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Originally Posted by singularity
Probably the same thing he did now. M5 wasn't even 1 year out, they release LCI and this fellow enthusiast couldn't resist and ordered an M6+LCI, again to have the latest and greatest. Probably would do it again next year when LCI M6 comes out, around this time. Those aren't as much upgrades, as intentionally withheld upgrades to make phsycological pressure on most 'vulnerable' customers (those who love these cars the most) and make them buy it.
M5 was in no way outdated in any aspect, be it performance, design and features - pre-LCI M5 is still the best all-round sedan in the world. I find it hard to believe that these companies (Mercedes, BMW, Audi) all "accidentally" ended up with a generation of their super-sedans exactly 560 hosepower with trillions in funding, hundreds of years of experience and technology advantages.
As for me, I've decided to go with LCI+CC only by buying a used car after a year of its release. I think majority of us feel the same about these updates, and no matter how you twist it - people who buy these cars new with this frequency of updates lose a great majority of their hard earned money.
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Well not sure exactly what to make of this response. I love it when people speak for others-especially for me.
My answer to this would be the following:
I will not likely buy another M6 after this one, although I never rule anything out. In fact, unless BMW comes out with something off the charts incredible, I will likely go more exotic next time around. If you look at the M5 LCI release, the new M6 has all of those things and more and the competition pkg pretty much rounds it out at an entirely new level.
My comments were in no way stating that the M5 is "outdated". I am telling you how I would "feel" personally. And honestly, if I had my car next to a 2014 M5 with the new LED lights, I would be thinking to myself "mine has the old lights". In addition, the fact that I new a comp pkg had more HP, better steering and handling, etc. I would indeed think that I did not also have the most in technology either. If I were handed the key to both cars I would choose the "newer" one. It does not make the current one an "outdated" car. It simply comes down to timing of a purchase. When buying my F10 I knew he BMW routine of adding LCI shortly after release. I have purchased approx. nine 5 series over the years. I like to switch up my cars frequently and being in the market to buy a new car at the time of the new M5 release meant that I would buy the CURRENT release, not wait on the LCI to be released. I would have been in the E60 still and definitely less satisfied. By the time my M6 arrives I will have had the F10 for 9 months and I will have enjoyed every minute of it. I will then enjoy my M6 until I decide that I want something new. Pretty simple. I just happen to not be one of those "strategic" buyers. It is not about cost savings, etc. It is purely about the fun of swapping out for a new canvas, applying tasteful and unique modifications and really enjoying my cars. Yup, I am a serious enthusiast and losing "hard-earned money" as you put it, is sort of a relative thing when talking about one enthusiast vs. another. I know in my case to say "a great majority" is pretty silly. I wouldn't toss away a large chunk of my net worth for a car. Sure, I lose money, but again, it is relative. I lose MORE on mods and that is just the name of the game. As the adage goes, "you pay to play". I am pretty sure that you inadvertently used the word "majority" but I don't want to "assume" what you are thinking. No harm done here either way.
I actually have been a tiny bit strategic with the M6 convertible. I LEASED that one because I know the wife will be drooling for the X5M when it comes out because of the practicality, but for now we got a bit tired of her older X5 4.8, which also was not really "outdated" but it just lacked a few cool features that she would like to have, namely a drop top.
Incidentally, part of my thinking was that I would most definitely be adding the LED lights to my F10 M5, to make it look more in line with the LCI but that cost would be $7-$8K with the control modules. I happen to be pretty tight with my dealer, and without disclosing the exact details of my agreement for my new purchase, I am losing approx $15K on my car in trade and I am purchasing my new car at an EXTREMELY low price as a favor to me. It is a no-brainer to me when I take into account the upgrades included with the 2014 in addition to the LED lights, not the least of which is that I will be in a 2014 competition pkg. M car. The net effect of the deal was a loss, yes. But I ended up with a VERY strong net purchase arrangement. Oh yeah, I also secured a set of "inventory" wheels from a very popular manufacturer at HALF-PRICE. This will enable me to sell my like new HRE S101s at a price that will cover almost the entire cost of my new ones. I have spent my life wheeling and dealing. See-I'm not such a "dummy".
