K-A

Thanks very much bud!!

Yeah it has the M Sport Package which is cool especially because on the F10 it's still relatively "rare", i.e it's still a $2,900 charge for one (which is significantly less than it cost in 2011 and a little less than it cost in 2012).

Yeah, BMW Jet Black is SO sharp looking, I've seen this car next to some black M-B's and the BMW black seems a lot more concentrated, almost "candy-ish", but maybe that's all the Sealant and Wax on mine. I'm just not sure about how it'll last in terms of masking swirls and such, but your comments are confidence inspiring!

Yeah, for the tailpipes they come in 3 forms. The 528i has the classic BMW dual pipe setup (I think dual but maybe single) on one side, then the 535i has the dual exhaust with round tailpipes (on M Sport cars it's "black chrome" which looks really cool and unique though could be mistaken for being super dirty or hard to see, lol), and then on 550i's it's the W212 style "trapezoidal" or whatever they call it.

Funny thing is on the F10 Boards a lot of 550 guys hate their angular pipes because they feel the look isn't aggressive enough and just kind of blends in with the bumper cutouts, and prefer the round pipes. I actually have always liked the round pipe look 'cause it's just a timeless and pretty sporty look, IMO, but I get what you're saying. And I totally agree about the M5's pipes and diffuser, not a good look on this body style.

Yeah I wouldn't be surprised if the 2014 facelift has a new tailpipe setup. Now I gotta go look at the spy pics to see what you mean, lol.

brauhaus313

Good luck with it. Since you feel free to give your opinion on BMW's over and over again on an MB board, I'll give mine. Your 5 has a front bumper almost as ugly as the new GS. The car's profile reminds me of a bar of soap. There's not a distinctive line on that thing. The steering wheel is hideous and the dash looks fisheyed. Good luck on the bimmer forums.

By hot girlfriend, do you mean...

hyperion667

Mtl20v

A bit of a step back...but as long as you like it. Drive it in good health.

K-A

Wow, I really made an impression on some of you. Talk about having an E-hater!

Your apparent jealousy flatters me.

K-A

Thanks. Unlike some people, I totally understand and respect why you can perceive my choice of vehicle as a step back! Of course I have my own thoughts and take on that subject, but all good!

dfordham

If you are flattered by jealousy, your superficiality knows no bounds!

For my friends on the forum, as I have said before: "Arguing with K-A is like wrestling with a pig in the mud... after a while, you realize the pig likes it!


Just because someone has thousands of posts, doesn't mean he can't be a troll.


Regards,
Don

MCF

Perhaps it is time to just move on....why post so many threads about a BMW on a MB forum? One went way overboard and now a second one dedicated to a competing car. Just go post in the BMW forum with good health. In 2 years when you come back to the dark side, will you post about it on the BMW forum? We can only hope.

C280 Sport

Very nice K-A! Even thou you are on the dark side you are more then welcome here still. You always bring great discussion to the forums. Enjoy the new ride!
PS: You may spend most of your time keeping it clean

alloutmk23

I wonder if he can hold a decent conversation in person?

Or maybe his only form of communication is via e-mail and online forum browsing

Do you work bro? Freakin serial killer man. Leave already.

ESIX3POWER

Special request to mods: IT'S TIME TO CLOSE THIS THREAD.

K-A

Aww, another sourpuss. The M-B World KKK strikes again!

Thank you bud, I appreciate the nice words and very glad to hear that from you! And I'm already realizing that fact!

OMG, what a baby. "NO TALKING ABOUT OTHER CARS HERE! HOW DARE YOU LIKE SOMETHING ELSE!".

Some of my friends here need to get a life. Lots of bitter people here. What happened since I "left"? I need to bring some lightness back in this piece.

Arrie

K-A,

Sorry to see you go as your time will be spend more on the Bimmer forums, I'm sure. I do not 100% agree with all of the posts you say just as I know you don't agree with mine. That's the "salt" of these forums. But I always thought the info from you was some of the better info to rely on.

Enjoy your "Bavarian Beast". They make very high quality cars. Myself I never was a big BMW fan but this does not mean they are not good vehicles. For some reason I just never liked them to the point to purchase one...

Hopefully, despite of some hateful posts towards you by some other members, you could find time to post here about your new rig as how it runs etc. Some of us might be thinking to jump the boat if we knew more about where to jump to...

Thanks for your many helpful posts.

K-A

Thank you very much, sir. Indeed, the beauty of these Forums is diversity of opinion. There are good Members like yourself here who I've come to "E-know" so I will definitely look forward to sharing automotive experiences with them.

Some of these absurd personal attacks and hostility toward this Message-Board-Character of mine from some of these other E-characters stem from I don't know what, but hey it's just a Car Forum. All in good fun and hate I guess, though it's distracting from the focal point at hand: CARS!

I'll be giving you guys updates for sure. So far so good but hopefully I don't get hit with any of those BMW reliability bugs!

Esm86

Looks hot this car!

Have fun driving it!!

K-A

Thanks!

Quadcammer

my god, another thread?

enough.

I'll sum it up for everyone and then we can close this crap:

1. kid likes 212 like its the best car in the world
2. kid gets 5 series,now thats the best car in the world
3. Kid types 500 posts about how he has to clean a black car

ENOUGH

Nola

No need to get on each other's throats, alright? Cool it.

K-A

.... then famously bitter Oliver comes in expressing disdain for others and the very concept of a message board while being on said message board and taking time to respond to and memorize said others, followed by him driving off angrily in his '05 S500, stroking its dashboard while muttering "kids these days don't know what a good car truly is".

alloutmk23

.....still think hes a serial killer.

Thank god hes not a Moderator. You would be like Hitler and turn this board into a 5 series stroke off.

K-A

Be very afraid, and lock your doors.

220S

Jon tells me that your black 535 was the last one available for that end of year coupon deal and short term lease (with the super low monthly payment.) Just curious, would you have picked another color had there been one available (e.g., the sophisto gray) or do you think you would have gone for black anyway?

I think black looks good with the F10, but....

K-A

Very true words my friend.

Yeah, it was one of 3 available for the year end deal/coupon I wanted. It had EXACTLY the Options and MSRP I wanted, so the other two I couldn't really consider.

I initially wanted white but had some reservations about being too repetitive (another F10 I was looking at was white with Oyster/Black, just like my Almond/Black). I would have never considered a black car before, just totally off my radar, but as soon as Jon told me the options, I started thinking of a black car, looking up black F10 M Sports, and like that, it just started seeming so cool, so different for me. Not to mention black as a color itself (not on cars before, though) is perhaps my favorite.

So yeah, the upkeep on it made it so I'd have never considered one before, but this car kind of convinced me to try it out. I'm ecstatic over the effect, but obviously reserved about the upkeep and longevity of how well I can maintain it.

Jon is a rad guy. He said on Bimmerfest that out of the thousands of contracts that have come across his desk, that was one of the best he's ever seen given out.

Nola

I almost ordered an F10 this year for a company car... but with some stupid CO2 fleet restrictions I could only get a 520d auto with standard wheels, and when I drove it it simply felt too big and tame, not nearly dynamic enough, compared to the E90 I was coming from. What I did love was the active cruise control in the tester I used... incredible in the land of astronomical fines for 5 over.

I ended up going for an Audi A5 Sportback Quattro with all the goodies

sweet jones

Congrats! love the new F10.