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Originally Posted by cascade

But *NOT* if the F10 5 series is your FIRST BMW you ever had, and if you were a Mercedes-Benz owner for the last 18 years.


I *LOVE* driving this car, and so much I have racked up almost 28k on it and 100% of it is pleasure driving too! (reired!)

"My* concern is if I manage to blow out or destroy a "run flat" tire - feels like a risk after driving cars for 47 years all with a spare tire on board.

What I'd LOVE to do really, I think is get a new "refreshed" 535i in 2 years time. Go get it on Euro delivery, and see the factory in Dingolfing, then wring it out on the Autobahn for a couple of weeks....

Re: Euro Delivery: DO IT!

I did it almost exactly three years ago when I got my 550i. Visited the factories in Munich and Dingolfing, plus did a couple of laps on the Nürburgring. Back and forth across Germany, I had the cruise control set well above 100 MPH. The last night I had the car, I headed out of Munich to an unlimited area and buried the pedal in the carpet to an indicated 160 MPH. And I had my then-81-year-old father along for all of it -- the 'Ring, and the top-speed cruise included. Great experience!