My Individual Urban Green M5

otay · 11-20-2019, 07:03 PM

Congrats, very nice! I think I like it better than the Individual M5 I saw at BMW Welt a couple weeks ago. "Verde Ermes" is stunning, but a little too loud for my tastes...

jackaleyess · 11-20-2019, 08:56 PM

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Tell me, how on earth you from BMW jumped to a Passat? And after that bounced to the top dog? Haha!!

The M135i xDrive was my second hot hatch after the Mazdaspeed 3 and I grew out of it. I was looking for something bigger with more space also due to family planing... at leats thats what I was hoping.

Back then BMW had nothing... the 3 and 5 series were both technically "outdated" and I could not afford an M. The Passat felt new with all the gimicks it had back then and that's where they got me combined with the space it offers - you've never seen a trunk of this size on a sedan!

Ah yeah... and a BMW service guy pissed me off... "You actually know it's a VW?" and this arrogant behaviour just made me leave them - this close minded "we can do whatever we want, we are still better than other brands!". Maybe... but you don't habe to be an ass about it.

Fast forward to the end of 2018 - divorce incoming but promises were kept thus no financial impact, no kids around.

Time for a change! I started looking... C63S... E63S too expensive... Audi (the more expensive VW) had nothing at this time... and then the M5 showed up... honestly still expensive and yet reasonable compared to the Merc.

I was planing, waiting, luring and saving money... and finally pulled the trigger two days ago. Main reasons: EU regulations and the LCI is a half baked one. They could have easily added the M-specific Live Cockpit... and not the regular one and only rebrand it... holding it back for the next LCI in mid 2020. That's when I decided to break the cycle and jump for an old built but new car.

No offence, but if divorce is onthe way, i wouldnt have much time and mood to look into these kinda beast. Haha!! Anyhow, from where im from. M5 is around USD 250-300k. I definitely wont be in the mood to look into it. Haha! Anyway, good car and enjoy to the max bro!

M135iXdriver · 11-20-2019, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jackaleyess

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Originally Posted by M135iXdriver

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Originally Posted by jackaleyess

Tell me, how on earth you from BMW jumped to a Passat? And after that bounced to the top dog? Haha!!

The M135i xDrive was my second hot hatch after the Mazdaspeed 3 and I grew out of it. I was looking for something bigger with more space also due to family planing... at leats thats what I was hoping.

Back then BMW had nothing... the 3 and 5 series were both technically "outdated" and I could not afford an M. The Passat felt new with all the gimicks it had back then and that's where they got me combined with the space it offers - you've never seen a trunk of this size on a sedan!

Ah yeah... and a BMW service guy pissed me off... "You actually know it's a VW?" and this arrogant behaviour just made me leave them - this close minded "we can do whatever we want, we are still better than other brands!". Maybe... but you don't habe to be an ass about it.

Fast forward to the end of 2018 - divorce incoming but promises were kept thus no financial impact, no kids around.

Time for a change! I started looking... C63S... E63S too expensive... Audi (the more expensive VW) had nothing at this time... and then the M5 showed up... honestly still expensive and yet reasonable compared to the Merc.

I was planing, waiting, luring and saving money... and finally pulled the trigger two days ago. Main reasons: EU regulations and the LCI is a half baked one. They could have easily added the M-specific Live Cockpit... and not the regular one and only rebrand it... holding it back for the next LCI in mid 2020. That's when I decided to break the cycle and jump for an old built but new car.

No offence, but if divorce is onthe way, i wouldnt have much time and mood to look into these kinda beast. Haha!! Anyhow, from where im from. M5 is around USD 250-300k. I definitely wont be in the mood to look into it. Haha! Anyway, good car and enjoy to the max bro!

No offense taken! Read again please... maybe
I was not clear enough... divorce is over since the beginning of the year and NO financial impact.

jackaleyess · 11-20-2019, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by M135iXdriver

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Originally Posted by jackaleyess

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Originally Posted by M135iXdriver

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Originally Posted by jackaleyess

Tell me, how on earth you from BMW jumped to a Passat? And after that bounced to the top dog? Haha!!

The M135i xDrive was my second hot hatch after the Mazdaspeed 3 and I grew out of it. I was looking for something bigger with more space also due to family planing... at leats thats what I was hoping.

Back then BMW had nothing... the 3 and 5 series were both technically "outdated" and I could not afford an M. The Passat felt new with all the gimicks it had back then and that's where they got me combined with the space it offers - you've never seen a trunk of this size on a sedan!

Ah yeah... and a BMW service guy pissed me off... "You actually know it's a VW?" and this arrogant behaviour just made me leave them - this close minded "we can do whatever we want, we are still better than other brands!". Maybe... but you don't habe to be an ass about it.

Fast forward to the end of 2018 - divorce incoming but promises were kept thus no financial impact, no kids around.

Time for a change! I started looking... C63S... E63S too expensive... Audi (the more expensive VW) had nothing at this time... and then the M5 showed up... honestly still expensive and yet reasonable compared to the Merc.

I was planing, waiting, luring and saving money... and finally pulled the trigger two days ago. Main reasons: EU regulations and the LCI is a half baked one. They could have easily added the M-specific Live Cockpit... and not the regular one and only rebrand it... holding it back for the next LCI in mid 2020. That's when I decided to break the cycle and jump for an old built but new car.

No offence, but if divorce is onthe way, i wouldnt have much time and mood to look into these kinda beast. Haha!! Anyhow, from where im from. M5 is around USD 250-300k. I definitely wont be in the mood to look into it. Haha! Anyway, good car and enjoy to the max bro!

No offense taken! Read again please... maybe
I was not clear enough... divorece is over since the beginning of the year and NO financial impact.

Ah my bad. Anyway, there's an idiom in my language that says, the new wont come if the old arent gone. Hehe. If u know what I mean. Good day brother. Have a blast.

M135iXdriver · 11-21-2019, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by jackaleyess

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Originally Posted by M135iXdriver

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Originally Posted by jackaleyess

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Originally Posted by M135iXdriver

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Originally Posted by jackaleyess

Tell me, how on earth you from BMW jumped to a Passat? And after that bounced to the top dog? Haha!!

The M135i xDrive was my second hot hatch after the Mazdaspeed 3 and I grew out of it. I was looking for something bigger with more space also due to family planing... at leats thats what I was hoping.

Back then BMW had nothing... the 3 and 5 series were both technically "outdated" and I could not afford an M. The Passat felt new with all the gimicks it had back then and that's where they got me combined with the space it offers - you've never seen a trunk of this size on a sedan!

Ah yeah... and a BMW service guy pissed me off... "You actually know it's a VW?" and this arrogant behaviour just made me leave them - this close minded "we can do whatever we want, we are still better than other brands!". Maybe... but you don't habe to be an ass about it.

Fast forward to the end of 2018 - divorce incoming but promises were kept thus no financial impact, no kids around.

Time for a change! I started looking... C63S... E63S too expensive... Audi (the more expensive VW) had nothing at this time... and then the M5 showed up... honestly still expensive and yet reasonable compared to the Merc.

I was planing, waiting, luring and saving money... and finally pulled the trigger two days ago. Main reasons: EU regulations and the LCI is a half baked one. They could have easily added the M-specific Live Cockpit... and not the regular one and only rebrand it... holding it back for the next LCI in mid 2020. That's when I decided to break the cycle and jump for an old built but new car.

No offence, but if divorce is onthe way, i wouldnt have much time and mood to look into these kinda beast. Haha!! Anyhow, from where im from. M5 is around USD 250-300k. I definitely wont be in the mood to look into it. Haha! Anyway, good car and enjoy to the max bro!

No offense taken! Read again please... maybe
I was not clear enough... divorece is over since the beginning of the year and NO financial impact.

Ah my bad. Anyway, there's an idiom in my language that says, the new wont come if the old arent gone. Hehe. If u know what I mean. Good day brother. Have a blast.

No worries, we also have a saying here... once you are free, they are all yours

- have a good one mate.

BrooklynG87 · 11-21-2019, 10:51 AM

Congrats! Looks beautiful!

M135iXdriver · 11-21-2019, 10:52 AM

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Congrats! Looks beautiful!

Thank you! 🙏🏻😊

Frosty · 11-21-2019, 12:16 PM

I LOVE THIS COLOUR!

Fantastic choice!

M135iXdriver · 11-21-2019, 12:25 PM

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I[COLOR="SeaGreen"] LOVE THIS COLOUR!

Fantastic choice![/COLOR]

Yes, I can clearly see that you are a fan of this color. 😄 Thank you!

DNGRTOM · 11-21-2019, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by otay

Congrats, very nice! I think I like it better than the Individual M5 I saw at BMW Welt a couple weeks ago. "Verde Ermes" is stunning, but a little too loud for my tastes...

I think Verde Ermes is to die for

P1 · 11-21-2019, 07:27 PM

What are these "EU regulations" you speak of?

M135iXdriver · 11-21-2019, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by P1et

What are these "EU regulations" you speak of?

There are several discussions going on on this board. The whole M Line, from M performance to ///M got quieter since July 19 and lost the pops ans burbles in Sport Plus.

For the F90 this means all cars with ID7 are affected and to a certain degree also older models with ID6 which got an ECU update during service and lost the distinctive sound.

My luck in Switzerland is that as a pre ID7 model owner you will not get punished with such an update.

P1 · 11-22-2019, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by M135iXdriver

There are several discussions going on on this board. The whole M Line, from M performance to ///M got quieter since July 19 and lost the pops ans burbles in Sport Plus.

For the F90 this means all cars with ID7 are affected and to a certain degree also older models with ID6 which got an ECU update during service and lost the distinctive sound.

My luck in Switzerland is that as a pre ID7 model owner you will not get punished with such an update.

And this only affected vehicles in the EU?

M135iXdriver · 11-22-2019, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by P1et

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Originally Posted by M135iXdriver

There are several discussions going on on this board. The whole M Line, from M performance to ///M got quieter since July 19 and lost the pops ans burbles in Sport Plus.

For the F90 this means all cars with ID7 are affected and to a certain degree also older models with ID6 which got an ECU update during service and lost the distinctive sound.

My luck in Switzerland is that as a pre ID7 model owner you will not get punished with such an update.

And this only affected vehicles in the EU?

AFAIK EU only.

rohitsja · 11-22-2019, 12:52 PM

Wow, just gorgeous!!!

M135iXdriver · 11-22-2019, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by rohitsja

Wow, just gorgeous!!!

Thank you! 🙏🏻😊

fxmixer · 11-24-2019, 11:33 PM

Congrats! Just curious why the wheels changed from what was in the showroom.

M135iXdriver · 11-25-2019, 03:26 AM

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Congrats! Just curious why the wheels changed from what was in the showroom.

Here where I live we have this thing called winter and it's not uncommon to use a complete set instead of only changing the rubber on the rim. 😉

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