E60 M5 finally bought!
Discussion
Hi All,
Been a long long wait for one of these and a few weeks ago it all came to fruition!
Owned a few M3's but never got round to getting the big brother until now.
I enjoyed the journey of searching and finding a car to replace my much loved Mini John Cooper Works.
The usual German suspects but for me during my search (E90 M3, B7 RS4, SLK55 and a 997 911 C2S) but in the end I plumbed for the E60 M5.
This was only the second E60 M5 I went to view but you just know when you come across the right one. No bodywork scrapes or small dinks, just an exterior in fantastic order and an unmarked immaculate interior to complement.
I then put it through a pre-purchase inspection with the local BMW main dealer and it came out clean with no mechanical or electrical issues (no fault codes reported).
So next thing was to buy it and then contact BMW Mondial and get a comprehensive warranty put on it.
The standard spec on an M5 is impressive - So I only really had two must haves on the options front (Active seats and full leather) but the options on this one was the icing on the cake after the colour combo.
Its 2007 07 model but not LCI but does have an options list that makes up for it for me anyway:
I bought it with 41,750 miles.
Alpine White (original and not a wrap)
Full Indianapolis Red leather interior (covers entire door trim and dashboard in leather)
Alcantara headlining
Adaptive Headlights
SAT NAV Professional
Freeview TV
DAB Tuner
6 CD Changer
Mobile Prep and Business Bluetooth
M Multifuncation Seats with electric headrests
Active Seats
Soft Closing Automatic System for Doors
LOGIC 7 Sound System
Electric Rear Blinds
Rear Side Window Blinds
Extended Voice Control
Integrated Universal Remote Control
19" 167 M Forged Alloys
This is on top of the standard stuff I guess like Heads Up Display, Puddle lights, Xenon's, Folding mirrors, Heated Seats, Electric Glass Sunroof to name a few.
The first thing I did after purchasing the car was to order some Conti Sport Contact 5P's fitted all round as the set on it were a mix of Bridgestone on the front and Federal 595's on the back and though there was about 4mm all round left I wanted to have some nice new quality boots on it. Must say the 5p's are excellent in comparison!
Also had the car 4 wheel aligned recently on a Hunter machine.
Cant make up my mind about the alloys though! I am not sure whether to stick with them? Get them refurbed and have black inserts instead of the standard anthracite inserts or go aftermarket?
Not sure the 166 M style alloys would suit a white M5? I do however aim to change the front kidney grilles to a high gloss black one.
However, the most important thing for me is this ... its living up to its billing as a truly epic car! I'm gobsmacked and truly enjoying the car!
The V10 is intoxicating and I love the space and luxury. Performance is on another level to anything I have ever owned.
Thanks for looking
Been a long long wait for one of these and a few weeks ago it all came to fruition!
Owned a few M3's but never got round to getting the big brother until now.
I enjoyed the journey of searching and finding a car to replace my much loved Mini John Cooper Works.
The usual German suspects but for me during my search (E90 M3, B7 RS4, SLK55 and a 997 911 C2S) but in the end I plumbed for the E60 M5.
This was only the second E60 M5 I went to view but you just know when you come across the right one. No bodywork scrapes or small dinks, just an exterior in fantastic order and an unmarked immaculate interior to complement.
I then put it through a pre-purchase inspection with the local BMW main dealer and it came out clean with no mechanical or electrical issues (no fault codes reported).
So next thing was to buy it and then contact BMW Mondial and get a comprehensive warranty put on it.
The standard spec on an M5 is impressive - So I only really had two must haves on the options front (Active seats and full leather) but the options on this one was the icing on the cake after the colour combo.
Its 2007 07 model but not LCI but does have an options list that makes up for it for me anyway:
I bought it with 41,750 miles.
Alpine White (original and not a wrap)
Full Indianapolis Red leather interior (covers entire door trim and dashboard in leather)
Alcantara headlining
Adaptive Headlights
SAT NAV Professional
Freeview TV
DAB Tuner
6 CD Changer
Mobile Prep and Business Bluetooth
M Multifuncation Seats with electric headrests
Active Seats
Soft Closing Automatic System for Doors
LOGIC 7 Sound System
Electric Rear Blinds
Rear Side Window Blinds
Extended Voice Control
Integrated Universal Remote Control
19" 167 M Forged Alloys
This is on top of the standard stuff I guess like Heads Up Display, Puddle lights, Xenon's, Folding mirrors, Heated Seats, Electric Glass Sunroof to name a few.
The first thing I did after purchasing the car was to order some Conti Sport Contact 5P's fitted all round as the set on it were a mix of Bridgestone on the front and Federal 595's on the back and though there was about 4mm all round left I wanted to have some nice new quality boots on it. Must say the 5p's are excellent in comparison!
Also had the car 4 wheel aligned recently on a Hunter machine.
Cant make up my mind about the alloys though! I am not sure whether to stick with them? Get them refurbed and have black inserts instead of the standard anthracite inserts or go aftermarket?
Not sure the 166 M style alloys would suit a white M5? I do however aim to change the front kidney grilles to a high gloss black one.
However, the most important thing for me is this ... its living up to its billing as a truly epic car! I'm gobsmacked and truly enjoying the car!
The V10 is intoxicating and I love the space and luxury. Performance is on another level to anything I have ever owned.
Thanks for looking
Edited by zainster on Wednesday 4th February 12:10
Edited by zainster on Wednesday 4th February 22:02
Enjoy!Thanks all for the nice comments, much appreciated!
I was really surprised at the condition, it really is in fabulous order througout. I just need to keep it this way!
The only real criticism is the rear wheels could do with a refurb but I am still thinking about what to do there.
I like the wheels not sure they are for this car though. I can't seem to find a picture of an M5 with these wheels but with black inserts to help give me an idea if I should keep them on.
I was really surprised at the condition, it really is in fabulous order througout. I just need to keep it this way!
The only real criticism is the rear wheels could do with a refurb but I am still thinking about what to do there.
I like the wheels not sure they are for this car though. I can't seem to find a picture of an M5 with these wheels but with black inserts to help give me an idea if I should keep them on.
zainster said:
Thanks all for the nice comments, much appreciated!
I was really surprised at the condition, it really is in fabulous order througout. I just need to keep it this way!
The only real criticism is the rear wheels could do with a refurb but I am still thinking about what to do there.
I like the wheels not sure they are for this car though. I can't seem to find a picture of an M5 with these wheels but with black inserts to help give me an idea if I should keep them on.
Lovely car and nice spec. You don't see many in White.I was really surprised at the condition, it really is in fabulous order througout. I just need to keep it this way!
The only real criticism is the rear wheels could do with a refurb but I am still thinking about what to do there.
I like the wheels not sure they are for this car though. I can't seem to find a picture of an M5 with these wheels but with black inserts to help give me an idea if I should keep them on.
The wheels definitely don't suit the car and you should sell them on....to me!!
Do you have any plans or mods for it?
longintheleg said:
Lovely car and nice spec. You don't see many in White.
The wheels definitely don't suit the car and you should sell them on....to me!!
Do you have any plans or mods for it?
Thank you sir!The wheels definitely don't suit the car and you should sell them on....to me!!
Do you have any plans or mods for it?
Haha - if you're not joking, I'd be tempted to swap if you have the 166 M style alloys?
Although isn't the offset/sizes different on the Touring model?
The only mods that are tempting to me are:
Kidney Grilles
Alloys maybe
Spacers + Lowering springs (like Eibach/HR)
As I've put a BMW warranty on it, I'll stay with things that don't invalidate it and hopefully the things mentioned should be OK on that front.
johnfm said:
Well, what a fantastic thing that is.
Is that a full leather dash too? Nice.
Thank you sir!Is that a full leather dash too? Nice.
Yep, it has the full leather option (£5.5k) which means door trim is covered in leather as is the dashboard and with the alcantara headlining it just adds that special feel to the interior.
not like they have a bad rep though of course 
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