best car i've had to date. E39 M5
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feanor75 said:
Not that deep unfortunately
I can reccomend the muffler/silencer delete. Fairly cheap and makes the car sound like a proper V8.E60 short shift mod is worth it if you feel the throw is too long.
Get some cooling into the brakes, you can buy ducts, OEM BMW parts to do this.
Just be aware, potential buyers:
podman said:
Case in point today OP and typical of my ownership of "fast" cars, M cars, Impreza's and Cossies.
Maybe once of the nicest/fastest cars you can get for budget, 10isk E39 BMW M5, low mileage, full BMW history, only run on Optimax, recently serviced with new pads, discs, braided lines , good fluid ..£800 worth in the last few weeks . Dyno checked and with all its 400BHP
Tidy 750 SRAD, £1,500-£2000, next to no history, run on what ever pump I can get it on quickest, oil change once a year, plugs every 2/3 summers and air filter the same.
After a 60 mile hard , hard thrash and chasing the bike, the car cried enough, brakes went to mush and become "dangerous", clutch gave up the fight and let go...oil temp went up to 125 degrees and the whole thing stank.
We let it cool down for a while but it wasnt a happy bunny and ended up being towed home, the bike run no different from when it was first wheeled out of the garage.
If you want to spend 10K on a car and want decent performance, you need this level of power / power to weight , or anything else feels slow to be honest, ive driven this car and to honest, it feels tepid up to 120MPH, about the same as a 400 maybe.
Be prepared for failures like this to crop up, I understand the clutch and its replacement will cost similar to what you can get a 750 SRAD for and the uprated the calipers the owner now wants, the same again.
Just a small illustration of what a PITA £10,000 400BHP cars are.
Maybe once of the nicest/fastest cars you can get for budget, 10isk E39 BMW M5, low mileage, full BMW history, only run on Optimax, recently serviced with new pads, discs, braided lines , good fluid ..£800 worth in the last few weeks . Dyno checked and with all its 400BHP
Tidy 750 SRAD, £1,500-£2000, next to no history, run on what ever pump I can get it on quickest, oil change once a year, plugs every 2/3 summers and air filter the same.
After a 60 mile hard , hard thrash and chasing the bike, the car cried enough, brakes went to mush and become "dangerous", clutch gave up the fight and let go...oil temp went up to 125 degrees and the whole thing stank.
We let it cool down for a while but it wasnt a happy bunny and ended up being towed home, the bike run no different from when it was first wheeled out of the garage.
If you want to spend 10K on a car and want decent performance, you need this level of power / power to weight , or anything else feels slow to be honest, ive driven this car and to honest, it feels tepid up to 120MPH, about the same as a 400 maybe.
Be prepared for failures like this to crop up, I understand the clutch and its replacement will cost similar to what you can get a 750 SRAD for and the uprated the calipers the owner now wants, the same again.
Just a small illustration of what a PITA £10,000 400BHP cars are.
These comparisons with bikes really are fairly ridiculous!
Its like saying, "my 200bhp seadoo jetski is much faster and cheaper to run than your 600bhp luxury 40ft sports boat". Yes it is, and your point is???
And thrashing an M5 for 60 miles?
Try it in almost any car (aside from cars designed for the track) especially anything with a bit of weight and you will probably get the same results.
Its like saying, "my 200bhp seadoo jetski is much faster and cheaper to run than your 600bhp luxury 40ft sports boat". Yes it is, and your point is???
And thrashing an M5 for 60 miles?
Try it in almost any car (aside from cars designed for the track) especially anything with a bit of weight and you will probably get the same results.
Edited by leeson660 on Friday 20th July 07:36
TheAngryDog said:
So how many still have their M5 after all this time?
I still have mine. Bought it in January 2008. Can't think of many better 4 door saloon cars.I have an M6 Gran Coupe, but that's a coupe with 4 doors so doesn't really count
Kidding aside I can never see myself getting rid of my E39 M5. EVER
Still have mine and loving it. Doesn't get used too much these days but had an amazing trip to Germany this summer, pounding the autobahns, visiting the factory in Munich, 5 countries in a day over the Stelvio and then taking in a few laps of the 'Ring:
All that with a wife, 2 kids and a load of luggage in complete comfort. It's the only car I have I can imagine fulfilling all my needs in one package so I don't imagine ever parting with it - as much as I am attached to it I think the GT3 would depart first.
All that with a wife, 2 kids and a load of luggage in complete comfort. It's the only car I have I can imagine fulfilling all my needs in one package so I don't imagine ever parting with it - as much as I am attached to it I think the GT3 would depart first.
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I have an M6 Gran Coupe, but that's a coupe with 4 doors so doesn't really count
Kidding aside I can never see myself getting rid of my E39 M5. EVER
Love the plate.
M5 London said:
TheAngryDog said:
So how many still have their M5 after all this time?
I still have mine. Bought it in January 2008. Can't think of many better 4 door saloon cars.I have an M6 Gran Coupe, but that's a coupe with 4 doors so doesn't really count
Kidding aside I can never see myself getting rid of my E39 M5. EVER
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