Official X5 ///M Press Release and Pics(updated post 51)

[The Big Easy]

Only 20 X5Ms coming to this country (and 25 X6Ms), and stealerships have approximately 2-3 persons on waiting lists for each type. What they have done here, is award M-stealership status to particular dealers, these will then get a preferential allocation. Both models are pretty loaded but expensive.

Cheers,

[Imola.ZHP]

^ my local dealership has an `08 M5 they can't seem to give away, last I checked I think they were advertising $12,000 off...

EDIT: Scratch that, MSRP $94,120, Internet price $77,989, little over $16,000 off. And they already have 2010 model 5 series cars on the lot...

[BGM]

Originally Posted by Imola.ZHP

^ my local dealership has an `08 M5 they can't seem to give away, last I checked I think they were advertising $12,000 off...

EDIT: Scratch that, MSRP $94,120, Internet price $77,989, little over $16,000 off. And they already have 2010 model 5 series cars on the lot...

There are no '09 M5's available at 3 of the 4 dealers I looked online here in Dallas/Fort Worth. There is one '10 that just came in. Like I said my prediction is in bigger markets (which most will probably go) the X5M will sell--it's too exclusive and too new of a model.

[E53is]

Originally Posted by Imola.ZHP

^ my local dealership has an `08 M5 they can't seem to give away, last I checked I think they were advertising $12,000 off...

EDIT: Scratch that, MSRP $94,120, Internet price $77,989, little over $16,000 off. And they already have 2010 model 5 series cars on the lot...

there is a black m3 at mine with that same story....

[Imola.ZHP]

Originally Posted by BGM

There are no '09 M5's available at 3 of the 4 dealers I looked online here in Dallas/Fort Worth. There is one '10 that just came in. Like I said my prediction is in bigger markets (which most will probably go) the X5M will sell--it's too exclusive and too new of a model.

Oh I agree, but I bet "hype" will eventually wear off just as it has for the M5. I'd guess that in two years you'll be able to find an X5/X6 M on the lot for sale, probably not at $16,000 off, but probably able to purchase at or just under MSRP.

I'm in the "foreclosure capital of the US" so I'm not too surprised, and though Memphis is a good size, its still probably one of BMW's smaller markets...

Yep, lots of "liar loans" were sold out here, real-estate values are in the toilet. Hopefully I'll be out of here in 2-3 years.

[B-Line]

Just to be clear.. I don't think I'm going to have an easy go at getting my price ($500 over invoice)..

But if it is possible, I'll find a way.. Right now I have 3 dealerships waiting on a car for me:
1) The dealership I bought my 4.8is and 750i from. Both of those sales were $500 invoice and the salesman knows, that's my only price or I buy local.
2) The dealership I bought my brothers M5 at just a couple months ago.
3) The dealership I have the deposit with.

Luckily I live in an area where there are about 20 BMW dealers within a couple hundred miles. I'm going to work it as hard as I can

[E53is]

"all week since the front tires for my 4.8is are on backorder" interesting..i have had a 335i all week because of that same reason....not that i mind the 335i has been a blast to drive around

i like how the cayenne s was just used, try the king , (cayenne turbo s )
it will beat the jeep in all ways..the jeep is like any american "fast car" fast in a straight line only ...like a viper lol.

[Rboosted717]

Originally Posted by E53is

"all week since the front tires for my 4.8is are on backorder" interesting..i have had a 335i all week because of that same reason....not that i mind the 335i has been a blast to drive around

i like how the cayenne s was just used, try the king , (cayenne turbo s )
it will beat the jeep in all ways..the jeep is like any american "fast car" fast in a straight line only ...like a viper lol.

Cayanne S? Those stats are for the Turbo S. Weight and poor power band kill performance, thus the Cayanne isn't that quick. The turbo S is a terd off the line and between gears.

Also the Jeep took first place in One Lap of America in the SUV division. The Viper also holds several records so I wouldn't say it only goes in a straight line. The problem with American cars is they have tight/ short gearing with lots of low-end torque on typically rear biased cars. On the street they love to oversteer, yet get them on the track and they will often do great.

I hate to sound like an American car fan especially when I own 8 German cars, 1 Japanesse car and 1 Amercian car, however, sometimes we need to set aside out bias and actually test one in in real life.

[E53is]

i have driven both. the cayenne was better in my book. the cayenne 0-60 is something like 4.7 and does what a 170ish..i would say its quick. whatever said its always going to be just a "jeep". its like a boxter-it might be great but its the "poor mans porsche.." a jeep even if it could fly wouldnt be seen in the top like the german 3 are..

[E53is]

i like them both but the x5 just looks way cooler next to the jeep. whats under the sheet ?