I went out looking at 5 series last weekend, through the costco program they were about $500 to $650 over invoice, Audi was $650 over invoice. I though everyone had to be at the $500 mark, but there appears to be some maneuvering going on. Not to mention that “invoice” and “dealer cost” are vastly different.
I drove a 2008 535i as well. I might be the only one that feels this way, but in my opinion the 2008 drove better than the 2011 535i or 550i. The 2011’s felt more disconnected from the road and had a soggy/floating feeling in the front end. I know, its the opposite of all the reviews….