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12-04-2012, 07:36 AM | #1 |
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New F10 520d M-Sport Imperial Blue
Picked up my new 520d M-Sport last Friday (in the dark), and the weather hasn't been kind over the weekend, so it's been a little difficult to take any decent photos.
I'm sure you've all seen a 520d M-Sport in Imperial Blue before anyway, but I thought it might be useful to post pictures of it with V-spoke 281 winter wheels. These are 18" with run-flat winter tyres. I'm quite pleased with them, as I chose them off the BMW website without seeing them, and I think they really suit the car. One question I do have though; the car seems to be riding a little higher than I expected, for a M-Sport (it just has the regular M-Sport suspension, no adaptive trickery). I wonder if it will settle a bit over time, or is this it?
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12-05-2012, 02:23 AM | #3 |
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Yes they are. The BMW website seems to be incorrectly showing a picture of the 19" version of these wheels, though I realised this before I ordered, and didn't expect the car to look like the computer generated picture:
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Previously: 2015 F32 430d M Sport, 2012 F10 520d M Sport, 2009 E92 320d M Sport, 2006 E92 335d, 2004 E60 530d, 2000 E39 525d, 1997 E39 523i |
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12-05-2012, 07:12 AM | #4 |
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Congrats, very nice.
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12-05-2012, 12:01 PM | #5 |
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Another UK F10.... well done.
Good to see a set of winter wheels on the F10... I went for the cheaper option, nearly new, Style 327 17" in pristine condition, for less than £1k. Been working hard this week in all kinds of snow, ice and slush. Plus they are easy clean. HighlandPete |
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01-10-2013, 04:46 PM | #6 |
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looking to order an F11 in a month, Imperial Blue favourite colour but worried too dark, what do you think now you own one ?
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01-18-2013, 02:59 PM | #8 | |
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When it's dirty, it does look a bit dull, almost like a matt dark blue, but I'm hoping it will be more "colourful" in the summer, when I can keep it clean, and the sun's shining a bit more. Under artificial light, the metallic (Xirallic?) effect really brings out a much stronger blue - almost a purple to my eyes - see below (apologies for crappy phone pic):
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01-19-2013, 02:07 AM | #13 |
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Not too dark for me. I like how the colors seem to change under different conditions.
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01-21-2013, 10:37 AM | #14 |
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More Imperial Blue pics
More pictures of the 520d M-Sport in Imperial Blue - in the snow of course. Winter tyres are well worth having in this weather.
The M5 style boot lip spoiler arrived last week, but I think it's a bit cold to stick it on just now...
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02-03-2013, 03:06 PM | #15 |
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Nice winter wheels they are the same as mine although I've got them on, not really needed them this time round, in Glasgow we've been fairly lucky with no snow
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