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      10-18-2011, 02:38 PM   #1
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2012 550i M-Sport Imperial Blue European Delivery

We finally picked up my 2012 550i from the BMW Welt. Here are some pics. Enjoy.

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      10-18-2011, 02:42 PM   #2
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Congrats on a beautiful car... I am still amazed how many of you americans are willing to take there trip over here to pick up your cars personally. Thumbs up!
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Congrats on a beautiful car... I am still amazed how many of you americans are willing to take there trip over here to pick up your cars personally. Thumbs up!
Yeah, although the delivery specialist at the Welt said I was a special customer - A Brit from Florida, picking up a car in Germany that was sold by a California dealer.
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that blue in the sunlight is just DREAMY....congrats!!
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I think you liked a lot the trip to Germany Congrats to the car, it's beautiful indeed
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WTF!
How did you get the Ceramic Finished buttons??!
When I bought my car there was no possibility (not even Individual).
Your car looks amazing btw -))
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WTF!
How did you get the Ceramic Finished buttons??!
When I bought my car there was no possibility (not even Individual).
Your car looks amazing btw -))
Those are an option on all F10/F11 in Scandinavia, so I guess you have them as an option in Belgium as well.
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WTF!
How did you get the Ceramic Finished buttons??!
When I bought my car there was no possibility (not even Individual).
Your car looks amazing btw -))
Thanks.

The ceramic controls are an option that was introduced for 2012 models in the US. The 2011 models did not have it as an option.
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Beautiful car!!!!!!! Your pics have convinced me that imperial blue is the only way to go for me!!!!!

Do you have some pics of the car in a dull setting? I wanna see if it's still pretty when not shinning! Haha
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Beautiful car!!!!!!! Your pics have convinced me that imperial blue is the only way to go for me!!!!!

Do you have some pics of the car in a dull setting? I wanna see if it's still pretty when not shinning! Haha
If you look at the car in the indoor photos above, that's what it looks like in a dull setting. While the BMW Welt has massive windows, the weather outside was gray and cloudy, so the car looked dull in the Welt compared with in the sun when we got down to Garmish-Partenkirschen.

I spent a lot of time studying this color and I think it looks great in all scenarios as long as it is well waxed and reasonably clean. If it is dusty and not waxed it looks dull.
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Wow they offer full leather dash? That is pretty awesome, im super jealous now
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congrats, m-sport ftmfw!!!!!!!!!
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Great car and great color! I am debating between dark graphite ii and imperial blue. This definitely makes me lean toward imperial blue!

ps - are you sure you didn't pick "imperial" blue because you are a brit? LOL! joke of course
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We finally picked up our 2012 550i from the BMW Welt. Here are some pics....
Ericka didn't want to be photographed after a weekend eating German food, but she looks great!
awesome pics and sweet F10
hopefully you enjoyed some German beer too!
how often can you pick up a new car with 1 mile showing on the odometer?
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      10-18-2011, 08:29 PM   #15
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That blue looks fantastic . I hope you had fun; I always wanted to try the Euro Delivery program.

P.S. Looking at your M-Sport makes me want mine even more now--all it needs now is a boat to the states!
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this color never ever cross my mind, but looking at yours, its just beautiful.. I really envy that leather dash
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Great color. Congrats.
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Great color, congrats!
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Awesome car, enjoy
Love the leather dash
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The ceramic controls are an option ...
But I have not fully understood what they are, and the difference between ceramic controls and regular. Can you do a quick explain?
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But I have not fully understood what they are, and the difference between ceramic controls and regular. Can you do a quick explain?
Yes some of the controls (the gear shift, the iDrive knob, the front and rear climate control knobs, and the stereo knob) are made out of ceramic instead of silver colored plastic.

The ceramic looks nice - shiny, dark ceramic. It also feels really good because it is smooth, cold to the touch, like crystal. For some reason the iDrive knob in particular has a much more solid feel in the ceramic version.

Some might be concerned that the ceramic may get scratched because it is so glossy. However it's not an issue, it is highly scratch resistant. One my buddies scraped his ceramic watch against a wall by accident and it was spotless.

if you have ever seen a Chanel J12 chronometer, this is made of a very similar material.

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550 engine cover now is dark grey? Mine is silver!
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