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Bottom line is the 550 is a great car. It's the best of the group I've mentioned unless you start getting into E63 and M5 territory....and I just don't think those cars are $40k better than the M550. Again, compliment towards the 550. I just wish it were a smidge bigger but that's just a personal preference....the 5 is already big in terms of a mid-size sedan.
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08-31-2019, 02:18 AM | #46 | |
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I've had a long history of purchasing real M's starting with my long-departed e86 Z4 MC, and the e92 M3 (my 4th ED pickup) that I am still holding onto as a weekender, but of course, you wouldn't care for these M cars with MT because HP and 0-60 is all that matters to you. Have fun with your street drag racing, and I'll try to remember I am not worthy to post here until I get myself an M550i. |
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08-31-2019, 05:21 AM | #47 |
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I think what kind of comes out of this thread is that it's not an easy task to step up with our next car beyond the M550i, as long as one keeps their interest in the same vehicle class, i.e., luxury sports sedan. For my money, the M550i wins in that class, when a blend of criteria are considered such as price, performance, comfort, quality & dependability and looks.
Certainly an F90 M5 is faster, Giulia Quadrifoglio perhaps has nicer styling, Audi TT RS is cheaper, etc., but in an all-around evaluation I think M550i is hard to beat. Just my two cents. |
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Obviously if you are looking at the price of a less well configured M550i or a better equipped M5 (I'm missing the B&W stereo, night vision and the full leather) or wanting an M5C instead of the base M5, then your numbers could be correct. Hell, a fully outfitted M5C can be $130K, I believe. But, for me I was looking at wanting similar options on the M550i and M5 so that's the numbers I considered. I'm not sure what I'll do when this ones lease comes do (hell, I don't actually have it yet), so I may not get another M5, but that will depend on if I think the extra cost is warranted again. Just FYI. |
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Now, from a comfort standpoint I have a 14 y/o, 4 y/o and a preggo wife that have no complaints with the ride being too harsh. The m5 has been my dd for about a year now with multiple 5 hour trips distance wise including some of them in the dead of a snowy winter. Drives like a tank as Im sure the M550 does but with the added power. Just sharing my 2 cents. |
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I can agree with this as well. Just picked mine up today and was really impressed at how driveable it is even under heavy acceleration. I test drove one, of course, but I was reluctant to put my foot in it in a car that was not mine.
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I didn't say non-M550i owners are not "worthy". I was simply asking what other 550 owners have looked at/thought about for their next car in comparison to the power/tech of the 550. Someone with a 530 is PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE ME MUCH OF A COMPARISON SINCE THEY DON'T OWN THE CAR. Why is that so hard for just you to understand? I'm not a doctor, either, but I saw a doctor once for something so I'd be glad to give you medical advice. It's basically the same thing. Screw it....according to you, I'm obviously a traffic scofflaw and a reckless driver (as are all of us who own cars that go from 0-60 in a certain time). I'm just going to get a minivan and call it a day. Just don't get mad when I'm in front of your 530 going 20MPH under the limit. BTW....check my sig, pretty sure I've had some "real" M cars, too...
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Although an M5 would be the ultimate badasss sedan, the M550 is a fine substitute for 90% of driving.
I recently drove a M5C during the recent M Town tour and after leaving in my Dinan Stage 1 equipped M550, I did not feel car envy. The M5 clearly had a better steering feel, cornering and cool M bits. But, for the majority of my in town driving, my M5550 did not feel slower and its lack of toss-ability was not enough of a negative to make a difference. With that said, an M5 is alos an emotional decision and which I have made before and I get how one would satisfy the urge for more.
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I don't think anything compares to the M550 in terms of performance; power; features and price.
As noted above, both the S6 and S7 are slower; the E63 is significantly more expensive |
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Drove the M5 at COTA last summer at M Track Days. It is definitely badass. Easily hit 144 down the straightaway. However, I love my M550. So much better than the others I have owned (including the M4). My only problem, at age 71, is getting out of it....not so much in to it. If I trade, which I am not currently contemplating, I will probably go with an X5 with the V8 (not necessarily an M), which are hard to find, I understand. Just because I can climb in and then fall (tumble) out!. All you young guys.......just wait. You'll find out what I mean.
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But I still have no problem getting in and out of my 5 series. The steering wheel lifting up and out of the way is good enough for me. If it doesn't work for you, you can probably have the car coded for "easy entry". This is where the seats slides back when you turn the engine off and slides forward to your regular setting when you turn the engine back on. I had this done with my prior 330e; I assume one can still do it on the 5 series but I haven't tried. |
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I am in the same boat with my m550, 2 months to go before I can turn it in. The car is so good that I too am struggling to figure out what to do next. Move up to the M5, go in a different direction and go back to a 4 seat convertible, or just get another m550. BMW is throwing a $7500 incentive for me to buy out my current m550 which is very tempting. I am on an owners choice deal so if I buy it out it will be tax free (sort of, no additional taxes as I paid all the taxes over the last 3 years!).
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Mjr, I remember us buying our cars at the same time. Anyway my lease ended yesterday and I got a 750i. I really struggled with the idea but I wanted a car that was loaded and with tires that wouldn’t burst on every pothole. I really miss the m550 and I think I should have bought the 2021 and just Replaced the tires with tires with a higher side wall. Anyway, I will keep the 750 for a year and go back to the M550. It’s just a perfect fir for me.
The 750 is supremely comfortable car but it does everything so well that it’s boring. It actually feels faster than the M550 because you don’t feel the illusion of speed at anytime.
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