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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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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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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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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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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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10-18-2011, 04:02 PM | #9 |
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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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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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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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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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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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Great color, congrats!
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10-19-2011, 12:33 PM | #19 |
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Awesome car, enjoy
Love the leather dash
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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?
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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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