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[robg]

Alan - congratulations. Your car looks amazing inside and out. Bmw did a great job on the 5 series facelift. The m550 seems like a surprisingly good value - you now have to spend over 100k with MB, Porsche or Audi to get a v8 mid size sedan or wagon (RS6).


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[dan]

jesus, I did not realize these cars were getting this quick. The M5 Comp goes 0-60 in 3.1 seconds?

[Josh (PA)]

Originally Posted by JST

I take Sarafil’s point—or maybe I take his word for it. I’m not BMWs target customer anymore. I suppose there’s such a thing as a “good SUV” but I wouldn’t know or care what that is.

He's very right about the util vehicles. I've been planning our replacement for our current X5 and I keep coming back to the X3 w/ B58 is a screaming deal and a great package compared to anything else. The X5 hybrid is similarly well positioned.

I've configured mulitple MB products, especially the e wagon (which is now jacked up and plastic clad unforuntately) as well as the A4 and A6 all road. They all come back ~$10k more expensive with less content nothing to really set them apart from the X3.

I'd prefer to get a wagon, but the offerings don't make it worth taking one just for the sake of wagon.

[nate]

Originally Posted by Alan

Just picked up the M550 yesterday, wow this car is amazing !!! The power and sound of the 8 cylinder is intoxicating and this is when starting it up from the outside and just listening to the growl plus the technology between the 4 wheel steering, the new idrive system, the beautiful interior, all I can say is I am very happy with this new purchase.



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Congrats!

With respect to the sound, I bet that car has a speaker playing artificial engine noise and exhaust.

My S4 came with that and I disabled it. Car is quieter on the inside, but what you do hear sounds authentic.

[lip277]

I think I will be perpetually in the 'used car' market from now on...
I can't really think of any new cars that are of interest any more....

The only exception I can think of is for a 3/4 or full ton diesel truck (for towing my trailers).
While I do NOT like how big they have become, they have not crossed that line yet...

[robg]

Originally Posted by dan

jesus, I did not realize these cars were getting this quick. The M5 Comp goes 0-60 in 3.1 seconds?

For sure. With EVs starting to become more common, it seems inevitable that even mainstream family sedans (or whatever that sgement morphs into) will be doing sub 4 second 0-60 times within 5 years.

[JST]

Originally Posted by dan

jesus, I did not realize these cars were getting this quick. The M5 Comp goes 0-60 in 3.1 seconds?

Ha, yes, which is...barely faster than a Model 3.

[equ]

Originally Posted by nate

Congrats!

With respect to the sound, I bet that car has a speaker playing artificial engine noise and exhaust.

My S4 came with that and I disabled it. Car is quieter on the inside, but what you do hear sounds authentic.

I disabled my '14 s4's soundaktor or whatever it was called as well. A fuse if I remember.

[nate]

Originally Posted by equ

I disabled my '14 s4's soundaktor or whatever it was called as well. A fuse if I remember.

Yep, just pull the fuse.

I think I recall seeing that for BMWs you can do it in the iDrive, but I'm not certain about that.

[RMR]

Originally Posted by Alan

Here are a few more pics ... really am amazed by this car, the power is insane ... BMW rates it at 0-60 in 3.6 seconds Who wants to race ... except JST with his Tesla 3. . I drove the smaller engine Tesla 3 and that thing was fast as sh*t

WOW! Congrats Alan! Beautiful car.