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February 10, 2010

Buying a New BMW 5 Series

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I am planning to buy a new beemer 5 series. Does anyone have any
suggestions which one to buy. And what accessories to avoid or make sure
to get ? also what abt the colors which do u think is the best and same
for the leather seats ?
what is the difference between a moon roof and a sun roof ?

thanx

amit khanna

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  1. Amit,

    A moon roof is made of glass so that you can see out of it with it closed
    (eg. to look at the moon at night) and a sun roof must be open to let the
    light in.

    Regards, Grant

    Amit Khanna <sunnykha…@hotmail.com> wrote in article
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    > I am planning to buy a new beemer 5 series. Does anyone have any
    > suggestions which one to buy. And what accessories to avoid or make sure
    > to get ? also what abt the colors which do u think is the best and same
    > for the leather seats ?
    > what is the difference between a moon roof and a sun roof ?

    > thanx

    > amit khanna

    Comment by admin — February 10, 2010 @ 12:20 pm

  2. I also looked at new 5 here in Phoenix.  Std moonroof is uninsulated glass
    with a plastic cover only.  On a 110 deg sunny summer day does anyone know
    how much this is going to contribute to heating and is the a/c adequate?.

    Amit Khanna <sunnykha…@hotmail.com> wrote in article
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    > I am planning to buy a new beemer 5 series. Does anyone have any
    > suggestions which one to buy. And what accessories to avoid or make sure
    > to get ? also what abt the colors which do u think is the best and same
    > for the leather seats ?
    > what is the difference between a moon roof and a sun roof ?

    > thanx

    > amit khanna

    Comment by admin — February 10, 2010 @ 12:20 pm

  3. Personally I like the silver. I think it looks very nice, I also like the
    black. Of course get the black leather. White leather is very nice but some
    what hard to keep up on. I saw at a dealer near me today, http://www.keeler.com so
    many nice Bimmers. There was these 2 awesome M3′s. One was a Silver 4 door
    with White leather. The other was a fully loaded black coupe. They were SO
    nice. I was practically drooling. Just thought you might like to know.

    Jon
    http://www.geocities.com/~porsche4life

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    Grant Ramm wrote in message <01bd34ab$4bc69780$6dcd6ccb@ramm>…
    >Amit,

    >A moon roof is made of glass so that you can see out of it with it closed
    >(eg. to look at the moon at night) and a sun roof must be open to let the
    >light in.

    >Regards, Grant

    >Amit Khanna <sunnykha…@hotmail.com> wrote in article
    ><34DDC00D.35EF0…@hotmail.com>…
    >> I am planning to buy a new beemer 5 series. Does anyone have any
    >> suggestions which one to buy. And what accessories to avoid or make sure
    >> to get ? also what abt the colors which do u think is the best and same
    >> for the leather seats ?
    >> what is the difference between a moon roof and a sun roof ?

    >> thanx

    >> amit khanna

    Comment by admin — February 10, 2010 @ 12:20 pm

  4. The Moon Roof is basically a glass panel instead of metal and comes with a
    sliding sunshade that rattles (at least on my car it does!).

    Comment by admin — February 10, 2010 @ 12:20 pm

  5. After driving a couple 3 series, I changed to a 97, 528 in April of last
    year. Quite a car, I must say. Very very smooth, and a blast to drive. I
    don’t know about your driving style, but if you like to push in the corners
    and really get the most from the machine, I would probably recommend a 540
     I know my next will be an M3 or a 540, possibly the M5 ).

    The "extras" are very much, what ever you want. I know the wood inside
    wasn’t something I like at all when I purchased the car, and now, I’m liking
    it quite a bit.

    of course, the feature of features is the heated steering wheel. Don’t know
    where you live, but here in WA state, it’s a nice feature that gets used
    daily.

    The only thing BMW did w/o warning was  a huge change to the stereo. In my
    325′s the sound was primarily from the rear ( as it is in most cars ). In my
    new car ( and the newer M3s too ), the sound is very much from the front.
    Again, at first, I didn’t like it at all, but it too has grown on me. This
    "adjustment" was so profound that I took the car back and told them that the
    stereo must be busted. The service guy and I went around the lot sitting in
    other 5′s before we desided it must be by design.

    One last note – I love the stick shift over auto – give quite a bit more
    power. The 1st time I drove a 5 (auto) is was very lack-luster ( remembering
    I drive for the corners ) – the stick put a bit of soul back in the beast.

    P-

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    Amit Khanna wrote in message <34DDC00D.35EF0…@hotmail.com>…
    >I am planning to buy a new beemer 5 series. Does anyone have any
    >suggestions which one to buy. And what accessories to avoid or make sure
    >to get ? also what abt the colors which do u think is the best and same
    >for the leather seats ?
    >what is the difference between a moon roof and a sun roof ?

    >thanx

    >amit khanna

    Comment by admin — February 10, 2010 @ 12:20 pm

  6. Fox Net wrote in message <34df063…@news.prostar.com>…
    >The only thing BMW did w/o warning was  a huge change to the stereo. In my
    >325′s the sound was primarily from the rear ( as it is in most cars ). In
    my
    >new car ( and the newer M3s too ), the sound is very much from the front.
    >Again, at first, I didn’t like it at all, but it too has grown on me. This
    >"adjustment" was so profound that I took the car back and told them that
    the
    >stereo must be busted. The service guy and I went around the lot sitting in
    >other 5′s before we desided it must be by design.

    Have you tried using the Fader control to control front and rear speaker
    volume level?

    Andy

    Comment by admin — February 10, 2010 @ 12:20 pm

  7. I am sure that whatever model you pick you will be happy with. I recently went
    throught the same process you are now going through. I chose the 540i 6-speed
    model. I drove the standard 540i and was unimpressed with the ride, I have been
    driving a 318is and liked the firm feel. The standard suspension seemed to me to
    be a bit mushy. You probably should consider the sport suspension with whatever
    engine you shoose. Remember that purchasing the automatic transmission over the
    6-speed will save the the gas guzzler tax of about $2,000 dollars.

    I chose the CD-changer, the fold down rear seats, heated front seats and sun
    shades. Had the heated seats rear sun shades in a 750 and really liked them. As
    for color I prefer white exterior with black interior. Black interiors show less
    wear over time so depending on how long you plan to keep the car this is worth
    considering. I keep my cars garaged most of the time so heat is not a problem
    with the black upholstery. I have had three white BMW’s so far and the paint on
    all three has held up well. To my knowledge BMW does not offer white upholstry
    in the "5" series in leather. Colors available are Sand Beige, Grey, Aubergine,
    Black.

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    Andy wrote:
    > Fox Net wrote in message <34df063…@news.prostar.com>…
    > >The only thing BMW did w/o warning was  a huge change to the stereo. In my
    > >325′s the sound was primarily from the rear ( as it is in most cars ). In
    > my
    > >new car ( and the newer M3s too ), the sound is very much from the front.
    > >Again, at first, I didn’t like it at all, but it too has grown on me. This
    > >"adjustment" was so profound that I took the car back and told them that
    > the
    > >stereo must be busted. The service guy and I went around the lot sitting in
    > >other 5′s before we desided it must be by design.

    > Have you tried using the Fader control to control front and rear speaker
    > volume level?

    > Andy

    Comment by admin — February 10, 2010 @ 12:20 pm

  8. ML Woy skrev i meddelandet <34E340E6.1AB73…@midtown.net>…
    (Snip)
    To my knowledge BMW does not offer white upholstry
    >in the "5" series in leather. Colors available are Sand Beige, Grey,

    Aubergine, Black.

    This is only true for standard colors. There is always the option -BMW
    Individual- which gives you whatever you want, be it pink leather or furry
    dashboard (well, maybe not that but just about anything really). Do I need
    to mention it has a price though…

    The rambling goes something like:
    "NO and NOT possible are not included in the vocabulary of the BMW
    Individual program. The only restriction is that the options must comply
    with BMW’s policy regarding quality, style and safety." <- This is not THE
    official quote – but something similar, I don’t have it right here now.

    Best wishes
    Sailthorpe

    Comment by admin — February 10, 2010 @ 12:20 pm

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