shawnsheridan

Well, I finally pulled the trigger last week, and traded in my 2006 E60 530i for a "used" 2011 F10 535i M-Sport with Premium 1, Premium 2, and Convenience Packages. Someone put 1,200 miles on the odometer and then got a Dealer Trade Assist for it supposedly pulling to the right, which according to the Dealer was easily corrected with a software update. The car has the minimum that I wanted, and if I was having one built would have included a few other options, but I couldn't pass on the price as it was $10k more for the same exact car on the other side of the dealer's parking lot. Even though it was "used" for 1,200 miles, BMW will not CPO a current model year car, or one with less than 6k miles, so unfortunately I did not luck out and get an extra 2 years of warranty. Also, BMW Financial Services would only offer a used car finance rate on the car, so I had to go through Bank of America instead, which offered me current new car rates. The car is great, and it absolutely blows away my old E60 530i. Here are a few pics of her:

luigimaster528i

Damn !! That first picture looks like it is SLAMMED on coilovers!!! How did it get that low ? or why does it look that low in the first picture?

shawnsheridan

I know, but it's stock. That was taken at the dealership, and the camera angle is pointing down, but still, the M-Sport bumper does not allow for much curb clearance.

Petes550i

The first pic is kind of like an optical illusion....the car is actually parked in front of a raised sidewalk so from the viewing angle, it almost looks like the front wheels are missing! lol.

v_therussian

well, at least I didn't have to read another 10 dumbass replies before someone said this. Thank you, Pete


OP, the F10 looks great! Thanks for sharing and congratulations!

nomis_nehc

Yeah, seriously, the first pic the car looks like it's on the ground, lol.

Congrats on saving $10k!

Gene

read about the "pulling to the right" bug with early builds, and also read it was corrected via software, glad to hear this is the case for you as well as it benefited you very well it seems. Congrats and enjoy your "new" toy, and look, you got her just past the break-in point..have fun

v_therussian

Oh, for the record, if they are NOT offering new car rates on it, it should be friggin CPO'd. I'd fight with the bastards - they're just shorting you the CPO because they can. If it was sold as "used" car, its used. But yeah, atta boy on keepin' that cheese though - lap dances for everyone on you, huh? j/k but try writing a letter to BMW FinSer and/or BMW NA about the CPO, they may just decide it is worth it to give you an exception and CPO the car to keep you as a loyal customer

cleung

nice upgrade V

Ricracing

Very nice F10 shawnsheridan and congrats for a great deal!

The first pic is great! You had me also for a couple of seconds.

Maybe some F12/13 or real M5 20" wheels later on?