RE: BMW M5 30 Jahre: Driven

[HoHoHo]

Oh, and the M5 has more BHP per tonne than the M4 as well

[E65Ross]

CorvetteConvert said:

HoHoHo said:

Wow, you really have a bee in your bonnet don't ya

oh, and it doesn't weigh 2 tonnes before options if we're being picky

Edited by HoHoHo on Friday 14th August 07:30

Yup i do, it's a missed opportunity and since they are worth £37K after 3 years when listing at £73K new other people clearly think they are not the real deal AND since they are amazing in every other respect i guess being fat does go against it!
:-)

So it depreciates like every other M5 has done then.

[HoHoHo]

E65Ross said:

CorvetteConvert said:

HoHoHo said:

Wow, you really have a bee in your bonnet don't ya

oh, and it doesn't weigh 2 tonnes before options if we're being picky

Edited by HoHoHo on Friday 14th August 07:30

Yup i do, it's a missed opportunity and since they are worth £37K after 3 years when listing at £73K new other people clearly think they are not the real deal AND since they are amazing in every other respect i guess being fat does go against it!
:-)

So it depreciates like every other M5 has done then.

And pretty much identical to my 996 did when that was new - purchase £71k, sold for £39 after 36 months.

[CorvetteConvert]

Patrick Bateman said:

This is true, it can't keep getting heavier.

I thought they might have done more to keep the weight at least on par with the e60 given they cut the M3 a bit.

What he said.

[CorvetteConvert]

HoHoHo said:

But the build quality and carrying ability isn't as great.

Having just traveled 2500 miles in Europe in mine with a wife and two young children, two reasonable cases full of clothes, three tennis rackets, 3 sets of fins and snorkels, table tennis bats, drone, large camera bag (weighs 30kg itself) full of kit, laptop, 55 DVD's for the journey (if not actually 55 it looked like 55 DVD's!). Several bags of shoes and food to keep a 5 year old and 10 year old happy on the journey I know which car I'd rather be in even if it is slightly slower

I didn't realise you owned one. I did think you were very supportive of it! I should have checked your garage! Hey, if it floats your boat (and i love that engine) then great, but for me £75,000 is a hell of a lot of wonga for any main maker saloon and scarily it loses almost £250 per WEEK every week in depreciation alone for the first 4 years; so if bought new or nearly new is one of the most expensive 'daily' cars to run. I am pleased you love the car but i couldn't afford to lose money hand over fist like that.

[CorvetteConvert]

HoHoHo said:

Oh, and the M5 has more BHP per tonne than the M4 as well

Not going by 2 weekly and 1 monthly UK magazine!
Sorry, M4 also much better under brakes and in the twisty stuff!
:-)

[CorvetteConvert]

Enough! I promise!

[HoHoHo]

CorvetteConvert said:

Enough! I promise!

That's OK. I understand you know you've lost

You don't just have to take my word for it, they really are a great, great car.

To make something quicker you build in lightness I agree but the M5 (even the 30 year version) is fine as it is - a great all round family fecking fast/great to drive/great to listen to/great to tour Europe and as I said.........all round car....

[Zod]

HoHoHo said:

E65Ross said:

CorvetteConvert said:

HoHoHo said:

Wow, you really have a bee in your bonnet don't ya

oh, and it doesn't weigh 2 tonnes before options if we're being picky

Edited by HoHoHo on Friday 14th August 07:30

Yup i do, it's a missed opportunity and since they are worth £37K after 3 years when listing at £73K new other people clearly think they are not the real deal AND since they are amazing in every other respect i guess being fat does go against it!
:-)

So it depreciates like every other M5 has done then.

And pretty much identical to my 996 did when that was new - purchase £71k, sold for £39 after 36 months.

Your mistake is trying to trump prejudice with experience.