is it worth to get BMW M5 Competition Package

**335i** · 11-03-2015, 01:00 PM

Hey guys,

I was reading this http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=741675 do you guys agree that CP (competition package) does actually nothing important?

Thanks

gblansten · 11-03-2015, 01:13 PM

Scroll down maybe five threads. And that current one is one of many on the topic.

frisky · 11-03-2015, 01:19 PM

Tons of threads on this topic. Best one is this one: http://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1166364 Worth reading all the way thru.

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BarryB · 11-05-2015, 07:30 AM

Save your reading.....yes if you do more than highway cruising.

frisky · 11-05-2015, 07:31 AM

Also, here;s the default answer to this question that keeps popping up:

*No one* regrets getting the Comp Pack. But plenty of people that didnt get it, end up regretting it.

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Loft23 · 11-05-2015, 01:50 PM

I'm biased, but yes. The lowered stance, better steering, wheel option, sports exhaust, etc is cheaper than doing a bunch of mods that cost more and not under warranty.

Lalit@autocouture · 11-05-2015, 02:38 PM

I scratch my head when people claim to have driven both back to back and not immediately notice how sloppy the car is without competition package. Yes, it's 100% worth it.

ChrisNich117 · 11-05-2015, 06:45 PM

Yes it's worth it. Huge difference in the suspension and steering. Power is also underrated. The exhaust is lame and that would be the last thing to look forward to in my opinion. It's faster, handles better, and there's a lot more feedback in the steering.

Ryno 27 · 11-05-2015, 06:57 PM

Yes

isakhnov · 11-05-2015, 11:16 PM

Test drive both and decide for yourself. Was a no brainer decision for me once I played with CP car.

DingolfingLove · 11-06-2015, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by BarryB

Save your reading.....yes if you do more than highway cruising.

Possibly, but having never driven a CP and only 800miles since the first service, I was very impressed by the capability of the standard '16 car.

Even when driven at 6-7/10ths at most - and leaving the best part of a mile behind normal traffic on a nice/twisty B-road, it felt like I was up to them in seconds - the front end grip & precision is staggering.

Granted if I was tracking it (& I have no intention of that - I prefer driving other people's cars on track!), I would want the CP.

**335i** · 11-07-2015, 12:57 PM

Thanks to everybody for answering

BarryB · 11-08-2015, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DingolfingLove

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarryB

Save your reading.....yes if you do more than highway cruising.

Possibly, but having never driven a CP and only 800miles since the first service, I was very impressed by the capability of the standard '16 car.

Even when driven at 6-7/10ths at most - and leaving the best part of a mile behind normal traffic on a nice/twisty B-road, it felt like I was up to them in seconds - the front end grip & precision is staggering.

Granted if I was tracking it (& I have no intention of that - I prefer driving other people's cars on track!), I would want the CP.

Std M5 IS amazing. CP is just better in the opinion of most.

notredame3951 · 11-08-2015, 08:31 PM

I took the standard for a test drive, and then the CP. The CP won hands down for what I was looking for in an M5. I wasn't planning on putting 10k+ into mods after and this made it much easier in terms of getting a better feeling/performing car.

As said before, no one has ever said that they wished they didn't get the CP (after having gotten it)

MS

Phatcat · 11-09-2015, 05:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notredame3951

I took the standard for a test drive, and then the CP. The CP won hands down for what I was looking for in an M5. I wasn't planning on putting 10k+ into mods after and this made it much easier in terms of getting a better feeling/performing car.

As said before, no one has ever said that they wished they didn't get the CP (after having gotten it)

MS

Yeah, I have the same thinking. CP M5 are lowered slightly and handling improved so I am just going by pass all the suspension mods.

But I'm still temped to get the titanium akrapovic (or the M version if available in Taiwan ) pipes once I get mine.

SteveC · 11-09-2015, 12:05 PM

I think most agree that CP is superior to the standard M5. I however believe that given what an M5 costs and the reasons most people buy one, it should not be necessary to give BMW yet more money to make the car sit, handle, steer and sound better. I may be wrong here, but I do not believe that the CP is so radical that many M5 buyers would prefer the standard car. My reasoning is that CP simply gives the buyer more of what they're buying the M5 for in the first place. CP is not particularly competition or track oriented....is not hard-core or lunatic fringe....it just adds a few more spoonfuls of M magic to an already great package. Making CP a chargeable option is a bit like Starbucks charging for milk and sugar or McDonalds charging for Ketchup.............yes I know, but that's my point.....some things just don't feel right.

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mr_djurgarden · 11-09-2015, 02:43 PM

Yes it's worth it

irishbimmer · 11-09-2015, 07:38 PM

Start with the best...and end up with the best. I am glad for the comp pack because this is a big, heavy car. Highly recommend it.
Bill

dr k · 11-17-2015, 05:39 AM

I picked up my 2016 M5 last week. I did not opt for CP and have no regrets. The car is wonderful to drive. Ended up choosing the M5 over an S6 and the M5 is so much sportier, faster, tighter, better handling, better sounding and fun.

I did drive CP cars and understand why some like it but, in my case, I did not need any extra on top of what my M5 offers as a daily driving car that I can also have fun with.

soooma · 11-18-2015, 05:50 AM

I love my non CP M5 LCI but I am looking for one with CP now after 2 years of ownership and this should answer your question and this actually will cost me about 10K $ loss !!

By the way if anyone interested in buying let me know
2014 M5 35K miles SOorange on Black with exec/20"/B&O and has CP mufflers and resonators delete and Exhauste Meister ,,, Looking for 69K $,,, Nice tires

11-03-2015, 01:00 PM	#1
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gblansten Brigadier General 1967 Rep 4,213 Posts Drives: 23 Tesla S Plaid Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Thick ascending limb iTrader: (0)	Scroll down maybe five threads. And that current one is one of many on the topic.
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11-03-2015, 01:19 PM	#3
frisky First Lieutenant 106 Rep 378 Posts Drives: 2016 ///M5 Individual Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Manhattan, New York City iTrader: (0)	Tons of threads on this topic. Best one is this one: http://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1166364 Worth reading all the way thru. f. __________________ 2016 ///M5 Individual \| Frozen Cashmere Silver Metallic \| Amaro Brown Full Leather w/ Custom Special Order White Contrast Stitching \| Piano Black Trim \| Custom Headliner \| Competition Package w/ 601M wheels \| Executive Package \| Drivers Assistance Package \| Bang & Olufsen \| European Delivery: October 10 2015 [Pictures here] @friskygeek
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BarryB Lieutenant Colonel 867 Rep 1,758 Posts Drives: 30Jahre M5 plus a few more M's Join Date: May 2012 Location: Palo Alto CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2022 BMW M5 CS [0.00] 2020 BMW M340i Xdrive [0.00] 2019 BMW M2 Competi ... [0.00] 2003 BMW DINAN S3 M5 [0.00] 2017 BMW 30 Jahre M3 [0.00] 2016 BMW M4 GTS [0.00] 2015 BMW 30 Jahre M5 [0.00] 1995 BMW M3 [0.00]	Save your reading.....yes if you do more than highway cruising. __________________ Current non-BMW's 20 Jeep Grand Cherokee 03 Cooper S (Maxi Tuned 50bhp) 60 Impala (43k orig mi) 15 Turbo S (Kobb tune and Kline exhaust)
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frisky First Lieutenant 106 Rep 378 Posts Drives: 2016 ///M5 Individual Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Manhattan, New York City iTrader: (0)	Also, here;s the default answer to this question that keeps popping up: No one regrets getting the Comp Pack. But plenty of people that didnt get it, end up regretting it. f. __________________ 2016 ///M5 Individual \| Frozen Cashmere Silver Metallic \| Amaro Brown Full Leather w/ Custom Special Order White Contrast Stitching \| Piano Black Trim \| Custom Headliner \| Competition Package w/ 601M wheels \| Executive Package \| Drivers Assistance Package \| Bang & Olufsen \| European Delivery: October 10 2015 [Pictures here] @friskygeek
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Loft23 First Lieutenant 63 Rep 301 Posts Drives: 2014 F10 M5 CP Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (0)	I'm biased, but yes. The lowered stance, better steering, wheel option, sports exhaust, etc is cheaper than doing a bunch of mods that cost more and not under warranty. __________________ 2021 Model S Plaid - Deep Blue Metallic / White / Carbon 2018 Porsche 911 Carrera S (991.2) - Carrara white / Bordeaux black 2014 Comp Pack F10 M5 - Singapore Grey / Sakhir Orange. [SOLD]
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Lalit@autocouture 374 Rep 1,374 Posts Drives: Tributo, Superfast, M5cs Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: 201 iTrader: (2)	I scratch my head when people claim to have driven both back to back and not immediately notice how sloppy the car is without competition package. Yes, it's 100% worth it.
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11-05-2015, 06:45 PM	#8
ChrisNich117 First Lieutenant 129 Rep 395 Posts Drives: '14 F10 M5 Alpine White ZCP Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bradenton Florida iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 e92 M3 coupe [0.00] 2013 F10 M5 [0.00]	Yes it's worth it. Huge difference in the suspension and steering. Power is also underrated. The exhaust is lame and that would be the last thing to look forward to in my opinion. It's faster, handles better, and there's a lot more feedback in the steering.
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Ryno 27 Captain 252 Rep 660 Posts Drives: M5 Competition, X5 M50i Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	Yes
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isakhnov Private First Class 42 Rep 169 Posts Drives: f10 M5 CP - SG/AB Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: WA iTrader: (1)	Test drive both and decide for yourself. Was a no brainer decision for me once I played with CP car.
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11-08-2015, 08:31 PM	#14
notredame3951 Newb 1 Rep 17 Posts Drives: MCB F10 '15 w/ CP Join Date: May 2015 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	I took the standard for a test drive, and then the CP. The CP won hands down for what I was looking for in an M5. I wasn't planning on putting 10k+ into mods after and this made it much easier in terms of getting a better feeling/performing car. As said before, no one has ever said that they wished they didn't get the CP (after having gotten it) MS
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11-09-2015, 12:05 PM	#16
SteveC Major 220 Rep 1,231 Posts Drives: M5 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North East iTrader: (1)	Standard vs CP I think most agree that CP is superior to the standard M5. I however believe that given what an M5 costs and the reasons most people buy one, it should not be necessary to give BMW yet more money to make the car sit, handle, steer and sound better. I may be wrong here, but I do not believe that the CP is so radical that many M5 buyers would prefer the standard car. My reasoning is that CP simply gives the buyer more of what they're buying the M5 for in the first place. CP is not particularly competition or track oriented....is not hard-core or lunatic fringe....it just adds a few more spoonfuls of M magic to an already great package. Making CP a chargeable option is a bit like Starbucks charging for milk and sugar or McDonalds charging for Ketchup.............yes I know, but that's my point.....some things just don't feel right. 9
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mr_djurgarden Private First Class 173 Rep 169 Posts Drives: 2018 M5 F90 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	Yes it's worth it __________________ ------------------------ 2018 M5 F90 2015 M5 F10 Competition Package 2012 M5 F10
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irishbimmer Banned 1139 Rep 1,561 Posts Drives: Silverstone M6 CP, Bulldozer, Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	Start with the best...and end up with the best. I am glad for the comp pack because this is a big, heavy car. Highly recommend it. Bill
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11-17-2015, 05:39 AM	#19
dr k Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M5 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	I picked up my 2016 M5 last week. I did not opt for CP and have no regrets. The car is wonderful to drive. Ended up choosing the M5 over an S6 and the M5 is so much sportier, faster, tighter, better handling, better sounding and fun. I did drive CP cars and understand why some like it but, in my case, I did not need any extra on top of what my M5 offers as a daily driving car that I can also have fun with.
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11-18-2015, 05:50 AM	#20
soooma ///MD 1377 Rep 3,998 Posts Drives: M5 F90 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NC iTrader: (1)	I love my non CP M5 LCI but I am looking for one with CP now after 2 years of ownership and this should answer your question and this actually will cost me about 10K $ loss !! By the way if anyone interested in buying let me know 2014 M5 35K miles SOorange on Black with exec/20"/B&O and has CP mufflers and resonators delete and Exhauste Meister ,,, Looking for 69K $,,, Nice tires Last edited by soooma; 12-01-2015 at 03:25 AM..
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