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Old 06-05-2019, 08:04 PM   #31
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The e39 M5 is fun enough and I wish I'd bought one on at least one of my shopping rounds. However, regular e39 sport package cars were at least tidy starting points - in their day. Given how luxo/7-series like the f10 5 is, I'm not sure how fun the M can become.
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Old 06-05-2019, 08:20 PM   #32
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With the advent of legitimate 4-door M3's (E90), M5's stopped having any appeal to me. And 2-door M3's as well.

Basically, in my mind (assuming manuals):

M3 sedan > any other sedan.
911 /Boxster > M3 coupe
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Old 06-05-2019, 08:47 PM   #33
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If the E39 M5 had been sold with non-garbage steering, I’d own one instead of the e90.
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Old 06-05-2019, 10:07 PM   #34
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I think back to all the times I almost bought an M5 and am thinking I must have known what I was doing then. Same with the E39 540.

I agree with FC, the E90 M3 really made the M5 redundant.
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Old 06-05-2019, 10:18 PM   #35
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Zach, why not an F80?
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Old 06-06-2019, 08:27 AM   #36
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F80 makes by far the most sense and I'll drive one soon. F10 is appealing due to being slightly larger and more luxurious for the 90% highway driving we do. That said, the F10 is a little too similar to the X5 which I expect we'll replace in a little over a year with a G05 X5 M50i.

What I really want is a 911 but am struggling to make a use case for it with soon to be 2 kids.
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Old 06-06-2019, 09:15 AM   #37
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soon to be 2 kids.
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Old 06-06-2019, 09:25 AM   #38
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Old 06-06-2019, 10:09 AM   #39
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Old 06-06-2019, 12:51 PM   #40
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Ha - thanks guys. Should be interesting.
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