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Originally Posted by Knifeedge2k1
The ONLY people who buy an M550i are the ones who want the "original" M5 formula but think the current M5 has focused too much on performance.
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Originally Posted by Joe-BMW33
Honestly, the M550 is pretty much a unicorn that I doubt we will ever see again. I remember driving one for the first time and thinking holy fuck. That was it, I went on a mission to find the right spec. BMW has never offered a car with this much performance without it being a real ///M.
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These points pretty much sum it up. I can't imagine getting rid of my M550i anytime soon unless it starts presenting recurring issues that either affect the ownership experience or become a money pit. And for the TU2/TU3 V8s, I don't think that is going to be too different from the typical BMW.