Another X5M

gilbertfg · 02-15-2011, 09:44 AM

Well, sad to let go my M3 but I needed space for my new baby on the way. I didn't want to let go the ///M feeling, so I decided to get the M instead of the 35d. I'm really sad though, on the other hand I'll have that ///M, X5M....

needspeed · 02-15-2011, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by gilbertfg

Well, sad to let go my M3 but I needed space for my new baby on the way. I didn't want to let go the ///M feeling, so I decided to get the M instead of the 35d. I'm really sad though, on the other hand I'll have that ///M, X5M....

I do not miss my M3 at all.......The X5 M is that good.......Have fun with it and drive it just as if it was an M3, it will surprise the crap out of you.......Steve

gilbertfg · 02-15-2011, 10:13 AM

Oh will do, lol....

mach330 · 02-15-2011, 02:12 PM

i'm sure you won't miss much either. i let go of my ///m3 as well, but i could only get a x35i. i know i'm going to miss my m.

MissFortune · 02-15-2011, 02:46 PM

Congrats! on the baby and on the M!

Shiftinggearz · 02-15-2011, 02:59 PM

I too, let my M3 go. I ended up with an X5 and a new 650 i Vert. No regrets, I was overpaying on the M3 by about 300 or so dollars a month. Got ripped by the dealership I trusted. ended up going with a friend of my bro's who is a GM at another BMW dealership. I was able to get out w/o penalty. Ended up purchasing rather than leasing both cars and saving $$ to boot. You made a good choice Gilbert. I would love to see some pics and congrats on the new baby.

alpineweiss300 · 02-15-2011, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Shiftinggearz

I too, let my M3 go. I ended up with an X5 and a new 650 i Vert. No regrets, I was overpaying on the M3 by about 300 or so dollars a month. Got ripped by the dealership I trusted. ended up going with a friend of my bro's who is a GM at another BMW dealership. I was able to get out w/o penalty. Ended up purchasing rather than leasing both cars and saving $$ to boot. You made a good choice Gilbert. I would love to see some pics and congrats on the new baby.

how did you get out of the penalty?

Shiftinggearz · 02-15-2011, 03:18 PM

They had two brand new 650 Verts on the lot that were discounted 20K. since the price point was close to the X5, he was able to work the numbers to where he could sell the M3 close to what I paid for it, so he wasnt losing that much money. We also purchased an X5 and traded in a MB SL500, so it worked out very well. The 650 Vert is actually less to purchase than I was paying on the M3 to lease and the 650i was originally stickered at close to 100K.

MyM3>UrCar · 02-18-2011, 12:47 AM

yea i agree with needspeed, i just got rid of my M3 for an X5M and honestly it feels like a more planted(in rain), smoother driving M3. its amazing!!!

gilbertfg · 02-19-2011, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MyM3>UrCar

yea i agree with needspeed, i just got rid of my M3 for an X5M and honestly it feels like a more planted(in rain), smoother driving M3. its amazing!!!

I just saw your link, your car is pretty nice... I wish I would have done something to my car... Instead I tore up my perfectly running bike and turned it to a chopper. I can't wait until I'm done with this deployment though. Baby on the back seat and cruising with the wifey lol.....

alpineweiss300 · 02-20-2011, 09:37 PM

I am having trouble what I am hearing here....the M3 would never compare to a X5/ X6M. They are two different cars and depending on how you drive it they are both substantially different....The M3 is phenomenal and if you like the way it drives you will miss it no matter which other M car you get....

midwest 340xi 6sp · 02-20-2011, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by alpineweiss300

I am having trouble what I am hearing here....the M3 would never compare to a X5/ X6M. They are two different cars and depending on how you drive it they are both substantially different....The M3 is phenomenal and if you like the way it drives you will miss it no matter which other M car you get....

I miss my E46 M3 Cabriolet all the time...My near perfect garage would have an M3 and my X35d in it...

Someday....

Congrats OP on the X5m....A truly spectacular SAV

gilbertfg · 03-10-2011, 01:20 PM

Here's she is getting taken away from me

needspeed · 03-11-2011, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by alpineweiss300

I am having trouble what I am hearing here....the M3 would never compare to a X5/ X6M. They are two different cars and depending on how you drive it they are both substantially different....The M3 is phenomenal and if you like the way it drives you will miss it no matter which other M car you get....

All I can tell you from my direct experience is that somehow BMW has achieved something very much unexpected in the X5M. Until you drive them back to back, you may not get it.

But in the end, the M3 is a real porker trying to be a sports car. The engine is magnificent, but the car is too damned heavy.

The X5M admits its heavy, and the M division has figured out how to make it work when logic and science say it should not.

It may bother you, but I was bored with my M3 within a few months of ownership. I have the X5M for a year now and love it..........Steve

gilbertfg · 03-11-2011, 10:20 AM

That's true! I've driven my car for a year and it felt like in the end I was like, "THAT'S IT?" I'm station in Germany so figure out how it goes from there lol.... I'm an hour away from the 'ring and the autobahns are only minutes away! I'm station where the mountains are and roads that never straight.

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gilbertfg Turning wrenches for the USA since 2001! 92 Rep 373 Posts Drives: G80 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mannheim, DE iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW [0.00]	Oh will do, lol....
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mach330 You don't know JACK!!! 41 Rep 796 Posts Drives: 2011 X5 35i Join Date: May 2005 Location: The OC iTrader: (3)	i'm sure you won't miss much either. i let go of my ///m3 as well, but i could only get a x35i. i know i'm going to miss my m. __________________ Rated /// M
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MissFortune Private First Class 19 Rep 150 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW X5 4.8i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Congrats! on the baby and on the M! __________________ Current: 2007 X5 4.8i Past: 2006 X5 3.0, 2006 330i Future: 2015 X5M
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Shiftinggearz Member at Large. Probably Driving Aimlessly 13 Rep 170 Posts Drives: 2010 X5 M PKG & 2010 650 VERT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Los Angeles CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 650 I Vert [0.00] 2010 X5 [0.00]	I too, let my M3 go. I ended up with an X5 and a new 650 i Vert. No regrets, I was overpaying on the M3 by about 300 or so dollars a month. Got ripped by the dealership I trusted. ended up going with a friend of my bro's who is a GM at another BMW dealership. I was able to get out w/o penalty. Ended up purchasing rather than leasing both cars and saving $$ to boot. You made a good choice Gilbert. I would love to see some pics and congrats on the new baby.
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Shiftinggearz Member at Large. Probably Driving Aimlessly 13 Rep 170 Posts Drives: 2010 X5 M PKG & 2010 650 VERT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Los Angeles CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2010 650 I Vert [0.00] 2010 X5 [0.00]	They had two brand new 650 Verts on the lot that were discounted 20K. since the price point was close to the X5, he was able to work the numbers to where he could sell the M3 close to what I paid for it, so he wasnt losing that much money. We also purchased an X5 and traded in a MB SL500, so it worked out very well. The 650 Vert is actually less to purchase than I was paying on the M3 to lease and the 650i was originally stickered at close to 100K.
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MyM3>UrCar Private First Class 34 Rep 165 Posts Drives: AW m3 e92 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	yea i agree with needspeed, i just got rid of my M3 for an X5M and honestly it feels like a more planted(in rain), smoother driving M3. its amazing!!! __________________ X5 ///M
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alpineweiss300 Banned 63 Rep 464 Posts Drives: hardcore E92 white on black Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Haven, CT iTrader: (9)	I am having trouble what I am hearing here....the M3 would never compare to a X5/ X6M. They are two different cars and depending on how you drive it they are both substantially different....The M3 is phenomenal and if you like the way it drives you will miss it no matter which other M car you get....
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gilbertfg Turning wrenches for the USA since 2001! 92 Rep 373 Posts Drives: G80 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mannheim, DE iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW [0.00]	That's true! I've driven my car for a year and it felt like in the end I was like, "THAT'S IT?" I'm station in Germany so figure out how it goes from there lol.... I'm an hour away from the 'ring and the autobahns are only minutes away! I'm station where the mountains are and roads that never straight.
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