2006 M5 vs 2007 650i, which one?
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Save the 20K. You have the 650 and still have enough for a 2000-2002 M5 in super shape! No brainer. There's one in my garage in Manhattan that is a creampuff w/ 46K miles.
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i think I can, parts and cars are super expensive in Costa Rica but expert labor?, thats cheap. And parts I would import from Europe or US, so maintaneance is not so bad. I can certainly afford mechanical upkeeping, plus, I would be driving pretty short distances, nothing major, so gas is a non issue too.
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Aside from my personal preference, which would definitely be the M5, my brother had an '07 650 and he sold it in four months. He is a bigger guy, so the room sucked for him, but he also was not happy with the performance either. I think with the M5 you get the best of the universe... Sports car performance with some room when it's not just you in the car... Anyway, good luck!
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i think I can, parts and cars are super expensive in Costa Rica but expert labor?, thats cheap. And parts I would import from Europe or US, so maintaneance is not so bad. I can certainly afford mechanical upkeeping, plus, I would be driving pretty short distances, nothing major, so gas is a non issue too.
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Don't get me wrong, the 4.8L V8 is a great engine with lots of low end torque and a beautifully flat power curve. It is powerful at all RPMs. But when you drive one at wide open thottle and watch a M5 at WOT fly by you like you weren't even moving, you realize just how much in a different performance league the M5 is.
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Aside from my personal preference, which would definitely be the M5, my brother had an '07 650 and he sold it in four months. He is a bigger guy, so the room sucked for him, but he also was not happy with the performance either. I think with the M5 you get the best of the universe... Sports car performance with some room when it's not just you in the car... Anyway, good luck!
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I love my 550 but the 550 and the 650 are just not in the same league as the M5. If you can afford the M5 and its gas bill, it's a no brainer. You only live once.