M5

I won't say it hasn't crossed my mind but whilst I wouldn't necessarily call it tacky, it doesn't give me the same feeling as sitting in a BMW. I suppose it's a bit of what you know although I had Mercedes' for about 12 years before the last 17 years of BMW. That particular car has fallen from £61,995 over nearly 3 months but it isn't a colour I like - I think Merc greys are a bit depressing. 

However for a 4 door V8 it is massively better value than the M5 and I am concerned that with all the Political turmoil we could see a stock market crash and serious instability, at which time I would rather not own a large thirsty car with a heavy dose of finance.

Not as nice as the M5, but that is particularly good value.

It is really only missing the Premium pack which gives the sunroof and the Burmeister sound system. However in Mercedes circles those are essentials.
There is a black car with the Premium Pack in Sunderland at £3,000 more but it doesn't have HUD: 

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I have to agree. I think the interiors of Mercs are way too chintzy. Silver, neon lighting, big screens, fussy detailing. They too remind me of a 1970's nightclub. 

And nothing says "taxi" quite like a silver or black Merc E or S class. 

I had better bring this to an end. Combination of wife not happy with me blowing the endowment and the dealer refusing to move on price, so the door shuts on the M5 for a while.

In terms of what I want/need in a car it ticks all the boxes and more, so i'll hope that prices fall significantly over the next 6 months and will watch with interest to see what the new M340i, M440i, M3 and M4 are going to be like.

I feel pretty gutted to be honest. I tried to get the dealer to come down in price because the M5's have now broken through into the £60K's but they had someone else interested and I had first choice. A divorce is more expensive than a car, so I had to decline.

I have been watching a couple of Joe Achilles video reviews on You Tube and it makes me want one more.

That’s the problem, you’ve got to the point where you know what you want and you’ve experienced the performance / V8 / quality / equipment etc.  As good as the new M340i will be, it’s not going to match up.

The value does have a long way to drop, so hopefully it’s just a matter of time.

Not if the cost of a divorce has to be accounted for !
It's getting your wife's head around buying a £100k car that may prove the sticking point, after all nobody actually needs such an expensive car, even if you are buying it for half its original price.

Now if you had a few million in the bank, it may be a different story.

It was the fact that the price started with a 7 that freaked her. In the sixes is a winnable proposition.

Just watched it. I think it's fair to say it put a smile on his face.

540i X Drive are half that price if the 5 without the M is still attractive. The cost to change would be rather more palatable.

Even us GT4 buyers are nervous when it comes to depreciation. New model is only round the corner so I expect the car to be worth considerably less in the not too distant future.