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Seriously, I was looking at the parking of the BMW dealer when i picked up my car last week, and it's a really sad sight. Black, white, gray. And some random ASBO-grade blue. Mostly in series 1 of course. That's it.
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Thanks to all of you on the Carbon Black thoughts.... it’s a great colour and you can’t go wrong with it... it’s classy , as is the grey. I’m happy.
I can’t find a pic of carbon black with sport plus pack If anyone has one....... |
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Funny at the garage I got WAY more looks with mine having Alu instead of shadowline, as *every single car* somehow needs the black shadowline. All of them, showroom, and parking. Huh..
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It's called "ASBO" blue, not Phytonic. Basically it's the only non neutral colour you can get. So every kid in council estates dream of that.
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09-17-2019, 02:50 AM | #73 |
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Go with the 22s - they make no difference and are NOT run flats - so better ride than smaller wheels that are RF in my view. So long as you have the air suspension the ride is a dream.
Just back from 1,000 miles to Spain - great car for pounding the miles although lacks the excitement of course of the Panamera (wife's car). The X5 is quieter though. Am questioning my driving as I have not managed to get the mpg above 23...even on the long motorway stretches it is not getting anything like the 28 (and I know we are both talking UK metrics). Something to look out for. |
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Uhh, say what? I'd always assumed it had runflats?
Mine is fitted with Continental PremiumContact 6 315/30 R22 Y XL and 275/35 R22 Y XL Without meaning to sound moronic, what do I do if I get a puncture? |
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I really don't have problems with run-flats; I drove 7 years with P7's on my X3, done 100k miles, and I had like 4 punctures -- managed to get the tyres repaired everytime, while still being able to drive the car to the garage to do it... I think that's pretty cool.
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Just got mine few days ago from Park Lane. Was soooo excited. The car travelled only 1200 km since and i already started my visits to BMW. Two days ago the car popped a yellow warning saying that the engine cooler fan is not working. I took the car to the dealership and they said that nothing is wrong with the car and that for the peace of mind they updated the computer software... My trust for the car is shaken... does this happened to anybody else? |
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Should be a can of gunk and compressor in the first aid compartment mate
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Think it takes shine off the experience. But I think buying new cars, especially first year production runs do come with some gremlins. So it helps to have a relationship with your local dealer. I've got some small issues like the colour of the backlit comfort button not being consistent, but it'll get booked in a fixed.
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Do you guys in the UK use the car Wifi at all? Have you signed up to that TalkTalk thing that pops up if you try to use the internet?
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Nope, not tried using yet
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I’ve been wondering about the whole WiFi thing. I wish there was simply a SIM slot for your own card. The pricing and data limits are a real turn off for this service.
Especially when devices like iPads see WiFi and start to proceed to do all their updates and cloud services sucking up all the data allowance |
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Mine is at the garage until tomorrow. They are checking on a few things I noticed, and updating the software.
Nags are: + A conduit around the harness isn't clipped properly in the boot; won't stay in place when clipped back. Suspect the dashcam install + The two Alu boomerangs on the back windows don't /appear/ to be clipped properly, as the rubbber joint goes under/over the lip of them. + Front licence plate has a manufacturing defect. That's about it! So far, I'm lucky!
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ANNOYINGLY, my dealer cant get me the Carbon Black beast I left a deposit on..... the holder dealer won't release the car to them....
They've offered me a blue one with the same spec but turned it down earlier...... though looking at pics online tonight I quite like it.... but think long term, black will be safer and more classy... Wonder what happens if they cant get me the car they promised me that I left a deposit on????? hmmmm..... I am not making do just so they get a sale.... |
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