Pics of my new (to me) 545i Sport
 

Enjoy.

:wow: She's a real beauty :thumbup:

Nice pics, Ryan! Congrats :)

:kewlpics: Congrats!

You live in the area? I see you have the VOB license plate frame.

The 5's a great compliment to the X5 and it looks great! Props on the 3-pedal choice :) Outta curiosity (or maybe its my deceiving eyes), how did the headlamp switch get punched in? It looks like the knob is pushed in and hard to turn except with preschoolers' fingers. Maybe you can get it fixed if it's broken..........

Yeah, I live in Mount Airy MD.

No all headlamp switches look like that on the 5ers.

How many miles? (Doesn't look to be much)
Looks good :)

FineAzz new ride, BigR!

Cool Pair in the garage...
I esp like that manually motivated gear shift on your new 545! :thumbup:
GL,mD

Sweet whip!! Congrats!

Looking good! That color and wheel combo is one of the best for the E60's.

Now have fun with iDrive. :nanana: I found some pages of simplified voice commands, copied them at a reduced size, laminated them, and tucked them in the sun visor. Yes, I do have a problem. :tsk:

congratulations!!! very nice! you're going to have so much fun with a manual bimmer :thumbup:

very nice

BUT

can you get the hoover out and hoover the mat on the drivers side please.;) :thumbup:

Rigid is better than Hoover! ;)

:popcorn:

Popcorn? :confused:

"Rigid is better than Hoover"...

It's true! Rigid shop-vacs are the best!

Never mind.

Ok your going to have to explain Rigid shop-vacs to me no idea what these are.????

They're a brand of vacuum that can handle liquid and dirt and are more powerful than a household vacuum like a hoover or an electrolux.

Ah a bit like a Henry that what I use. Still call it a hoover mind

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y96...p/Henry-ad.jpg

Congrats on the new purchase. Great choice! I've been car shopping for the past 3-4 months (for what, I don't know yet). The 545i 6M is high on my list as a excellent value purchase. The price/performance/luxury ratio is very good.

Did you get a non-Nav, non-I-Drive model?

Those don't exist! All E60s get iDrive.

It does look like you didn't get navi, because the screen dosen't fill up the entire display area, or is it like that on all E60s?

Prrrretty!

We have the same problem and i wish i had laminated those instructions as well. But ok. Maybe i'll get around to it.

And oh yes congrats on the new ride. :thumbup:

Very nice. Looks good in your BMW garage. ;)

:rofl: That sounds like something I would do! LOL

iDrive is a cake walk IMO. I'm not really understanding why it gets such a bad rap :dunno:

:thumbup:

Haha. I never said "I detailed it"....I said I took pics of it...and w/snow and ice on the ground and temps in the 20's...I'm not hanging around to clean a floor mat :)

:iagree:. I learned how to use it without reading an owner's manual. Of course, fully utlilzing the commands will require the manual, but I can do most if not all the basic functions without fuss already...........and we don't even own an iDrive-equipped BMW!

Yeah it is pretty simple. I guess the fact that it is "new" is difficult for some.

Nice.... the best of both worlds... enjoy!

Very nice. Congrat:thumbup:

Looks great man! Congrats!

:rofl: That's friggin awesome!

I got no love here...

:rofl: I went back and read yours and Michelle's posts :rofl:

What did I do????

I was burning you over rigid and hoover and you did not get it...

Very nice Ryan! Congrats.

Thx vin, at least someone got it!

Went waaaaaaaaay over my head. :confused:

No sheeeiiioootttt!!!

Help a girl out!

Oh boy....

LOL Nevermind! I got it! :rofl:

Learn something new every day!

congrats! :thumbup:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

cuz the jornalists 1) don't RTFM 2) are dumb as a pole. ;)

He was talking to Wagner, dumbass!

that's what happens when he doesn't have enough popcorn.. LOL

I am lost, obviously. Sorry.

:iagree: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

here.. have some :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: you will feel much better.. lol:rofl:

:popcorn2:

Beautiful! Congrats Wagner!

It looks great!

Please fill us in on the details, millage, year, where did you buy?

You can see half your answers in my sig...

2004 545i, 39K VOB in Rockville MD.

Yes I see that but why the mystery?

What the hell are you talking about?

:confused: Please fill us in on the details, equipment, where did you buy it?

E60's actually come like that from the factory. You can, however, pull out the switch, so it's easier to turn. Just pull it out until it "clicks". If you do'nt like it, give it a good push back and it'll go back in ;)

"2004 545i, 39K VOB in Rockville MD"
"2004 545i, Prem, 7Logic | Sport | 6-spd"

what else do you need? :confused:

Congrats Mr Wanger. ;) Nice move with the 6sp.
I've also had my eye on '04 545's. Will be interested to hear of your experiences with it.

Gettin rid of the G35 Kevin?

Hey Vig...
Nah, not yet. I was toying with the idea of getting a 545 for me this summer, and keeping the X around for weekend and trips (or baby-wagon of needed) since it has been so low maintenance and paid for. CEO will still drive the G until next year. However, she has been talking about getting an M35/M45 or a 535/545 to get a little more room and power, so I figured maybe I could move her to my 545 at that time, and then get me something new near the end of next year. ;) Just an idea at this point, nothing more. Her car has been so solid and fun, I couldn't get rid of it yet. Absolutely flawless (and yes, still modless! )

It is very nice. Once I get it tinted..it will be even better :) haha.

That's a solid plan man! Sounds like you've given this some good thought ;). Those M45's are pretty sweet too..no manual though.

Congrats Ryan - beautiful car ! Manual 6spd; Great Choice :thumbup:

Get an E60 M steering wheel to go with that manual tranny and it'll be complete!

just a pair of glasses and literacy skills.. LOL

Congrats on your new car, what is VOB anyways? There is a guy in our garage who's Z4 has a VOB plate frame?

VOB is a BMW Dealer in Rockville, Maryland. The fifth largest BMW dealer in the United States and the number one BMW dealer in the mid-Atlantic region.

(VOB = Value is Our Business)

+1. There's VOB Nissan, Saab too (but who goes to those places? :confused:). The BMW dealership has a ridiculously large showroom, but really, they need to work on their service dept (which was their old showroom years ago). It's too narrow, cramped, and finding parking is hopeless. It's compounded by the fact that Enterprise (who provides the rentals) is located on-site and parks many of their cars there too.

And yet, we have to visit this place Tues.........:rolleyes:

Congrats on the new ride, that thing is schweet!

Nice my friend has a 550 with the manual tranny, it's a real beast

Actually M, VOB stands for Volkswagen of Bethesda. The owner then started dealing in vehicles other then VW and renamed it VOB. Got that directly from the dealer.

I like...

That's impossible, Michelle is never wrong. Check your sources again Ryan :nanana:

Well, M is wrong this time :thumbup:

Very rare, we are all humbled at some point in time ;)

I have been humbled a lot lately, that's life :thumbup:

Hmm, didn't know what. I always assumed Value is our Business was the reasoning behind "VOB", but then again, advertisements aren't a very reliable source of info. (Honestly, before the ads started running, I didnt even care to know what VOB meant lol)

That's what I get for reading their website. :tsk:

It's okay, you weren't the only one.

Who gives about details like this anyway?! I refer to them generically as "The BMW dealer" :rofl: because its the only one my friends around here know about. I mean, who can ignore such a massive building next to the Best Buy?

I've never been there or seen it.

The strip where VOB is located is...well..dumb IMO. It is like an access road/strip mall :)

Whaddya mean dumb? Rt 355 has all the stores you could possibly want. It is a strip mall with tons of stores for miles and miles. The traffic can get annoying on weekends though.

I'm just use to going into dealership that owns a "lot" like the ones you see in B-more, Columbia or Annapolis. The dealership itself is very cool inside...got to love the glass elevator that takes you to the finance department :rofl:

Wagner for pete sake vacuum that floor mat man!

It takes you to the third floor where they store the BMWs waiting to be delivered too! (I know that dealership almost as well as I know my house lol)

Damn! I need to go! Maybe they'll sponsor a meet? Get working on that, Matt!

LOL, it really is a huge place. They have a massive 3-level garage behind the sales building that extends to their service building that's TWO stores down (a retail and a McDonalds), so it's a really long garage.

I've been a bit ashamed to set foot lately though, because our sales rep knew that we had intended to do an ED on a 328i this year, which is now not going to happen :saad:. I've done a fair share of joyrides, since I guess she knew we were going to eventually buy another BMW. Gosh, now that we aren't doing ED, I'd hate to answer her when she asks "when your folks ready to order that 328i?"

Then again, if you came by on Tuesdays when she's off, I'll be happy to give you a tour of the place. All the reps are too busy to care where I go inside the dealership anyway. (I know where the keys are ;))

LOL You are too funny!!

Awesome ride, my dad just bought an '04 545 w/ man. trans. he loves it...although he's been bugging me to swap with him lately so that he can rip through the SMG paddles in my X. I still haven't driven his 5 yet, I'm waiting for a nice dry day to torture it through some twisties. :thumbup: