard I would ever care to and the new wheels and tires were only just starting to get interested in what I was doing. I was at my limit even if they were not. 
I love driving this car. 