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Originally Posted by todao
I had the 2019 M850 for three years and wanted a quieter car that there was no so much road noise. I ordered back in October a black sapphire 760i with driving assistance, parking assistance, executive package, M sport and laminated glass. Delivery would not be til January. i had worked out a three year lease deal on that car and was anxiously trying to hurry January to come.
On a trip to Thousand Oaks, i passed a BMW dealership and just stopped in just to see if they had the new 760 so I could take a look at it. Lo and behold they had a Brooklyn Gray 760 they had just put out on the floor. It was beautiful! The color is amazing in person and it had the M sport package so the front grill was blacked out which looks great with the gray.
Sat in it and looking at it, realized that it had all the things I ordered in mine PLUS the Bowers and Wilkins upgrade, the rear seating package, 21" wheels, alcantara headliner and the carbon fiber trim.
Told the sales guy that I had already ordered one and we agreed he'd try and get close to my deal since MSRP was $134,775, which was $11K over MSRP of the car I ordered.
After going back and forth several times, we settled on the exact same deal as the other 760 I ordered but with an extra $80 on the monthly lease. With all the additional extras on this car, that was too good to pass on. With all the extras on this car over the other one, there was no comparison. So I signed and brought this car home yesterday and cancelled my deposit on the other car.
The car is amazing. Now I'm coming from and 850 so...
-The cabin is ultra quiet and the sounds of the road are hardly noticeable.
- There's been concern about no ASS button. I had one on the 850 and worried about that but honestly, I don't really even notice it because the transition with the electric motor turning on the car is so smooth and quiet. I know many want a fix but at this point, I think I'm just fine with that.
- Actually got iDrive 8 already pretty much figured out. It's really not all that complicated.
- The LED's in the moonroof are amazing at night. Not noticeable in the day.
- Auto open doors. Once you get used to standing in the right place to open them, it becomes very smooth
- The seats are ultra comfortable. Obviously ultra adjustable.
- Digital key! I can now open, start and drive the car with only my phone OR only my Apple watch. Wow! You can also transfer a digital key to other people to open and drive the car. This is pretty slick. The digital key sits in the iPhone wallet.
- In person the car's appearance makes a bold statement because it looks substantial and imposing.
- I think the Bowers and Wilkins upgrade is completely worth it. I didn't order it in the first 760 I ordered but now I realize that the car is SO quiet you can hear everything in the sound system and I agree with the reviewers, the upgraded sound system is prob the best in just about any car.
- Still working on the memorized paths. I recorded one path from my alley into the garage (since my garage is only 144", that's 20" to spare once it's parked so I want to get the car in as close to the wall without hitting it). It didn't recognize the path due to "lighting" so not sure what that means but this will be a great feature. I have Apple Homekit, so I can tell Siri to open my garage door and then tell the 760 to drive that path into the garage to get as close to the wall without hitting it.
- The hey BMW works very very well. You can control most functions in the car with it. I listen to Sirius XM but unfortunately hey BMW can't go to a specific station.
- With Sirius, you can set presets and favorites. Once you set favorites, it doesn't default to favorites so you have to go Music/Sirius/Favorites to get to it. Wish there was a shortcut. Have yet to try Hey BMW on that one... The 850 defaulted to the preset stations and you could toggle through them with the arrows on the steering wheel. You can do that on the 760. I haven't found where you access the presets (as compared to favorites). Preset is not even a lookup word in the manual.
- I think the climate menu is overcomplicated but hey, you get used to it.
- The car is still under 300 miles so it is not full power yet but the transmission is very very smooth. This has more HP than the 850 but also a lot more weight. I'm sure it will be completely sufficient.
- Driving this is the most relaxing driving experience I've ever had. I've seen that it's so smooth and quiet, the cabin is like going to a retreat, so the experience is extremely relaxing.
Will send pics tomorrow.
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Congratulations on your new car, I think that you are the only one one this forum that managed to negotiate an actual good deal
, And yes totally agree with everything you said have been driving the car for 450 miles so far, The car is very quick btw once you pass this 300 lock , try the sport mode plus the boost but make sure that your back is healthy enough to handle the acceleration lol