12-14-2015, 07:27 PM | #2 |
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Wow looking sweet! You will love the X5M..Have the 2012 and just bought it off our original lease..just an epic cruiser and road car!
Couple quick questions as I haven't heard of these. What are the following and why did you elect to do them? Stage 1 Polish/Paint Correction ( is this basically a wax?) Full coat of C-Quartz ceramic coating of the entire 1M (including Xpel and Wheels) Car is stunning!!!! |
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12-15-2015, 06:13 AM | #3 | |
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Stage 1 Polish/Paint Correction is just a v light abrasive polish that evens out the clear coat/removes imperfections. It's critical that if you're going to use a semi-permanent ceramic coating like CQuartz or OptiCoat (rather than just a wax) that you ensure that your paint is perfect before application. This package is a very common on new cars. It's not cheap- but it dramatically improves the quality/depth of the finish/paint. Xpel is (the best) protective 'clear bra' on the market. It has a self healing clear coat (heals under UV light, like the sun) so it'll never really scratch. Importantly, it can also be waxed just like the rest of the car. Motivation for both these expenses was preservation. I paid a collector car price and I want to make sure it looks/runs it's best and is protected. |
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12-15-2015, 10:05 AM | #4 |
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I see. Man, that is some Incredible value on your 1M and priced well. Sorry to see it leave you as you added so much to the forum. Nice Garage too.
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12-15-2015, 10:14 PM | #5 |
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Great looking car. I also really like the tile floor in your garage. Can you tell me where you got the tiles and/or who installed the floor ?
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12-17-2015, 09:19 PM | #7 | |
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I paid ~$2.75/sqft delivered. Underneath the tile is Schluter Ditri-Heat. Keeps the garage nice and toasty. Here are some pictures of the install. |
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12-18-2015, 09:32 AM | #9 |
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BOOOO!!!!!!
the Boxster Spyder is a great car though.... but still....BOOOOO!!!! |
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12-18-2015, 01:43 PM | #10 | |
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12-18-2015, 04:30 PM | #12 | |
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I only wish I had, had them check on the plugs |
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12-19-2015, 08:17 PM | #13 |
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Traded into BMW of Warwick. Sounds like they'll CPO, if asked. Reach out to Luke Mayer if you're interested (he's a star CA there, high bandwidth, no BS).
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12-20-2015, 11:18 AM | #14 | |
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Wow, curious why you traded it in so quickly after just putting it on the market. Did they really make you that great of an offer? |
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12-20-2015, 04:46 PM | #15 | ||
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So all in- I'm pleased. |
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12-25-2015, 01:35 PM | #17 |
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Yeah I Xpelled most of my car also....Hope your 1M goes to an appreciative second owner...BTW what does a garage floor like this cost?
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See OP's post #7... Quote:
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12-25-2015, 09:47 PM | #19 |
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That's his price delivered...What about install, did OP install himself? Or he average everything to equal that amount for each SqFt?
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12-30-2015, 01:42 PM | #20 | |
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I purchased all of the components (down to the grout) and didn't pay a GC mark up. Worth mentioning that this was one part of a complete garage renovation. So I may have paid more elsewhere... Here's a photo from early on: And the last day with the 1M Last edited by Roundown; 01-01-2016 at 09:34 PM.. |
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12-30-2015, 02:38 PM | #22 |
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