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      10-17-2020, 05:48 PM   #1
sand99
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Drives: G05 X5/F80 M3
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: ATX

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M50i Build

Just placed my order, I have a week 47 allocation:

X5 M50i
Black Sapphire/Coffee Extended Merino
22" 742M Black Wheels with Red calipers (1PQ)
Executive Package (ZPX)
Driving Assistant Pro (ZDY)
Parking Assistance Package (ZPK)
2-Axle Air Suspension (2VR)
Front and Rear Heated Seats (4HA)
Heated front seats, armrests, and steering wheel (4HB)
Leather dash (4M5)
Carbon Fiber trim (4MC)
Front massaging seats (4T7)
B&W Diamond Surround Speakers (6F1)
Extended Shadowline trim (7M9)

I've been debating long and hard on DHP or 2-axle air for the last week. Ultimately decided to go with 2-axle air since I will be taking this off road on a monthly basis on weekends. The air suspension has pretty good clearance at the highest setting, which is where it will be whenever it leaves the pavement. I drove it today with the 22s and it's pretty good with regards to body roll, especially once it is set to the Sport suspension setting. I think having the larger wheels helps.

It doesn't have the active roll stabilization found on DHP, but it does have the integral active steering, which helps with tighter turns. I was pretty surprised with how good it was in Sport, so I just decided to go with that.

This way I'll have a pretty good setup regardless of the conditions I'm driving in.
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