Used M5 - Is it still worth buying?
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='1073819' date='Dec 14 2009, 09:11 PM
I enjoy quick bursts of speed off a light
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='1074114' date='Dec 15 2009, 02:16 PM
Oooo the M5 sucks at that (unless you're willing to kill the clutch)... theres like no low end torque. but once you get it moving that thing is WAAAY quick!
To the OP, get it already. You'll love it!
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Get the M5.
About a month ago, I was in the Market for an '09 M3 looking for a good deal. My local sales guy casually asked me in an email "What about a used '06 M5 with 14k miles on it". My knee jerk reaction was NAH!. After thinking about it I took it out for a test drive... I signed the sales contract the next day. (46,5K)
I have never experienced the thrill of driving as much as I do with my Silver Bullet... it is simply exhillarating. An amazing car.
About a month ago, I was in the Market for an '09 M3 looking for a good deal. My local sales guy casually asked me in an email "What about a used '06 M5 with 14k miles on it". My knee jerk reaction was NAH!. After thinking about it I took it out for a test drive... I signed the sales contract the next day. (46,5K)
I have never experienced the thrill of driving as much as I do with my Silver Bullet... it is simply exhillarating. An amazing car.
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The M5 is an amazing car and now it is very cheep compared to the brand new price. The only thing that I would caution is cost of ownership. I used to spend a lot of time on the MB forums when I was driving Sl500's. You could get a SL500 for like 20k and people were buying them up like crazy, then they had an issue and needed some repairs. Next thing you know they were looking at a 4k-5k repair bill and people were sooo pissed that a car that cost 20k cost soooo much to maintain. Just remember. A 45k m5 was still a 95K car and on top of that it is a M car, crazy expensive to repair. Plus the lack of maintenance that BMW performs on these cars will ensure that chance that they will fail quicker compared to the Old School maintenance that BMW used to require for their cars. You have to think about what it will cost you if the vanos unit goes on the car (like 14K) or your SMG dies. If you are not worried about maintenance and repair costs in the future GET THE CAR. I have been struggling with the same thing... M5's are sooo cheep that I really want one... then I think about the what if's do I really want to layout serious cash for repairs. Good luck
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Originally Posted by MRV99' post='1075320' date='Dec 17 2009, 11:17 AM
Plus the lack of maintenance that BMW performs on these cars will ensure that chance that they will fail quicker compared to the Old School maintenance that BMW used to require for their cars.
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Originally Posted by MRV99' post='1075320' date='Dec 17 2009, 11:17 AM
The M5 is an amazing car and now it is very cheep compared to the brand new price. The only thing that I would caution is cost of ownership. I used to spend a lot of time on the MB forums when I was driving Sl500's. You could get a SL500 for like 20k and people were buying them up like crazy, then they had an issue and needed some repairs. Next thing you know they were looking at a 4k-5k repair bill and people were sooo pissed that a car that cost 20k cost soooo much to maintain. Just remember. A 45k m5 was still a 95K car and on top of that it is a M car, crazy expensive to repair. Plus the lack of maintenance that BMW performs on these cars will ensure that chance that they will fail quicker compared to the Old School maintenance that BMW used to require for their cars. You have to think about what it will cost you if the vanos unit goes on the car (like 14K) or your SMG dies. If you are not worried about maintenance and repair costs in the future GET THE CAR. I have been struggling with the same thing... M5's are sooo cheep that I really want one... then I think about the what if's do I really want to layout serious cash for repairs. Good luck
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Originally Posted by dbae1978' post='1075371' date='Dec 17 2009, 12:59 PM
When a M vehicle is first released the dealer mark-ups can be in the neighborhood of $30K
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Subscribing because I am still interested in a 2006 M5. I am hoping I am still able to buy an extended warranty and maintenance program assuming the car has under 50k miles.
Please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe BMW just changed there policy that you can still get an extended warranty even if you are not the first owner of the car as long as it passed their inspection and it was under the 50k or 4 year cut-off of the factory warranty.
My quandary is more 2008 BMW 550i with M-package vs. 2006 M5 vs. 2005-2006 911 S (I already have a thread going
Please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe BMW just changed there policy that you can still get an extended warranty even if you are not the first owner of the car as long as it passed their inspection and it was under the 50k or 4 year cut-off of the factory warranty.
My quandary is more 2008 BMW 550i with M-package vs. 2006 M5 vs. 2005-2006 911 S (I already have a thread going
