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      03-12-2014, 04:59 PM   #1
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The long Month - another countdown!

Well deal done! with my Alpine white 530d m-sport fast approaching 3 years old I thought I`d check out the Lci bfore the value of mine falls off a cliff!

So after gathering prices and a hard slog for my dealer... I got what i think is a great deal! 535d m-sport, adaptive leds, pro media, harmon kardon, 19in etc.. got over £11000 off by way, 2k more than only the same 530d, with a better final value making the deal well sweet!

only catch the price on mine is only standing till the end of the month and was informed it would be £400 less to keep it till the delivery date of last week in April and more is goes into May! Add this to one less payment on my PCP it looks like being a long month waiting for the new baby to arrive!

not finalized colours and trim yet? thinking of Carbon black with Oyster and brushed aluminium? does this work would some input maybe your pix to help me choose?

thanx all, for the great forum
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Excellent.
I went Space Grey with oyster and hex trim, and it is a lovely combo.
Most oyster have wood trim that I saw.
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Some pics for you of mine...

http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=914362
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Imp blue - looks black under specific circumstances and angles.
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I was thinking oyster with brushed ally? but your pix help thanx.

I`m a coal miner with a 3 yo, so maybe keeping it clean maybe be the deciding factor?

What made you pick space grey over sophisto? or even carbon? I have aline white, but scared its going out of fashoin and may be stuck with a bad colour in a few years? off to dealer to look at colours etc maybe can decide then? Thanx for the help...
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The grey is a good bet ..... or you will get confused in sunlight looking at a (Carbon) Black car that appears blue, or an (Imp) Blue car that looks black .....
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I was thinking oyster with brushed ally? but your pix help thanx.

I`m a coal miner with a 3 yo, so maybe keeping it clean maybe be the deciding factor?

What made you pick space grey over sophisto? or even carbon? I have aline white, but scared its going out of fashoin and may be stuck with a bad colour in a few years? off to dealer to look at colours etc maybe can decide then? Thanx for the help...
I chose the Space Grey for a number of reasons

- My Space Grey E60, when I was looking for all over the south for a black only car, popped up on the forecourt and as soon as I saw it, I bought it there and then.
- When it came to buying the F10, I looked around, and they are in the main all black or white and variations of, Space grey I loved and it is relatively rare, strangely, rarely see a SG MSport.
- It is a great combo of, looking fantastic when clean, and still looking great after a few hundred miles of dirt.

Re interior - had black before in the E60 and went for oyster this time, with a 9 and 12yr old. So far no issues, even if they leave food on the seat, I use 3M wipes, and it is like new again, I am so pleased with it genuinely, not just for that, but the brighter cabin is such a lovely place to sit.

Finally, the wood trim, this shows every fingerprint and dust. The dealer told me this, and this forum, so I went with the hex to keep the light theme, and although it does fingerprint, only on the very narrow strip, and no cloth required to keep clean.

Good luck searching
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Here you go.

Oyster with Fine Brushed Aluminium.
iPhone 5 Camera and fading light, so it looks beige, but the seats look more Oyster.
Imp blue & Oyster look great, but then again the lighter interiors do look much better against a deeper external colour.
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Thanks for the pics it helps, but need to see in daylight for proper colour I think. It's going to be tough to make the final decision...
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Well deal done! with my Alpine white 530d m-sport fast approaching 3 years old I thought I`d check out the Lci bfore the value of mine falls off a cliff!

So after gathering prices and a hard slog for my dealer... I got what i think is a great deal! 535d m-sport, adaptive leds, pro media, harmon kardon, 19in etc.. got over £11000 off by way, 2k more than only the same 530d, with a better final value making the deal well sweet!
Another person upgrading from a 530d to 535d!
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Another person upgrading from a 530d to 535d!
Yep, Can't wait! In the words of Clarkson.... POWER!
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Had a trip out to a dealer, no help at all really. Saw a oyster trim in a white one, through the window in the back compond. That looked a strange combo with white?
But the jury is still out till I get to see properly. The light was fading , but I managed to compare carbon, sophisto and space. I think carbon is discarded now, just not right, you lost seeing the contours of the flanks I think? Sophisto looked good under bright lights... And surprisingly for me I'm half thinking of staying with alpine white! If the oyster doesn't look right to me, it's my only alternative really... So basically I'm as undecided as ever!
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On another note, I'm a little annoyed my build slot isn't booked yet, even though deposit is down!? Salesman said needs finance approved first, so spec must be decided first.... Maybe the month will be longer still....
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