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Old 16th January 2003, 23:06   #21
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add in the fact that the 530 has rack*&pinion steering as opposed to the recirculating ball steering in the 540 and M5...
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One of the dealerships in New York state was telling me that, according to a friend of his (who is the BMW North American "M" brand manager) there will be no E60 body style M5.

As per this gent, BMW are moving away from 4 door M products and will stick to the Coupe and Convertible products going forward..

Has anyone else heard this?

P.S. My Carbon black on black M5 is 6 weeks away.. If my (not the above dealer) is accurate.. cannot wait !
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my best info says this is absolutely incorrect.
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One of the dealerships in New York state was telling me that, according to a friend of his (who is the BMW North American "M" brand manager) there will be no E60 body style M5.

As per this gent, BMW are moving away from 4 door M products and will stick to the Coupe and Convertible products going forward..

Yeah, right. And if you're in the market for some prime real estate, I can get you a good deal on some undeveloped land in Florida that has some minor drainage issues.


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Really, how much per acre?
No really.

No M5=Hell ruled by Satan himself: Riced out E55!!!! Arghhh!
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my best info says this is absolutely incorrect.
lol, you sure are blunt!!
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No more M5=no more BMW.Would become just another car maker.
M5 has become THE CAR,it's a cult car now,image maker,it would be a suicide for them to discontinue production.I don't believe it.
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add in the fact that the 530 has rack*&pinion steering as opposed to the recirculating ball steering in the 540 and M5...
I heard that because of the engine size of the 540 and M5,BMW can not fit the preferred rack-n-pinion steering mechanism under the bonnet.

So the M5 and 540 are suboptimal on this ground.
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exactly!
my 2 gripes with the E39 M5:
steering feel
braking feel
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