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Old May 17, 2011 | 05:43 PM
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As I am getting more and more closer to buying an M5 and I have been seeing alot of Pre-LCI M5 for under 40K lately all over for sale.

My questions is besides the Headlights and Tail lights, what are the difference in the interior spec from a Pre LCI to an LCI M5?
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Old May 17, 2011 | 06:34 PM
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Interior is different, door panels, trim, etc don't carry over. In an LCI car you may get the CIC NAV (hard rive based) with updated iDrive instead of the CCC units of Pre-LCI cars. Engine and transmissions are identical, but for some reason the 2006 models have had more problems (makes sense that was the first year)
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Old May 17, 2011 | 06:38 PM
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2009 gets the hard drive, 2008 is still dvd based.

The LCI cluster is different than pre-LCI, the trunk is different as well.
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Old May 17, 2011 | 10:30 PM
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Why were there problems with the engine in 2006?
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Old May 18, 2011 | 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by denissm
Why were there problems with the engine in 2006?
First year models of ANY make tend to have more problems/issues/recalls than subsequent years.
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Old May 18, 2011 | 06:17 AM
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Originally Posted by nomis_nehc
2009 gets the hard drive, 2008 is still dvd based.

The LCI cluster is different than pre-LCI, the trunk is different as well.
I didn't know the trunk was different? Which area; inside or outside?
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Old May 18, 2011 | 10:39 AM
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My bad, I forgot he's talking about the M5. The trunk is the same for both pre and LCI.
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Old May 18, 2011 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by nomis_nehc
My bad, I forgot he's talking about the M5. The trunk is the same for both pre and LCI.
Cool...
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Old May 18, 2011 | 11:24 AM
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I thought the non M pre and LCI trunks were the same also, what are the differences?
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Old May 18, 2011 | 12:09 PM
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The LCI's are faster.
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