My 745 has arrived! Lots of pics.

[scorcher]

Only had a 30 min, 20 mile play in it so far, but I am very, very impressed. It's a 2002 745 SE with lots of extras, in Sapphire Black with beige Nasca leather.

A few quick pics - more info once I've had a good fiddle with the knobs after I get home from work :)


http://www.alpina744.com/images/e65arrival/5.jpg
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http://www.alpina744.com/images/e65arrival/7.jpg
http://www.alpina744.com/images/e65arrival/8.jpg
http://www.alpina744.com/images/e65arrival/4.jpg
http://www.alpina744.com/images/e65arrival/3.jpg
http://www.alpina744.com/images/e65arrival/2.jpg

What a different car to the E38! And in many good ways :D

This is a bit scary...

http://www.alpina744.com/images/e65arrival/1.jpg

...I'm dreading pressing it instead of the sunroof switch :o


The mods are already building up in my garage, so it won't look like this for long :cool:

[MistaSmiff]

Very Nice, Cant wait to see the mods :cool:

[huzi7]

stunning car Dan

congratulations

[TUBS]

Stunning car and colour combo, cant wait to see the mods !!!

ps that SOS button is too close for comfort........

[adood84]

I was at teh dealer and I saw 2 black E66s (Li) and was thinking if you got yours or not :D.

Looks beautiful :)

[richardlkay]

Looking good Scorcher. Looking forward to seeing the mods

[lee330sport]

Not keen on the beige dash/steering wheel but other than that:cool: :cool:

I hit the button once on nothing happened:confused:

Only thing that i didnt like was the shitty phone that looks like a brick. Youd expect something a little more stylish from a 60k car.

Cant wait to see the mods.

[scorcher]

Not keen on the beige dash/steering wheel but other than that:cool: :cool:

I hit the button once on nothing happened:confused:

Only thing that i didnt like was the shitty phone that looks like a brick. Youd expect something a little more stylish from a 60k car.

Cant wait to see the mods.

Yeah - the phone is crap. But it doesn't have to be seen!

[BigFas]

Absolutely stunning. Takes me back to two years ago. Brand new 730i in that combo with a £20k discount off list. SOOOO tempting.

What's the brick phone thing? from what I remember, you insert the sim card and the "phone" was just a keypad which popped out, just under the stereo.

Refrigerated centre armrest was the best though :D

[uberbmw]

Congrats, done love the big 7!

[Scholesy]

looks great!!! cant wait to see the mods! now get out there and get the grills on for a start :p

[BeemerBoy888]

looking good dude, nice "beefy" motor, looking forward to the mods

[scorcher]

Sunday is modding day!

The phone is hidden in a drawer below the single cd slot, and that's where the little pop up SIM fella lives too.

[phat///M3]

congrats, I want a new car too now.

[Vin]

...I'm dreading pressing it instead of the sunroof switch :o


Dont worry about pressing that switch, its not actually a switch, you press it, it flips down and there is a button behind it.

Glad you got the black

Enjoy and its going to take u ages to figure out what all those button do!!

[mysticm3]

nice car, shame about the weather today that makes it instantly dirty!

brick phone thingy is the new trend :p

[ILikeCowsAndPigs]

Well done my son. Not keen on the wood trim, some nice piano black alternative would go down well.

Anyway, what ya doing on here, you should be out there driving it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[reaver]

Congrats! very nice colour combo , liking the interior :) is it a BIG diffrence from the e38 (drive wise..ect) ? i know its longer , wider ..ect :D :D

Im sure you will make it something special like you did with the 744 :D

:cool:

[Chaos]

Top stuff, health to drive. And LOL on yours and Ted's sigs, looks like a new trend starting on RIP car sigs. :D

[mysticm3]

Lol

And Do You Like My New Avatar?;)

[peppernick]

Congrats! Love to see how it looks like after Sunday :cool:

I want my car too :( :( ............. hopefully there will be no snow in March :D

[Stock323iSaloon]

WOW, congrats Dan. looks well plush:) can wait to see how it transforms!

[Black Sabbath]

Cool Dan,looks good let the modding begin.

[Miss Naughty]

nice car, shame about the weather today that makes it instantly dirty!

brick phone thingy is the new trend :p
Yes Teddy i did notice her in the corner:o :o

[Miss Naughty]

Hi Dan the car looks great cant wait to see it:) :)

[kpkpkp]

That is very nice.

Very nice lines and you don't see that many on the road (London excluded from that comment)

Kp

[Individual One]

Congrats mate the looks super :cool: , it's a pity that the weather is crap for your first drive,:rolleyes:
The 7 series as got class written all over it.Bring on the mods.;)

[m3cslboy]

Dan congrats as sain its a beauty.

we all know its gonna look the dogs danglies after you've finished with it ! :cool:

Health to drive .

Raj

[scorcher]

Had a good old play in tonight - so many buttons!

Discovered the rear seats are electrically adjustable, heated and have aircon like the front ones :) - Carrie is very happy.

It's a totally different drive to the E38 - have to get used to the extra width, which is noticeable when parallel parking. So will be keeping the current wheels until I get more practice.

Having six gears rather than four makes for a smoother drive, and being able to swap between Sport, Manual and Drive via a button on the steering wheel is nifty. Gear selector on the steering column isn't natural to me at the mo, but will be soon I'm sure.

Dynamic Drive very cleverly removes most of the bodyroll, and it's great being able to adjust the ride electronically with the EDC-K. (choice of Comfort when the family will be on board or Sport when it's just me!)

iDrive is a piece of cake to use - don't know what all the complaints are about. It's just like using an iPod (despite being based on Windows)

I've never heard such clarity from an OEM ICE system - Logic7 gives 420w amazing 3D staging from 9 speakers.

It's got a powered bootlid, which can be opened and closed from the remote, as I discovered to my dismay whilst waiting in the queue in the chippy - oops!

Driver's seat is a little too adjustable - I can't get comfy in it quite yet.

Really tasty interior lighting - lovely orange washes from a hidden source in each door (reminds me of Odeon cinema neons) and excellent puddle lights on the exterior door handles.

That's all I can think of for now! Off to have another sit in it :D

[cableguy]

Congrats, looks superb ;) great to see something a little different being modded. :cool:

Safe driving.

C.

[Tin]

nice one dan.. post up pics after sunday's mods!

[mysticm3]

Dan what did you do with your E38?

[Ali_]

Mate thats got to be soooo much fun.... i cant honestly say that i know much about the 7 but i do like hi tech toys... awesome;)

[adood84]

this is my Cousins neighbor E66 760Li , its actually a pre facelift and he had an accidant and changed the front and rear to be a facelift car :D . Those wheels are one of the best wheels on the E65/66 . Not sure how the look on a prefaclift though.

[Raj]

Lol

And Do You Like My New Avatar?;)

How can anyone miss it...LOL. Personally I'd like to see the full size version....:p :D

[Raj]

Really, really chuffed for ya Dan. Great car and colour combo. Can't wait to see the mods after Sunday... :cool: :cool: :cool:

[scorcher]

Dan what did you do with your E38?

Part-exed it - got a decent price, and none of the hassle. Plus it had been playing up since before Christmas, so didn't want to pass that on to a member of any of the forums I frequent :)

[scorcher]

Dan what did you do with your E38?

Part-exed it - got a decent price, and none of the hassle. Plus it had been playing up since before Christmas, so didn't want to pass that on to a member of any of the forums I frequent :)

Modding day in Monday now - have been told I'm taking the family to the seaside on Sunday instead :o

No major additions as of yet! Still waiting for them from Germany, and next month's wages to get them painted and fitted :rolleyes: