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      02-11-2011, 12:21 PM   #23
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Car built and on the way to dealer! Made first contact with bspeed on 5/12/11 that's 9wks to date and promised fist week in march collection. 12 wks as promised that pretty good service! I'm very happy with the whole process
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      02-11-2011, 01:08 PM   #24
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Mojave is the same as Havana,have it on my 520d SE Touring.
The other broker with a very good reputation is Drivethedeal. They put you in touch with best dealer's price.Honest John in Telegraph often recommends them.
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      02-11-2011, 01:42 PM   #25
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Alright alright!! I've ordered and gone for the professional multimedia package. You guys win!

How do I feel??? A little bit

A little bit

And a little bit
What colour did you go for in the end??????

and did you get it from BS????????
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      02-11-2011, 04:43 PM   #26
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Alright alright!! I've ordered and gone for the professional multimedia package. You guys win!

How do I feel??? A little bit

A little bit

And a little bit
You won't regret it. I picked mine up today. It's awesome. I feel like a king when I'm inside it. Luxury
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      02-11-2011, 04:47 PM   #27
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Good to hear andyk. All this to look forward to... I think I need a lie down....
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      02-11-2011, 05:36 PM   #28
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I got the Sophisto grey. I saw the colour thread here and fell in love with it. Saw one drive past the other (sunny) day and nearly tripped over. Gorgeous!!

Nice to hear the other users love it too and felt they made the right choice (for them). Delivery is around mid-April. Counting down now....
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      02-13-2011, 07:00 AM   #29
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Mojave is the same as Havana,have it on my 520d SE Touring.
The other broker with a very good reputation is Drivethedeal. They put you in touch with best dealer's price.Honest John in Telegraph often recommends them.
Hey James,

Could you post some pictures of your car? Are you happy with your choice?
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      02-14-2011, 04:34 AM   #30
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When i checked drivethedeal last they didnt have BMW listed sadly - and yep - mate ordered a Tiguan through them and was very happy with their service - and the £4k off the list price!
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      02-14-2011, 10:53 AM   #31
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5er,have taken several pics on wife's quite good digital SLR,but er, not sure how to attach to reply,dinosaur i know,will get help from kids asap.
Had Deep Sea Blue on previous E61 and would have gone for that again but Senior Management had other ideas! Quite like it,positives are; it's virtually unique,when clean it's got a lovely greyish tint,but negative is that it's basically brown and of, shall i say, limited positive effect on resale value!
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      02-15-2011, 05:42 AM   #32
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No probs James. After doing a lot of research and visiting a dealer, I've settled on Sophisto.

My friend has a Z4 with havana, and I love it.

Still like to see the pics though when you get a moment.

My next quandry is getting the Anthracite wood trim. I think I'll have to do it. The car so far has all the aspects that I want, except for the trim. Aaaargh!! Well, it's only money!!!
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      02-16-2011, 03:49 AM   #33
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5er,have taken several pics on wife's quite good digital SLR,but er, not sure how to attach to reply,dinosaur i know,will get help from kids asap.
Had Deep Sea Blue on previous E61 and would have gone for that again but Senior Management had other ideas! Quite like it,positives are; it's virtually unique,when clean it's got a lovely greyish tint,but negative is that it's basically brown and of, shall i say, limited positive effect on resale value!
James, I saw Deep Sea Blue today and I must say I like it. Is it a popular colour?
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      02-16-2011, 08:24 AM   #34
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Saw a few E60/61's but very few F10/11's,so obviously not popular.Grey(s) seem very much in vogue at the mo, but DSB is a lovely colour and everyone who saw it,loved it.
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      02-16-2011, 07:22 PM   #35
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Just got a message that it is built and in paint shop! Not long now.
Surely paint shop first before assembly? Unless you mean the body-in-white was "built" and then sent to the paint shop. Or one other possibility is that the fully assembled car went into final inspection and they found some paintwork defect that needed spot repairs in the paint shop area.

Anyway, I also played the Broadcourt card (like Shake N Bake) to negotiate with Sytner guys and got them to closely match the price. Delivery in end March, all going well.

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      02-17-2011, 04:20 AM   #36
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Yes, that'd have to be referring to the BIW. Assembly after that is fairly quick.
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      02-18-2011, 06:21 AM   #37
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Surely paint shop first before assembly? Unless you mean the body-in-white was "built" and then sent to the paint shop. Or one other possibility is that the fully assembled car went into final inspection and they found some paintwork defect that needed spot repairs in the paint shop area.

Anyway, I also played the Broadcourt card (like Shake N Bake) to negotiate with Sytner guys and got them to closely match the price. Delivery in end March, all going well.
Process wasn't explained to me. However informed today March 2nd to dealer, hopefully pick up 5th march! Agonising wait!!

Train to dealer then road trip, Nottingham to Gloucester to tetbury then back to Manchester! It's like waiting for a new born child!!
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      02-19-2011, 12:52 PM   #38
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I found that Broadspeed promised a lot, but then the other dealers in the Inchcape group wouldn't supply them with a car/slot. Or at least that's what they said.

So, I took their offer and went to another dealer group, who matched Broadspeed's price.
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      03-16-2011, 03:12 PM   #39
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Fortunately my local dealer group (Colchester) is Coopers and they are part of the Inchcape group. As a result I was able to use the Broadspeed tactic very effectively and got it for the Broadspeed price with some freebies thrown in as well. I did the same with my last car, a VW Passat, and amanged to knock them down to match the price. It's an invaluable tool now especially if the dealership is part of the Inchcape group or any other group that similar companies use.
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