The new BMW 5 Series will be launched, and the current model will be discontinued with an amazing discount, so how to choose and listen to the opinions of old owners
The new model will be on the market soon, and the current model is amazingly discounted, how should you choose?
I believe that many consumers will experience such a scenario when buying a car. With tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars of "hard-earned money" in hand, how dare they make a rash decision? The so-called "buying the new and not buying the old" is not a universal law. When you have a budget that is rich enough to ignore everything, then there is nothing wrong with choosing a new model. On the contrary, prudence is the norm for ordinary consumers when buying a car.
Take the popular BMW 5 Series in the medium and large luxury car market as an example, and now it is in this "embarrassing period". Not long ago, BMW China officially announced that the last current BMW 5 Series long-wheelbase model (codenamed G38) has officially rolled off the production line at BMW Brilliance's Shenyang Dadong plant. This also means that the local production of the seventh-generation BMW 5 Series in China has officially ended.
Looking back at the performance of this generation of BMW 5 Series in the domestic market, it can be said that it is quite outstanding. Since May 2017, it has become the choice of more than 1.1 million domestic users, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is the king of the C-class luxury car market. But now, the current model has been unloaded and returned to the field, which means that the new model is about to take over. Looking back at the Guangzhou International Auto Show held in November, the eighth-generation BMW 5 Series was officially unveiled, and it is reported that it will soon also be produced at BMW Brilliance's Shenyang Dadong plant, and is expected to be launched in early 2024.
In this way, for consumers who want to buy the BMW 5 Series at the end of the year, it seems to be a difficult question to choose whether to wait for the new model or take the opportunity to buy the cash. So as the owner of the current BMW 5 Series, maybe the author's advice will help you.
First of all, you have to consider a question, is the eighth-generation BMW 5 Series your thing? As a luxury executive-class car, whether it is Mercedes-Benz, BMW, or Audi, they are gradually moving closer to the aesthetics of young people. The eighth-generation BMW 5 Series is, in the author's opinion, the biggest change. The appearance has become more technological and sporty, and the side is even designed with a fastback shape, which is indeed younger overall. However, in the author's opinion, it has also lost the stability and aura that this level of models should have.
On the other hand, the current 5 series, although it does not have a sense of technology, is at least a relatively balanced and outdated existence in the eyes of most people. Of course, there are opinions on appearance, and this can only be a matter of personal preference. As for the interior design, as the owner of the current 5 series, I have to admit that I am envious! The large screen of the same model as the 7 series, the crystal atmosphere lamp, and even the "color TV" in the back row are very high-grade. Needless to say, the two are not products of the same era. Seeing this, you should already have the answer to the above question in your mind.
But don't jump to conclusions, because in addition to the exterior and interior, there is a more important gap that deserves your careful consideration, and that is the price. At present, the price of the current BMW 5 Series can be said to be very cost-effective, and the low-profile 530 leading version is less than 400,000. If you want to pursue a new model, we can refer to Mercedes-Benz's new E-Class, whose low-spec E260L has a pre-sale price of 450,000 yuan. In the future, the new BMW 5 Series will be a competitive product for many years, and the price of the two will not be much different. is also calculated at about 450,000 yuan, and the landing price is at least 500,000 yuan. This also means that the minimum price difference between buying the old model and buying the new model is close to 100,000 yuan. To put it simply, there is a price to be paid for wanting to pursue a new model.
As for this price, is it worth it? If it is simply and rudely measured by "buy new and not buy old", everyone knows that the new model is better. But in the current era, the author thinks that if you are not a tyrant who "does not consider the budget", it is really better to copy the bottom cash. After all, in this era, it is not easy for everyone to make money, isn't it good to have this difference of nearly 100,000 yuan to do something else?