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      07-06-2012, 02:20 AM   #23
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      07-06-2012, 02:50 PM   #24
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Ok guys, now I finally got the time to post some (~50 ) pics and a few words .

Few words:
Thursday started bad.. because I took the train to Munich.. which got delayed 90 minutes, thus killing my schedule completely. I managed to get another train so I ended up being "just" 1hr late. But my replacement train had a broken AC, which left me sitting (and sweating) in a 32°C hot train for 2.5hrs with a bunch of strangers.

Eventually I arrived at the BMW Welt. I skipped all tours, the museum and the factory (I got vouchers for all that for a later visit), and just went for the AC'ed lounge where I waited a mere 15 minutes, refreshing myself with cooled drinks, before I got picked up and we headed towards my car, which I already spotted, as it was parked right below the lounge.

Afterwards I went to downtown munich with some friends, one of them picked up his 125i E82 this day too, and we had a nice evening in town. After that I headed towards Stuttgart, leavint Munich at 11:30pm, arriving home at 2:00am, just to get up for work at 6am today . As a result I am somewhat tired right now .

But enough words, I know you all just wanna see pictures. Unfortunately weather sucked all day long, so I grabbed the camera and ran outside the moment I saw sun! The rest of the pics I took right before sunset on my way home this evening, fooling a bit around with the camera.

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Thats it.. for today
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      07-06-2012, 03:04 PM   #25
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Great job! Especially love the 5th last picture
Looking forward to hear your comparison of the new vs old 1 series.
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      07-06-2012, 03:05 PM   #26
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fantastic 1!! Just my taste, congrats!
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      07-06-2012, 03:17 PM   #27
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Nice colour! :-)

I notice that your climate panel is different from the one I have. Is it a manual type? I think the automatic version is default on cars ordered in Norway, because I didn't order it specifically.
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      07-06-2012, 03:19 PM   #28
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Yeah, its the manual AC, as I didn't feel the need to sink 600€ into the auto AC .

Thanks at all so far
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      07-06-2012, 03:55 PM   #29
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This is my favourite picture of your car:

I like how the light exposes all the curves and shapes of the car.

I see you used a Canon 1000D (same as mine). If you have it as a raw format file, I think there is a lot more potential in this picture. It needs to be made darker. That will bring out the colours better.
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      07-06-2012, 04:12 PM   #30
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Sorry no RAW available. Should start shooting in raw I guess..

But yeah, thats why I was quite happy when you said you got a 1000d too, so I kninda new that the pics are doung the color justice!
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      07-06-2012, 04:41 PM   #31
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Just a fantastic car <3
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      07-06-2012, 04:54 PM   #32
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      07-06-2012, 05:16 PM   #33
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Nice try, but the burnt out areas can't be saved with jpg-files. With RAW-files, the sky would be more blue, and you would get more details in the highlighted areas on the side of the car.
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! Im so jealous at you right now, love the car
Take good care of it.

Mine is on the harbor in Germany waiting to be shipped to Norway.
Off topic: Do anyone know how long it takes from Germany to Norway?
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Mine is on the harbor in Germany waiting to be shipped to Norway.
Off topic: Do anyone know how long it takes from Germany to Norway?
Give it a week before you see it in the backyard of your dealer
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Great car! Enjoy it.
My favourite pic is the fish-eye effect one (2nd from the bottom).
And then 6th from the top, at the BMW-Welt (which I might be visiting this summer with my new baby 118i...)

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      07-07-2012, 04:06 AM   #38
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beautiful! I love the shots where the lights are on. Its brilliant.
Great colour.
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Nice. The sky is so much more blue now! :-)
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      07-07-2012, 03:37 PM   #41
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Good looking bimmer!
I wish we could order the M sports package in Israel.

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And another one:

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      07-07-2012, 05:06 PM   #42
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Maybe we should ask for an M Sport heading on this forum? :-)
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nice thomas! its nice to hear that you finally got your car after long time waiting!
love the color, almost as beautiful as mine! (joking)
hope you'll enjoy it...
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After 3 days and (only) ~350km, I'll write down some thoughts concerning some of the controversial options and the known issues some have.

- no rattling/random noise/humming
- var. sport steering works as its supposed to and I love it (had a testcar with it -> became mandatory), closest to my beloved e87 pre-fl mechanical steering
- the mixed tires (225/245) are not chasing ruts (contrary to the 205/225 on my e87)
- The ride mit M-suspension and 17" RFTs is still like 250% more comfy as my E87 pre-fl basic-ride with 18" RFTs (205/225)
- reception of the radio pro is fine, even where the frequencies change it copes better and faster with that than my e87
- HiFi system: Imo its sufficient if you're not used to a 1000€-home-stereo. clean sound (although it lacks the tweeters) and a nice solid bass, good value for the money.
- at one drive the backlight/brightness of the idrive display flickered, some others had that too. only happend that one time, never again since. will mention it at the dealer.
- Ambientlight (lights package) is bright enough at night, some people complained its barely noticeable, but I think its very nice and ok. conveys a sense of value. I'm using white right now (sport setting)
- will ask for the price for the lhs-rhd-visor tomorrow, that printed on sticker sucks.
- seats - awesome! I'm changing the lumbar support quite often, depending on how I (or my back) feel, but never "removed" it completely yet.
- autodimming ext. mirros: not as strong as the interior one (must-have!), but on the autobahn at night they were still quite helpful
- M-steeringwheel feels very good, good grab, like the thickness, better than the normal wheel
- (manuel) AC cools very fast, I thought my E87-AC was quick, but the F20 is again noticably faster
- even without M Sport I suggest the black ceiling, the sense of value it conveys is very nice, worth the money!
- some reported not-so-airtight trunks, I tried with a pressure washer and it was all airtight here
- autogearbox is above reproach, loving it! If you like auto-gearboxes, you will love the 8HP!
- no squeaking from the brakes yet (some reported)
- blackpaneldisplay - nice toy, the 170€ are justified again just by the improveed quality feeling
- no creaking plastics inside yet.

Whatever else comes to my mind will be posted later. If you have specific questions, I'll try to answer them .


Oh and for the Eco-Fans:

8th gear:
100: ~1600rpm
120: ~1750rpm
130: ~1900rpm
140: ~2100rpm

First fillup at 282km. BMW told me they filled up exactly 20 liters, I refilled 44,26 liters, which results in a consumption of 4.70 l/100km (= 50 US mpg, 60 Imp. mpg). The BC told me 5.something, so either the BC is off (not really uncommon) or BMW filled in more than they told me. The future will tell the story .
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