Visited a dealer in socal (southbay)

Being a former owner of couple m3s in the past, im getting back into BMW now.

I just test drove x5 50i and x5m. I gotta say, M is impressive with its quick burst of power and the sweet sound of engine/exaust rumble. But 50i is good enough for my wife and I. Still very impressive performance on that 50i. My mom has 30i and you can really tell the difference. Day and night difference at least to me.

Im looking to lease for 3 years and math works out better for 50i than the M. Yes M is tempting but I rather wait for the new M5 since M3 is a bit too small for us.

Current MF for july and aug is same for 50i i think. M is much higher.

Now, I can put security deposits of $7700 so save about $100 a month.

To me.. that's a lot of money up front... help me guys..


Thanks