[BayernBear7]

Originally Posted by Maverik259

love everything about the LCI internals...just can't accept the loss of the iconic corona lights. To me that's what screams BMW. Now you have to ask, is that a vw? kia? ford? the head lights just look more generic now. and they don't look like glaring eyes which i always had an affinity toward. only thing really that has me hesitant about getting an LCI vs just keeping mind at lease end. Problem is i really want to go CC next go around. first world problems i guess.

yea bro.. with the coronas they ask "is that a dodge?"

imho.. bmw broke away from the coronas bc of dodge ripping them off..

[BayernBear7]

Originally Posted by WickedBMW

TBH, I prefer pre-LCI gages.

tbh.. i prefer f10m5 gauge cluster

[subterFUSE]

I prefer the pre LCI grills. They are more rounded. Less boxy. I think they fit the overall shape of the car better.

[GhostOne_322]

Originally Posted by BayernBear7

you're just consoling yourself. the lci refresh is sleek and sexy. pre-lci headlights looked like sad eyes.

How so? I had the option to buy the LCI after totaling my 20 M5C earlier this year and chose to purchase a 2020 pre LCI M5C - price was not an issue. And it was no consolation buy, it was choice and preference which you too are entitled to. Also why I said pre LCI for "me".

[Evil Derboy]

Originally Posted by BayernBear7

it aint depreciating $2k every month. you dont get upside down unless you buy a new gm or ford product.
ive never not been upside down in a car in my life until i started owning more expensive cars that everyone fears the depreciation on
...ironic

In the UK a brand new M5 with options is around £110k. The same car used at 4 years old is £55k so that’s depreciation of £1145 per month.

Typical finance options on a new car come in around £1200 per month with no equity at the end of a four year deal. They’re are models in the range that make sense to buy or lease new but personally I don’t see the M5 ad being one of them. Big BMWs always depreciate heavily (unlike the equivalent Audis which retain much more of their value).

[Camarejh]

So many people hating on other peoples subjective opinions. There is no right and no wrong. Its what you like. I love them both. I have a pre LCI cause I'm just a blue collar navy guy and all i could afford was a high mileage used M5. I love it to death though. If LCI was within my grasp then maybe id shoot for it. They're both beautiful machines and I'm thankful af to be able to have one. Sure people will hate on this too.

[jc05e46m3]

Originally Posted by Camarejh

So many people hating on other peoples subjective opinions. There is no right and no wrong. Its what you like. I love them both. I have a pre LCI cause I'm just a blue collar navy guy and all i could afford was a high mileage used M5. I love it to death though. If LCI was within my grasp then maybe id shoot for it. They're both beautiful machines and I'm thankful af to be able to have one. Sure people will hate on this too.

What do you do in the Navy?

[Camarejh]

Originally Posted by jc05e46m3

What do you do in the Navy?

Counter illicit drug trafficking

[spuntyb]

I prefer the pre-LCI, but nothing wrong with the LCI. You can't can't lose with either one. Once this lease is up, I'll look for an LCI and take the good with the bad.

[snowbimmer]

Originally Posted by spuntyb

I prefer the pre-LCI, but nothing wrong with the LCI. You can't can't lose with either one. Once this lease is up, I'll look for an LCI and take the good with the bad.

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say you won't be sorry

[Jaysoowavy]

The 2018 Bmw M5 MSRP Was 103,000$
A Used M5 Is Now At least 70K
That's is Not Bad Depreciation In 3 Years

[spuntyb]

Originally Posted by Jaysoowavy

The 2018 Bmw M5 MSRP Was 103,000$
A Used M5 Is Now At least 70K
That's is Not Bad Depreciation In 3 Years

And that's with fairly high mileage. Low mileage 2018 cars with reasonable options can easily be like $90k right now. Crazy

[jc05e46m3]

Originally Posted by Camarejh

Counter illicit drug trafficking

VBSS?

[carseatsm5]

I think these sorts of things are very psychological. When someone spends this much money on a car I think part of the attraction is having the “newest.” Look at people upgrading iPhones every year with barely a discernible change in usefulness or design. I get that. It’s part of the excitement/fun.

As for the actual, minor differences I can’t help wonder what LCI owners would be saying, for instance, if the coronas were the LCI headlight and not the launch design. Interesting to think about anyway.

[MNoob]

Originally Posted by carseatsm5

I think these sorts of things are very psychological. When someone spends this much money on a car I think part of the attraction is having the “newest.” Look at people upgrading iPhones every year with barely a discernible change in usefulness or design. I get that. It’s part of the excitement/fun.

As for the actual, minor differences I can’t help wonder what LCI owners would be saying, for instance, if the coronas were the LCI headlight and not the launch design. Interesting to think about anyway.

If you like cars and get bored with them fast, a little bit different is enough.

[Jaysoowavy]

Originally Posted by spuntyb

And that's with fairly high mileage. Low mileage 2018 cars with reasonable options can easily be like $90k right now. Crazy

Yeah that's my point tho. The M5 Hasn't depreciate that much at all for a 3 years car

[micvite]

Originally Posted by Moonstone_UK

In the UK a brand new M5 with options is around £110k. The same car used at 4 years old is £55k so that’s depreciation of £1145 per month.

Typical finance options on a new car come in around £1200 per month with no equity at the end of a four year deal. They’re are models in the range that make sense to buy or lease new but personally I don’t see the M5 ad being one of them. Big BMWs always depreciate heavily (unlike the equivalent Audis which retain much more of their value).

Unless I'm reading this wrong these numbers don't make any sense... unless you're financing for longer than 4 years and you're saying that when you trade in after 4 years you don't have any equity. Still here in the usa a 110k car would be closer to 1800 a month all things considered so unless you're going heavy with a down payment the numbers still don't make sense. And it just depends... for me I'm gonna have 100k miles on it within 2-3 years anyway... it's going to end up being the highest mileage m5 quicker than ever so I expect depreciation. It's just part of the game with me. But since it's something I'd like to keep I don't really care. I'd rather buy new, know how the car was treated and maintained from start to finish, take care of any issues before the warranty goes out the window and then enjoy the car for years to come rather than buy used and find random gremlins...

[Evil Derboy]

Originally Posted by micvite

Unless I'm reading this wrong these numbers don't make any sense... unless you're financing for longer than 4 years and you're saying that when you trade in after 4 years you don't have any equity. Still here in the usa a 110k car would be closer to 1800 a month all things considered so unless you're going heavy with a down payment the numbers still don't make sense. And it just depends... for me I'm gonna have 100k miles on it within 2-3 years anyway... it's going to end up being the highest mileage m5 quicker than ever so I expect depreciation. It's just part of the game with me. But since it's something I'd like to keep I don't really care. I'd rather buy new, know how the car was treated and maintained from start to finish, take care of any issues before the warranty goes out the window and then enjoy the car for years to come rather than buy used and find random gremlins...

Figured quoted are typical PCP (balloon payment) finance offers from BMW with manufacturers support.

[micvite]

Originally Posted by Moonstone_UK

Figured quoted are typical PCP (balloon payment) finance offers from BMW with manufacturers support.

Ah that makes wayyy more sense. In the USA we typically don't do those, very rarely in fact as people tend to hate having to deal with a lump sum at the end of a loan

[Evil Derboy]

Originally Posted by micvite

Ah that makes wayyy more sense. In the USA we typically don't do those, very rarely in fact as people tend to hate having to deal with a lump sum at the end of a loan

Very few people in the UK actually keep the car and pay the balloon. Most of the car-buying public treat it as a lease and hand the car back.

[ambletx]

Originally Posted by Moonstone_UK

In the UK a brand new M5 with options is around £110k. The same car used at 4 years old is £55k

Good to see that used car prices across the pond are normal. Here in the states its just stupid right now. F80 M3s w/ 80k on the clock going for high $60s, etc... Its just nuts. I've seen used 2021 LCIs with 10k and asking prices of $10k over sticker.

Anyway, to the topic at hand. I had a 2018 and now a 2021. I understand that there are subtle differences under the skin between the two (trans, suspension, etc.) but I can't tell the difference. I prefer the grill and head/tail lights on the LCI over the pre-LCI. The only reason that I traded my 2018 for my 2021 (well two reasons LOL) was that I wanted to have (what I think will be) the last full gas powered M5 and the color. As far as the gauge cluster I could go either way. However, I do kind of miss the round gauges on the pre-LCI models (2018-2019). I prefer a tach that rotates clockwise and is round, but that's just my .02.