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      03-22-2011, 05:50 AM   #1
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Pics of my Imperial Blue F11

Pretty poor effort I know; snapped in a hurry with my phone but posted them just to keep 1970Jon happy
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      03-22-2011, 06:32 AM   #2
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please send more! , i'm thinking to buy the serial 17 ' wheels .

It looks perfect !

please tell us about the performace of these 17´tyres
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      03-22-2011, 07:52 AM   #3
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please send more! , i'm thinking to buy the serial 17 ' wheels .

It looks perfect !

please tell us about the performace of these 17´tyres
More photo's? That may take me a while. Took about 5 weeks for me to post those!!

The dark blue isn't a common option, which is why it appeals to me. Very personal is colour. I think it looks austere, which is what I was aiming at.

The tyres are great. I think they look fine and are very comfortable. It's a personal preferance but I wouldn't pay more money for 18's, the visual difference is too minor I believe. 19's I believe (but never tested) would diminish the comfort.

What I would say is that the spokes twist which looks nice but are difficult to clean as a result - certainly for someone like me who finds cleaning cars to be a pain rather than a pleasure and who has no tolerance for spending more than 30 mins doing it.
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      03-22-2011, 09:09 AM   #4
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I was really thinking that ordering mine with the standard 17's was an error, but now seen a few and it seems to suit the car rather well!
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      03-22-2011, 10:08 AM   #5
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thank you Shake,

do you have normal suspension or Sport , I mean reduced high ?

again very pretty phottos , I 'm between that and the other blue.

regarding interior trim , I prefer antracit black ones.

Regarding driving experience with 17 wheels , ok ?

share with us your experience !
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.....thanks Shake....you even cleaned it for me!...like it and that colour looks great.
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      03-23-2011, 05:52 AM   #7
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thank you Shake,

do you have normal suspension or Sport , I mean reduced high ?

again very pretty phottos , I 'm between that and the other blue.

regarding interior trim , I prefer antracit black ones.

Regarding driving experience with 17 wheels , ok ?

share with us your experience !
I have the standard suspension. It might be all in my imagination but I sweat when I put the car into SPORT mode it feels like it stiffens up. Maybe not.

It handles great. It's a big car but I can throw it around the country roads just fine. I think the wheels are very good. Comfortable and no complaints on performance. I've yet to go beyond the limits and get out of control and I have given it some welly for sure.

I am sure that the 19" and better suspension options make a big difference, but I didn't want to personally spend money on those and I am happy with what I have.

I like a light interior colour as it makes the cabin feel larger in my opinion. Very subjective stuff is colour. How practical it is I will have to feedback in 12 months. Certainly it shows every muddy footprint and sticky crumb that my 3 kids leave behind, but they wipe straight off with a wet wipe (so far).
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      03-23-2011, 05:55 AM   #8
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.....thanks Shake....you even cleaned it for me!...like it and that colour looks great.
I would like to deny that the pressure you put on me had any influence...but it did. I've taken a lot from this forum so I felt obligated to give back.

It was a rush job though, I literally had 25 minutes between appointments so just gave it a soap and a rinse. no time to buff it up.

You can definately make the 5 look like 2 different cars (and i don't mean F10 and F11). 17" wheels and restrained colour options give an austere, refined look oriented towards comfort. Larger wheels, a vivid colour such as White and sports options make it look like a performance beast. Both look nice to me.
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      03-23-2011, 12:20 PM   #9
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Looks great. I get mine in the same color and 17" week 15. I changed the interior from oyster to venetobeige after spending a weekend in a demo car with that interior that had dark dash, both otherwise beige.
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congrats! i haven't seen this color in person yet.
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      03-24-2011, 08:45 PM   #11
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Pretty poor effort I know; snapped in a hurry with my phone but posted them just to keep 1970Jon happy
Just curious - what's the deal with blacking out the license plate number? What can someone do with it?

Nice car by the way. I have a imp blue 535xi.
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      03-24-2011, 11:03 PM   #12
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very clean I like...
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Just curious - what's the deal with blacking out the license plate number? What can someone do with it?

Nice car by the way. I have a imp blue 535xi.
Excessive paranoia. It's a bit daft but feasibly some naughty types might clone the plate for use during their bank heist. Lol
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Excessive paranoia. It's a bit daft but feasibly some naughty types might clone the plate for use during their bank heist. Lol
It's not just that, with the high fuel prices, congestion charges in cities, speed cameras etc in the UK number plate cloning is very common, and it's a lot of hassle to sort out when it does happen.
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Great lookin' car
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