Finally, it is the BMW turn

Well, I finally did it and got the 550i and I am loving it. I always loved the car but won't do it because of the rear drive and finally did it. I am planning on putting snow tires on the 17 inch wheels that came on the car and keep them that way afterward. Now, I want to get 19 or 20 inch wheels. Any thought or advice or recomendation? I did not get the sport package just in case you are wondering.

Originally Posted by bimmerturn

Well, I finally did it and got the 550i and I am loving it. I always loved the car but won't do it because of the rear drive and finally did it. I am planning on putting snow tires on the 17 inch wheels that came on the car and keep them that way afterward. Now, I want to get 19 or 20 inch wheels. Any thought or advice or recomendation? I did not get the sport package just in case you are wondering.

I just got a 2006 too, what kind of deal did you get?

I actually had a very nice deal: sticker 63700 selling 58500. I know I am going to enjoy this car very much this summer.

Congrats! Post pics

If you want nice rims I would get the style 89 ones from BMW, imho they look amazing!

Originally Posted by bimmerturn

I actually had a very nice deal: sticker 63700 selling 58500. I know I am going to enjoy this car very much this summer.

congrats very nice deal too. i negotiated a good deal, will post after I pick up the car next week.

Is that the drive out price, i just ordered a 530i for 60,000 drive out with basically all the options.

Its week 2 with my 07 550i and I cannot believe that I was a Lexus guy from 93-06. Luckily I am still in my early 30s, so can look forward to many years as a BMW guy. Honestly, this car is so much fun to drive. I had several posts (before my car came in) about the bimmer's interior being inferior to the Lexus; I have to say, I love this car inside and out. I miss the touch screen nav on my GS slilghtly , but nothing is wrong with the iDrive....and the way the 550i handles and feeld on the road is 100 times better than any Lexus I had.

houbmw, the drive out price was 62410.

I had both A4 and A6 as well as E430 and I can truely say that I love the interior on the 550i and the car IMHO is leagues ahead of them. The only thing that would compete with if is my 03 C4S but that is a different animal all together.

Congratulations! I've reaallly enjoyed the past two years in my 545. I wish I had the extra 40 horses that you do. Do you have steptronic or SMG? Did you ever get a chance to test drive SMG?

I have the steptronic and never drove the SMG. I did drive the 6 speed with the sport package and that was incredible except they won't budge much on price. It also was grey and I really like the color combination that I got. I was driving back from NY yesterday and I really let it run, reached 110MPH and the thing was flawless and just wanted more and more. I do think I need better tires and wheels than the 17 inch that I currently have, I felt a bit of floating sensation at that speed. Hence, my question.

Right....I totally blew by your original question.

I didn't get the sport package on my 545 (so I had 17" wheels too). I changed out my wheels for 19" AC Schnitzer II's - and they were a significant improvement. On CA interstates the normal drive speed is 75-80 MPH, so I like the stability.

Plus, the larger wheels look a lot better. 17" wheels on a 545 kinda look a bit too small.

Here's a thread about wheels on the E60. You can see a few pix of my wheels about mid way down.

Originally Posted by 550DC

Its week 2 with my 07 550i and I cannot believe that I was a Lexus guy from 93-06. Luckily I am still in my early 30s, so can look forward to many years as a BMW guy. Honestly, this car is so much fun to drive. I had several posts (before my car came in) about the bimmer's interior being inferior to the Lexus; I have to say, I love this car inside and out. I miss the touch screen nav on my GS slilghtly , but nothing is wrong with the iDrive....and the way the 550i handles and feeld on the road is 100 times better than any Lexus I had.

Yep, I was a BMW guy and switched to Lexus back in late 2002 (just to try something different). Unfortunately I leased my GS430 and therefore was stuck with it for THREE YEARS (39 months to be exact). Hated it and I made sure everyone knew about it. When it came time for a new car, my staff came in to my office and closed the door and proceeded to tell me that if I bought anything BUT a BMW they would all quit as they were sick and tired of hearing me bitch about my car.

I am thinking of this wheel, what do you think?