What do you think about the back of Macan? I saw it at autoshow and wasn't a big fan of the look... I must say the trunk button on windshield wiper was pretty neat
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Originally Posted by bobblehead
I am in Toronto too. I have the M5 since Sep 2012 and having now driven in 2 winters already (given this winter is way too cold & too much snow & ice), I would say the M is a capable daily drive car. The most important aspect of this being a DD is to have proper winter tires, A MUST not an option. Power delivery in snowy & icy weather is not an issue, as long as you are driving with common sense and with due care. The M can go thru any snowy weather with up to about 15cm or so and anything over 20cm will be a bit more tricky to drive.
Given any big snow storms in the GTA, the roads will be cleared very quickly thus you may not have any significant issues on the road unless it's an ice storm which we had back in December 2013.
As for the X5M, I guess you would be looking at the next generation one, I have already heard that it will have more power than the current M5 and you definitely will have no issue with the GTA winter weather on this monster.
My M5 is bought outright (got about 3% discount but was given a huge favorable trade in for my 2011 550xdrive) thus giving me the flexibility to change car whenever I desire. As a matter of fact, I am already in the hunt for my next vehicle, if everything goes well, I am thinking of picking up a Porsche Macan Turbo comes this Fall.
Therefore, whatever you end up choosing, I am sure you will enjoy an M monster. Note: if you are looking for a really HOT deal, do buy it at around the beginning of winter months (December to mid Januray), that being the end of the last Model Year and at the same time, the dealer wants to get rid of any high performance M car which will simply sit in the showroom not making any $ for the dealer and at the same time, the M car depreciates quickly.
To give your an example of this past year for clearing the MY2013 M5, there was factory credit allowance of $15K (cash purchase), started around Nov 2013 + whatever more $ discount you can get from the dealer side, thus the potential of total discount approached around $20K. That's about 20% off the list price.
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