[vdubturbo]

Allow myself to introduce, err... myself.

Just picked up a new F10 last month so I began poking around the various forums. I seem to keep coming back to this one, so I figured I'd say hello and introduce myself.

I'm a pretty big car buff... I do all of my own mechanical work and mods but have spent most of my life working on VW's & Audis (thus the screen name). About 3 years ago I decided my poor vdubs weren't reliable enough for me so I picked up a Lexus IS350 which was the first brand new car I ever owned. After a couple years I realized I should never have strayed from German engineering so last month I decided to step up to a 5 Series. I couldn't be happier.

She's a 535i, Midnight Blue w/Oyster. Premium1, Premium2, Cold Wthr, Sports Pkg, and Sports Auto Trans. I really wish I could have gotten HUD & Active Cruise, but alas there is only so much money in the bank account each month.

Here are some quick pics I took, along with a shot of one of my VWs for variety.

Here's to looking forward to a few years of good F10 conversations. Cheers everyone and thanks for looking!

[kave]

I love the rims you have, one of the best you can get on the new 5-series.
Great interior as well. Congrats.

[EdM5]

Welcome! Enjoy your beauty.

[gatoman39]

Whats wrong with an IS350?

[leewoods18]

Congrats and enjoy the car....looks great!

[joey5622]

midnight blue = imperial blue or would that be a completely different color?

[EV0LVE]

This is well optioned car. It has the M-sport steering wheel with the paddle shift but you didnt pay for the M-kit. Very nice!

And why is there a Police tape around yur porch ?

[vdubturbo]

Thanks for the replies! I'm pretty stoked about the car.

Originally Posted by joey5622

midnight blue = imperial blue or would that be a completely different color?

Yes! Sorry, not sure who got me saying Midnight. The color is Imperial Blue.

Originally Posted by evolve

This is well optioned car. It has the M-sport steering wheel with the paddle shift but you didnt pay for the M-kit. Very nice!

And why is there a Police tape around yur porch ?

Thanks! You know, I didn't even see that in the pic until after I attached it and I was wondering if anyone would notice! It was Halloween decorations that were falling down. It said Zombie Area or something like that.

Originally Posted by gatoman39

Whats wrong with an IS350?

Nothing was wrong with the IS, I just didn't like it all that much. I found it did everything well, but nothing great. The interior was nice, but was ruined by Toyota's stupid green lighting (especially when contrasted with a very nice white/blue gauge cluster), the 6-speed auto was afraid to downshift sometimes, the durability of the paint was pathetic, and the seats were uncomfortable after 3hr on the hwy. I mean, don't get me wrong. It was quick, efficient, good looking, and utterly reliable. But it just wasn't "me".

The 5 Series on the other hand is like looking at a sculpture every time I open the door to my garage. And my only two nitpicks driving it are I feel it needs a true LSD and I think the suspension has too much pop/bounce when hitting road bumps. But that may be the heavy runflats or maybe it will get better as the car breaks in. I don't know...