Hello from Bangalore, India.
I'm a senior rider that's on his 3rd Fireblade CBR 1000 RR, so I guess that's what I'm really passionate about. I got bitten by the German bug around a year and a half ago and I bought this F10 525D, pre-owned. She's completely stock simply because I cannot afford upgrades like snazzy wheels etc though I do see them and salivate :-( It was and still is expensive by my standards: I've owned more humble cars before this. immediately prior was a Skoda Fabia diesel, preceded by a Daewoo Cielo. My F10 drives phenomenally well and I was and continue to be seduced by her torque...especially evident driving up the couple of hill-stations we have within spitting distance of Bangalore. I ensured I got the 6 cylinder model as I don't much care for the 4 cylinder engines.
My first service (done on my watch around 9 months ago) proved bloody expensive; this time around I'll need to import the consumables to try to keep costs down. It's the reason I'm on this forum. No trouble with her so far and I get scared reading some of the horror stories here and on other forums. I'm keeping my fingers crossed....but all advice will be much appreciated. RG