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Originally Posted by Roger_M
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Originally Posted by mjr24
This is all relative. If you have had not-so-quick cars, then maybe a 540 is enough for you.
For those of us who have had super powerful cars, 0-60 in 4.9 seconds isn't going to do jack.
There is a much larger difference between a 550 versus the 540 than there will be the 550 vs the M5 and the small difference does not justify the $30k price for the M5 over the 550.
I also don't know how I feel about the M badging on the 550. I tend not to like stuff like that...especially after having owned real M cars.
I'm sure the 540 is a solid car.....but I think it comes down to power. I don't think people buy the 550 for the M badging....they bought it because even if it was badged a Pokemon 550i, it still is the fastest BMW to date and will only be surpassed by another model $30k more. All of this talk is really an indictment of the M5. If you don't think a 550 is worth the extra dough, you can imagine how the M5 looks to people.
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Spot on comments MJR!  |
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