520d M Sport

Very good car

Bought the car as an ex demonstrator so came loaded with various extras that I woud have not specified myelf but now really like them, these included the All Black Dashboard, DAB, Heated Steering wheel, Bi Zennons, Profesional Radio, 19" wheels and the Service Plan to name a few.

Out of these I reckon the 19" wheels are probaby the things I would definately avoid as they are very vunerable to kerb damage, luckily I was persuaded to take out alloy wheel cover and I reckon I will be getting my moneys worth out of that.

Car does not have adaptive dampers but I find the car rides fine even wih the 19 wheels, however I did have a loan car with 20" wheels and the ride was terrible so be carefull re wheel sizes.

Interior finish is superb, no rattles etc, I find the Sat Nav and music store user interface a bit poor, BMW could learn from Mercedes on this. DAB radio reception is superb much better than I expected.

In terms of load space it would have been nice to have a deeper storeage space under the floor in the boot. Reckon the optional load rails would be worth having as its quite hard securing stuff.

Car is in Imperial Blue Xerallic, had the BMW paint protection applied unfortunately the car had to go back three times as they managed to create loads of holograms in the paint that only showed when the sun shined on it. They never really managed to correct it and I did it myself in the end by polishing and then applying a hard wax. If you are tempted by the paint protection package (And the dealer will bully you constantly to buy it) save the money and get a detailer in to do the work.

On the M Sport trim you cannot get mud flaps which is bit iritating with a dark car as it shows the dirt really easilly.

To sum up I would buy another one at the drop of a hat, however I am so pleased with the package I got I cannot see myself replacing it for a long time.

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