[LuvMyE92]

My thoughts:

Originally Posted by protamine

Color:
Matter of personal preference - I've loved carbon black since the E39 days, but I think lighter colors really work well on the car.

CB is a great color. I have some kind of metallic black on current car, also looks great. A coworker has the Alpine white G30, and me personally, with the black grill and other black trim stuff, thinks it looks bad.

Originally Posted by protamine

Wheels/Tires:

I try to stay away from low profile tires for ride quality and cost of replacement and fragility. First thing I do on all of these cars is ditch the runflats and put on proper tires.

Originally Posted by protamine

Interior:
Want upgraded leather. I want the executive seating and a leather dash so the real decision is if I want black or not.... but I occasionally will have my kids there.

I love the lighter colors, especially the white/off white thing, which I have now. Kids are not a problem - just wipe up any spills, and try to reduce the amount of eating and non-water beverages that could stain.

Originally Posted by protamine

Really just want HUD and wireless charging.

My silly phone (Note 9) won't fit in the cradle, so that feature is useless for me. HUD is great. I don't care for the dynamic handling and stuff like that, as I don't care for electronic interventions beyond ABS.

Ceramic controls are nice but not worth the money, really.

No interior pics, sorry, but I can take some if no one else steps-up.

Also, as others noted, there is a lot more in an ///M car than just the engine. The 550 ain't 95% of an M5. Not by any means. That said, I'm not sure the price difference is worth it if you're not going to track it. The capabilities are just so high, it's a waste for driving on road.

In fact, I feel that way about the V8 as well. It's a big premium for a performance improvement that you will rarely use. The I6 is actually a bit more responsive in "normal" driving. I say this coming from an F01 750i which is not the same animal, but not too different. I don't miss the extra 100 or so horsepower, and I appreciate the $12K (or whatever it is) that I saved. You also get hammered pretty hard in resale on the V8.