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I get this problem on my 335d, and on the 130i before it, and it does look a bit shabby. By contrast, my TVR Tuscan normally has lovely clean hubs, due to the fact that the dealer takes the disks off, cleans them up, and Hammerites the hubs at every 6k service. I'd assumed this was just a typical TVR cheap-but-labour-intensive solution, appropriate for a car with short service intervals.
It's disappointing that BMW can't apply something like the ceramic coating used on manifolds, given the longer expected lifespan of the discs, and the longer interval between visits to the workshop. Given they spent more on developing and tooling the 3-series dashboard moulding than TVR spent on developing a completely new model, it shouldn't be beyond them...
Pete
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