Newbie from Oz and THANKS
08-08-2007, 06:57 PM
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My Ride: 1996 525 M Sport
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Hi all, new member from Melbourne Australia signing in.
I have been reading for a while and find this site a great information source.
A big thanks to all members who tracked down and solved the door creaks - you helped me fix mine! They were not too bad just creaked a bit on stop/start and tight radius slow turns but I am a bit anal re noises. However a good clean of the seal and a bit of WD40 and they creak no more!
I used to work for a US company and spent quite a bit of time there - mainly west coast and LA (Co based in Irvine). Great spot and I always enjoyed my time there. I wish our cars were priced like yours too, altough our standard fitout specs are at the high end.
Anyway I hope I can contribute something as I have already got a lot out.
PS: Ditched the runflats after 15k miles a few weeks back and I am loving the car even more now!!!
I have been reading for a while and find this site a great information source.
A big thanks to all members who tracked down and solved the door creaks - you helped me fix mine! They were not too bad just creaked a bit on stop/start and tight radius slow turns but I am a bit anal re noises. However a good clean of the seal and a bit of WD40 and they creak no more!
I used to work for a US company and spent quite a bit of time there - mainly west coast and LA (Co based in Irvine). Great spot and I always enjoyed my time there. I wish our cars were priced like yours too, altough our standard fitout specs are at the high end.
Anyway I hope I can contribute something as I have already got a lot out.
PS: Ditched the runflats after 15k miles a few weeks back and I am loving the car even more now!!!
08-09-2007, 01:07 AM
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My Ride: LCI E60 Individual (Onyx Blue, Piano Black trim, Marino Leather) M Sport Package, 19" M172 wheels, Sunroof, Professional Navigation, HUD, TV function, Voice Recognition, PDC, Active Steering, Comfort Access, Logic 7, iPod/USB Adapter, Xeon Headlights, Adaptive Headlights, High Beam Assist. Build completed August 2007.
Welcome and enjoy the forums.
What spec car do you have ?
What spec car do you have ?
08-09-2007, 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Murray' post='456929' date='Aug 9 2007, 04:07 AM
Welcome and enjoy the forums.
What spec car do you have ?
What spec car do you have ?
I have a 2006 525 M Sport - Silver grey with beige leather (poplar wood trim). Not too many options I think the only non-standard extras are nav, iPod, sunroof, tint, enviro interior treatment. I bought it just before the pro pack came out - doh! Hey can't win them all.
One suggestion - consider changing the runflats to conventional rubber on day 1 if you can while they are new (especially with Sydney?s roads). As noted I used the Re050's for a year and finally changed recently and it is a great improvement!
Sounds like you have yourself a nice ride coming ? enjoy. My cousin has a similar speced 530 (touring) add radar cruise. He had BMW put conventional rubber on at purchase and after driving it I decided o change.
PS: You will love the 5. The more time you spend in it the more you will apreciate it. It is night and day compared to the 3.
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