Here it is: My "Ultimate Driving Machine"

[iMpower]

Originally Posted by stlcity

Loved both..but wifey thought that Space Gray was more elegant. It helped that I got to see black and space grey but not the monte carlo blue. So we went with the Space Grey. Love it though. The lines stand out really well. Everyone who has seen the car so far has fallen in love with the color...

That's the thing. My wife likes the Space Grey for its elegance and taste. She likes the Monte Carlo Blue as well, but hopes it doesn't attract too much attention.

I agree on M specific color point. I only saw the blue car once at the dealer, but didn't pay attention to it, because I wasn't interested in the car at the time.

Now that I am, I really want to see it live!

Either way, can't go wrong with those colors.

[stlcity]

Originally Posted by iMpower

I have no idea on this. I wonder maybe, since it's a turbocharged engine, it's taking it's time to let the turbos "cool off".

In my earlier days, when I had a sporty turboed car, when I stopped, I'd let the engine run for 30secs to a minute.

Shut Down
Before shutting your engine down, let the turbocharger cool down. When an engine runs at maximum power/high torque, the turbocharger is operating at very high temperatures and speeds. Hot shut down can cause reduced service life which is avoidable by a minute or two of idling. Most mobile equipment applications include an adequate cooling period during parking or mooring procedures.

Above quote from: Turbosafe Industry News - What others say about turbocharger failures caused by hot shutdowns & oil lag.

Thanks that explains it all...

[LI-X5]

yup that explains why everytime i park in garage the fan runs for so,me 10 mins and the whole garage warms up nicely , prolly cause i drive it like i stole it !

[stlcity]

Guys quick Q: does the nav switch automatically between the day/night modes. I have the night mode in settings checked: did so because I saw that it remained in the day mode after sunset. Thought it would auto switch back to the day mode: not so far. Wondering if I am missing something.

[Rez]

Originally Posted by stlcity

Guys quick Q: does the nav switch automatically between the day/night modes. I have the night mode in settings checked: did so because I saw that it remained in the day mode after sunset. Thought it would auto switch back to the day mode: not so far. Wondering if I am missing something.

No it doesn't, pretty dumb on BMW's part

[998M]

I thought it did when the light came on. Not sure now.

I did hear that someone used one of the six programmable buttons to switch back and forth.

M

[X5X]

Nice X

[stlcity]

Thanks. BTW what do u guys think about this: V1

[998M]

Biggest issue is that I am not sure you can upgrade it. I started using the Escort 9500ic built-in. Really like it. I still have the V1 up. They both seems to work about the same except that the Escort has about 5% of the false alarms.
M

[stlcity]

Ordered a set of Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V1 27540/R20 as winter tires for the M from tirerack...