My 2011 X5 story... and pics

[motordavid]

Congrats on ThePair of new cars!
And, titz pics on your Flickr site...
Welcome to the Board.
GL, mD

[black_fx_35]

Sounds like your "just going to look" is like playing "just the tip" on a first date after a few drinks....

Originally Posted by deutsch100

Great story, and this happens more often than you think. It has happened to us several times. Our stories:

Just going to looks at an SL...come home with an SL and SLK. Just going to look at a S-Class....come home with an S-Class and E-Class. Just going to look at a Z8 Alpina...come home with a Z8 and an M3!!!

Congrats. 35d and 135i. Very fun, smart and cool cars!!!

[jeremym]

I'm liking the angels and the framing. However the HDR photos are a bit over the top for me.

Regardless, congrats on the new vehicles. You got "salesman'd" - his trick worked.

[Aqua Bliss]

Looks like you got an awesome house !

[smuggymba]

Originally Posted by nickspictures

First of all here is a link to a bunch of my pics: 2010 BMW X5 X35d - a set on Flickr


So the story goes... We were on our way to get my wife a 3 series conv which she has wanted for a while and like all good husbands I wanted to get my wife what she wanted.

Well, we got to our local dealership and had a good friend who was an autobroker make a call to the Manager to help us out as much as he could...

Well, we get there and they had 4 3-series convs... we took the 328 for a ride and she was totally underwhelmed. It didn't have the type of get up and go we wanted. So we came back ... told the guy we didn't like it and they didn't have any 33x series which had the engine we wanted. He said I do have a 135 which has the twin turbo and a lot of M upgrades... She said she would take a look.

We had both had M3 convs in the past and loved the old style and both liked the soft top better than the new hard tops. We took this little rocket ship out and BANG... it flew it was the color she wanted and she was sold. We walked in to work out the deal. As we were.... we were walking around the lot and one of the other sales folks was talking to another couple about the white X5 35d and it was running... I asked was that the new diesel? he said yes.

I wasn't in the market at all... but there was a light choc color with an amazing interior next to it. The sales manager walked out with the keys and said take it for a ride. I said no... not in the market for an SUV. He said what would it hurt? Take it for a ride while you think about the 1 series. Well, he knew what he was doing. Bang, I fell in love with it, my wife loved it and we left with two new BMW's!!!

I have more pictures coming but take you will get an idea from the above link. I love this truck!

forget abt the car, give me the camera and lens name/type.

[nickspictures]

Originally Posted by smuggymba

forget abt the car, give me the camera and lens name/type.

Canon 5D Mark II with a 24-135L Lens.

[nickspictures]

Originally Posted by jeremym

I'm liking the angels and the framing. However the HDR photos are a bit over the top for me.

Regardless, congrats on the new vehicles. You got "salesman'd" - his trick worked.

Understood, HDR's the way I do them are lover or hate. I prefer a little over the top and some prefer more realistic... That's what makes the world go around

[midwest x6]

Congrats man...I went from X6 to X5 35D and haven't regretted it for a minute...

However, I do miss my E46 M3 Cabriolet everyday...

X5 + Cabriolet would be the perfect combo - especially in FL

[roadkillrob]

Love the photos, very nice work - what equipment did you use for the pics?

[Kloogy]

Damn, wish I could use one of those as a background on my widescreen laptop