After spending the last 4 years divided between a 997.1 Turbo and Carrera S, it is with a heavy heart that I will be moving on for a period of time to a different brand.

My local BMW dealership is giving me 46k trade on my 05 C2S launch and knocking 8k off the price of a 550i X drive. At this time with three young ones it makes sense to consolidate my winter and summer rigs into something that can be used year round.

I certainly will miss my 911 and I guarantee I will be back (hopefully in a 991 Turbo). To ease any hesitancy, my wife has given me the go ahead to purchase the Dinan Stage 2 tune which puts the fat girl up at 500 hp and close to 600 ft/lbs of torque (this thing pulls like a train stock, so I will keep you posted on the post flash results).

http://www.dinancars.com/shop/D903-44T52-Stage-2-Performance-Engine-Software-Boost-Upgrade-550i.aspx#page=1

 

Here's a website for you to check into as another resource for all things Bimmer:

www.bimmerforums.com

Not as well laid out as this awesome forum, but some pretty decent info on modding your car over there and great people as well. I used it quite often when sorting out issues and looking for fixes on my M Roadster before I became a Porschephile.

Congrats on your new ride!

 

Have fun with the 550. My buddy just got a new 535i M-Sport, and I traded my '09 E90 M3 for my '07 Carrera S last week. You'll enjoy the usability of the 5er, but you'll miss the insane cornering speeds of the 911.

 

Track that BMW! You'll have a lot of fun!

 

Congrats!

 

Did your wife give you the go ahead to post in this forum?

 

getz, werent you the guy selling a 2005 S for $53,000 lol...? think i could sell my same exact launch car with 18,800 miles CPO for 1 more year for around $55 since its a CPO that is???

ce'st la vie....

 

Tell us how much you paid for that launch car? You were accusing me of being 10 grand above market, and I was selling for $51,000 (which was the offer I posted to you). Did you get your car for $40,000? Basically with the tax savings I got $51,000 which is pretty fair as I cancelled the remaining 2 years of extended warranty I had on the car which brought back another $1500 to me.

 

Nice, mine is an M-Sport model as well, it is surprisingly well composed for a chunky car with those electronic dampers.

 

Just curious, how many miles were on the 997 LE that you traded in?

 

18,9xxx.