Y'all:
These pix are of my new Interlagos Blue E60 M5. There seem now to be zero new ones available in the US. When I got mine it was one of two left in the country (both in Florida, oddly enough), so my Washington-state dealer had it shipped up: 27 miles on the odometer at delivery. Looking online today, I see zero more new Interlagos Blue M5s available in the US.
"Mods" so far:
Like most on the board, I absolutely love the car: great to drive, great to pass, great to speed, and even just great to listen to. My girlfriend is insisting I name the car ("Monique") so when the car steals my time from her, she doesn't have to just keep saying "you're spending time with that b!tch again, aren't you!".... And, also so when the Nav system gives lame directions ("follow the road...") we have someone we can tell to shut up. Okay, the GF is not that jealous :1:. Some of the things I REALLY like:
Since it's the last of the last, I'm very confident that BMW worked out ALL the bugs in the vehicle....LOL...yeah right...NOT. Now for the list of "bugs" in the car. I won't list the obvious and oft-mentioned ones (cupholders, low-end torque, ...), just the other ones I'm seeing.
The above shots are reduced to 900pixels max height/width. If you want to see them up to 2000 pixels, go to FotoPlayer (requires Flash). If for some crazy reason you really want "full-size", let me know...they are 6000x4000 pixels (24 MPixel), and even the JPEGs are 8+ MB per image. But, I'm happy to get them to you if you really feel the need to print them poster-size. Just have lots of blue ink on hand!
Enjoy! If you look closely, yes, you'll see that some of them have dust and even a (microfiber) towel thread or two. My "assistant" was out that day. Sadly, it's raining here AGAIN today. It's already the summer solstice and Seattle hasn't hit 75F yet; the rain just keeps on coming. I suppose it's payment for our beautiful long summer last year, and our mild winter.
Thom
These pix are of my new Interlagos Blue E60 M5. There seem now to be zero new ones available in the US. When I got mine it was one of two left in the country (both in Florida, oddly enough), so my Washington-state dealer had it shipped up: 27 miles on the odometer at delivery. Looking online today, I see zero more new Interlagos Blue M5s available in the US.
"Mods" so far:
- BMW Performance "Style 269" wheels (PN: 36 11 0 445 554) BMW Accessories - 2010 M5 Sedan:Style 269 19" Performance Wheels
- Window tinting
- Rho-plate for the front...if the darned things ever show up! Rho-plate
- 160GB iPod for storing my 75GB+ of music...I hate radio commercials!
- Little blue rechargeable flashlights to go in the lighter-plugs (2x rear seat + trunk) Rok-klimer Mini Rechargeable Car Flashlight
- M5 Black floormats BMW Accessories - 2010 M5 Sedan:M5 Carpeted Floor Mats
- Trunk rubber mat: BMW Accessories - 2010 M5 Sedan:Fitted Luggage Compartment Mat
Like most on the board, I absolutely love the car: great to drive, great to pass, great to speed, and even just great to listen to. My girlfriend is insisting I name the car ("Monique") so when the car steals my time from her, she doesn't have to just keep saying "you're spending time with that b!tch again, aren't you!".... And, also so when the Nav system gives lame directions ("follow the road...") we have someone we can tell to shut up. Okay, the GF is not that jealous :1:. Some of the things I REALLY like:
- Sending a navigation destination to the car via BMW Assist from inside Google Maps. Use it all the time, LOVE that!
- The fact that nobody wants to "race" on the roads; just play and have fun with no hard feelings; and that anybody that has a car that could compete/beat the M5 knows we'd just end up killing some Subaru moron who wouldn't get out of the way.
- Interior appointments and seats are very nice!
- Exterior styling is VERY oddly similar to my blue 2003 Mazda 6s. Side by side, they're like brothers separated at birth: one smaller and slimmer, the other buffed and muscular.
- iDrive. Yes, really. I'm rather a computer geek, and so specialized interfaces don't bother me much, and this one is pretty decent.
Since it's the last of the last, I'm very confident that BMW worked out ALL the bugs in the vehicle....LOL...yeah right...NOT. Now for the list of "bugs" in the car. I won't list the obvious and oft-mentioned ones (cupholders, low-end torque, ...), just the other ones I'm seeing.
- Cruise control dropping out after gear changes...
- No USB-style phone charger plug in the center console (in addition to the iPod plug)
- Oil-level sensor takes a day to "learn" the post-change oil level? What 's us with that?
- The trunk-space-wasting metal CD-changer box
- Hood has to be dropped hard to get both sides to latch
- Voice Command: that b!tch Monique has YET to understand a single word I say!
The above shots are reduced to 900pixels max height/width. If you want to see them up to 2000 pixels, go to FotoPlayer (requires Flash). If for some crazy reason you really want "full-size", let me know...they are 6000x4000 pixels (24 MPixel), and even the JPEGs are 8+ MB per image. But, I'm happy to get them to you if you really feel the need to print them poster-size. Just have lots of blue ink on hand!
Enjoy! If you look closely, yes, you'll see that some of them have dust and even a (microfiber) towel thread or two. My "assistant" was out that day. Sadly, it's raining here AGAIN today. It's already the summer solstice and Seattle hasn't hit 75F yet; the rain just keeps on coming. I suppose it's payment for our beautiful long summer last year, and our mild winter.
Thom