F10 530d Ordered - arriving in approx. 2 weeks
06-01-2010, 02:41 AM
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My Ride: F10 530d Deep Sea Blue, Oyster/Black, Auto, Dynamic Pack, Professional Sat Nav, Professional Hi-Fi
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It's been a while since I have been on this forum. I've had plenty of issues with two different 523i (LCI). Anyway, my lease ended recently - the buyout value was much higher than market value of the car and so I handed it back to BMW Finance and used the money I had saved to buy the car as as equity on a Hire Purchase on a new 530d. This also allowed me to (hopefully) draw a line under the reliability issues I had with the two 523i....
Spec is as follows:
FW52 F10 530d SE Saloon N57 3.0d, A76 Deep Sea Blue, LCCX Oyster/Black Dakota Leather
Options
ZGC Media package ? BMW Professional
609 Navigation system?BMW ProfessionalMultimedia
620 Voice Control
633 Bluetooth phone prep + telematics
ZGF Dynamic package
255 Sport Steering Wheel
2K3 19" V?spoke style 331 alloy wheels
3MB Exterior trim, matt aluminium
481 Sport seats, front
775 Headlining, Anthracite
205 Automatic Gearbox
4CE Fineline Anthracite wood
548 Speedometer w/ KMH read
677 Loudspeaker system ? LOGIC7
One of the options I haven't seen in a real life picture is a choice as part of the Dynamic package (3MB Exterior trim, matt aluminium vs The usual Shadowline). Has anybody seen the matt aluminium in real life and more importantly are there any real pictures of a car with the matt aluminium trim? I would have liked the normal Chrome trim but that wasn't an option.
I'll post some pictures once it arrives. Can't wait!
It's been a while since I have been on this forum. I've had plenty of issues with two different 523i (LCI). Anyway, my lease ended recently - the buyout value was much higher than market value of the car and so I handed it back to BMW Finance and used the money I had saved to buy the car as as equity on a Hire Purchase on a new 530d. This also allowed me to (hopefully) draw a line under the reliability issues I had with the two 523i....
Spec is as follows:
FW52 F10 530d SE Saloon N57 3.0d, A76 Deep Sea Blue, LCCX Oyster/Black Dakota Leather
Options
ZGC Media package ? BMW Professional
609 Navigation system?BMW ProfessionalMultimedia
620 Voice Control
633 Bluetooth phone prep + telematics
ZGF Dynamic package
255 Sport Steering Wheel
2K3 19" V?spoke style 331 alloy wheels
3MB Exterior trim, matt aluminium
481 Sport seats, front
775 Headlining, Anthracite
205 Automatic Gearbox
4CE Fineline Anthracite wood
548 Speedometer w/ KMH read
677 Loudspeaker system ? LOGIC7
One of the options I haven't seen in a real life picture is a choice as part of the Dynamic package (3MB Exterior trim, matt aluminium vs The usual Shadowline). Has anybody seen the matt aluminium in real life and more importantly are there any real pictures of a car with the matt aluminium trim? I would have liked the normal Chrome trim but that wasn't an option.
I'll post some pictures once it arrives. Can't wait!
06-01-2010, 04:29 AM
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My Ride: 2006 BMW 523i, Steptronic, Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Leather, Brown Wood Trim, Folding mirrors, Bluetooth, Voice Control, Sun Protection Glass, Park Distance Control, Sliding Armrest, Advanced Air-Con, Ipod, Electric Seats w memory, tires Dunlop sp1 225/55 R16.
Congrats 
Waiting for pics.
Waiting for pics.
06-01-2010, 08:40 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.
06-01-2010, 10:35 AM
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My Ride: F10 530d Deep Sea Blue, Oyster/Black, Auto, Dynamic Pack, Professional Sat Nav, Professional Hi-Fi
Well, I ordered 3 weeks ago, so it's 5 weeks from order to delivery - not bad
It's funny alright, there are two level's of sound upgrades in the UK and Ireland: Business and Logic7, I'm sure Logic7 is the same as Professional.
As an aside, one mistake I made in ordering was not ordering the Sport Auto (only ?200 extra in Ireland) as opposed to the regular Auto, my dealer said the only difference was the addition of Paddles (which I wouldn't use), but in fact I have subsequently discovered that it also gives an addition to the I-drive software to allow adjustment of throttle and shift responsiveness.
As usual with BMW, one has to go to the internet to get the level of detail us obsessives require...
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As an aside, one mistake I made in ordering was not ordering the Sport Auto (only ?200 extra in Ireland) as opposed to the regular Auto, my dealer said the only difference was the addition of Paddles (which I wouldn't use), but in fact I have subsequently discovered that it also gives an addition to the I-drive software to allow adjustment of throttle and shift responsiveness.
As usual with BMW, one has to go to the internet to get the level of detail us obsessives require...
As usual with BMW, one has to go to the internet to get the level of detail us obsessives require...
For now, Don't regret anything and just enjoy dreaming your new coming F10.
06-02-2010, 10:04 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.
As an aside, one mistake I made in ordering was not ordering the Sport Auto (only ?200 extra in Ireland) as opposed to the regular Auto, my dealer said the only difference was the addition of Paddles (which I wouldn't use), but in fact I have subsequently discovered that it also gives an addition to the I-drive software to allow adjustment of throttle and shift responsiveness.
Not interested about the Paddles either, but as you said...
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