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      10-22-2012, 11:41 PM   #82
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Originally Posted by uhn2000 View Post
For the e60 LCI you could retrofit everything except for the interior changes. I had an 08 but my friend had an 07 modified to look identical to mine. We sold for almost the same price in the same year. An M5 is special and if you care for it well it can hold good value.
The M5 can do what most other cars can only dream of....however it's ability to hold value is not one of them!!

In March 2011, my friend picked up a 2008 M5 (LCI), it had only 40000km on it. In service date was November 2008, the car was not even 2 1/2 years old when he bought it for under 50k. The car was loaded with everything except full leather (approx brand new msrp of 110k).

And he bought it from a dealer, not a friend or an auction. Also I should mention the car is a Canadian vehicle (early lease return). Not a US vehicle. Lastly, it was metallic black with black interior (not some undesirable ugly color combo).

And if you need further proof of this, just look at BMW residuals. Not only in Canada but even in the US with the F10.
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