It's Here...

BC4J · 07-10-2007, 06:13 PM

Well, today was delivery day. What a beauty! Thought I'd share some initial pics. More will follow when this puppy has had it's 7 hour Zymol next week. To be fair, dealer has done a pretty good job prepping it.

Initial thoughts - Ruby Black is a great colour. Looks black in most light conditions. When sun is out (when is that exactly?!), glows ruby red due to the Xirallic pigment. Initial photos don't really convey this as not enough sun at the time!

Merino leather - the business. Soft as a baby's derriere wrapped in silk. Worth every penny, and there were a hell of a lot of them to buy this stuff. What do they feed those southern German cows on?

Individual steering wheel - nothing comes close. Handmade - the nappa leather and walnut ring look and feel like nothing else. Wish I could have two!

Toys - not tried them all yet, but so far: Active cruise - good laugh but probably wouldn't trust it too much. DAB - great. Rear electric blind - like to see the guy's face behind me when I raise it to blank him. Lexus man didn't look impressed. TV - kids like it. The rest - bluetooth, voice, Logic7, Pro Nav... fine but need more playtime.

Oh, and the engine and handling ain't bad either.

Colonel'K · 07-10-2007, 06:49 PM

What a beauty!

Saw a Z4 in Ruby Red at a dealer, even on a dull day you could see the red metallic sparkle

Congrats on a stunning colour combination

How much extra was the Individual package?

hmi1750 · 07-10-2007, 07:10 PM

wow! that is a lovely car! Looks like every option was ticked. Enjoy.

Mo · 07-10-2007, 07:35 PM

How did you get a star of david on your gps screen?

Z4 Beemer · 07-11-2007, 12:58 AM

very nice!

ChrisMWard · 07-11-2007, 02:29 AM

Congrats.

Those individual options are something else!

Regards

Chris

booforty · 07-11-2007, 02:40 AM

Beautiful car! Congrats and enjoy!!

Das M · 07-11-2007, 02:51 AM

Wow, wonderful set up there, nice and individualized.

BC4J · 07-11-2007, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Colonel'K

What a beauty!

Saw a Z4 in Ruby Red at a dealer, even on a dull day you could see the red metallic sparkle

Congrats on a stunning colour combination

How much extra was the Individual package?

I went with Individual Composition 2 excl. alloy wheels, which includes individual paint, extended merino leather, steering wheel, amarone walnut interior and individual footplates. Total cost = £3625. However, subtract from this the Dakota leather option at £1295 (as you wouldn't then need it). That gives you £2330, which I then got a 14% discount on. Worth every penny. Next time I'll try for Composition 1, which gives you leather virtually everywhere!
:rocks:

BC4J · 07-11-2007, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Mo

How did you get a star of david on your gps screen?

Good spot!

Sky Sports News was on the screen at the time, but I've no idea what they were talking about.

Jotuns · 07-11-2007, 07:32 AM

Great Looking car. Must be one of the best specced in these forums....
Would love to see the lower grills in chrome....something like this.,..

330cdsport · 07-11-2007, 07:35 AM

What a crackin' car!! There are not many around looking like that - very 'Individual'

Enjoy!!

BC4J · 07-11-2007, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotuns

Great Looking car. Must be one of the best specced in these forums....
Would love to see the lower grills in chrome....something like this.,..

Cool! Does anyone supply these???

BC4J · 07-11-2007, 08:03 AM

The sun came out for 23.7 seconds earlier so I snapped a few more photos to try to show the Ruby colour...

Jotuns · 07-11-2007, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BC4J

Cool! Does anyone supply these???

Not that I've seen. I've been looking around the forums but haven't seen anyone do this yet. Looks fantastic to me...

Must be able to do something DIY..

dxb335d · 07-11-2007, 09:51 AM

what a great looking car you have, not seen one that colour in the flesh yet, refreshing to see a e90 335d not in m-sport guise!!

they wheels 18" or 19"

is merino the colour of the seats or type of leather or what??

also what is that thing in your front bumper?

Love Carl
xxx

Jotuns · 07-11-2007, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dxb335d

what a great looking car you have, not seen one that colour in the flesh yet, refreshing to see a e90 335d not in m-sport guise!!

they wheels 18" or 19"

is merino the colour of the seats or type of leather or what??

also what is that thing in your front bumper?

Love Carl
xxx

They are the OEM 18" 162 wheels.

The attachment under the number plate is the Adaptive Cruise Radar

silverbmwz3 · 07-11-2007, 10:50 AM

Doesn't Jose Merino mind his leather being nicked for your car? Thought he was a football manager :-p

BC4J · 07-11-2007, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dxb335d

what a great looking car you have, not seen one that colour in the flesh yet, refreshing to see a e90 335d not in m-sport guise!!

they wheels 18" or 19"

is merino the colour of the seats or type of leather or what??

also what is that thing in your front bumper?

Love Carl
xxx

Thanks for the compliments Carl. Wheels are 162s, 18". Seem to be popular with our American cousins. I like them cause you get more alloy for the buck. Merino is a type of leather. Apparently it's only sourced by BMW from Southern German cows. Why I have no idea. Take my word, it's worth the extra cash. Front bumper bulb is the active cruise, e.g. radar. You set the distance you want to be from the car in front and the system manages the distance thru brakes and accelerator. And you get to radar the dude in front.
:rocks:

dxb335d · 07-11-2007, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BC4J

Thanks for the compliments Carl. Wheels are 162s, 18". Seem to be popular with our American cousins. I like them cause you get more alloy for the buck. Merino is a type of leather. Apparently it's only sourced by BMW from Southern German cows. Why I have no idea. Take my word, it's worth the extra cash. Front bumper bulb is the active cruise, e.g. radar. You set the distance you want to be from the car in front and the system manages the distance thru brakes and accelerator. And you get to radar the dude in front.
:rocks:

i do love the wheels

do they do them in 19" also?

not sure what leather is in ours? i didnt spec it

so the seats the same as usual either sport or non sport jus different textured leather?

Carl

DervFan · 07-11-2007, 11:23 AM

Absolutely superb spec

Love the colour too and the leather is absolutely awesome

KL2DC · 07-11-2007, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotuns

Great Looking car. Must be one of the best specced in these forums....
Would love to see the lower grills in chrome....something like this.,..

Bimmian has such a kit - ranges from black powdercoat, stainless steel onto chrome

http://www.bimmian.com/product.htm?v...item=RMG&ref=1

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BC4J Captain 67 Rep 793 Posts Drives: F30 328i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Berkshire iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E90 335d [0.00]	It's Here... Well, today was delivery day. What a beauty! Thought I'd share some initial pics. More will follow when this puppy has had it's 7 hour Zymol next week. To be fair, dealer has done a pretty good job prepping it. Initial thoughts - Ruby Black is a great colour. Looks black in most light conditions. When sun is out (when is that exactly?!), glows ruby red due to the Xirallic pigment. Initial photos don't really convey this as not enough sun at the time! Merino leather - the business. Soft as a baby's derriere wrapped in silk. Worth every penny, and there were a hell of a lot of them to buy this stuff. What do they feed those southern German cows on? Individual steering wheel - nothing comes close. Handmade - the nappa leather and walnut ring look and feel like nothing else. Wish I could have two! Toys - not tried them all yet, but so far: Active cruise - good laugh but probably wouldn't trust it too much. DAB - great. Rear electric blind - like to see the guy's face behind me when I raise it to blank him. Lexus man didn't look impressed. TV - kids like it. The rest - bluetooth, voice, Logic7, Pro Nav... fine but need more playtime. Oh, and the engine and handling ain't bad either. Attached Images __________________ Behold! F30 328i M-Sport - Tanzanite Blue with Opal White Leather
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