Hi All,
New tot his forum!
History - I have owned a few BMW’s, E39, E60 and F31 see pictures below.
I recently bought a new BMW a 2018 G31 540i xDrive in Asuritz Schwarz
When I was looking around for a new car, I was specifically looking for a white one (Alpineweiss). My F31 also had this color and I really was in love with it. However, the G30/31 are poorly sold in the white Alpineweiss color in my country (the Netherlands) and there wasn't much for sale at the moment. I spent days on online car sale sites and visiting BMW dealers and suddenly I came across a 540i with the color: Asuritz Schwarz, I didn’t know the color, but immediately i was in love of it. I was familiar with the Carbon Black, but the Asuritz ‘Black’ is slightly more special in my opinion (and an Individual color). The color is deeper and more gloss and mettalic flakes in the sunlight. After test drive it i was sold....
The car caught my eye as it has a high specification. I have never actually had very high demands on certain options, but this time I wanted to go for a slightly heavier engine. I had an N20 engine in the F31, chipped to 300 HP and drove it for 5 years without any problems, but I still missed those 2 extra cylinders and some exhaust roar.
For me this time a few options were very important:
1- Original M package
2- Comfort seats
3- Seat heating
4- B58 engine with low mileage.
These were actually the strictest requirements. I also thought it would be fun to get a pano roof. I had never had this before.
540i Spec List:
Editions and packages- S704 M Sports suspension
- S710 M leather steering wheel
- S715 M Aerodynamics package
- S7CG BMW Repair Inclusive
- S337 M Sports package
Comfort and interior equipment- S4UR Ambient interior light
- S456 Comfort seat with memory
- S420 Sun protection glazing
- S428 Warning triangle and first aid kit
- S423 Floor mats velours
- S4HA Seat heating, front and rear
- S402 Panorama glass roof
- S4T8 Outside mirror with auto dip
- S4NE Blow-by heater
- S4K7 Interior trim alu.rhomb.w.accent strip
Multimedia- S6AE Teleservices
- S688 Harman/Kardon surround sound system
- S650 CD drive
- S6WB Multifunctional instrument display
- S6AP Remote Services
- S6AM Real-Time Traffic Information
- S6AC Intelligent emergency call
- S6AK Connected Drive Services
- S610 Head-up display
- S6CP Preparation Apple CarPlay
- S609 Navigation system Professional
Driver assistance and lightning- S5A1 LED Fog lights
- S534 Automatic air conditioning
- S552 Adaptive LED headlight
- S548 Kilometre speedo
- S5DV Remote-controlled parking
- S5AC High-beam assistant
- S5AV Active Guard
- S5DN Parking assistance system Plus
Wheels and drive- S230 Extra package, EU-speciifc
- S2NH M Sport brake
- S2PA Locking wheel bolt
- S2VB Tyre pressure display
- S2QR BMW LA wheel Individual V-spoke 759
- S248 Steering wheel heater
- S2TB Sport automatic gearbox
- S258 Tyres with runflat properties
Environment and safety- S868 Language version, Dutch
- S3DS BMW display key
- S8S2 Coding, alarm signal
- S3DZ Omission of additional lettering, outer
- S323 Soft-Close-Automatic doors
- S8R9 Refrigerant R1234yf
- S302 Alarm system
- S8TF Active pedestrian protection
- S8KA Oil service interval 24 mths / 30,000 km
- S320 Deleted, model lettering
- S3MC Indiv.roofrailing,mirror-fin.Shadow Line
- S8S3 Automatic locking during starting
- S322 Comfort access
- S886 On-board literature, Dutch
Individual equipment- S775 Headlining anthracite
- S760 High gloss shadow line
Planned Mods- Full screen AppleCarplay
- Front Spliter
- Rear Diffuser
- Sideskirt extensions
- MHD Tuning
- Downpipe & HPFP
- Tablets on headrests
- New wheels
- Exhaust quad Mod
- KW supspension kit
- I'm sure there will be more....
Pics below of the old cars and the new G31 540i, in it's stock form.
The F31:
The E60
The E39
And the new car:
When I went to pick up the car at the dealer upon delivery, the salesman came to me. "Sir, we have a little problem." I thought no, there is damage or something else. The salesmen: "The previous owner installed an M-Performance rear mufffler, we forgot to report this, is this a problem?" I laughed, no this is certainly not a problem
More info comming soon...