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Old 02-13-06 | 05:35 AM
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Very nice. Your dad knows his cars. Will he let you drive the beast?
Old 02-13-06 | 05:47 AM
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Very nice. Your dad knows his cars. Will he let you drive the beast?
Not yet! Perhaps once the novelty of the whole "new car" thing wears off a tad I will be given a chance to get behind the wheel.
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Nice car.... I'm sure you will be asking him to borrow the car quite often...LOL
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Looks good. I'm yet to see one of the new M5's in person. Can't wait to see you hook up the SC.
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Congrats to the both of you on the new rides.

are you missing the 400 at all?
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Congrats One of the best rides
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Outside looks awesome but the interior looks dated to me - with the straight dash and minimal instrumentation. I've never been in the new M5 but I have been in the new 5-series... Is it a lot different in terms of the interior?

Awesome car. Congrats to your dad. I hope he lets you drive it. Although if I owned one, no one would drive it but me.

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Outside looks awesome but the interior looks dated to me - with the straight dash and minimal instrumentation. I've never been in the new M5 but I have been in the new 5-series... Is it a lot different in terms of the interior?

Awesome car. Congrats to your dad. I hope he lets you drive it. Although if I owned one, no one would drive it but me.

I for one like the "less is more" look inside. Perhaps thats why i like the M's dash and interior. The iDrive is a chore to learn, but once its understood its not to cumbersome to use. But like I said, I tend to be a minimalist when it comes to interiors. Just keep it classy without giving off the appearance of a Airline cockpit!
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Originally Posted by diablo1
Outside looks awesome but the interior looks dated to me - with the straight dash and minimal instrumentation. I've never been in the new M5 but I have been in the new 5-series... Is it a lot different in terms of the interior?

Awesome car. Congrats to your dad. I hope he lets you drive it. Although if I owned one, no one would drive it but me.
very true, comparing to the 6 interior the 5 is really not as "smooth" to me
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Hot damn!!! That is a BEAUTIFUL ride!!!
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All I see are bunch of x's.
Old 02-13-06 | 04:57 PM
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Congrats! Very Nice , be careful with the speed, the tickets will mount up!
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Hey man thats wicked!! Congrats to your dad (and to your for scooping up the 430). Love the new screename too.
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Congrats, the M5 is one filthy whip!! Give us all a late christmas present, and when its completely broken-in, make a few videos for us so we can hear the screaming V10!!!! Enjoy it!
Old 02-14-06 | 07:35 PM
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Although the M5 is a nice car, I don't understand why BMW didn't make it a little more different than the regular 5 series, besides the engine, the changes are very subtle.



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