F10 M5 - extended warranty and snow tyre advice

[finmac]

Thinking about an F10 and wondered what's the cost range for extended warranty please?
Also, anyone fitted one with snow tyres and what was it like on them?

[stain]

Can't help on the warranty but mine is running the factory fit 19" wheel and tyre combo. The Pirelli sottozero tyres are a bit mushy in the bends and under acceleration but with the recent very cold snap they have sharpened up nicely. Lots will say don't bother but I'm happier with them on. I have the benefit of keeping my 20s salt free and with the winter wheels on it looks even more like a 520d. Love it.

[Sep]

For my F13 M6 I've paid circa £1000 each year for the last 2 years for BMW's (Mondial's) extended warranty and BMW roadside assist. The car didn't need a penny spending on it in the 1st year. But this year I will at least try to claim a new rear windscreen as I've noticed the heating element is only thawing half the glass but has no cracks or visible damage.
It's expensive for peace of mind.

[HoHoHo]

stain said:

Can't help on the warranty but mine is running the factory fit 19" wheel and tyre combo. The Pirelli sottozero tyres are a bit mushy in the bends and under acceleration but with the recent very cold snap they have sharpened up nicely. Lots will say don't bother but I'm happier with them on. I have the benefit of keeping my 20s salt free and with the winter wheels on it looks even more like a 520d. Love it.

As above

Quite amazing the difference the tyres make to road holding on a very wet day!

As a matter of interest I bought mine new for £2600 and sold them three years later for £1500 (or around that, can't remember exactly how much!) as there are so few wheels that are suitable for the F10 M5

[finmac]

Thanks for the help guys. Wondered what the cars like in snow with the winter tyre combo?

A couple more questions spring to mind

Did any of you have load through as an extra?

I would want to carry my mountain bike at times and thought that would allow me to stick the bike inside the car?

There doesn't seem to be many with it though.

Also, MPG wise - low 20's average seems achievable? Can you get higher on steady cruise?

[HoHoHo]

finmac said:

Thanks for the help guys. Wondered what the cars like in snow with the winter tyre combo?

A couple more questions spring to mind

Did any of you have load through as an extra?

I would want to carry my mountain bike at times and thought that would allow me to stick the bike inside the car?

There doesn't seem to be many with it though.

Also, MPG wise - low 20's average seems achievable? Can you get higher on steady cruise?

I wanted through load but added it to late and missed the deadline. I'd imaging unless you deconstruct the bike it would be a tight fit but 'doable'

I averaged under 18 on mine over three years. Most of my journeys were short which wouldn't help. On the run to and around Italy I managed mid-twenties and as the stats I've posted show you can get better however better to go in with your eyes open and yes, low 20's should be achievable providing you are sensible

This screen shot is absolutely accurate and it's not from the car's computer but input by hand each and every time I fuelled up. Bit of a faff but I run and own a company and my entire life seems to revolve around figures!

[stain]

Through load is a very useful feature and although the seats don't fold flat you will be able to poke a bike in rear wheel first no problem. Around 30mpg is possible at a steady 70.

I've not driven in snow in the M5 but another 5er we have is on winters and we drove up a snowy hill with no problem, even stopping to let someone past and moving off again. That car has nothing like the low-end torque of the M5 so I'd guess that they are essential equipment for an M5 when it is really icy.

[HoHoHo]

stain said:

Through load is a very useful feature and although the seats don't fold flat you will be able to poke a bike in rear wheel first no problem. Around 30mpg is possible at a steady 70.

I've not driven in snow in the M5 but another 5er we have is on winters and we drove up a snowy hill with no problem, even stopping to let someone past and moving off again. That car has nothing like the low-end torque of the M5 so I'd guess that they are essential equipment for an M5 when it is really icy.

I took mine skiing Christmas of 15 and the roads were pretty clear but it was icy and due to time etc. I didn't manage to get my winters on the car before I went and it performed ok - I did have snow socks just in case mind!

I wouldn't want to drive it if there was any chance of decent snow, years ago (in 2010) when we suffered a few weeks of snow in the SE my 535D sat in the drive for a month without moving. To be fair we have a 100m long drive and it was a foot deep in snow and road around us were terrible. With winters I'd have been racing around like a racing snake.

By chance I've found a photo on my iPad

[theboss]

I haven't driven mine on snow, but switching MPSS to Alpin PA4 recently has resulted in much more grip in wet and low temperature conditions.

[Andy OH]

My brother and I drove 2,500 miles in a week in March 2013 on a European road trip in his then new F10 M5 and we used 19" Pirelli Sottozeros. They were extremely good and I remember up in the mountains in Italy thinking how can a rear wheel drive car with in excess of 500bhp behave so well on winter tyres in the snow. Obviously you had to be very careful with so much power in the snow but there was plenty of sideways action on those mountain roads.

On the way from Munich to Florence it was wet for most of the drive and the Pirellis were fantastic giving plenty of grip. I'd never driven on winter tyres before and these convinced me that if the UK's winter was as bad as continental Europe I'd definitely have winter tyres.

The car was a US spec M5 and he did the European delivery that US dealers allow and we decided to do a European road trip from the Welt in Munich to Florence, back up to Amsterdam and then back to Munich so the car could be put in a container and shipped to the US as part of the European delivery package.