BenzBoy12

Yeah but M5s are now into the 40s, so its a wash as far as $. And the Bimmer still has the nicer interior, there is way too much plastic in the V, when I sat in it, I was a little dissapointed.

Razorecko

yea but thats probally for a used m4 w/ 40k miles. If I was going to dump 30k into a car i'd atleast want it under 5 digit mileage. Another thing i gotta say is that I wanted a car that was newer. I see way too many e55's, m5's, m6's driven buy teens that picked up the rides used. By the time i'm done with the V in a couple years i'll find something newer

DAGREEKNYC

face *** ride but its still "a cadi " . talk to me in 3 years when its worth the cost of 4 chicken soft tacos and a diet coke .

BenzBoy12

Yeah, idk, I'm not scared of miles, my bimmer has 223k on it and still going strong, doesn't burn a drop of oil, I think a new M5 at 40k miles is not bad if its taken care of, but you're right, too many are bought for cheap and then flogged like there's no tomorrow. I have no problem with someone getting a nice car for a good price, but too many times it's just someone looking to get 6 months worth of donuts and burnouts and other dumb ***** out of it, and then move on to the next.

Razorecko

^ agreed. Especially when they dont realize that the maintenance cost wont be the same as their civic's. You want to see a horrid used market car...lol, the new GTR...in two years they'll be going in the 45's probally but who the hell will want to buy it when a good maintenance price is like 2-3k from nissan.

BenzBoy12

Haha, omg, just wait to see all the idiots who will come that close to ruining a tranny, and you buy it, and the first time you get on it, BANG! You're done, lol. Yeah, some people just don't get it. I just love it when you see these guys buying these cars, and then something breaks because they bought a beater, and now they beat on it, and now they're like "Holy *****, look how much it is to fix!"

kipper215

I think buying a car brand new is the dumbest thing in the world unless you are leasing, it's limited production and you are a collector that will rarely every drive the car. I rather buy a cpo for less and keep the change in my pocket for something else. the only reason you are seeing more expensive cars on the street is because they have no value. I could of bought a M6 convert for 26K cash a couple of times from people that are in need of some doe. As long as you get a good warranty and it's a CPO it's a doable deal.

If you hate having money then buy a new car and if you live in cali wait til you have to get tags. I will never buy a new car ever again. I have had 5 already and wasted thousands of dollars. I bought my 55 used with very low miles and a good price and now it's worth less than a e350. I plan on keeping the car and restoring it once I am done paying for it and I will buy a GT3 USED. the W211 amg will be a classic in 20 -30 years for it was a true game changer when it debuted in 03. even today the new cars performance is not much better.

plus I have had no major issues with my 55 and is has a lot of options so there is a lot that can possibly go wrong. My point is don't knock buying a used car because they are not all bad.

6.3AMG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBaSnXlgZlY

bobgodd

And it'll still be faster than your car...

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Razorecko

Those hennessey #'s are inflated. There is a guy though that owns wait4meperformance , he is a sikkk tuner for gm/ford/ elive/sct vehicles. He wanted to see how strong the V block was so for after getting the V he was running a 200shot of nos in it -lol. It held up but he said he couldnt ever get any traction. Now he wants to see how far he can go with pulley's etc before the motor pops....lol if only everyone was willing to do the same

Autoscope

Why do you want to dyno at 5-6k on a Dynojet? Why not use the same dyno so your can track your results???

That is some SERIOUS power for stock!! I love it...

Razorecko

I want to verify the #'s using another dyno. This way i know that the first dyno was setup properly and calibrated correctly. It will also make clarification of future mods and the power gains alot easier for most people to grasp since i'm guessing about 75% of all dyno #'s posted are off of dynojets.

Harsany

I don't know if I would ever own a GM product even if it is fast....too many other choices out there.

E55AMGGG04

That thing is a beast !! Too bad they dont offer any lease deals on this. I would love to lease 1 and beat the hell out of it for 2 years.

DAGREEKNYC

yeah and ??? If my grandmother had ***** she wouldve been my grandfather


If i want extreme speed i wouldnt of bought a 63 u jayohhh !!!!!!!!!!

izzyz28

That's about what I paid for my E55. If you want to talk about depreciation, go look up the value of that 63 you're driving.

LSonDubz

I agree, however with all of the problems GM is having, I'm sure eventually we will see some.

armaniE55

transferred

Leasing, never considered that so no comment.

I bought all my vehicles new except the W220 which I bought from a far wealthier, close friend....i like to know who's been driving a car and the best answer is ONLY ME....new cars FTMFW

-Rob

Tommygunz

We had a Dyno day for Vipers at our shop and 2 CTS-V's also came by. They ran 453hp at the wheels steady and smooth.

LADY_AMG

I've spotted 3 of these in the past couple days, but none of them would play with me.

From a purely aesthetic standpoint, the CTS-V has a pretty mean stance on the road. So tempted to go test drive one!

Vic55

Im game for a ZR1 ... just eyeing one right now and hoping GM goes BK. Ill pick it up and there will be support for the warranty locally Im sure.

Razorecko

i'm guessing they were both auto, the auto's are dynoin' 50+ hp less than the manuals.

Autoscope

50 less? Really!

Razorecko

Yep ! That explains why they used more aggressive gearing. I can guarantee though at the manual V will pull the auto v on the highway. Not too mention the manual has the "no lift shift" feature. Which means when you're going wot at redline you can keep your foot planted on the gas while pressing in the clutch and shifting and the car's ecu will hold the throttle for a split second. that why you wont have to lift up on the gas to shift into next gear. Havent tried it yet but heard it was a blast