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Car Shopping | Help Needed M3 or M5?
11-12-2011, 12:53 PM
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My Ride: ///M5 BEAST
Model Year: 2006
RIP to the Goblin....
Deciding between now and Monday whether I will buy an E92 M3 or an E60 M5.....i honestly dont want to consider any other cars....unless i could afford an Aston Martin or Maserati
Here are the specs:
E92 M3 2008 CPO with 30k miles from my local BMW dealership (they have always taken care of me so i plan to buy via them)
Options
- DCT (which i fucking love btw!)
- Cold weather package
- Suunroof (my preference)
- Navigation
- Sport pkg with the 19" wheels
- EDC with full M sport package (you can calibrate damn near everything)
- Silverstone with black leather interior (my first color choice is blk....but either way it goes...i plan to wrap it again....but i still love silverstone too)
- Does not have logic7 or heated steering wheel
E60 2008 LCI M5 SMG with 39k miles from the same dealership, Black Sapphire Metallic
Options (all of them i can think of to be honest)
- Navigation
- Soft Touch Door close
- Heated Seats front & rear, heated steering wheel
- HUD
- Active Seats
- Cooled Seats
- Comfort Seats
- Extended leather....the entire dashboard is black Nolovo leather....so nice!
- Logic7
- Brushed Aluminum trim
Pricing wise, they are both equal. literally my payments would be the exact same....i think im leaning towards the M5 as the daily drive will be more comfortable given the size of the car, the seats, the interior is plush....it feels like the M3 in a tuxedo. But ive always wanted an M3 and it looks like a f*cking dream....im really torn. any input would help. im making a decision this weekend....no rush...its just these are the only two types of cars i would even consider at this point and this dealer and these cars are on the up & up.
I am worried that getting another E60 will bring all the random ass problems i had with my 2004....the CPO Warranty helps with that but it might make sense to avoid it and jump into another platform. Here are pics of the Silverstone E92:
Deciding between now and Monday whether I will buy an E92 M3 or an E60 M5.....i honestly dont want to consider any other cars....unless i could afford an Aston Martin or Maserati
Here are the specs:
E92 M3 2008 CPO with 30k miles from my local BMW dealership (they have always taken care of me so i plan to buy via them)
Options
- DCT (which i fucking love btw!)
- Cold weather package
- Suunroof (my preference)
- Navigation
- Sport pkg with the 19" wheels
- EDC with full M sport package (you can calibrate damn near everything)
- Silverstone with black leather interior (my first color choice is blk....but either way it goes...i plan to wrap it again....but i still love silverstone too)
- Does not have logic7 or heated steering wheel
E60 2008 LCI M5 SMG with 39k miles from the same dealership, Black Sapphire Metallic
Options (all of them i can think of to be honest)
- Navigation
- Soft Touch Door close
- Heated Seats front & rear, heated steering wheel
- HUD
- Active Seats
- Cooled Seats
- Comfort Seats
- Extended leather....the entire dashboard is black Nolovo leather....so nice!
- Logic7
- Brushed Aluminum trim
Pricing wise, they are both equal. literally my payments would be the exact same....i think im leaning towards the M5 as the daily drive will be more comfortable given the size of the car, the seats, the interior is plush....it feels like the M3 in a tuxedo. But ive always wanted an M3 and it looks like a f*cking dream....im really torn. any input would help. im making a decision this weekend....no rush...its just these are the only two types of cars i would even consider at this point and this dealer and these cars are on the up & up.
I am worried that getting another E60 will bring all the random ass problems i had with my 2004....the CPO Warranty helps with that but it might make sense to avoid it and jump into another platform. Here are pics of the Silverstone E92:
11-12-2011, 01:33 PM
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My Ride: 04' 545i, Sport Package, Black, Active Xenon, ARS, Aux Input
'10 Tahoe, Black on Black, leather, Nav/XM, 20" tires, full body kit, power 2nd row, loaded
'93 Jeep Wrangler, lifted 4.5", 33" meats, Rampage Recovery Bumper w/Tire Swing, etc
25' Aquasport Osprey, Center Console,2012 200 HO Etec
I have to say M5... Its my next car hopefully. The M3 is sweet but the 5 as you have stated is an M3 in a tuxedo. I have 2 boys and need the extra room... the 3 seems so small. And 2 doors just isn't really practical. I do worry about the e60 reliability although I am not too sure of the M5's suffer from a lot of what we see here??
... and the CPO on the M3 is sweet but I do think you will miss the Logic 7 and heated wheel - I know I would!
GL and sorry to hear about the Goblin
... and the CPO on the M3 is sweet but I do think you will miss the Logic 7 and heated wheel - I know I would!GL and sorry to hear about the Goblin
11-12-2011, 01:57 PM
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My Ride: 2008 535xi
M5. If I ever buy an M3, it will be my "second" car. It has a lot packed into it, but I want the space and environment of the 5 series most of the time.
11-12-2011, 02:22 PM
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My Ride: 2008 535i:
(8/07 Build) Metallic Bronze, Beige NASCA Leather, Ventilated Seats, Sport Pkg, Cold Wxr Pkg, Logic-7 Sound, HUD, Night Vision, PDC, Split Rear Seats, NAV, Premium Pkg, Comfort Access, HD Radio, Sport Auto Trans
Current mods: M-Aero Kit, JB4, Motorcepts 6000k HID Foglamps
Umnitza ICE-Lite 10w LED 6000k AE's
1992 Camaro RS:
Fully Restored w/Custom Interior, 5.0L V8, T-tops, OEM Z28 Foglamps, Inst Cluster, & Spoiler, Custom Sound, Too many engine mods to list
M5 - Spend a few minutes in those seats and you will understand. The extra 100hp is just a bonus.
11-12-2011, 04:02 PM
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My Ride: 07' BMW 550i
If you want a sport car then it's M3 all the way. M5 in other hand feels heavy, but get me wrong it's fast car ( I had drove for some time), but m3 is edgily fast.
11-12-2011, 04:17 PM
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My Ride: 09 535i Xdrive
Technology package
Premium Package
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M3
A nice change from your past ride and one slick car.Also probably somewhat easier on gas then the V10
A nice change from your past ride and one slick car.Also probably somewhat easier on gas then the V10