If you are looking for an M5 on the lot....good luck. Here is what I did: Called every dealer, not located in a large metro area, in a 10-12 states....none of them had M5's...some said they would not get one this year, but I left my name and number, regardless. A small dealer called me back after taking delivery of an M5 that a customer had put a deposit on a year earlier....the customer couldn't come up with the bucks to close and it was offered to me with the contingency that I pay for it by the end of the month (two days away)...I picked it up the next day.
M5 or 996
I'm presently the happy owner of a 99 540 with sport package. To date this has been the best car I've owned. I chose the 5spd steptronic automatic due to the amount of driving I conducted. Unfortunately, a great deal of that time was spent in traffic (I live in L.A.). Anyway, my commute to work has been drastically reduced recently and I'm in the market for a new car (i.e. one with a manual tranny). The 6spd Porsche 996 with the factory Aerokit (basically looks like a GT3) is my current choice. The problem is that I've truly enjoyed my BMW. Furthermore, the enthusiasm expressed by the posts on this forum have made me take a second look at the M5. Now I don't want to start any war of words, but for arguments sake lets assume that both cars boast similar performance figures. So here's my question: Does it seem a bit odd driving a 4000lb 4 dour sedan with a manual tranny? Every car that I've owned, with the exception of the 540, has been a two-seater sports car with a manual. It just seems that manual transmissions belong in smaller compact sports cars. Please help do away with my concerns as the M5 seems oh so sweet.
Safe driving to all.
Tate
Safe driving to all.
Tate
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If you are looking for an M5 on the lot....good luck. Here is what I did: Called every dealer, not located in a large metro area, in a 10-12 states....none of them had M5's...some said they would not get one this year, but I left my name and number, regardless. A small dealer called me back after taking delivery of an M5 that a customer had put a deposit on a year earlier....the customer couldn't come up with the bucks to close and it was offered to me with the contingency that I pay for it by the end of the month (two days away)...I picked it up the next day.
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