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Well, I Ordered a 5'er Today
After a number of months of research, stalking of this forum, watching videos. reviews and such, I finally went, and test drove the 540.
I must say that it's very comfortable, and I found the ride to be nicely compliant over broken street pavement, Interstate road seals, and such. The low-end torque is responsive and the B58 makes very nice sounds. I think I'll be quite satisfied. I ordered a 2025 540. I am slotted for the dealership's first available allocation for 2025, as I'm their first 2025 5'er order.
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06-17-2024, 02:28 PM | #2 |
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Congrats! Did you get any discount off MSRP?
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06-17-2024, 05:16 PM | #4 |
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Yes, I was able to negotiate 7% off of MSRP with no resistance. One dealership said that amount was "not profitable" (yeah, right) and the other one 30 minutes away, simply said "We can do that."
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06-17-2024, 06:19 PM | #6 |
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Congrats. Nice build !
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The lighter interior will really make the inside look bright, especially if you put dark tint on the windows.
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I ordered mine, and I was told first production for my 2025 540i is August. I should expect delivery in Nov. I chose the black M Veganza seats because I didn't want the Luxury seating option. I also went with black because my wife and I wear jeans a lot and with past experience on 2 separate vehicles with light colored seats (One BMW 325i with Leatherette, and one Land Rover LR3 with leather) the indigo dye from the denim tends to rub off over time and you get blue stain on the light colored seats. In the beginning it's easy to clean with leather cleaner, but over time it will reach a point where it just doesn't come off no matter what you do. So if you do wear blue jeans I would reconsider.
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You cannot download DAPP. It must be purchased at build time because they need to add LiDar which is not standard.
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No LiDar, but DAPP does involve significant hardware changes thus it cannot be downloaded and purchased after the fact via the Connected Drive store.
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As others have noted: Executive package sky roof is fixed glass it is not a large panoramic sunroof that can be opened.
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Ah. I was led to understand all the hardware is already installed, and it could be downloaded later. Guess It's a good thing I love driving enough that I will just live without it.
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It doesn't use LiDAR though. As this involves millions of laser pulses that measure distance and render 3D images of the surroundings. Definitely more highly detailed and sophisticated than radar. If the 7 series has this, that's quite impressive! I agree, with you, though. I can't imagine BMW including this advanced hardware in every vehicle on the hope that someone would pay for an advanced feature and activate it. Seems like it would be a waste of money, as there's a good chance a high percentage of customers wouldn't shell out the $2k for it in the future, and they'd have no way of recouping their loss. |
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07-06-2024, 01:35 PM | #22 |
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Well, I got an email from my client advisor today, and my 540 has been assigned a production number. He provided it to me and mentioned that it was scheduled for an August build that should be completed by early September.
At least it seems a bit more “real” now. How exactly do I go about tracking the vehicle through production? He didn’t even mention it. |
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