M5/545i

I got the car with only 800kms early this year. Try offering your 525i for low 3M+. Then upgrade to my car. The options alone in my car is worth P500k already, not to mention, the bump in power of the V8 engine. The only downside is that it's a gray unit. I wouldn't have gotten it if Klassik didn't give me the go signal that they would service it without requiring additional "gray" charges. (I'm sure the M5 order helped a lot) If you know the people at Autozentrum, they'll probably service it as well, if not, then you'll be hassled to go to Klassik for service. I can drop the price further if you don't need my Volk rims and M-kit, since I'm planning on installing the rims on the M5 and just unload the M-kit for P100k or so.

So for the P4.5M question, why am I selling? Funds will be going to the new M3 or Carrera S. The former depending on how solid the performance and reviews will be. The latter, para matapos na, sana. Anyway, if you are not interested, kindly spread the word to potential buyers na lang. Thanks!

Rizbel

Congrats!!! Nice ride, Pare ko.

garthbo

I'm selling my car too. Really was thinking of your 545i but after giving it some thought.... I realized that the Cayman S is the car for me. Wish I could afford the Carrera S though. I was actually looking at a year 2000 Yellow GT3. Was sold to an american here for a high price of Php7MM. Guess it was not meant for me. Anyway, I'll spread the word on your 545i.

M5/545i

Hmmm... strange upgrade. I thought your 525i was your current daily driver? Anyway, a Cayman and a 5-series is an apples to oranges comparison so won't really bother getting into that. You can't go wrong with a Cayman, that would be a great weekend funrun/track/gimmick car. Of course, eventually, you will crave for a 911 but the Cayman S should be a better balanced car than the 911 but as usual, Porschephiles will never consider it a "true" Porsche but who cares?!? A Porsche is a PORSCHE! Get one and just use your Camry, Accord or whatever Jap car you have as your daily driver.

As for me, I'll just wait for the final numbers and looks on the new M3 but I'm still more inclined towards a Porsche 911CS for the simple fact that I've never owned a Porsche 911 and owning an M5 and M3 might be redundant.

Good luck!

Rizbel, thanks man!

garthbo

My daily drive is a Toyota Fortuner I only use the 525i on weekends and gimmicks so upgrading to a Porsche is not really a strange idea. Anyway, it'll take awhile to sell my car so who knows what I might end up owning. This is really the fun part of it all...

M5/545i

Ok, now everything makes perfect sense. For a moment there, I thought the 525i was your daily driver, so naturally I thought replacing that with a Cayman S would be "strange." The Fortuner is a good everyday car but tends to get bouncy when you sit in the back, 525i would be perfect actually.

In the Phil setting, you only get ///M cars or P-cars. Forget the Ferraris, Astons, Lambos. Personally, I feel the ///M-cars are far more usable on Phil streets. As you already know, I had a 350Z a while back. In no way is it a Porsche but if you will allow me, it has a similiar "profile" to Porsches. To make the long story short, I logged in more kms on my M3 in 1 year than my 350Z in 3 years of ownership. Why? The M3 was much more subtle and incognito and nobody really knew what it was unless you were a BMW enthusiast while the 350Z was just too loud. 10 out of 10 times, the layman would appreciate and be "Wowed" by the 350Z over the M3. I know, I know, at this point, you are probably saying, "is this guy smoking pot?" But I swear, ganun talaga rito. That is also the same hesitation I have on the 911CS but as a friend told me, "You can never go through life without owning a Porsche." ---- ang hirap!!!