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      09-10-2011, 11:19 AM   #1
mdh
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2012 or 2013 M5?

I'm currently first on the list at my dealer to order the F10 M5. I was first on the list when I got my 2006 M5 in October of 2005 that came out of September production. I enjoyed the heck out of driving one of the first cars in Ohio for 12 months before they started producing the 2007 M5.

If BMW is going to release the F10 M5 in the US in March of 2012, and their factory shuts down in August, this would be about a 6-month run. But in this case, if BMW holds true to form, this would mean that anyone buying a 2012 M5 would only at most have 6 months before their car was a year old model.

I'm all for getting the first car and enjoying the driving while everyone else is waiting for the price to go down, but I'm not sure I like the idea of getting a car that is only looking at a 6 month production run. I'm tempted to wait for the 2013's not only because the price and resale will be better, but because they will undoubtedly have sorted out some of the production issues.

What are the thoughts out there?
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