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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 06:03 PM
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I was in NJ this weekend visiting family. My brother in law works for BMW. Hw took me to the office and the lot was filled with Rolls Royces , BMW ( 1M, M5, M6, 6 series grand coupe, and a lot of 750s). I was excited to see the new M5 in the flesh and in my favorite color for the car.


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Nice Rolls!
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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It was crazy. I have never seen so many Rolls Royces in the same place. There were dozens. I was also surprised to see a few 1Ms. I was gawking when I should have been taking pics but it was awesome. The had a bunch of 6 series 4 doors ( in matte), and every mini cooper model on the market
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 06:13 PM
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Are all those Ghosts corporate company cars?
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 06:19 PM
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MB, BMW, and Jaguar are headquartered in NJ. See tons of yet to be released models all over. Last month I saw the new GL550. Very nice SUV.

Those RR's are so awesome (as is the M5). Love them!
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 06:31 PM
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It's a very cool car (the M5), saw one a couple of weekends ago. Neat setup with the turbos and coolers.
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 07:59 PM
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I love the M5. Always have and always will. They went on sale about 3-4 weeks ago .. I have a feeling that the driver of this car had it before it was on sale.
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 08:01 PM
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Are all those Ghosts corporate company cars?
Yup!! They even had the name of the board members who were going to get the cars hanging from the rear view. ( 7 series as well). My brother in law gets a new car every 10k miles. Great perk
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Seen a few now.. The M mods naturally help. Not a fan of the chrome on the side. Overall I like it.
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 08:05 PM
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I was reading a review today where it was given third place when the magazine compared it to the AMG E63 and the Audi RS6. I was surprised to see that. I will admit I wasnt feeling the chrome on the side either but I have a feeling I would get over it after I drove the car
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Not impressed with almost all of the new BMWs, M models are slightly better looking but still not attractive enough. I think the new Kia's look better than most BMWs.
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TwiBlueG35
Not impressed with almost all of the new BMWs, M models are slightly better looking but still not attractive enough. I think the new Kia's look better than most BMWs.
Drive one. It will make you love it.
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 08:21 PM
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Saw a new M5 a couple weeks ago and it looked pretty damn good. The new 5, and for that matter the 3, is very nice. I think both are real improvements over the E60 and E9x.
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Originally Posted by I8ABMR
Drive one. It will make you love it.
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Absolutely true! Just don't drive a Porsche first
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I would have probably tripped on a curb or two, just star struck by so many great cars. I was in Atlanta this summer and I almost thought I was at Bentley dealership.
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