Why are there so many E60's in Cali?

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01-03-2009 | 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by silvergray5456spd' post='758542' date='Jan 3 2009, 03:29 PM

There are not many 5ers out here either. Since I got my car (July 08) I have seen 1 other 545i sport, 1 535i sport and 2 550i sport. I see a few 525is, 528is and 530is maybe once a week. Other than that its pretty dead, out here everyone likes trucks :thumbsdown:

Oh, yeah! Everyone here LOVES their trucks....

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01-03-2009 | 04:43 PM

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My Ride: 530I Silver gray with gray leather with Premium Package, Logic 7 Premium sound system with Ipod interface, xenon adaptive headlights, Active steering, Power retractable rear sunshade, Comfort seats, Cold weather package and M5 OEM 166 wheels, Sprintbooster. Ceramic Tint all around, Bilstein Sports shocks with Eibach springs, Brake performance Rotors and Axxis ceramic pads.

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Originally Posted by Howitzer' post='758522' date='Jan 3 2009, 03:09 PM

I haven't seen your car around.

I would have noticed 166's rolling by me, too.

I switched to my 17" original rims for winter. I'm on Route 59 and Highway 90 everyday going to work. What road do you usually use?

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01-03-2009 | 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bespoke1' post='758587' date='Jan 3 2009, 02:34 PM

Oh, yeah! Everyone here LOVES their trucks....

As the old saying goes....."If it ain't a truck it ain't sh*t!!"

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01-04-2009 | 01:39 PM

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There are lots of factors:

-They're also probably cheaper in Cali than in Ill due to so many more car dealers out there and the competition. Do a search on carsdirect.com and punch in a Socal zip like 90047 and compare it with an Ill zip.
-People in Socal spend ALOT of time in traffic, which probably explains why there's an "apparent" higher popularity of the roomier 5's vs 3's.
-Most people in Socal can't afford a home, so they get the nicest car they can afford...hell, you can't take the $ with you when you die, so why not enjoy it?

-Higher cost of living in Socal = higher average wages BUT, fortunately, cost of living doesn't have as much effect on car prices (like they do on real estate prices) so the price of a 5 pretty much the same all across the country.
-Most people in Socal are materialistic and shallow. It's the center of the Hollywood universe...how could you expect that disease not to spread to the local inhabitants??? LOL

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