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      03-14-2022, 07:13 PM   #1
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What are dealers markup these days on the M5 CS? $50K? $40K?
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$50-100K, at least in California that seems to be situation
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Matt (the big guy if that’s not his name) doesn’t like the seats . That’s a gamble I think we’ve all decided to take. I might hate them too….

As I’ve said before, would love to get the 5 Blackwing but just don’t have the garage space. For a non daily, I’d pick the CS over the BW, at least based off my off hands experiences and biases.
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For anyone who might care about such things ...

As some may recall I had a 19 M5C, and at that time it was my favorite sedan of all time and I enjoyed it a lot more than the 18 E63S that preceded it.

I will however tell you that my current 5BW is a much more enjoyable and engaging car to drive than the M5C was, and even if the M5CS were twice as fun as my M5C, it still wouldn't be half as fun as the 5BW.

Because of electrics straight line speed has been democratized to the degree that a 3sec car isn't a special thing any more. Heck in a few years a Camry with four electric motors will be a 3sec car. So that means very little to me. And I'm not looking to track a sedan, I have other more appropriate cars for that.

So on a daily basis rowing through the gears of a 650+ hp/tq RWD car on the way to Trader Joe's and back is insanely gratifying ... sometimes in comfort mode sometimes in '2008 CLK BS TC off car wants to kill me' mode.

Plus it saddens me how muted the CS exhaust sounds compared to my 19 M5C, and with back problems the seat is an issue for me in daily driving.

Honestly, I'd pick the 5BW over the M5CS even if the prices were the other way around.

Again, I loved my M5C, but imagine the hysteria if BMW had done a 'purist' manual M5C ... you'd be looking at GT3 Touring level markups because of the insane demand.

Congrats to those who got a CS allocation, it is obviously an epic sedan, just not the one I wanted.



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For anyone who might care about such things ...

As some may recall I had a 19 M5C, and at that time it was my favorite sedan of all time and I enjoyed it a lot more than the 18 E63S that preceded it.

I will however tell you that my current 5BW is a much more enjoyable and engaging car to drive than the M5C was, and even if the M5CS were twice as fun as my M5C, it still wouldn't be half as fun as the 5BW.

Because of electrics straight line speed has been democratized to the degree that a 3sec car isn't a special thing any more. Heck in a few years a Camry with four electric motors will be a 3sec car. So that means very little to me. And I'm not looking to track a sedan, I have other more appropriate cars for that.

So on a daily basis rowing through the gears of a 650+ hp/tq RWD car on the way to Trader Joe's and back is insanely gratifying ... sometimes in comfort mode sometimes in '2008 CLK BS TC off car wants to kill me' mode.

Plus it saddens me how muted the CS exhaust sounds compared to my 19 M5C, and with back problems the seat is an issue for me in daily driving.

Honestly, I'd pick the 5BW over the M5CS even if the prices were the other way around.

Again, I loved my M5C, but imagine the hysteria if BMW had done a 'purist' manual M5C ... you'd be looking at GT3 Touring level markups because of the insane demand.

Congrats to those who got a CS allocation, it is obviously an epic sedan, just not the one I wanted.



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For anyone who might care about such things ...

As some may recall I had a 19 M5C, and at that time it was my favorite sedan of all time and I enjoyed it a lot more than the 18 E63S that preceded it.

I will however tell you that my current 5BW is a much more enjoyable and engaging car to drive than the M5C was, and even if the M5CS were twice as fun as my M5C, it still wouldn't be half as fun as the 5BW.

Because of electrics straight line speed has been democratized to the degree that a 3sec car isn't a special thing any more. Heck in a few years a Camry with four electric motors will be a 3sec car. So that means very little to me. And I'm not looking to track a sedan, I have other more appropriate cars for that.

So on a daily basis rowing through the gears of a 650+ hp/tq RWD car on the way to Trader Joe's and back is insanely gratifying ... sometimes in comfort mode sometimes in '2008 CLK BS TC off car wants to kill me' mode.

Plus it saddens me how muted the CS exhaust sounds compared to my 19 M5C, and with back problems the seat is an issue for me in daily driving.

Honestly, I'd pick the 5BW over the M5CS even if the prices were the other way around.

Again, I loved my M5C, but imagine the hysteria if BMW had done a 'purist' manual M5C ... you'd be looking at GT3 Touring level markups because of the insane demand.

Congrats to those who got a CS allocation, it is obviously an epic sedan, just not the one I wanted.



NICE! Sadly for me I don't really like how manual sedans feel to drive, and I just feel like anything over 500hp is just too much to be able to easily put it down to just the rears, and even then it's a challenge haha. I usually like a far back seating position in my manual cars, I tend to drive with the clutch pedal fully depressed with a locked knee lol or just abouts which makes getting in and out of a sedan a pain for me, coupes and verts are the way to go with the HUGE ass doors lolol
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https://machineswithsouls.com/2021/1...0-m3-vs-m5-cs/
"The disconnected feel of the regular M5 (and the M3) still exists"

How did you come to this conclusion without driving it ?
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https://machineswithsouls.com/2021/1...0-m3-vs-m5-cs/
"There are a few niggles. The disconnected feel of the regular M5 (and the M3) still exists"

How did you come to this conclusion without driving it ?
Who says I never drove it…?
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https://machineswithsouls.com/2021/1...0-m3-vs-m5-cs/
"There are a few niggles. The disconnected feel of the regular M5 (and the M3) still exists"

How did you come to this conclusion without driving it ?
Who says I never drove it…?
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If anyone wonders how it compares to the M2 CS and G80…

https://machineswithsouls.com/2021/1...0-m3-vs-m5-cs/
"There are a few niggles. The disconnected feel of the regular M5 (and the M3) still exists"

How did you come to this conclusion without driving it ?
Who says I never drove it…?
The owner of the m5 CS - trackday fanatic

Not trying to be an ass.. but i asked him about it when your article first came out because I follow your content on IG.
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https://machineswithsouls.com/2021/1...0-m3-vs-m5-cs/
"There are a few niggles. The disconnected feel of the regular M5 (and the M3) still exists"

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If anyone wonders how it compares to the M2 CS and G80…

https://machineswithsouls.com/2021/1...0-m3-vs-m5-cs/
"There are a few niggles. The disconnected feel of the regular M5 (and the M3) still exists"

How did you come to this conclusion without driving it ?
Who says I never drove it…?
The owner of the m5 CS - trackday fanatic
Where does it say I drove his specifically?

Didn't drive the M3s (aside from mine) shot here that day either:

https://machineswithsouls.com/2021/1...s-the-best-m3/
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For anyone who might care about such things ...

As some may recall I had a 19 M5C, and at that time it was my favorite sedan of all time and I enjoyed it a lot more than the 18 E63S that preceded it.

I will however tell you that my current 5BW is a much more enjoyable and engaging car to drive than the M5C was, and even if the M5CS were twice as fun as my M5C, it still wouldn't be half as fun as the 5BW.

Because of electrics straight line speed has been democratized to the degree that a 3sec car isn't a special thing any more. Heck in a few years a Camry with four electric motors will be a 3sec car. So that means very little to me. And I'm not looking to track a sedan, I have other more appropriate cars for that.

So on a daily basis rowing through the gears of a 650+ hp/tq RWD car on the way to Trader Joe's and back is insanely gratifying ... sometimes in comfort mode sometimes in '2008 CLK BS TC off car wants to kill me' mode.

Plus it saddens me how muted the CS exhaust sounds compared to my 19 M5C, and with back problems the seat is an issue for me in daily driving.

Honestly, I'd pick the 5BW over the M5CS even if the prices were the other way around.

Again, I loved my M5C, but imagine the hysteria if BMW had done a 'purist' manual M5C ... you'd be looking at GT3 Touring level markups because of the insane demand.

Congrats to those who got a CS allocation, it is obviously an epic sedan, just not the one I wanted.
That thing looks mean! And thank goodness you got the manual too. She's a beast, enjoy it!
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https://machineswithsouls.com/2021/1...0-m3-vs-m5-cs/
"There are a few niggles. The disconnected feel of the regular M5 (and the M3) still exists"

How did you come to this conclusion without driving it ?
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If anyone wonders how it compares to the M2 CS and G80…

https://machineswithsouls.com/2021/1...0-m3-vs-m5-cs/
"There are a few niggles. The disconnected feel of the regular M5 (and the M3) still exists"

How did you come to this conclusion without driving it ?
Who says I never drove it…?
The owner of the m5 CS - trackday fanatic
Where does it say I drove his specifically?

Didn't drive the M3s (aside from mine) shot here that day either:

https://machineswithsouls.com/2021/1...s-the-best-m3/
To be fair, you may be the only reviewer that I have come across to mention a numb feeling in steering.

Countless of people have talked about the the significant steering improvement over the regular M5/ M5C

But if you say so
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https://machineswithsouls.com/2021/1...0-m3-vs-m5-cs/
"There are a few niggles. The disconnected feel of the regular M5 (and the M3) still exists"

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If anyone wonders how it compares to the M2 CS and G80…

https://machineswithsouls.com/2021/1...0-m3-vs-m5-cs/
"There are a few niggles. The disconnected feel of the regular M5 (and the M3) still exists"

How did you come to this conclusion without driving it ?
Who says I never drove it…?
The owner of the m5 CS - trackday fanatic
Where does it say I drove his specifically?

Didn't drive the M3s (aside from mine) shot here that day either:

https://machineswithsouls.com/2021/1...s-the-best-m3/
To be fair, you may be the only reviewer that I have come across to mention a numb feeling in steering.

Countless of people have talked about the the significant steering improvement over the regular M5/ M5C

But if you say so
Sorry, should have clarified. It's undoubtedly the best of the modern BMWs out there, especially compared to the cars in the test. But it's not Porsche level (for an electric rack comparison), nor of course, BMWs of old. Suppose that's a dying battle anyway.
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I am a true Bmw fan. I have been so a very long time. I would never buy a Cadillac from my own reasons. as nice as the M5 CS is…. I wouldn't buy one either just because I don't like the way it looks.
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If I had the cash to burn, I would get one solely for this reason.. 😎


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$50-100K, at least in California that seems to be situation
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I am a true Bmw fan. I have been so a very long time. I would never buy a Cadillac from my own reasons. as nice as the M5 CS is…. I wouldn't buy one either just because I don't like the way it looks.
I feel the same way, looks wise, with regard to not being interested in Cadillac or Mercedes. Personal preferences but not a fan of either. I think the Cadi looks much better than say the E63S though.
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