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Originally Posted by msdivy Excellent review and enjoy your new procession! Would you mind sharing the cost of the periodic service and denting job? |
Thank you msdivy. Since the car was serviced just before I bought it, I did not have to pay for the service, however I presume it will be somewhere around 35-40k when the time comes. The denting and painting job at Mechanix Automotive cost me around 8k,
not including the extra detailing and 3 stage polishing that I got done on the whole car along with it.
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Originally Posted by itwasntme Congratulations! Thank you for picking up this Mediterranean Blue 530D shared with my MY20 330i Sport. It's a rare colour indeed.
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Thank you itwasntme for letting me know about reporting the post to mods for editing it. I must say your car looks absolutely stunning in this shade. I had not realised that this colour was rare but now that you have pointed it out, I indeed have not seen this colour that often on bimmers here.
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Originally Posted by GTO Big congrats on getting this beast of a sedan home ![Thumbs Up](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/thumbs up.png) . Best part about the 530d is that it combines passion with practicality (think 15 kmpl on the highway). Enjoy the 6-cylinder creaminess and that deadly gearbox, these big engines are a dying breed. My thread went on to become a ready reckoner for F10 owners and I hope your thread does so for the G30. Thanks for sharing this review with us and wishing you many joyous road-trips with your 530d. |
Thank you GTO, this means a lot to me!
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Originally Posted by manishk123 The car parking sensor that jams the brakes automatically is the most annoying thing on this car. Ive noticed sometimes it will just react when the steering is turned full right or left, even though there's nothing near the car. Im sure you must have experienced this too, especially while parking.
I was wondering if its possible to retrofit a motor for the rear boot to close automatically like it does on the 7 series. The fact that BMW actually gave a button on the boot for this feature is such a major goof up by them.
Anyway, welcome to the club my friend and wish you many many years of enjoyable motoring! |
Thank you, manishk123. I used wonder why on some rare occasions she just slams the brakes when there is absolutely nothing in the car's close proximity, however, I now realised after you pointed out that I was in fact at full steering lock in those situations! Though it doesn't happen every time that I am in steering full lock so there must be something else that also contributes to this.
As for retrofitting a motor for the boot, even I had though about this and there are people doing this retrofit abroad. However, to me it seems too involving since you need to remove quite a few plastic trim pieces and route new wiring harnesses in addition to also replacing the locking mechanism of the boot etc. After watching the following video about the retrofit process, I'd rather just close it with my hands.
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Originally Posted by samyakmodi Congratulations on your car. Glad you are enjoying the beast to the fullest.
Just a small correction - there is no such feature about the lights flashing red (at least not in my 630D which comes equipped with id7 or maybe I am just oblivious to it)
Though there is a new update available - will have to send the car over to the dealership for the update and it might just show up. Just in case it's an older thing - please let me know how to activate it. |
iDrive 7 cars usually have an option for "Dynamic Light" under interior lighting which you have to enable for this to work. Then, if the engine is running and you open any door, the ambient lights of that door will flash red. If it still doesn't show up after the software update, then maybe only a few iDrive 7 cars get this feature. Quite a few youtube videos on various BMWs show this feature, however, the only iDrive 7 car I have interacted with in person is the M5C, which had this feature.
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Originally Posted by the_bat The bimmer pics are super cute and admirable. Would you mind telling me which camera you used? ![Cold Sweat](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/coldsweat.png) |
Thank you the_bat. While majority of the shots are from a Sony A7C with Samyang 35mm f1.8 prime, few are from a combination of Nikon D7500 (kit lens) and an iPhone 13 Pro.
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Originally Posted by jono213 Congratulations on your 5-series, that blue is really majestic!
Wishing you a great ownership ahead. Also could you mention how much you ended up paying for it? |
Thank you jono213! I apologise, I am not comfortable mentioning the exact price here on the thread but I can say that I paid a little less than the on-road (Pune) price of a brand new base model BMW X1.
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Originally Posted by Aditya Exceptional, unbiased & detailed ownership reviews of cars have started going to our homepage reviews box. It's the ultimate stamp of trust from Team-BHP (as a platform) because lakhs of visitors every month check out reviews from there & make purchase decisions.
Your review has also been included here. Thank you so much for sharing ![Thumbs Up](https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/images/smilies/thumbs up.png) . Attachment 2382562 |
I am honoured, sir.
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