rss997

I would never buy it even at MSRP....BMW did this on the 850...my dad paid MSRP anf sold it 2 years later for a 40 k loss....

The_Phantom

What do you mean, $5K deposit toward the purchase of the car?

The_Phantom

lol. Yeah, even $88,665 is a lot for a 5 series that starts at $42,500. Basically $50,000 worth of extras. And no matter what they add to it, it doesn't look like a $100,000 car. I'd be embarassed to tell someone I paid that much for it.

Putt-Putt

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.

eilig

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.

Holli82

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.

Bill_C4S

a true irony...when you realise that the Cayenne Turbo avoids the gas guzzler tax...after all it is a truck