[john_luvbimmer]

-mods-
KW INOX Variant 3 Coilover
Brembo GT braking system
M performance pedals and footrest
M performance rear spoiler
M Performance high-gloss grills
M steering wheel
M Performance decals
437m style wheel of 19', 8.5J front and 9.5J rear
and installed the BMW auto-fold exterior mirrors and auto-closing trunk door system.
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I may possibly consider installing a new M-tech front bumper in near future to get a little more aggressive look.

[ezaircon4jc]

Not feeling that upper black stripe, but otherwise...

[jonobro]

Originally Posted by john_luvbimmer

-mods-
KW INOX Variant 3 Coilover
Brembo GT braking system
M performance pedals and footrest
M performance rear spoiler
M Performance high-gloss grills
M steering wheel
M Performance decals
437m style wheel of 19', 8.5J front and 9.5J rear
and installed the BMW auto-fold exterior mirrors and auto-closing trunk door system.
-------

I may possibly consider installing a new M-tech front bumper in near future to get a little more aggressive look.

Inside pics ?

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

Not feeling that upper black stripe, but otherwise...

Same here. I always felt it made the side skirts looked missing. I do envy those Brembos! Everything else looks great

[john_luvbimmer]

Originally Posted by john_luvbimmer

-mods-
KW INOX Variant 3 Coilover
Brembo GT braking system
M performance pedals and footrest
M performance rear spoiler
M Performance high-gloss grills
M steering wheel
M Performance decals
437m style wheel of 19', 8.5J front and 9.5J rear
and installed the BMW auto-fold exterior mirrors and auto-closing trunk door system.
-------

I may possibly consider installing a new M-tech front bumper in near future to get a little more aggressive look.

Thanks for the comment:-)
I am inspired by the 5 series G31 on the Geneva Motor Show which was decorated with the black stripes on the side line. It looks gorgeous! I made an experiment on my F10 with the same style of stripes. Hmmm..., not very precisely the feel that G31 gave me, but I think it satisfied me quite a bit.

[john_luvbimmer]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

Not feeling that upper black stripe, but otherwise...

Thanks for the comment:-)
I am inspired by the 5 series G31 on the Geneva Motor Show which was decorated with the black stripes on the side line. It looks gorgeous! I made an experiment on my F10 with the same style of stripes. Hmmm..., not very precisely the feel that G31 gave me, but I think it satisfied me quite a bit.

[john_luvbimmer]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

Same here. I always felt it made the side skirts looked missing. I do envy those Brembos! Everything else looks great

Thanks for your comment.
My 520i used to be too original for the past 5 years, so I decided to make it more complicated with decorations on the body to show some sport elements. Maybe I will change the style when I get bored of the style

[john_luvbimmer]

Originally Posted by jonobro

Inside pics ?

[Stück]

I cannot fathom driving a F10 with just 180hp to push its heifer ass around.

[john_luvbimmer]

Originally Posted by Stück

I cannot fathom driving a F10 with just 180hp to push its heifer ass around.

180hp, a bit more than the average power of cars in Shanghai have, thanks to the traffic jam and speed limits (lower than 60-80 km, and less than 120km on high way) everywhere, even a super car like 911 cannot drive like hell I feel the power is sufficient for city drive and pretty OK for a big car with only 20i.

F10s with big heart are sold at a very unreasonable price due to the import and tax policy on cars with huge volumes. In 2013, a 535i with the least luxury configuration will be priced at about $120k (6.5 yuan/1 dollar then), and 550i is not on the import list because rarely are there "rational" rich people in China would blow $270k to get a car looks like an ordinary bimmer but less famous than M5, which also looks too conservative. Most of them will choose Porche/Ferrari/Aston Martin etc. to make the buy worth the price.

[John H.]

Nice John! Thanks for the pics!

[john_luvbimmer]

Originally Posted by John H.

Nice John! Thanks for the pics!

Thanks

[jonobro]

Originally Posted by john_luvbimmer

Thanks

I swear 2011-2016 f10 models all look the same from the inside unless of course you do upgrades but they all have the same base

[203banshee]

Originally Posted by john_luvbimmer

180hp, a bit more than the average power of cars in Shanghai have, thanks to the traffic jam and speed limits (lower than 60-80 km, and less than 120km on high way) everywhere, even a super car like 911 cannot drive like hell I feel the power is sufficient for city drive and pretty OK for a big car with only 20i.

F10s with big heart are sold at a very unreasonable price due to the import and tax policy on cars with huge volumes. In 2013, a 535i with the least luxury configuration will be priced at about $120k (6.5 yuan/1 dollar then), and 550i is not on the import list because rarely are there "rational" rich people in China would blow $270k to get a car looks like an ordinary bimmer but less famous than M5, which also looks too conservative. Most of them will choose Porche/Ferrari/Aston Martin etc. to make the buy worth the price.

whoo, God Bless America... and some people have the nerve to complain lol

[john_luvbimmer]

Originally Posted by jonobro

I swear 2011-2016 f10 models all look the same from the inside unless of course you do upgrades but they all have the same base

Yeah, yeah.

[john_luvbimmer]

Originally Posted by 203banshee

whoo, God Bless America... and some people have the nerve to complain lol

[F06msportmia]

Looks nice... I would at least remove the M from the back or debadge everything!

[Dan@AutoTalent]

Congrats! Off to a good start

[john_luvbimmer]

Originally Posted by F06msportmia

Looks nice... I would at least remove the M from the back or debadge everything!

Thanks!
///M 520i, the ///M is meant to be the kind of M Performance style, not to emphasize the "huge" horsepower the car got
So, the badge does mean something to me

[john_luvbimmer]

Originally Posted by Dan@AutoTalent

Congrats! Off to a good start

Thanks, Dan

[F06msportmia]

Originally Posted by john_luvbimmer

Thanks!
///M 520i, the ///M is meant to be the kind of M Performance style, not to emphasize the "huge" horsepower the car got
So, the badge does mean something to me

Make sense!

[jonobro]

Originally Posted by john_luvbimmer

Yeah, yeah.

Unbelievable