Funny M5 Story...A hole dealer....
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Originally Posted by mal28
Acura dealer did this crap with me with an NSX, wanted $5000 to let me test drive it! I have never set foot in an acura dealer since then
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Originally Posted by rss997
....Sticker had 30,000 "California Market adjustment" added to list price of $88665...
Originally Posted by Lotus350
....Let's face it, $95K for a 5sr is ALOT of money...even for a M5!!...
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Edmunds.com, which does fair reviews, mentioned that the M5 is worth every penny. The only other expensive car that they said that about was the C2S, as far as I can recall.
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Contrast this to the approach of dealers in Germany. I was there in September, and happened across a used M5 with the equivalent of about 3k miles on the clock. They were offering the car for sale at MSRP minus about 10%. In other words, no price jacking going on.
As a fun aside, after looking at the car and talking with the salesman, he offered a test drive. NATURALLY I accepted his offer. We hit 175 mph on the Autobahn (the computer had been recalibrated to over ride the speed control that I believe BMW sets at 155 mph).
After spending all day in a 997S, the M5 felt really heavy. I actually scared myself in a couple of bends on the Autobahn. I carried the same speed as I would in the 997S, and all that weight was quite a handful. Yeah, she's got a ton of power, and the paddles are fun, especially with 7 gears. But I sort of felt like I was playing a video game rather than being fully engaged in driving the car, as in the Porsche.
But getting back to my original point -- dealers. Comparing the approach of a US Bmer dealer to that of a German Bmer dealer: night and day.
As a fun aside, after looking at the car and talking with the salesman, he offered a test drive. NATURALLY I accepted his offer. We hit 175 mph on the Autobahn (the computer had been recalibrated to over ride the speed control that I believe BMW sets at 155 mph).
After spending all day in a 997S, the M5 felt really heavy. I actually scared myself in a couple of bends on the Autobahn. I carried the same speed as I would in the 997S, and all that weight was quite a handful. Yeah, she's got a ton of power, and the paddles are fun, especially with 7 gears. But I sort of felt like I was playing a video game rather than being fully engaged in driving the car, as in the Porsche.
But getting back to my original point -- dealers. Comparing the approach of a US Bmer dealer to that of a German Bmer dealer: night and day.
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Don't forget that after you have been fleeced at the dealer for the market adjustment, there is a $3000 gas guzzler tax to add to your misery. Enjoy your new M5.