The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com) - View Single Post - E60 M5: 6-spd manual vs. SMG

cosioboy · 29th July 2007, 21:20

Thanks a bunch, bmw1986! Great source of direct information, as usual!

So it seems if we take this fairly large (over 1,000) sample as representative, the number is 60%/40% in favor if SMG. Pretty even for my expectations, thought the numbers would be a lot more skewed towards the SMG.

I actually stopped by BMW of Manhattan on Friday. Asked one of the salesmen, he said based on prior experience the SMG-to-Manual ratio of historic sales was 3:2, which is about the number you quoted. They actually had an 08 black 6-spd in the showroom, customer never took delivery. Had just about every imaginable option, other than full leather, which in my book us a must. Interior really looks 'stripped' without the full leather and alcantara headliner. I liked the new door lanels following the 08 make over, especially in the two-tone Silverstone trim.

On a somewhat related note, I remember reading in Autoweek (under the Smoking Deals section) that BMW had a 1.9% financing on M5s (could be for 07MY though), but he said they never offer discounted financing (nor above sticker pricing) on the Beast as they are a factory store.

29th July 2007, 21:20	#10 (permalink)
cosioboy m5board.comoholic (>1000 posts) Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,799 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Thanks bmw1986 Thanks a bunch, bmw1986! Great source of direct information, as usual! So it seems if we take this fairly large (over 1,000) sample as representative, the number is 60%/40% in favor if SMG. Pretty even for my expectations, thought the numbers would be a lot more skewed towards the SMG. I actually stopped by BMW of Manhattan on Friday. Asked one of the salesmen, he said based on prior experience the SMG-to-Manual ratio of historic sales was 3:2, which is about the number you quoted. They actually had an 08 black 6-spd in the showroom, customer never took delivery. Had just about every imaginable option, other than full leather, which in my book us a must. Interior really looks 'stripped' without the full leather and alcantara headliner. I liked the new door lanels following the 08 make over, especially in the two-tone Silverstone trim. On a somewhat related note, I remember reading in Autoweek (under the Smoking Deals section) that BMW had a 1.9% financing on M5s (could be for 07MY though), but he said they never offer discounted financing (nor above sticker pricing) on the Beast as they are a factory store. __________________ THE WIFE *Das Beast:: Carbon Black 2000 E39 M5 Factory Love: PDC, Folding rear seats with ski bag, Black extended leather with Alcantara headliner, aluminum trim (swapped from burlwood) The Looks: Full 2001+ facelift upgrade: Euro AEs, Euro Celis taillights, steering wheel, grey instrument cluster, ACS Rooflid Spoiler The Ride: Dinan Stage III Suspension, Dinan Front Strut Tower Brace, TCD rear sway bar brackets, X5 4.8is thrust arm bushings, 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sports all around on rear OEM 9.5” rims SuperSprint Me:* Supersprint Headers, Supersprint Magnum exhaust, Supersprint X-pipe *Stop-and-Go: StopTech 355mm front BBK (red calipers, cross drilled rotors, Axxis Ultimates pads), Powerchip Gold 93 (v3), Dinan clutch assembly, Dinan lightened flywheel, Cold Air Intake, UFMotorsport IATS SolelyManualGear: Rogue Octane SSK with WSR, Rogue Tranny mounts, Rogue Clutch Stop, UUC illuminated aluminum shift knob The Sound: MB Quart Reference Series component speakers all around, M-Audio subs retrofit, Dension Ice>Link Plus i-Pod adapter The Light:* PIAA custom 3-watt Luxeon blue AE LEDs, Xenon/LED Interior Lighting Kit, 6000K fog HIDs, Euro rear fogs activated *Tech Gadgets:16x9 widescreen, MKIV DVD Sat Nav, Bluetooth, Valentine 1 Little extras: 35% Tint, M5 Trunk Mat, TEC cupholder, custom ///M5 Ultimate Pedals, extra OEM staggered wheels with Pirelli SnowSport 240 winter gear, Dinan trunk insignia THE MISTRESS* Das 'other' Ubber-Beast:: 2008 Audi B7 RS4 Named "Buffy", the Exotic Car Slayer Sprint Blue, Ivory Leather, Premium Package, Titanium Package Tinted, Valentine'd, Lamin-X'ed, Lidatek'ed, MTM Spacer'ed, Clear Bra'd, Euro RS4 flat steering wheel'ed, JHM Short Shifter'ed, Milltek'ed, de-resonated, de-flapped, de-badged, and most of all: De-Bangled! Dunlop Wintersport 3Ds on extra set of stock 19's for all-weather FUN courtesy of Quattro GmbH Let the modding begin...