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07-25-2008, 11:56 AM
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My Ride: 2006 BMW 525I/TITANIUM SILVER METALLIC/GREY LEATHER INTERIOR/EURO RED REFLECTORS/20% TINT/EURO STICKER/BMW CCA STICKER
Beautifulllllllll. God I love Silverstone! 
08-25-2008, 10:58 PM
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
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Congrats on the new car...er....BEAST, and enjoy the forums!! 
08-25-2008, 11:12 PM
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Every time I see a M5 or even a picture of one, I'm so tempted to break the bank and pay the US$170,000 (before registration & taxes in Korea) admission fee and just one. The M5 is damn hot! It is an awesome motor car! Congrats and enjoy being the envy of many! Including me! 
Congrats and enjoy being the envy of many! Including me!
09-11-2008, 12:55 AM
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My Ride: F10 M5 DMS RE-MAP 770BHP All Black
Originally Posted by JMC' post='623811' date='Jul 14 2008, 01:36 PM
Only SMG available here in the UK. Absolutely no complaints though, especially now it's run in. The changes are incredibly quick at full throttle, if a little brutal!
Didnt realise until today you owned the Silverstone 11, its a great colour, mines the same and I love it
have you thought of the remap at all or are you not bothering? 
09-11-2008, 11:41 AM
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My Ride: 2008 M5, Silverstone II/Black
Originally Posted by BMW M5' post='666819' date='Sep 11 2008, 09:55 AM
Hi JMC,
Didnt realise until today you owned the Silverstone 11, its a great colour, mines the same and I love it have you thought of the remap at all or are you not bothering?
Didnt realise until today you owned the Silverstone 11, its a great colour, mines the same and I love it
have you thought of the remap at all or are you not bothering? BTW, I never really considered another colour once I'd seen Silverstone II in the metal. The dealer was offering me quite decent deals on ready-builts but none were Silverstone sadly, so my preference has no doubt hit me in the pocket. Interestingly the dealer told me that M5s' resale value is hit quite badly in London if you go for anything other than Silverstone, Interlagos or Black, and leather in anything other than Black or Cream is hard to shift. Shame because some of the combos our American friends have got look stunning.
09-14-2008, 02:48 AM
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My Ride: F10 M5 DMS RE-MAP 770BHP All Black
Originally Posted by JMC' post='667217' date='Sep 11 2008, 12:41 PM
I'm tempted but the insurance impact is putting me off. Living here in East London the premiums are already horrendous, and doing anything to the engine wold probably tip me over the edge into uninsurable. It's not so much the extra horsepower I'm interested in (there's a lot of debate about that anyway) but from what I heard the flexibility is greatly improved - is that your experience?
BTW, I never really considered another colour once I'd seen Silverstone II in the metal. The dealer was offering me quite decent deals on ready-builts but none were Silverstone sadly, so my preference has no doubt hit me in the pocket. Interestingly the dealer told me that M5s' resale value is hit quite badly in London if you go for anything other than Silverstone, Interlagos or Black, and leather in anything other than Black or Cream is hard to shift. Shame because some of the combos our American friends have got look stunning.
BTW, I never really considered another colour once I'd seen Silverstone II in the metal. The dealer was offering me quite decent deals on ready-builts but none were Silverstone sadly, so my preference has no doubt hit me in the pocket. Interestingly the dealer told me that M5s' resale value is hit quite badly in London if you go for anything other than Silverstone, Interlagos or Black, and leather in anything other than Black or Cream is hard to shift. Shame because some of the combos our American friends have got look stunning.