f10 m5 range?

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JMBMWM5 said:

hats really good going Paul, how did you run the car in?.

Like i stole it Not used any oil either in close to 7000 miles (of which probably 750+ miles were on track & 1000 miles of Euro hooning.

TBH, i'm maybe jesting a little. I kept the revs below 5k for the first 500 miles as did a drive from Lancs to Suffolk & back at sensible cruising speeds with the odd play through the gears to loosen everything up, after that drove it like i stole it.

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Schermerhorn said:

Wow, that's almost 28mpg ish? Stunning performance for a near 600BHP (I don't care what people say, these things are running at nearly 600BHP standard!) 2 tonne mega saloon.

To think, you were getting that sort of economy on 2.0 Vauxhall Vectras just 10 years ago.

Average on the car was 29.2 when i pulled up at home. Had some stop start motorway traffic in the mix but most was at cruising speeds.

Mine was running more than 600bhp standard (thank you BMW).

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StuH said:

djohnson said:

Thanks all. The 640d is also a possibility.

Don't do it! The big DERV's are boring as hell to drive. I've had most M's and convinced myself that a 535D would be 'almost' an M and save me a few quid on running costs.

It wasn't even close. No fun to drive, dull throttle response, dull transmission, crap noise, no sense of occasion when driven, I could go on but you get the picture M all day, every day.

I see your point. Currently in a derv range rover though so it's all relative.