Sapphire Black / Silverstone X5M

[elisiX]

Had to visit my dealer today to get something sorted and stumbled across this X5M in the showroom.

It caught my eye as i'd been considering a very similar Sapphire/Silverstone F80 M3 when I bought my X5 M50d.

For practicality reasons however I had to go with the X5.

I must say, i'm severely tempted to upgrade from the M50d (which is 3 months old and only done 5000km...).

Naturally i'm considering all the same things which pointed me toward the M50d over the 50i (fuel consumption, etc).

As much as I love the M50d as an overall package, it's certainly missing the atmosphere of the V8.

[24601]

nice! congrats!

[AlexLou1222]

Tuned M50d can be a beast too!

[elisiX]

Yeah absolutely.

Didn't go with the above car in the end.

Found a Carbon Black / Mugello Red.

[BayX5]

I understand that it might be too similar to your car now but I prefer the black with silverstone. Looks amazing in my opinion.

The carbon black w/ red combo is one of those get tired of combos for me. They're both I like it but wouldn't own it colors for me. Put them together and I'm looking at a 1 year lease max. Ha. But then again, given your M50 that might be where you're at. I've gone through new cars every year phases in the past.

[elisiX]

lol, the M50d lasted 3 months I think - though I typically switch cars every 3 years. In Australia it is FAR too expensive to get out of them sooner on a lease. It's really just nuts how much we pay for cars in the first place, and how little they're worth immediately after purchase. Had I not bought the M50d at a ridiculous sum to begin with, the switch wouldn't happen.

I hear you on the interior, however in hindsight, the Silverstone interior would have been infinitely harder to maintain with a 1.5 year old. I came from an Audi SQ5 initially with White exterior and black/red interior with carbon and I absolutely loved it. That's why I was so excited when this Carbon/Mugello option came up. Carbon has always been one of my favourite exterior colours and the colour i'd have chosen on the M50d had it been available. When I think of Carbon black, I go back to the E46 M3 with Carbon/Cinnamon combination. If I was doing a factory order on the X5M, it most likely would have been Carbon Black/Aragon.

[BayX5]

I have a sapphire black with ivory napa so you know my taste. I have a 2 year old and was a bit nervous about the interior. I just bought some good leather cleaner though and use it once a month. takes 5 minutes. Looks like new 5 months in.

How long is the wait time for a special order in Australia?

[elisiX]

Upto 3 months I believe.

[THOR48]

Originally Posted by BayX5

I have a sapphire black with ivory napa so you know my taste. I have a 2 year old and was a bit nervous about the interior. I just bought some good leather cleaner though and use it once a month. takes 5 minutes. Looks like new 5 months in.

How long is the wait time for a special order in Australia?

What is the leather cleaner you are using?