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Picked up my F11 520d!
I think I got my F11 520d in record time. I ordered it on 2nd October, and was given a projected delivery date of 30th November. I got a call from the dealer on Tuesday to say the car was ready to be collected on Saturday - 28 days later. After picking myself off the floor, I ran around like crazy to get everything arranged.
It's worth noting that the dealer already had a car on order for the showroom. In order to beat the UK VAT increase, they amended the showroom order to my own and in their words "accelerated it through production". I don't know what that means.
The spec is:
F11 520d
Imperial Blue Xirallic
Black High Gloss
18" V-Spoke style 328 wheels
Oyster / Black
Professional Sat Nav
Sport Automatic Transmission
Variable Damper Control
Comfort Access
Folding exterior mirrors
Ambient Lighting
DAB digital radio
Electric seat adjustment with memory
Heated Seats
Sun Protection Glass
Having driven all of 50 miles so far my initial impressions are that it's everything I expected. It's smooth and quiet to drive in town or on the motorway, and makes effortless progress. I was driving on some hilly roads in town at low speed and it made light work of them. I averaged 57 mpg on the motorway so I'm very pleased with that. The ride is excellent. I set the dampers to "comfort" on the motorway, and "normal" in town. The roads around where I live are far from smooth and it soaks up the bumps very well.
Some surprises:
1. The standard seats are surprisingly comfortable. More comfortable than my Mercedes seats that were adjustable in every possible way.
2. The standard audio is very good IMO. I was going to go for professional audio but decided against it because my wife and kids are usually in the car with me and they'd complain if I crank up the volume. The sound from DAB is particularly good.
3. The F11 comes with a soft close boot (trunk) as standard. I didn't know that, and it's nice because the boot is heavy.
4. There is no recess in the dash where the HUD would normally be as some people have mentioned. There's a speaker there instead.
Here are some pictures. Not the best, I'm afraid. The weather sucks at the moment.
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