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Actually, got a look at the new 5-series at the dealer today. While it looks much better in person than pictures (which means it looks pretty sharp, but IMO still a little too Pontiac up front and the eyebrows need tweezing) a reasonably equipped 530 stickered for $52k!! That's retarded to me. Well equipped 545's will be over $60k and the dealer was already talking extortion because V8 allocations will be limited.
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Originally posted by Aron
Actually, got a look at the new 5-series at the dealer today. While it looks much better in person than pictures (which means it looks pretty sharp, but IMO still a little too Pontiac up front and the eyebrows need tweezing) a reasonably equipped 530 stickered for $52k!! That's retarded to me. Well equipped 545's will be over $60k and the dealer was already talking extortion because V8 allocations will be limited.
Actually, got a look at the new 5-series at the dealer today. While it looks much better in person than pictures (which means it looks pretty sharp, but IMO still a little too Pontiac up front and the eyebrows need tweezing) a reasonably equipped 530 stickered for $52k!! That's retarded to me. Well equipped 545's will be over $60k and the dealer was already talking extortion because V8 allocations will be limited.
I cannot agree with you on the looks though. I thought it looked pretty bad in person too. I was waiting to pick up some plates for a friend and saw a group of service techs around what I thought was an IS300. I was like, what the hell is all the fuss over that IS?? I went over and it was the new 5. At best imo, it is OK. I have seen spy shots of the new M5 though and it looks great, we'll see though. I am sure before it goes to final production BUNGLE will find something to muck up.-Lou
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Hi everyone. This is my first post on this board. I'm coming here via the m5board.com forum (there are a lot of Porsche guys over there). I have a 2002 M5, and one of my techs told me that the new M5 will probably be anywhere between 90-100K. That's quite a jump from the 2003 price of approx. 72K! Those 2 cylinders cost approx. 15K each. 
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I think its the type of design that has to grow on you, I have only seen 1 new 5 on the street and it was a fast pass by, I had a 98 540 SPORT which had a sticker of $61K, its was the colors of my choice but was loaded out with everything, 1 of my favorite cars I have owned so far, the 05 V10 is going to be a top performing sedan imo.
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Originally posted by JASCLASS
I think its the type of design that has to grow on you, I have only seen 1 new 5 on the street and it was a fast pass by, I had a 98 540 SPORT which had a sticker of $61K, its was the colors of my choice but was loaded out with everything, 1 of my favorite cars I have owned so far, the 05 V10 is going to be a top performing sedan imo.
I think its the type of design that has to grow on you, I have only seen 1 new 5 on the street and it was a fast pass by, I had a 98 540 SPORT which had a sticker of $61K, its was the colors of my choice but was loaded out with everything, 1 of my favorite cars I have owned so far, the 05 V10 is going to be a top performing sedan imo.
The more I see it the uglier it gets. Saw 10 new ones at my buddy's BMW dealership. Sport package wheels are awful, car does not look aggressive at all with or without sport package. The old sport pacjage on the 7 and 5 mad eth cae look agressive, there new direction seems to be to put ugly wheel on an ugly car. I also was on the highway behind one. Back looks like an Acura CL, front looks like a Pontiac Bonneville. Hideous. Bangle and the board of directors should just all step down.Do you know that the almighty great new 7 is only worth $50k wholesale for a 2002 745I. Wait until all those special price leases come due, BMW will be buying back cars for $10-15k more than they are worth.
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The more I see it the uglier it gets. Saw 10 new ones at my buddy's BMW dealership. Sport package wheels are awful, car does not look aggressive at all with or without sport package. The old sport pacjage on the 7 and 5 mad eth cae look agressive, there new direction seems to be to put ugly wheel on an ugly car. I also was on the highway behind one. Back looks like an Acura CL, front looks like a Pontiac Bonneville. Hideous. Bangle and the board of directors should just all step down.Do you know that the almighty great new 7 is only worth $50k wholesale for a 2002 745I. Wait until all those special price leases come due, BMW will be buying back cars for $10-15k more than they are worth.
-Lou
The more I see it the uglier it gets. Saw 10 new ones at my buddy's BMW dealership. Sport package wheels are awful, car does not look aggressive at all with or without sport package. The old sport pacjage on the 7 and 5 mad eth cae look agressive, there new direction seems to be to put ugly wheel on an ugly car. I also was on the highway behind one. Back looks like an Acura CL, front looks like a Pontiac Bonneville. Hideous. Bangle and the board of directors should just all step down.Do you know that the almighty great new 7 is only worth $50k wholesale for a 2002 745I. Wait until all those special price leases come due, BMW will be buying back cars for $10-15k more than they are worth.
-Lou
