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05-01-2008, 10:05 AM
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Nice clean ride! Enjoy! $0.41 shipping overseas - even better! Saw one at my local dealer with EU (Spain) plates.....Pentagon Sales....not bad!
05-01-2008, 10:11 AM
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My Ride: 2004 jet black 530I, M-tech body kit, ac shnitzer roof and trunk spoiler. kelleners sport exhaust and pully kit on its way from germany.
I was just in Germany looking at the sales to bad you have to be stationed in Europe to get the deal. Great buy and welcome to the best site in the world 
05-01-2008, 03:50 PM
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My Ride: 2005 535d M Sport. Carbon Black, Black Leather, Sports Seats, Black Ash, Bluetooth, Auto Lights & Wipers, Navi Pro, Sunroof, Logic7, Anthracite Headlining, Heated Seats, Bi-Xenon�s, Twin DVD screens in the rear hooked up to a 10 disc DVD multi-changer, Clarion Wireless Headphones.
19 will fit dead easy.
I have 20's and as the previous poster said with the right tires anything will fit, well almost!
I have 20's and as the previous poster said with the right tires anything will fit, well almost!
05-01-2008, 05:10 PM
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My Ride: 2008 Jet Black MTech 550i
2005 Black Sapphire Sport Package 545i
Originally Posted by Tacklebury' post='572645' date='May 1 2008, 06:50 PM
19 will fit dead easy.
I have 20's and as the previous poster said with the right tires anything will fit, well almost!
I have 20's and as the previous poster said with the right tires anything will fit, well almost!
Good luck!
05-01-2008, 06:47 PM
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My Ride: 2005 530i, Premium/Sport Packages. Heated Seats, Sat Radio, Mystic Blue Metallic and Dakota Gray Leather interior. Active steering and headlights, M5 166 wheels
Originally Posted by wacopolumbo' post='569911' date='Apr 28 2008, 09:57 AM
Hello Everyone,
My name is Jody and I am in the Air Force, stationed in Germany. I don't follow directions too well and posted my first post in the general discussion forum. I just bought my first BMW. I bought a 2007 525i and love it. It was a divorce present to myself. I traded my 05 Jeep and th e07 Mini I had bought for my wife for it - I am sure she won't mind :-)
I am very familiar with BMWs. I was the Commander of the protective service detail (like Secret Service) for the Commanding General of all Air Forces in Europe. We used european armored cars to blend in and I got to become familiar with BMW, Mercedes and Audi. I had two armored BMWs (2005 745iL and 2004 760iL) and two armored Mercedes (2005 S500 and 2006 S600). We also had two X5s (4.4L) and two Q7s (4.2L) for chase vehicles. I can tell you that I learned that I prefered the BMW sedans to the Mercedes sedans. Just a personal preference, but it was nice to figure it out without having to spend my own money to do so! As for the SUVs, the Q7 is hard to beat but the new X5 seems like it would give it a run for it's money.
So, with my wife out of the picture it looked like the perfect time to buy a BMW. The BMW military sales here have a small used car selection. The manager was great and worked with me. I was looking at a couple of the 3 series cars they had, I didn't think I could afford a 5 series. I just knew that the 3 series would be fun but would eventually be too small for my needs. The manager told me that he just receievd a 2007 525, the owner had bought the car from them new a year ago but was deployed and he traded it in on a new 750 for when he returned. The car was still being detailed. He had them bring it up and that was all it took. It was only a couple thousand more than the 3 series I was looking at (2007 335i).
The car has all the options I would have selected if I had ordered it. The only thing I would have added is the cold weather package. It is mystic blue with black leather interior. It has the Premium package, bluetooth, NAV, and PDC. I had them install the iPod adapter before delivery and also picked up the rubber floor mats for the wet German Spring.
I have been able to stretch it out on the autoban regulary and love it. Even though it is the 525, I am more than happy with its accelertation and speed.
I have removed the badging, I like the clean look to the trunk lid. I am putting the reflectors on the back bumber.
I want to get the windows timted and put some OEM 18 rims on it. I think the 17 inch rims look too small for the car size.
Does anyone in Europe have any 18s they want to sell?
Anyway, I look forward to learning from all of you here. I am glad I found the forum!
-Jody
My name is Jody and I am in the Air Force, stationed in Germany. I don't follow directions too well and posted my first post in the general discussion forum. I just bought my first BMW. I bought a 2007 525i and love it. It was a divorce present to myself. I traded my 05 Jeep and th e07 Mini I had bought for my wife for it - I am sure she won't mind :-)
I am very familiar with BMWs. I was the Commander of the protective service detail (like Secret Service) for the Commanding General of all Air Forces in Europe. We used european armored cars to blend in and I got to become familiar with BMW, Mercedes and Audi. I had two armored BMWs (2005 745iL and 2004 760iL) and two armored Mercedes (2005 S500 and 2006 S600). We also had two X5s (4.4L) and two Q7s (4.2L) for chase vehicles. I can tell you that I learned that I prefered the BMW sedans to the Mercedes sedans. Just a personal preference, but it was nice to figure it out without having to spend my own money to do so! As for the SUVs, the Q7 is hard to beat but the new X5 seems like it would give it a run for it's money.
So, with my wife out of the picture it looked like the perfect time to buy a BMW. The BMW military sales here have a small used car selection. The manager was great and worked with me. I was looking at a couple of the 3 series cars they had, I didn't think I could afford a 5 series. I just knew that the 3 series would be fun but would eventually be too small for my needs. The manager told me that he just receievd a 2007 525, the owner had bought the car from them new a year ago but was deployed and he traded it in on a new 750 for when he returned. The car was still being detailed. He had them bring it up and that was all it took. It was only a couple thousand more than the 3 series I was looking at (2007 335i).
The car has all the options I would have selected if I had ordered it. The only thing I would have added is the cold weather package. It is mystic blue with black leather interior. It has the Premium package, bluetooth, NAV, and PDC. I had them install the iPod adapter before delivery and also picked up the rubber floor mats for the wet German Spring.
I have been able to stretch it out on the autoban regulary and love it. Even though it is the 525, I am more than happy with its accelertation and speed.
I have removed the badging, I like the clean look to the trunk lid. I am putting the reflectors on the back bumber.
I want to get the windows timted and put some OEM 18 rims on it. I think the 17 inch rims look too small for the car size.
Does anyone in Europe have any 18s they want to sell?
Anyway, I look forward to learning from all of you here. I am glad I found the forum!
-Jody
05-02-2008, 05:59 AM
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My Ride: 2007 525i, mystic blue metallic, black leather interior, dark poplar wood trim, premium package, navigation, iPod, park distance control, voice activation, bluetooth.
Mods: Full M-Tech Kit, ACS Rep Rear Window Spoiler, ACS Rep Rear Deck Spoiler, ACS Rep Quad Diffuser, ACS Rep Exhaust Tips, Remus Duel Exhaust, De-badge, 20% Tint Front and Rear, Umnitza Predator Ice V2, HID fog lights, Clear Side Marker Light Bulbs (yellow when on), Dark Poplar Wood Shifter, Dark Poplar Wood e-Brake Handle, Dark Poplar Wood Steering Wheel Inserts, OEM Steel Pedals, OEM M Footrest, 19 inch OEM 121s (Summer), 18 inch 124s (Winter), Shadowline Window Trim, Blacked-out Kidney Grills
Thanks. I put some on the bottom of page one. Are they not showing up?
05-04-2008, 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by bauska' post='570023' date='Apr 28 2008, 05:54 PM
Welcome! Enjoy your car! Ramstein...is that the same place where Italian accident happened?
Which accident ?
I remember that in 1998 an American plane hit with its wing a ropeway and 20 skiers died, only 2-3 Italians but all European citizens .
The trial in N. Carolina - I am reading from Wikipedia - said they weren't guilty despite the pilot confessed he was fly too low . They were condemned by a federal court in USA and they stayed in prison only a few months but demoted or fired from the marines .
President Clinton promised compensations for damages (to the relatives of the victims), never arrived .
"Ramstein" is a famous base in Germany and sounds like a german name.
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