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Originally Posted by PittsDriver
Obviously this is a matter of personal priorities but there was about a $20K difference between the M50i we ordered and a similarly equipped X5M. I was hard pressed to justify that for differences.
I'm pretty happy that I can buy a X5 with more than 500 hp without going all in on an M. And heck, that car is $20K more than a 40i so the folks buying that version would be saying the same thing to me.
Truth be told, I probably should have ordered the 40i and would have loved it. But there was a time back in 2007 when I was about to pull the trigger on a M6 with V10 500 hp. I at there looking at the sales contract ready to sign it when the sales guy suggested that I take my 540 6 speed to CarMax to see what they'd give me for it before I traded it. I did that and then went around the corner to the Porsche dealer. I ended up buying a Carrera 4S instead and thus never have owned an M car yet.
When I went shopping this time I thought this might be the time. My wife gave me marching orders to eliminate anything with a slower than her current '13 X5 35i. I got her to test drive a 40i and the M50i and she's the one that said "let's buy the one that barks." I have no idea what kind of wait we would have had for an X5M and fortunately, my wife didn't get to drive that one  |
I went to the dealer ready to buy an M50i and once I drove that and the X5M, the M50i wasn't even a contender. My wife is also a car enthusiast and she said, "lets get the M"
Now we're on my G80 order, she OK'd the carbon buckets, but myself on the other hand, may not want it.