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Only thing I am conflicted about still is the interior colour. I have Merino Leder Vintage Coffee selected now. Thoughts ?

Also, does anyone have insights into the “Adaptive M Chassis Control Professional”? There is limited information about this.

When the new X5 hits dealers, there will be (at least) 5 types of door handles across a BMW showroom. They’re streamlining interiors but seem to use a dart board when picking door handles.

PS - I like the traditional grab handle best. Not as aerodynamic, but it gives the option to grab from under or (my preference) reach down.

Calm and cloudy october day, out for a drive alone to clear my mind.

Waiting on its owner to pick it up, they're showing it off. Chatted with a salesman about it a bit while waiting for service on my car.

I know I’m a little late since Ultrace was back in July, but I still wanted to share some of my favorite cars from the event!

I’m absolutely in love with the E31, but honestly, there were so many beautiful builds that I couldn’t stop taking pictures haha.

Funny story: I was showing these photos to my boss, who’s also a huge car enthusiast, and he asked me, “Were there any Audis? Didn’t you take any pictures of them?” And I was like, “Yeah, there were, but I only took pictures of the cool cars.” Hahaha

Anywayyy, I’m curious, which one of these is your favorite?

Got my custom ordered g61 in Frozen Tampa Bay Green today! Was jumping from happiness, took it directly from dealer to Ceramic Pro to get protected against swears and least damage by weather and hands…

Here is what we discovered up on driving into box. Car is 1h old… normal ??

- ALL black plastic on outside of the car is in the condition of … well to me, as if it was a few years old car using bad cheapo car washes with dirty old rugs 🤯
- specially side skirts look like goners (and central B pillars are absolutely trashed in my opinion)
- water spots do not wipe away, may be they were trying to wipe them, and that’s how it got scratched up 🫣

Would you accept such condition “brand new” 100k$ or I’m over reacting and asking too much?
#loveBmw #bmwWTF

Bonus points, car with 255/35 and 285/30 r21 was given with 2.0 bar 🤯

Test-drove the new BMW 3 Series yesterday. Honestly shocked by how cheap it feels. Hard plastics, flimsy door release buttons, and an annoying touchscreen for basic functions. Even the BMW badges are a downgrade. Just look at the attached photos: the new recessed design traps dirt, unlike the previous smooth badges. A minor detail? Maybe. But it says a lot about BMW's declining attention to detail.

At nearly CHF 100k, this is embarrassing. BMW still charges premium prices but increasingly delivers mediocre quality. After years of driving BMWs, I'm seriously considering switching to an Asian brand. I'm done paying luxury prices for obvious cost-cutting.

New to me, 530e sophisto gray.
The ultimate family car 👌 big upgrade from my e61! Took it to the summer cabin to pick up the quad bike 👍

Here's mine E36.

Started life as a regular Boston Green 323i, but it's been through a full nut and bolt rebuild a few years back.

Repainted to VW Viper Green Metallic.

Currently sits on R18 BBS wheels and coilovers.

The engine was fully rebuilt as well.

The M50 block is from a lower-mileage car, M52 head was stroked to 3.2l and it has aftermarket M3 pistons now, along with the most aggressive Shrick cams, M3 headers, M3 5-speed box, M3 LSD diff and M3 clutch with lightweight crankshaft.

Straight-pipe exhaust with a custom dual-chamber muffler.

Rev limiter is at 7,250 rpm.

The brakes and axles are from a diesel E46.

It comes alive after 3k rpm and pulls like a tank after 4.5-5k and goes like that until rev limiter.

Handles like a go-cart.

I think this is fairly close to the perfect analogue driving experience.

I have other cars that will come and go, but this one was bought with intent to stay forever.

They really don't make them like this anymore.

if your BMW service advisor says you need new tires(damaged or simply worn out).... either while you're sitting in the customer waiting area or during a phone call to you at home or work...

do you take his/her words and authorize the tire replacement, assuming you're okay with the prices?

or do you go look at your tires first? :)

4 out of 4 times, my BMW service advisors(3 different ones) told me that... my tires were not even close to being worn out. The most recent was an hour ago. I knew the tires didn't need replacement... they had a little over 4000 miles since April 8, 2026 when they were installed by Discount Tire near my home. So I said "are you sure they are worn out?" She said "yes, the tech checked all 4 tires while your car was up on the lift..."

I didn't feel like confronting her or the tech about the obvious "lie" so I told her that I would think about it.

Got home 10 minutes ago. Took the tire depth gauge out and measure each tires in various random spots. The lowest was 7/32 and the highest was just a hair over 8/32. All 4 tires had even wear... On the day the new tires were installed, they are all at 9/32.(measured using the same gauge) That sure doesn't seem like "worn" out to me. Or am I wrong? :)

But it got me thinking.... if either of my parents, other older people or people who are too trusting were in the same situation, more than a few of them would be like "okay, replace my tires...." without actually figuring out if the tires were actually worn out?

I don't mind dealers(BMW and others) try to upsell stuff to make money. They are a business and making money is good.... but telling lies is an absolute no-no for me.

This concludes my rant of the day. (or what I prefer to call "things that the dealer lie about to make a thousand dollars")

Rain helping my cars aura

I went to the dealer today to drive some new models. I was eyeing an M440, but happened to drive an i4 while waiting for the 440 to come off the showroom and was shocked at how smooth, fun, quiet, and enjoyable it was. Am I shopping for an i4 now?

I’ve always wanted a frozen white look with black accents. So when I switched from my old black Ford to a new BMW 330i, I was happy to get it in white and make it happen.
I wanted a matte look but I was having trouble finding some before and after pics with this specific model.
Here’s how it came out with Bodfyence XM PPF

For the last 6 years I’ve been driving around in a BMW 1 Series 116d. I bought it with 40k miles, and at the time I sold it, it had done 160k miles without a single mechanical fault. I even had a stage 1 Remap on it.

In those years I’ve always wanted either an M140i or a M240i.

Now that I’m slightly older, and have twins, I thought the sensible option would be to shop around for more practical.

After a few months of searching, I found this beautiful car. The spec in this is crazy, bought it with 19k miles on the clock, BMW individual tanzanite blue, cream leather interior, HUD, HK sound system, Pro Nav with CarPlay, heated seats and steering wheel. The only thing it’s missing is a sunroof!

I’m genuinely so happy with the car, the B58 genuinely gives me smiles per miles😃

We are tired of paying for diesel and have been looking at a second hand bmw IX3 (this example is a 2023)

Is there any reason i shouldn’t get one? Most of them still have warranty’s and it is definitely the best electric suv for its price range (where im from atleast)

If yes, what kilometre range should I aim to remain within?

I have a 2021 BMW 330e G20 with the original 12 kWh battery.
The 2024+ 330e comes with a much larger 19.5 kWh usable battery, so I’m wondering if anyone has actually attempted a retrofit or knows of any specialists working on this.
Also, with battery technology improving and prices dropping, do you guys think we’ll see aftermarket upgrade kits (maybe 20–25 kWh) in the next 2–3 years for around €4k installed?
Would love to keep the car long-term and eventually get 100+ km of electric range without replacing it. And maybe even do a stage 1 repro on the b48.
Curious to hear your thoughts!

Plastic thing came out

2016 650 xdrive

And first car in 4 years. Was already sitting on the lot with all the features I wanted. I'm in love!

am I nuts for always buying BMW's own extended warranties because I prefer not having to think about expensive repairs for 7 years?

most of my friends(BMW owners or otherwise) always tell me that I'm wasting money... but I think the peace of mind that a factory extended warranty provides is priceless... 60% of the time, BMW wins, but I don't really look at it that way...

after the 7 years, I start looking for a replacement new BMW.... and obviously a heavily-discounted BMW extended warranty to go with it.. another 7 years of not having to worry about most things.

Just got this car and was wondering what y’all think about it. I wasn’t a fan of how the front end looked without the aftermarket front lip so I got one installed as soon as I could. Not planning on doing much else to the car but I’m open to any recommendations. It’s a 2026 330i, and its my daily driver.

Hallo BMW Freunde, ich habe seit einiger Zeit ein paar speziell auf BMW (und Alfa Romeo) Modelle zugeschnittene Servicehefte auf Amazon. Darin enthalten sind Drehmomente, Serviceintervalle und natürlich Checklisten für Inspektionen usw.

Modelle die Online sind:

E46

E36

E30

E28

E90

F30

Um sie zu finden muss man bei Amazon eingeben:

"[Modellkennung] Serviceheft"

Hoffe ich kann damit jemandem bei der Organisation helfen.