Please help me decide - M3 CP or M5 CP

[Mat32]

Hi all from South Africa, my first post

So I have to decide between 2016 M3 CP or 2015 M5 CP.
The M3 is slightly more expensive.

I would like to hear some of your opinions regarding the choice of the 2.

Thanks

[finlandm5f10]

This is easy

M5 👍🏻

M5 is bigger better and way more better looking car.
And much faster and better to drive.

[Fast400]

M5...

[M5_Brandoe]

Hands down.... M5!

[TheHouseWon]

If youre going to track it, get the M3, it handles incredibly well. Also, there are a ton of tuning options and fuel/intercooler options. Aftermarket part availability is far greater than the M5.

Having said that, I would buy the M5

[Herofmine]

M5! M3/M4 sounds like Motorbike no matter what kind of exhaust you get.

[josec70]

M5 all day ...

[Flying Ace]

it depends on the purpose of the car. If you don't plan on tracking the car at all, I would get the M5.

Also, the M3 is a much lighter and smaller car. You'll feel the weight difference even on the street. So you should consider whether you prefer a lighter car or you don't mind the heavier car. Also, will you be carrying passengers in the back? What about the usage of the trunk space?


Anyways, if you decided on the M5, then the real question is, would you do the M5 or the M6 GC! lol

[apexlocator]

M6 GC!!....the one I should have gotten....lol

[YanoM5]

Originally Posted by Mat32

Hi all from South Africa, my first post

So I have to decide between 2016 M3 CP or 2015 M5 CP.
The M3 is slightly more expensive.

I would like to hear some of your opinions regarding the choice of the 2.

Thanks

Man tough crowd...Welcome, knowing you're on an M5 forum expect to have biased answers.

I've owned my M5 for almost a year and I feel it's a boat! Don't get me wrong the power is amazing and it sounds great. My previous cars were a GTR-R35 and Stage 2 Audi B8S4.

My M5 is basically stock, but I'm already wanting to get into something smaller like an M3. The M3 looks amazing and a little more compact. Just really depends what you're looking for. Bigger engine or smaller car.

[bquicksilver]

Originally Posted by Flying Ace

Anyways, if you decided on the M5, then the real question is, would you do the M5 or the M6 GC! lol

M5 does everything in luxury with more power and potential. The M3 is lighter and will whip around a corner a little quicker as a result. IMO it you truly want a sports car, get a sports car (Z06, Ferrari, etc) not a fast small car with a useless rear seat (M3). If you need a rear seat and love power get an M5. Personally I have kids and needed a real back seat.

I wanted the M6GC pretty bad, but in the end it had effectively the same performance without sunroof, less usable back seat, and I didn't get in/out as easy (I'm 6'3"). Oddly, getting in and out of my lowered Corvette is not an issue. Initially I preferred the M6GC styling, but as time went on the long overhangs and dated rear wore on me. It was still a tough choice.

I think what I like the most is that nobody really thinks an M5 is special except true car people. I'm a dentist and something a tad less showy helps with the politics of staff and patients as well. You park a Ferrari outside and people think you're going to rip them off.

[TheHouseWon]

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[bquicksilver]

Originally Posted by TheHouseWon

^where are the customers' yachts

Apparently yachts come equipped with toothbrushes. The closest I get in Indianapolis is a rusted Lincoln Navigator land yacht. Very rarely associated with any form of oral hygiene.

[Mat32]

Originally Posted by LAM555

dumbest question i've heard all month

Another worry of mine, say in another 4-5 years when I want to change the car, I hazard a guess the M5 would depreciate worse.

Nope, I will not be tracking the car, as we are not allowed to (BMW rules in SA).

[Mat32]

Originally Posted by YanoM5

Man tough crowd...Welcome, knowing you're on an M5 forum expect to have biased answers.

I've owned my M5 for almost a year and I feel it's a boat! Don't get me wrong the power is amazing and it sounds great. My previous cars were a GTR-R35 and Stage 2 Audi B8S4.

My M5 is basically stock, but I'm already wanting to get into something smaller like an M3. The M3 looks amazing and a little more compact. Just really depends what you're looking for. Bigger engine or smaller car.

That's the thing, I'm not a huge fan of large sedans. M5 was tested, now to sample the M3.

[Craze]

I dont get the track car arguement because if i wanted a track car it would not be an m3

[Proftinkerpot]

The depreciation won't be that different. The M3 and M4 are available in much greater numbers and the prices tend to reflect that on approved used. The M5 had a higher price tag and depreciate heavily initially but second hand, I'd say would be no worse than any premium saloon.

[Flying Ace]

Originally Posted by Proftinkerpot

The depreciation won't be that different. The M3 and M4 are available in much greater numbers and the prices tend to reflect that on approved used. The M5 had a higher price tag and depreciate heavily initially but second hand, I'd say would be no worse than any premium saloon.

absolutely wrong. Depreciation is very different between the two cars. At least here in the US.

[Mat32]

M4 CP tested...M5 was better

[Craze]

M5! It has warp speed acceleration

[Proftinkerpot]

Originally Posted by Flying Ace

absolutely wrong. Depreciation is very different between the two cars. At least here in the US.

In the UK, an M5 is a superb nearly new buy. A year old Competition car with good spec and less than 10k miles can be got for less than nearly new M3 / M4 money. I'd have the M5 everytime.