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      10-16-2013, 07:31 AM   #1
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Anybody in GTA get a LCI 550ix yet?

Just wondering as 535's are plenty on the lots....haven't heard about 550's yet.
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      10-26-2013, 10:06 PM   #2
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550s are scarce on dealers lots because they aren't selling. Budds BMW says they only sell 3 to 4 a year. I was searching F10 inventory on dealers alternate websites and didn't see one. Of the 35 F10s in Calgary, none were 550s.
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      10-28-2013, 12:00 AM   #3
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Just wondering as 535's are plenty on the lots....haven't heard about 550's yet.
My 2014 550 is at the dealership. Now I'm just waiting for my 2ND wheels and tires to arrive so I can take delivery. Hopefully this week!
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^ Snarry, excellent choice. Held hostage by wheels, well soon enough, the fun will be begin.
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      10-28-2013, 07:46 AM   #5
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^ Snarry, excellent choice. Held hostage by wheels, well soon enough, the fun will be begin.
Is it snowing in Toronto already?
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No. If it does, it will make headline news right across Canada as we don't know how to drive in those white stuff on the roads Chaos everywhere, a simple 1/2 hr trip will be a 3 hr epic journey drive


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No. If it does, it will make headline news right across Canada as we don't know how to drive in those white stuff on the roads Chaos everywhere, a simple 1/2 hr trip will be a 3 hr epic journey drive
I usually don't put my soft rubber snows on until the snow flies and there is some coverage on the roads (Prairies). I'm waiting for a better price from my dealer, because $3,800.00 is a bit steep for a winter set.
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If you lease, don't bother with factory oem set and save at least $2000. Just go replica wheels + winter tires. It should be around $1800 for the latter.



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I usually don't put my soft rubber snows on until the snow flies and there is some coverage on the roads (Prairies). I'm waiting for a better price from my dealer, because $3,800.00 is a bit steep for a winter set.
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If you lease, don't bother with factory oem set and save at least $2000. Just go replica wheels + winter tires. It should be around $1800 for the latter.
I'm not waiting for winter tires -- I'm waiting for my high performance summer tires and staggered wheels as opposed to the squared set-up all seasons that normally come on he Canadian cars. There is a post about it on this site. I think Bobblehead knows the story, not sure about Grover.

As for winter tires, I never buy OEM. I just picked up 18" 245/40 Michelin PA4s and a set of E60 M5 replica wheels for about 2k. The E60 M5 wheel is a great winter wheel -- looks good and has small spaces between spokes which helps prevent snow for getting on the inside of the wheel and throwing you off balance. I have the same wheels on my current 335, although in 17". Even the dealers will tell you it would be ludicrous to purchase OEM wheels for the winter! Not sure about the 535 or 528 -- you may be able to go smaller than 18 -- I would have gone smaller but the brake size on the 550 dictates nothing smaller than 18.
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Budds Oakville On has a 550
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      11-03-2013, 06:55 AM   #11
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Budds Oakville On has a 550
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Lee Andrews (salesman - and the nicest and most honest guy you'll meet) at Budds says they deliver 3 - 4 550s a year. He says the volume seller is the 528 followed of course by the 535. If Budds had a car that I wanted, I definitely would have purchased from Lee at Budds.
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While I'm not surprised they sell less 550's than 535's for example I'm definitely surprised they sell so few 550's.
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