As DieselGuy said...Colour is a personal choice, and I was not pushing a colour agenda. It's just I've seen Sand Beige (and had it ONE time, and ONE time only). The black mats will help, but the door sills and many other areas are very light sand beige...and no mats can help there.

But if you like Sand beige, you like Sand Beige!

It will look beautiful with Vermillion Red and the light wood is pretty awesome!!

If you like your 35d even only half as much as I like mine....you will be in heaven!!

My '11 35d is one of the most amazing BMWs I have ever owned. I do not miss the V8 at all! This suv pulls and pushes like a freight train. I go up super steep hills, and it just goes up the hill, quickly, at around 1800/2000 rpms and does not even need to downshift. Transmission and engine are amazing!

MPG is such a treat. With my 2008 X5 4.8i, the mpg was truly miserable. I got usually about 8/10 mpg in the city. With my 2010 750, I got around 13/14 mpg. With the 35d, I am getting 18/20 mpg with city traffic! Highway is yielding in the high 20's/per gallon. And my engine does not even have 200 miles on it yet. I can only imagine how great it will be, once the engine is broken in!!

Again, Congrats. I'm really excited for you. Do not even think twice about losing your 50i V8. My last 3 cars were a 2010 750i and 2 Mercedes ML63s (510hp V8s). One day with this 35d, and V8s and miserable gas mileage are now just a past, painful memory. You're gonna love it!!!!