kfanciu
05-31-2009, 12:04 PM
Picked up my latest addition to the stable: 2001 BMW M5. 35k miles. Flew to Atlanta for the exchange and am now on a 1 1/2 week road trip back to Denver which includes nearly a week stay to yacht and relax with my father in Venice, FL and my first of two wedding showers in Tyler, Texas at the in-law's ranch. From Texas I will trailer the M5 back to Denver with dad #2's 07 Escalade.
Funny the M5 and Escalade both have 400hp V8s (albeit worldly different build and application).
I was originally going to replace my G37 with this car as the G37 is not powerful enough to be my 'fast' car and is far too small to be my daily driver. Because of this, I've only put 16k miles on the G37 in 20 months (including 6k miles in two jaunts to AZ/CA). I contracted for 15,000 miles a year on the 39 month lease, so I still have literally almost an impossible amount of miles left and only 19 months on the lease -- a good deal for someone else who will actually drive the car. I've since learned the G37 lease (through Infiniti Financial) unfortunately would leave my name (and thus liability) on the contract even if someone else assumed it (through swapalease.com or leasetrader.com, etc), so I have little-to-no interest in doing that now... The payments aren't killing me, but it would have been nice to get rid of them for a car that isn't being driven.
Pics: see my sig link (can't post pics or links yet)
In researching the Dinan badge, I've learned they are only (officially) given to BMW owners who have purchased a set amount of mods/upgrades from them based on a point system -- the cost and/or power increase of the mod affects the number of points it has towards getting the badge. As far as I can tell this car only has the Dinan euro-style front lower bumper brake ducting, so not sure why it as the badge. A tad ricer, I suppose, but at least it has something Dinan.
Funny the M5 and Escalade both have 400hp V8s (albeit worldly different build and application).
I was originally going to replace my G37 with this car as the G37 is not powerful enough to be my 'fast' car and is far too small to be my daily driver. Because of this, I've only put 16k miles on the G37 in 20 months (including 6k miles in two jaunts to AZ/CA). I contracted for 15,000 miles a year on the 39 month lease, so I still have literally almost an impossible amount of miles left and only 19 months on the lease -- a good deal for someone else who will actually drive the car. I've since learned the G37 lease (through Infiniti Financial) unfortunately would leave my name (and thus liability) on the contract even if someone else assumed it (through swapalease.com or leasetrader.com, etc), so I have little-to-no interest in doing that now... The payments aren't killing me, but it would have been nice to get rid of them for a car that isn't being driven.
Pics: see my sig link (can't post pics or links yet)
In researching the Dinan badge, I've learned they are only (officially) given to BMW owners who have purchased a set amount of mods/upgrades from them based on a point system -- the cost and/or power increase of the mod affects the number of points it has towards getting the badge. As far as I can tell this car only has the Dinan euro-style front lower bumper brake ducting, so not sure why it as the badge. A tad ricer, I suppose, but at least it has something Dinan.