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« on: May 21, 2007, 11:45:01 pm » |
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« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2007, 11:49:43 pm » |
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The M5 is not your average family sedan. Actually, none of these cars 5 Series cars are, but the M5 possesses a different order of performance. With 500-hp under foot, the M5's turbine-like engine can literally shove you back in your seat and pin you there while accelerating, and it tracks around corners like a two-seat sports car. Its quad exhaust is a perfect finishing touch. Oh Boy. What wouldn't I give to be able own an M5!  |
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« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2007, 11:58:10 pm » |
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« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2007, 05:12:02 am » |
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M5 is my dream car.  |
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« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2007, 07:07:48 am » |
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I would go for a 535xi an invest the change to pay for maintenance after the warranty is up. |
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It is a narrow policy to suppose that this country or that is to be marked out as the eternal ally or the perpetual enemy of England. We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.
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« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2007, 09:38:42 am » |
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M5 is my dream car. Do it....nothing stopping you.  |
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« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2007, 10:20:54 am » |
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Sign me up for a 535xi Touring please.
Also, Death Valley is an awesome place to check out. They even filmed parts of Star Wars there. |
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How is it possible that after electricity has traveled through hundreds of miles of power line then hundreds of feet (or yards) of romex in our home, that changing the last three feet of wire with something exotic, expensive (cool looking, and packaged in a pricey box) is going to make a difference?
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« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2007, 01:11:09 pm » |
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500hp in a sedan(practical) and fun...yummy, would love to own one... |
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« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2007, 03:18:14 pm » |
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The M5 actually seems to represent very good value, too. It's as or more powerful than many supercars, handles very well, and is cheaper by a wide margin. And it seats four. Am I stretching? Would that argument work on your wife? "But honey, it's cheaper than a Ferrari, and we can fit your parents in the back seat!" |
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« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2007, 05:43:23 pm » |
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The M5 actually seems to represent very good value, too. It's as or more powerful than many supercars, handles very well, and is cheaper by a wide margin. And it seats four. Am I stretching? Would that argument work on your wife? "But honey, it's cheaper than a Ferrari, and we can fit your parents in the back seat!" ...although when you consider a Dodge Charger SRT8 has 425 hp and costs... what, a third the M5's cost how much of a bargain does that M5 sound now?  |
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« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2007, 07:42:51 pm » |
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M5 has a V10 ... not just a Hemi ... down by 2 sellinders.  No bargin IMO. and no stick available in the SRT8. |
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« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2007, 09:48:13 pm » |
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M5 is my dream car. Do it....nothing stopping you.  where do I start! |
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« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2007, 10:21:35 pm » |
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The M5 actually seems to represent very good value, too. It's as or more powerful than many supercars, handles very well, and is cheaper by a wide margin. And it seats four. Am I stretching? Would that argument work on your wife? "But honey, it's cheaper than a Ferrari, and we can fit your parents in the back seat!" ...although when you consider a Dodge Charger SRT8 has 425 hp and costs... what, a third the M5's cost how much of a bargain does that M5 sound now? I think that at high speed driving on freeways, preferably the German Autobahns, you would know why the M5 is double, almost treble the Charger SRT8. |
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« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2007, 10:30:45 pm » |
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The M5 actually seems to represent very good value, too. It's as or more powerful than many supercars, handles very well, and is cheaper by a wide margin. And it seats four. Am I stretching? Would that argument work on your wife? "But honey, it's cheaper than a Ferrari, and we can fit your parents in the back seat!" ...although when you consider a Dodge Charger SRT8 has 425 hp and costs... what, a third the M5's cost how much of a bargain does that M5 sound now? I think that at high speed driving on freeways, preferably the German Autobahns, you would know why the M5 is double, almost treble the Charger SRT8. Or on any road that isn't straight. |
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« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2007, 11:36:03 pm » |
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M5 is my dream car. Do it....nothing stopping you. where do I start! Well if you hadn't purchased that Echo for your daughter, you'd be tooling around in a blue M5 right now.  |
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« Reply #15 on: May 23, 2007, 01:15:00 am » |
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I'm torn on the M5. On one hand it has an amazing engine and brakes, and would cover most roads at a great clip. You could carry 5 people with luggage all day long at high speeds, match most exotic cars in acceleration, and not attract much attention doing it. That said, you can't get the car without the confounding I-drive, and if you get the 6spd, you get significantly diminished acceleration and handling because of the intrusive stability/traction control. And it's not just a tenth or so, but half a second in both 0-60 and the 1/4 mile. Handling limits drop significantly to the point of being similar to an econobox. That and the styling doesn't look "right" compared to some other BMW's. My ideal M5? Put the 500 hp engine into the E39 M5 (previous generation) without the electronic nannies and I'd be a happy camper.  |
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« Reply #16 on: May 23, 2007, 01:19:14 am » |
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OK, you can your dream M5, but i-drive, you passenger.  |
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« Reply #17 on: May 23, 2007, 06:43:33 am » |
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I'm torn on the M5. On one hand it has an amazing engine and brakes, and would cover most roads at a great clip. You could carry 5 people with luggage all day long at high speeds, match most exotic cars in acceleration, and not attract much attention doing it. That said, you can't get the car without the confounding I-drive, and if you get the 6spd, you get significantly diminished acceleration and handling because of the intrusive stability/traction control. And it's not just a tenth or so, but half a second in both 0-60 and the 1/4 mile. Handling limits drop significantly to the point of being similar to an econobox. That and the styling doesn't look "right" compared to some other BMW's.My ideal M5? Put the 500 hp engine into the E39 M5 (previous generation) without the electronic nannies and I'd be a happy camper. I just checked the BMW site both Canada and USA. In the USA the smg or 6 spd are just no charge options In Canada the 6spd is standard and the smg is a $2200 option. very weird. and the price differential needs some work as well $113000 in Canada $82,900 in the USA Seems easier to me just to save the money and buy a 550i if one has to have a V engine in a BMW. |
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It is a narrow policy to suppose that this country or that is to be marked out as the eternal ally or the perpetual enemy of England. We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual, and those interests it is our duty to follow.
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« Reply #18 on: May 23, 2007, 09:01:06 am » |
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Nice cars. Given the recent VW television ads which pits a Passat against a 525i series, I'd be half-tempted to race against one of these ultimate driving machines.... |
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« Reply #19 on: May 23, 2007, 09:40:39 am » |
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Nice cars. Given the recent VW television ads which pits a Passat against a 525i series, I'd be half-tempted to race against one of these ultimate driving machines.... Make sure it's the baby 5...and not a 550i. But remember, there's no driving sedan out that that quite feels like a BMW.  |
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