2006 BMW M5 Consumer Discussions

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• 2006 M5 Price

  Written by: awax on Sep 3, 2005 6:30:41 PM

  I am in the Air Force and stationed overseas. I can order a 2006 M5 through BMWs military sales for delivery at any dealer in the US. I was quoted $83,000 for the 2006 M5 with every option available delivered in Jan/Feb 2006. Since I can't visit dealerships in the US, I am having trouble determining if this is a fair deal. I have tried to phone a few dealerships. As ... Read More

• Re: 2006 M5 [proe]

  Written by: kdshapiro on Aug 28, 2005 6:14:05 AM

  "That scares me even more, meaning BMW is going to sell a product that is not going to be very reliable at all. " LOL. And they'll sell every one of them, but I don't understand what you're talking about in general. Through the years, I remember reading in the rags pre-production cars even high-end Porsches that have been used in this fashion have had issues. Even if this conversation was ... Read More

• Re: 2006 M5 [kdshapiro]

  Written by: proe on Aug 27, 2005 9:35:40 PM

  You cannot buy the car, it probably is a pre-production model that got abused. Every car that gets slammed around like this, whether it be American, German or Japanese will have issues. That scares me even more, meaning BMW is going to sell a product that is not going to be very reliable at all. The fact is people who buy M5 will not drive it like Accord, and they will ... Read More

• Re: 2006 M5 [kyfdx]

  Written by: proe on Aug 27, 2005 9:27:39 PM

  Basically, no street car comes from the factory, with the capability to handle the abuse that car reviewers give it... Porsche 911 4S comes in mind from the long term test in May 2005 issue of C&D, and they mentioned that they did not have any problem of the clutch during the long term test after two clutch-slipping acceleration -test sessions. Needless for me to remind you that BMW has gone ... Read More

• XJR vs. Quattroporte vs. STS-V

  Written by: xkss on Feb 19, 2005 5:17:08 AM

  The new Jaguar XJR doesn't really compete with the E55 AMG and the BMW M5. The closest car to the aluminum XJR is the Maserati Quattroporte. It will be interesting to see how the 2006 Cadillac STS-V fares against the XJR. Information and pictures on the 06 STS-V: http://media.gm.com/events/autoshows/05naias/brands/cadillac/stsv- %20overview.html http://www.cadillac.com/under5/under5.html from motorsportscenter.com "The supercharged Northstar V8: 4.4 liters, 440 hp, 430 lb-ft of torque - 90% of which is available ... Read More