For that kind of $ I would want some kind of fast/nimble Porsche....718 Spyder or high end Caymen...but that's just me and my preference. Plenty of reasons to desire and respect 5 BW and M5 CSL or even M3 comp for that matter...Also a big fan of the Audi RS7...
Yeah I get you....I'm in a similar boat....wife insisted on a "practical" car - ie a sedan...at least she didn't insist on an SUV. Maybe one day I'll get a little fast 2 seater ragtop of some sort...
That's what I meant! Much better wording.....
Not sure if you’re getting your wires crossed with another M5 variant, but it’s actually quite a special car. Just about every reviewer/magazine has marked it down as the greatest sedan ever made.
There is absolutely no way and I mean no way that the M5CS can lay down the luxury ride the 5BW does. One is harsh and the other is totally compliant. The 5BW does both stances better than any BMW at 50-60-70k less it's that simple.
maybe you should change your handle...Deneed4spdlimits?
yea i'm in v8 tt s6 currently about to swap it out for a 4bw soon as well and second guessing myself for that reason
I came from a C8 RS6 to my '24 5BW 6mt. The RS6 was very nice inside and had some neat features that you can get with the a10 as well such as the lane keep and radar cruise. The RS6 was fast but not as fun. Punch it in the RS6 and you don't have to worry about traction. The 5BW, ha, good one! The 5BW is such a beast when you want it to be. Break 'em loose in 2nd, sure no problem. I love it!! Then when you want to chill out, throw it in tour mode and it's a great daily. The difference in interior luxury doesn't bother me much and personally I appreciate the switches and buttons of the 5BW over the touch screens of the Audi.
I've been a fan of the M2 since it first came out (actually the 1 M is one of my favorite BMWs). For the last few years I''ve been telling folks (car fanatics) that my next car was likely to be an M2 (if I couldn't persuade the wife to let me get a Boxster of Caymen). The previous M2 comp really looked like the car for me. I also so wanted an RS3....but no MT....Most of my car friends were very approving of the M2 (for me).
I also had a deposit on M2 and pulled if after some research. My neighbor actually has one. 1. I’m only 5’6 and my head touched the headliner in back seat. No go for my kids who will be in HS soon and won’t fit. 2. Fast but numb. Seems like most folks here came from other slush box numb cars so can’t go into another one. Wish I just got the m2 cs when it came out and I had the paperwork in my hands but wife said no. So sad….
I hear you. Yeah the M2cs certainly checked all the boxes for me and I think your spot on WRT reviews of the new M2. Perhaps if they do a comp or CS (with a MT) things will be different....in the meantime the 4 BW pretty much checks all the boxes and then some...considering the way cars are going these days. I still wish for something smaller and lighter...but in the meantime we still have the GTI and the ZHP and both are great fun.
Yeah not really sure where to take this. I hear you. And I agree on the luxury ride. I can tell you’re on some anti-BMW campaign, and that’s great. There are plenty of things I dislike about the brand, primarily its culture/marketing, but the M car in any form has been the benchmark for sports sedans for decades.
For the money? I don't think there's a better one out there and that's the point. When they first came out you get it with all the trimmings for 118k I think?
It's ironic that you mentioned Shelby GT350. I'm new to the forum and that's the car I just came from. Mine was a 2019 with only 9,100 easy miles, bought it new, but after enjoying it for 4-1/2 years it was time to move onto something else. I will say that it was by far the most engaging and fun car that I've driven in my life time. Getting more for it than what it stickered for, didn't hurt either. I have owned and thoroughly enjoyed several BMW's of the past, the latest being a new 2016 M4 DCT, and considered another, but that grille........WTH were they thinking. Also I wanted another V-8 6 speed manual. I'm a 72 year old coot, that still loves hot rods, so the logical choice was a CT5-V Blackwing. As long as my left leg still works, rowing gears is the only way to go. I suspect that this car, like my Shelby, will remain very desirable and retain an extremely high retail value. I'm counting the days down until spring.
