02-24-2018, 10:29 PM | #67 | |
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I will certainly write more about DHP. Everyone shares their opinion on this one just like the B&W..... I think past bad experiences shape current opinions. Doesn't seem that floaty to me and I had a 2004 M3 with Motons, so I can be a suspension snob .... Maybe old age is sitting in? Remember that BMW Genius was telling me a week and the car arrived in half the time. Maybe you will get you car late Monday afternoon. Then we can cannonball it and I'll take your doors for real. Or we could just swap doors for a really cool two tone look. What sayth you? |
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02-24-2018, 10:34 PM | #68 | |
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Good luck with your car. Maybe you will have your car by Monday afternoon too. From which dealership did you buy? I come down to ATL every so often to visit a customer in the Suwanee area. Maybe I'll see you around. |
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02-25-2018, 10:08 AM | #69 | ||
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I got the B&W too. When I listened to a 7-series with the B&W and compared it to the H&K it was an obvious improvement. Driving is about the only time I get a chance to listen to music. So, for me, the ~$3.5K price tag was a no brainer. But I'm also the type of person who disassembles audio equipment to put higher quality capacitors in the power supply... Quote:
Great plan on the door swap. But why stop there? I say we also swap bonnet and trunk lids. And just to make sure it's truly unique, the front passenger seat (mine has black nappa interior)! |
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02-25-2018, 04:14 PM | #70 | ||
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Serioously, this car is about perfect. It rotates so fast with the DHP. It reminds me of my RX-7 and a freak-out trick I used to play on unsuspecting passengers. I would be stopped at a light or stop sigh and turning left. I would then rev up the engine to around 3000 rpms, slip the clutch, turn the steering wheel and fully let the clutch out the car would fishtail around as I counter steered. People would flip because they had never felt the rear end of a car moving first!! Well I can do that with ease in the M550i - wow!!! |
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02-25-2018, 04:42 PM | #71 | |
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02-25-2018, 06:17 PM | #72 |
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I have not yet experienced any wierd feelings that were not intentional! Seriously I am working up my aggressive turns still so I can't comment fully. I have not experienced any nose dive during braking or excessive squat under acceleration. Maybe they fixed that compared to older generations?
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02-26-2018, 05:18 PM | #73 | ||
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My car made it to the dealership today. So that was a few days ahead of schedule. Of course, owing to logistics, I'll have to wait until tomorrow to pick it up. One more day... Glad to hear the DHP is worth it...it was the one option I went back and forth on and ultimately went against. My reasoning was that DHP is a complicated system and I intend to keep the car for a while. So, hopefully, my non-DHP car has a little bit lower maintenance cost over time. |
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02-28-2018, 11:22 PM | #74 |
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Argh....so boat was supposed to dock today....but Marinetraffic.com hasn't updated the location since February 22 and it obviously hasn't docked or else it would be updated as such. Hopefully it didn't sink!
I called BMWGenius and they said it was due in Friday....so at this point, who knows.
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Mine got to VPC today and Genius line told me to expect it to be at the dealer on Monday. I have called my SA to expect me to stalk their dealership on Monday. LOL
My boat, Dover Highway, was perfectly on schedule on every leg of its trip.
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Good stuff.....looks like our ship was just found again near Virginia and should dock tomorrow. Hoping it clears VPC and gets on a truck by the end of the weekend....
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I have to test drive the x2 on Friday and hopefully have the coupon on Monday. The coupon excludes orders cars but I heard that some people have been able to use them on ordered cars.
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Yep, waiting here, too.
Ship was supposed to be here the 27th....that changed to 28th...then it basically had to sit around Washington DC for 2 days. I think it was due to the winds in Baltimore. It didn't dock until Sunday. I was told it should be clearing VPC tomorrow and on a truck Thursday for arrival Sunday in Milwaukee. I assume I should be seeing it this time next week.....but who knows.
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I'm still on schedule for PCD on 3/21. The M5 has been turned in.
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I was just told that I can't use the coupon, so I will take immediate delivery of the car if it comes in this weekend.
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Mine is finally here. My SA called me as soon as the truck arrived and coincidentally I was driving on the highway near them and was able to detour and see it get off the truck. I was able to sit in it and confirm that it was correctly optioned. I’ll update tomorrow night after picking it up.
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My lease is up middle of July on 550. I know I can extend until I get the car (as long as I have order number) but if I want to get m550 around same time, is the typical wait from ordering to delivery 2 months? I am in Chicago.
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03-08-2018, 07:50 AM | #87 | |
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