M5 is a lifesaver

roop · 04-26-2015, 07:51 PM

My brother takes my car to pick up his son from class.
Gets hit by red light runner ( at least 4 seconds late) going about 45 mph.
He has some neck pain but otherwise doing ok
The car took the impact and is now totaled.
So the purpose of this post is to share my appreciation of BMW safety and engineering.
The other purpose was to get advice on next car.
I am looking at ED on Alpina B6, but dealers are quoting crazy prices locally. They are offering 3000 above invoice about 107.5k
With three year lease coming out to 1440 plus tax at 55 percent residual.
Any advice appreciated.

RPiM5 · 04-26-2015, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by roop

My brother takes my car to pick up his son from class.
Gets hit by red light runner ( at least 4 seconds late) going about 45 mph.
He has some neck pain but otherwise doing ok
The car took the impact and is now totaled.
So the purpose of this post is to share my appreciation of BMW safety and engineering.
The other purpose was to get advice on next car.
I am looking at ED on Alpina B6, but dealers are quoting crazy prices locally. They are offering 3000 above invoice about 107.5k
With three year lease coming out to 1440 plus tax at 55 percent residual.
Any advice appreciated.

Wow! Glad to hear they are safe and sound. Yeah I saw an Alpina B6 Gran Coupe at my local dealership about a few weeks ago. Beautiful car. Wouldn't surprise me that dealers would mark them up even if ordering Individual. I guess if you can try to shop around.

M6-Coupe · 04-26-2015, 08:08 PM

Why do you want to take B6 over M6 GC?

roop · 04-26-2015, 08:16 PM

The 4 wheel drive
It's always raining in Florida plus from what I understand the Alpina has akrapovic exhaust on it

MCarsFan · 04-26-2015, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by roop

The 4 wheel drive
It's always raining in Florida plus from what I understand the Alpina has akrapovic exhaust on it

Didn't realize B6 was 4 wd. The MPE Exhaust on M5 / M6 is actually an Akra btw..
Happy to hear your BMW did its job in the accident and everyone is okay..

bronch · 04-26-2015, 10:37 PM

I understand the point of this post and can't help with your question. I agree with you on BMW safety though, but after reading the first thought that came to mind was that I hope your brother went to the ER after the wreck to have is symptoms documented. Sometimes "a little neck pain" now turns into issues later, then you can't prove it was related to the accident.

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roop New Member 0 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2013 bmw M5 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: palm beach, florida iTrader: (0)	M5 is a life saver My brother takes my car to pick up his son from class. Gets hit by red light runner ( at least 4 seconds late) going about 45 mph. He has some neck pain but otherwise doing ok The car took the impact and is now totaled. So the purpose of this post is to share my appreciation of BMW safety and engineering. The other purpose was to get advice on next car. I am looking at ED on Alpina B6, but dealers are quoting crazy prices locally. They are offering 3000 above invoice about 107.5k With three year lease coming out to 1440 plus tax at 55 percent residual. Any advice appreciated.
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roop New Member 0 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2013 bmw M5 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: palm beach, florida iTrader: (0)	The 4 wheel drive It's always raining in Florida plus from what I understand the Alpina has akrapovic exhaust on it
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bronch Waiting for the sun 66 Rep 704 Posts Drives: 2018 M240ix Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tacoma, WA iTrader: (0)	I understand the point of this post and can't help with your question. I agree with you on BMW safety though, but after reading the first thought that came to mind was that I hope your brother went to the ER after the wreck to have is symptoms documented. Sometimes "a little neck pain" now turns into issues later, then you can't prove it was related to the accident.
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