[Lukeswarm]

ohhh and i have ordered some of that sealent... worth a crack i guess :-)

[luigimaster24]

Congratulations!! What a gorgeous beast you have !!

[juztinl]

i've always wanted a white car.

[jaynas]

congrats jon! looks really good! any interior pics??

[niccomania]

hey jon, what a great car ... i loved it... have a nice ride....

i ordered my second bmw last week with 520d m sport package but the salesman told me that i can not change the m sport package front seats. Is that possible in your country???

[sequal]

This car is ridiculous!

[datbimmerdoe]

congrats! m-sport ftw!!

[vngooi]

Beautiful!! Your headlights are yellow LED...awesome!

[commbett]

Its crying out for the performance grill and the bigger wheels.

Love the rear end!

[Jon D]

Originally Posted by commbett

Love the rear end!

Oooh-errr missus .
Seriously, I agree about the wheels, but I didn't like the spoke design of the optional 19's and they didn't appear to noticeably fill the arches any more than the 18's.
My plan is to see how I go with the car and, if I decide to keep it, I'll probably get a set of 20" 'V' spoke 281 style wheels after the winter.
Black grilles? No thanks, a tad chavvy for me.

[Jon D]

Originally Posted by vngooi

Beautiful!! Your headlights are yellow LED...awesome!

No, they're white - I had the camera's white-balance incorrectly set.

[Jon D]

Originally Posted by Lukeswarm

ohhh and i have ordered some of that sealent... worth a crack i guess :-)

Seems ok so far; however, the next two weeks will tell.
I'm off on a round-UK trip of about 2K miles and, seeing as I wouldn't consider an auto car wash, it's going to get really dirty.
I'll be interested to see how easy it is to clean the wheels and I'll let you know.
I certainly hope it proves worthy of all the effort I put into the job - those wheels are bloody heavy!

[Jon D]

Originally Posted by sequal

This car is ridiculous!

Is that some form of street-speak denoting the opposite, or do you dislike the car?
If it's the latter, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but your comment probably won't force me to sell it .

[Jon D]

Originally Posted by jaynas

congrats jon! looks really good! any interior pics??

Here you go:

[Jon D]

Originally Posted by Lukeswarm

I have been contacting dealers to have a look at an m-sport before mine arrives... this week i gave up as they are rare as rocking horse sh*t at the moment AND so the first M-Sport i will see in the metal is mine :-) I have a AW with black out grills, black msport 19s and Msport spoiler! i can't wait to see it!

I'll be very interested in your opinions on the steering, especially how you determine the on-centre feel.

[Jon D]

Many thanks to all respondents for so many positive comments.
Cheers,
Jon D

[jaynas]

Cheers Jon for the interior pic looking great....!

[X5 M50i '21]

Originally Posted by Jon D

Finally got some pictures organised; please excuse the odd colour cast in some, I had the camera on the wrong white balance setting. Reminds me of my old school reports: 'could try harder'!
Collected the car last Tuesday, drove home in the pissing rain, washed it, got it into the garage, wheels off and applied 2 coats of Werkstat Acrylic Jett to the bodywork and Poorboys sealant on the wheels, which took most of Wednesday.
Cost of materials from 'Polished Bliss' at Kintore: £30; 'BMW Seal & Protect' for £300 - I don't think so .
Still got more than half the Werkstat left for another go tomorrow, as a result of repeated encounters with roads covered in filthy farmer's muck , but that's the way of things up here at this time of year.
Specs/options:
1. 535d M Sport
2. Adaptive Drive/18" Wheels
3. Sport Auto
4. Adaptive Xenon Headlights
5. Pro Sat Nav
6. Comfort Seats-heated
7. Rear Camera
8. DAB
9. Split-fold

Absolutely love the pics. Can you tell me if your steering wheel is heated?