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Old 10-27-2021 | 06:15 AM
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You are just misinformed. The Type S is already a desirable collectible and the owner is trying to avoid putting needless miles on it!

Also, Max Verstappen’s F1 had an Acura sticker on the rear wing at the Texas GP, not BMW.
Case closed!

lol speaking of low mileage Type S. Most of them are under the radar now, imagine a few years from now they popping back up on carandbids?

I saw that sticker at Austin track tho, sticker said one thing and the direction Acura heading is another, leets hope the Integra isn't another Type S.

How is your TL holding out buddy?
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Old 10-29-2021 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by truonghthe
lol speaking of low mileage Type S. Most of them are under the radar now, imagine a few years from now they popping back up on carandbids?

I saw that sticker at Austin track tho, sticker said one thing and the direction Acura heading is another, leets hope the Integra isn't another Type S.

How is your TL holding out buddy?
TL is doing great! Just took it for a spin the other day! I wonder if the 3G TL-s will come back a few years from now as you say or it’s already over the hump.
I am excited about the integra and I hope it’s more than just a label on an average car. The reality is, for me, now, I’m all set on the 2 doors. I really wanted a solid sport sedan ( or sport wagon, but those are a total bust in the USA ).
We’re you at the track in Texas??
Old 10-31-2021 | 08:22 AM
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I always loved this review by MotoMan. You're going to have such a blast owning this thing. Do a stage 1 DME tune and forget about it.. +157 HP / +73 TQ. You might be slightly quicker than a stock M5..

https://dmetuning.com/products/bmw-m550i-2020

Old 10-31-2021 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 04WDPSeDaN
I always loved this review by MotoMan. You're going to have such a blast owning this thing. Do a stage 1 DME tune and forget about it.. +157 HP / +73 TQ. You might be slightly quicker than a stock M5..

https://dmetuning.com/products/bmw-m550i-2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBi0JC3IVgM
This is the main reason why these engines do not survive the first 100k miles. Crazy people without the right mods are squeezing out more power from already unreliable engines.
Old 10-31-2021 | 02:30 PM
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This is the main reason why these engines do not survive the first 100k miles. Crazy people without the right mods are squeezing out more power from already unreliable engines.
Didn't I already address the engine specifications to you? Please move on and enjoy your 4th gen TL
Old 10-31-2021 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 04WDPSeDaN
Didn't I already address the engine specifications to you? Please move on and enjoy your 4th gen TL
I can send you similar specifications about the fact that the earth is flat, but it will not become flat after that. Therefore, if you write a hundred times that the N63 engine is reliable, then it will not cease to be the most unreliable BMW engine. Please move on and enjoy your 3th gen TL
Old 10-31-2021 | 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by altair47
I can send you similar specifications about the fact that the earth is flat, but it will not become flat after that. Therefore, if you write a hundred times that the N63 engine is reliable, then it will not cease to be the most unreliable BMW engine. Please move on and enjoy your 3th gen TL
I, unlike you do enjoy my TL including the other vehicles I own but I'm not here harp on some bullshit. Many modify their vehicles including the same BMW you keep knocking. I for one am one of those people and I could careless about what anyone's opinion is on my own vehicles. BMW has built better engines and have become more reliable but tell YOU that is a waste of time. So with that being said, we thank you for your "opinion" but it's time to go
Old 10-31-2021 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 04WDPSeDaN
I, unlike you do enjoy my TL including the other vehicles I own but I'm not here harp on some bullshit. Many modify their vehicles including the same BMW you keep knocking. I for one am one of those people and I could careless about what anyone's opinion is on my own vehicles. BMW has built better engines and have become more reliable but tell YOU that is a waste of time. So with that being said, we thank you for your "opinion" but it's time to go
You are always free to leave with your ""opinion"" and no one holds you, Have a nice way
Old 11-09-2021 | 07:39 PM
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Spectacular, if those photos are any guide at all. Enjoy!
Old 11-10-2021 | 09:28 PM
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The end is in sight

I got the production schedule for my M550i: 9 - 15 January 2020. It should be here by mid February, so the end of my Type S is near.
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Old 11-11-2021 | 03:38 PM
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Are you trading-in the TL, or selling it privately?
Old 11-13-2021 | 01:16 PM
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Are you trading-in the TL, or selling it privately?
I haven't decided. If I was going to keep it I would have to replace the dash top, which is cracking like all of them, and the windshield. It has a small star, but the pitting of the soft glass Honda uses on their vehicles is a pain when you're heading into a rising or setting sun.

Other than that it runs great and has like new brakes and tires.
Old 11-22-2021 | 12:47 PM
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nice ride...
I'm moving on from the 3G soon as well...

Picked up a 2018 TLX A Spec this weekend.

For anyone who's interested will be posting my 07 TLS 6MT to the black market hopefully this week.
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Old 12-14-2021 | 12:33 PM
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Well, the end approaches. My new M550ix got a VIN and started down the assembly line last Friday.
Old 01-17-2022 | 06:31 PM
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My M550i has been finished and through QA. It is now awaiting a train ticket to the port where it will catch a ship to Baltimore.

In the meantime my beloved TL Type-S turned into a DeLorean and returned to 2002! Or maybe a TARDIS was involved. In any event Acura now admits that EVERY Acura with a factory NAV built before 2012 has gone back in time.

I'm getting less sad to say goodbye to the cracked dash, sticky passenger window and wacky NAVI.
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Old 01-18-2022 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by mike03a3
My M550i has been finished and through QA. It is now awaiting a train ticket to the port where it will catch a ship to Baltimore.

In the meantime my beloved TL Type-S turned into a DeLorean and returned to 2002! Or maybe a TARDIS was involved. In any event Acura now admits that EVERY Acura with a factory NAV built before 2012 has gone back in time.

I'm getting less sad to say goodbye to the cracked dash, sticky passenger window and wacky NAVI.


Acura be like "Are you interested in our new Integra? 272 HP it would be the most powerful Integra ever produced" lol

I hope you enjoy your new car as you did with the TL when new.
Old 01-18-2022 | 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by mike03a3
My M550i has been finished and through QA. It is now awaiting a train ticket to the port where it will catch a ship to Baltimore.

In the meantime my beloved TL Type-S turned into a DeLorean and returned to 2002! Or maybe a TARDIS was involved. In any event Acura now admits that EVERY Acura with a factory NAV built before 2012 has gone back in time.

I'm getting less sad to say goodbye to the cracked dash, sticky passenger window and wacky NAVI.
That’s exciting! I can’t wait to see pictures of it!
as said below; enjoy your bmw as much as you enjoyed the TL!

Originally Posted by truonghthe
Acura be like "Are you interested in our new Integra? 272 HP it would be the most powerful Integra ever produced" lol

I hope you enjoy your new car as you did with the TL when new.
Im not sure what I would roll my eyes harder at, the integra offer or the MDX TypeS.

I was at my local Acura dealer just before Christmas and I asked to get an allocation for a NSX TypeS, didn’t work.
Old 01-19-2022 | 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilB81
Im not sure what I would roll my eyes harder at, the integra offer or the MDX TypeS.

I was at my local Acura dealer just before Christmas and I asked to get an allocation for a NSX TypeS, didn’t work.
You get Type S, he get a Type S, hell everybody get a Type S. Acura are selling them like wholesale discount warehouse lol, they should keep develop the canceled NSX (Honda HSV). I don't know what the hype about the MDX-S that thing weight like 2.5 tons and with the power figure it has? the only thing it could beat is a Rav4 and CRV.
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Old 01-19-2022 | 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by mike03a3
My M550i has been finished and through QA. It is now awaiting a train ticket to the port where it will catch a ship to Baltimore.

In the meantime my beloved TL Type-S turned into a DeLorean and returned to 2002! Or maybe a TARDIS was involved. In any event Acura now admits that EVERY Acura with a factory NAV built before 2012 has gone back in time.

I'm getting less sad to say goodbye to the cracked dash, sticky passenger window and wacky NAVI.
I'm excited for you Mike! Can't wait for you to get this beauty and post pictures.
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Old 03-02-2022 | 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by mike03a3
My M550i has been finished and through QA. It is now awaiting a train ticket to the port where it will catch a ship to Baltimore.

In the meantime my beloved TL Type-S turned into a DeLorean and returned to 2002! Or maybe a TARDIS was involved. In any event Acura now admits that EVERY Acura with a factory NAV built before 2012 has gone back in time.

I'm getting less sad to say goodbye to the cracked dash, sticky passenger window and wacky NAVI.
Well, at long last my M550i caught the train to Bremerhaven and, after sitting at the dock for a month, is currently on a ship heading to Baltimore estimated to arrive a week from today. Then there's a few days of unloading and clearing customs, followed by a stretch while it waits for two electronics modules to be installed.
Old 03-05-2022 | 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by mike03a3
Well, at long last my M550i caught the train to Bremerhaven and, after sitting at the dock for a month, is currently on a ship heading to Baltimore estimated to arrive a week from today. Then there's a few days of unloading and clearing customs, followed by a stretch while it waits for two electronics modules to be installed.
good to hear it wasn’t on that ship that sank.
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Old 03-06-2022 | 03:58 AM
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Originally Posted by 04WDPSeDaN
I'm excited for you Mike! Can't wait for you to get this beauty and post pictures.
Now that it's on the Atlantic and heading for Baltimore I'm driving my wife crazy by playing Neil Diamond's "Coming to America"
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Old 03-06-2022 | 11:48 AM
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I'm hyped to see some pictures uopn arrival!
Old 04-13-2022 | 11:02 AM
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The End arrived Monday

After waiting 195 days, my new M550i was delivered to me Monday. I'm sad to say goodbye to my '07 Type-S 6MT, but I'm excited to play with my new toy.

There's a ton to learn about all the options and possible configuration choices. I feel like I'm in second grade.








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Old 04-13-2022 | 11:44 AM
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That looks impressive. Congratulations!

I hope the TL finds a good, loving home for it's next journey!
Old 04-13-2022 | 06:07 PM
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Congratulations Mike! I'm excited for you and your wife. Your M550i is gorgeous! You made all the right choices and got to experience something that RARELY anyone has the money to experience. Truly a magnificent and one of a kind vehicle. It's a shame you won't get much of a positive response here, but i'm sure on the BMW forum you are getting all the praises. Welcome to the BMW family.
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I’m sure you will miss the rattles of the TL and the front doors closing on your foot if it’s not perfectly lodged in the notch.

Enjoy the BMW, it looks really good! I could smell that interior through the pics, well done!
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Congratuations!!! Looks amazing especially on the inside, enjoy it!
Old 04-16-2022 | 09:56 AM
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congrats on the new BMW enjoy the power and smoothness of the 5 series tho. I do like the caramel interior color tho.
Old 04-16-2022 | 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by mike03a3
After waiting 195 days, my new M550i was delivered to me Monday. I'm sad to say goodbye to my '07 Type-S 6MT, but I'm excited to play with my new toy.

There's a ton to learn about all the options and possible configuration choices. I feel like I'm in second grade.







Very nice! Congratulations Sir!
Old 04-17-2022 | 03:16 PM
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Usually not a fan of polished wood and tan interiors, but this combo looks like money!! I can smell the leather through the screen lol.

Congrats on the pickup!!
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