E39 M5 or? £10k budget
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After much deliberation it looks like I will be selling my Mazda 6 MPS. It isn't quite floating my boat.
I am likely to go back to an E39 M5, but I am wondering what else for £10k is out there that will entertain me? The M5 is on the cards as a standard one (without back box delete) should be quiet enough in the cabin for my hearing condition. Any other offers?
I am likely to go back to an E39 M5, but I am wondering what else for £10k is out there that will entertain me? The M5 is on the cards as a standard one (without back box delete) should be quiet enough in the cabin for my hearing condition. Any other offers?
Won't bore you with E39 M5 love.
My E39 530d is in for its MOT as I compose this (and worrying how bloody crusty it is now) so I've been giving some headspace to a potential replacement. Not a like-for-like replacement but a V8 of the petrol persuasion to sit alongside the M5.
If you don't need 4 doors something like this might work for you too, Mike?:-
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
Would prefer a manual but all I could find was a ragtop:-
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
My E39 530d is in for its MOT as I compose this (and worrying how bloody crusty it is now) so I've been giving some headspace to a potential replacement. Not a like-for-like replacement but a V8 of the petrol persuasion to sit alongside the M5.
If you don't need 4 doors something like this might work for you too, Mike?:-
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
Would prefer a manual but all I could find was a ragtop:-
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
TheAngryDog said:
bigee said:
B5 RS4 ?
I'd be worried about popping the turbo's...SuperVM said:
TheAngryDog said:
bigee said:
B5 RS4 ?
I'd be worried about popping the turbo's...The K04's on the Mazda MPS range are pretty poor lol.
Interesting that you preferred the M5 over the RS4..
TheAngryDog said:
SuperVM said:
TheAngryDog said:
bigee said:
B5 RS4 ?
I'd be worried about popping the turbo's...The K04's on the Mazda MPS range are pretty poor lol.
Interesting that you preferred the M5 over the RS4..
SuperVM said:
My car's only running 415 BHP and you can push the standard K04s to 500 BHP with the right supporting mods, at which point they probably fail more regularly. From what I've read, K03s on the S4 appear to fail quite frequently. As for preferring the M5, the RS4 wallows quite a bit, though I've got a thicker rear ARB with uprated mounts to go on, which apparently helps substantially. Much of it is that I miss RWD and an NA V8. One thing that is better about the RS4 is the modification world, should you like doing such things. Having said that, the ESS supercharger kit for the E39 M5 is quite cheap....
I bet it still picks up nice though at 415bhp!Yeah I think all of the VAG cars with K04's have the better ones over the ones fitted to the MPS. I know what you mean about RWD NA V8! Its what I miss.
The ESS Supercharger is a good option, though it isnt intercooled so it'd develop heat soak quickly, though for $5000 plus customs, it is still pretty good value.
TheAngryDog said:
I bet it still picks up nice though at 415bhp!
Yeah I think all of the VAG cars with K04's have the better ones over the ones fitted to the MPS. I know what you mean about RWD NA V8! Its what I miss.
The ESS Supercharger is a good option, though it isnt intercooled so it'd develop heat soak quickly, though for $5000 plus customs, it is still pretty good value.
Agreed, I've seen some interesting dyno charts with repeated runs on the non-intercooled ESS setup. Yeah I think all of the VAG cars with K04's have the better ones over the ones fitted to the MPS. I know what you mean about RWD NA V8! Its what I miss.
The ESS Supercharger is a good option, though it isnt intercooled so it'd develop heat soak quickly, though for $5000 plus customs, it is still pretty good value.
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