550 vs M5?
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My Ride: 2005.5 545i, Silver Grey, Dakota Black, Anthracite, Premium, Cold, Sport, L7, Nav, Fold Down Seats, Sunshades, Sirius.
2006 330i, Silver, Black, Natural Poplar, Sport, 6 speed, Cold, Premium
2002 330xi Black, Black, Premium, Cold, Premium Sound. (Sold)
1997 540i (sold)
1985 635i Euro (sold to family)
1985 535i (sold)
One thing to think about is who owned the M5 if you go pre-owned. Many of them that are on the market so early were "executive" or demo cars. I drove several of them at the M performance school and would never buy one after what those cars go through. Check the registration history carefully and trust few. Many of the owners were talking about single digit gas mileage as well. I think the LCI changes would steer me to 550 anyway as many changes are small but meaningful upgrades. For example, the driver's door pull was moved, probably because the first generation used to dig into the driver's left knee contantly, especually during hard cornering.
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Joined: May 2005
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From: Western PA
My Ride: 2005.5 545i, Silver Grey, Dakota Black, Anthracite, Premium, Cold, Sport, L7, Nav, Fold Down Seats, Sunshades, Sirius.
2006 330i, Silver, Black, Natural Poplar, Sport, 6 speed, Cold, Premium
2002 330xi Black, Black, Premium, Cold, Premium Sound. (Sold)
1997 540i (sold)
1985 635i Euro (sold to family)
1985 535i (sold)
One thing to think about is who owned the M5 if you go pre-owned. Many of them that are on the market so early were "executive" or demo cars. I drove several of them at the M performance school and would never buy one after what those cars go through. Check the registration history carefully and trust few. Many of the owners were talking about single digit gas mileage as well. I think the LCI changes would steer me to 550 anyway as many changes are small but meaningful upgrades. For example, the driver's door pull was moved, probably because the first generation used to dig into the driver's left knee contantly, especually during hard cornering.
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Originally Posted by snkpkp' post='545574' date='Mar 16 2008, 03:09 AM
550i with sport package . M5 is great but only if you have a primary sedan and a primary suv in the house , it can act as the third car, well imho.
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Originally Posted by Lamont' post='545691' date='Mar 16 2008, 10:05 AM
My dealership had an 06 M5 and wouldn't CPO it. They said they didn't need to as it would sell on its own...I wouldn't expect him to come and say they were worried about warranty costs.
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Originally Posted by JeffNNJ' post='545495' date='Mar 15 2008, 10:51 PM
Sure they will. My dealership has 2 CPO M5s right now. Honestly, I drove both cars back to back and went with the 550. Thought it rode better, better gas mileage, $400 less a year to insure and the steering was firmer. For my money all of the ///M car's steering is too soft.
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Originally Posted by rodneyremington' post='545792' date='Mar 16 2008, 03:08 PM
Why would your dealer care about warranty costs? They don't pay for warranty service, they get paid to do warranty service. BMW pays for it.
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Originally Posted by JetBlack5OC' post='545949' date='Mar 16 2008, 07:22 PM
Pick up a new M3 sedan, a lot more involving car to drive. I have seen many guys on M3post saying they got $1,000 of msrp.