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02-27-2011, 07:34 PM
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02-27-2011, 08:04 PM
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f10 offsets are pretty high compared to e60's.. RWD f10's are closer to e60 xi offsets...
02-27-2011, 08:32 PM
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02-27-2011, 08:57 PM
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C, funny you posted this thread - I was coming back from a skiing trip today and saw an F10 on the road, and thought to myself "what a great-looking car!" I caught on to it's looks really quickly, I think. What kind of deters me is the price vs. the driving experience - if it can't pull higher g's than the E60, why would someone pay more? - that sort of thing. But I think LCI is where its at for me, personally. You're rich, so you can swing the bigger payment though 
One foot in it already LOL I never really hated it - I love the looks and the interior is great. It is the handling limits that insult me, so I bitch about it plenty. Like I said above, I just don't understand why I would pay so much more to get a car that handles worse. That said, I - of course - realize that you get more toys and there are lots of other benefits.
You might get bitch-slapped!
IMHO numbers are still INSANE for the F10...
Well put. As always.
One foot in it already LOL I never really hated it - I love the looks and the interior is great. It is the handling limits that insult me, so I bitch about it plenty. Like I said above, I just don't understand why I would pay so much more to get a car that handles worse. That said, I - of course - realize that you get more toys and there are lots of other benefits.
You might get bitch-slapped!
I just built a 550i M Sport in AW with the 20" Ferric Grey 312 wheels. I think this looks stunning!
The only mods that I would do are as follows:
A 2 year lease and look to move into the new M5 after it's been out for 18+ months. Very tempting...
The only mods that I would do are as follows:
- High Gloss Black Kidney Grills
- 35% Tint
- Dinan Tune
- Wheel Spacers
- Paint the front yellow reflectors AW
A 2 year lease and look to move into the new M5 after it's been out for 18+ months. Very tempting...
I think its a great move. Dump the M. This new 550 with a Dinan tune will be just as fast. Maybe not as violent or track ready but definitely just as fast. You'll be primed and ready to go 2 yrs down the road for the new M. The price will have come down by then. Any kinks will have been sorted and you'll know exactly what mods you'll want as enough time will have passed that all the tuners will be in full swing with F10 M5 parts.
02-27-2011, 08:57 PM
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Exactly! Now it just depends on what kind of lease deals there are. Currently, on a 24 month lease with 10K miles, residual is 62% and the MF is .00185. I need to get the price of the car as close to invoice as possible for this to work. It's going to be hard justifiying $1300/month on a 550 when my M5 is $1100...
I'm going to call him in an hour. I'll let you know what he says, but I think it's going to be pretty positive since John came from the E60 M5 as well.
I'm going to test drive the car tomorrow and run some numbers with my dealer, so I should know for sure by then. Stay tuned...
I'm going to test drive the car tomorrow and run some numbers with my dealer, so I should know for sure by then. Stay tuned...
Just hope it doesn't take you as long to write the short synopsis on F10's handling as it is taking Rudy
02-28-2011, 06:08 AM
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I think its a great move. Dump the M. This new 550 with a Dinan tune will be just as fast. Maybe not as violent or track ready but definitely just as fast. You'll be primed and ready to go 2 yrs down the road for the new M. The price will have come down by then. Any kinks will have been sorted and you'll know exactly what mods you'll want as enough time will have passed that all the tuners will be in full swing with F10 M5 parts.
Remember, if we thought our E60's had "perfect" handling, why would we put coilovers on them?
02-28-2011, 09:47 PM
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I can agree the 550 might not be as "violent and track ready" as your current E60 C, but that's not really a fair comparison. When comparing your M5 with mods (including KWs) to the 550 I think you kind of have to give the F10 the benefit of the doubt a little. It's not an M5 (yet). I'd be very interested to read an F10 owner's review of the car with coilovers on it. THAT would be a much more reasonable comparison.
Remember, if we thought our E60's had "perfect" handling, why would we put coilovers on them?
Remember, if we thought our E60's had "perfect" handling, why would we put coilovers on them?
PS I'm convinced that an updated F10 will BLOW E60 away on the objective numbers as well - whether it will happen at LCI or BMW will tweak it mid-production year, I'm sure it is coming. Not to mention, the tire technology is advancing very quickly - it is not inconceivable that the standard tires on the F10 M5 will be able to pull 1g+ turns!
