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Monty Python said:
Not at that price lol. It's a little inflated!TheAngryDog said:
I think the car can be fun, and I was enjoying myself in it the other day when I went for a blast in it to see if I could actually manage to drive it for more than 10 minutes, and it could be made into quite a weapon, but it does lack a little something.
What did you replace the Impreza with? (if you have, of course). I had an Impreza back in the day, running around 280bhp I guess (when it ran right) and it was fun at first, the noise as it came on boost and how easy it was to slide around, but it let me down mechanically.
The M5 I found very very easy to slide around. It was very communicative, even with tired suspension, it would tell you weeks in advance about what it was going to do. Put it this way, it never caught me out, and I do not confess to being a driving god!
I'm surprised it let you down mechanically actually! They're usually pretty solid. Very, very easy to tune too. The 03 STI I had, after an exhaust, fuel pump and remap leapt from 260BHP to 343.What did you replace the Impreza with? (if you have, of course). I had an Impreza back in the day, running around 280bhp I guess (when it ran right) and it was fun at first, the noise as it came on boost and how easy it was to slide around, but it let me down mechanically.
The M5 I found very very easy to slide around. It was very communicative, even with tired suspension, it would tell you weeks in advance about what it was going to do. Put it this way, it never caught me out, and I do not confess to being a driving god!
I went from the Impreza to a BRZ. Honestly the best car I have ever driven. Sounds like you need 4 seats though.. while the two rear seats and more usable than people expect/claim (I had 4 adults in there at one point) they probably wouldn't be good for squeezing kids in and out of for example. Despite the 143BHP drop in horsepower and roughly 170lb/ft of torque drop from the Impreza, it was a million times more fun to drive. I unfortunately had to sell the BRZ (something about growing up and buying a house) but I'm saving up for another now as in my opinion there isn't anything else like it.. until you enter Porsche territory in which case I don't fancy signing my soul over if anything went wrong.
Now I'm in a boring, Diesel Giulietta. Which is probably great in it's own merit.. but sometimes I do look at the central reservation.. longingly.. wanting to end it all...
Life's too short to drive boring cars. If you have to sell up, sell up. It's not the end of the world.
JamesL91 said:
TheAngryDog said:
I think the car can be fun, and I was enjoying myself in it the other day when I went for a blast in it to see if I could actually manage to drive it for more than 10 minutes, and it could be made into quite a weapon, but it does lack a little something.
What did you replace the Impreza with? (if you have, of course). I had an Impreza back in the day, running around 280bhp I guess (when it ran right) and it was fun at first, the noise as it came on boost and how easy it was to slide around, but it let me down mechanically.
The M5 I found very very easy to slide around. It was very communicative, even with tired suspension, it would tell you weeks in advance about what it was going to do. Put it this way, it never caught me out, and I do not confess to being a driving god!
I'm surprised it let you down mechanically actually! They're usually pretty solid. Very, very easy to tune too. The 03 STI I had, after an exhaust, fuel pump and remap leapt from 260BHP to 343.What did you replace the Impreza with? (if you have, of course). I had an Impreza back in the day, running around 280bhp I guess (when it ran right) and it was fun at first, the noise as it came on boost and how easy it was to slide around, but it let me down mechanically.
The M5 I found very very easy to slide around. It was very communicative, even with tired suspension, it would tell you weeks in advance about what it was going to do. Put it this way, it never caught me out, and I do not confess to being a driving god!
I went from the Impreza to a BRZ. Honestly the best car I have ever driven. Sounds like you need 4 seats though.. while the two rear seats and more usable than people expect/claim (I had 4 adults in there at one point) they probably wouldn't be good for squeezing kids in and out of for example. Despite the 143BHP drop in horsepower and roughly 170lb/ft of torque drop from the Impreza, it was a million times more fun to drive. I unfortunately had to sell the BRZ (something about growing up and buying a house) but I'm saving up for another now as in my opinion there isn't anything else like it.. until you enter Porsche territory in which case I don't fancy signing my soul over if anything went wrong.
Now I'm in a boring, Diesel Giulietta. Which is probably great in it's own merit.. but sometimes I do look at the central reservation.. longingly.. wanting to end it all...
Life's too short to drive boring cars. If you have to sell up, sell up. It's not the end of the world.
Bummer you had to sell the BRZ. I think they're a great looking car, never been in one or driven one. Hahaha, well if you do decide to detour into the central reservation make sure you're not in the car!
That is true, and I am pretty sure I'll be going back to an M5. I've started selling the parts I had bought for my MPS, so in a few months time (or less if I sweet talk the gf) I'll have another power house on the driveway!
TheAngryDog said:
I am pretty sure I'll be going back to an M5. I've started selling the parts I had bought for my MPS, so in a few months time (or less if I sweet talk the gf) I'll have another power house on the driveway!
I think that's the right decision for you. There are such few options for replacement that another one seems like the sensible thing to do. Talking the OH around is probably the hardest bit. 
So what you're essentially saying is that you realised that you couldn't afford to run an M5, so you sold it. Now you want to buy one which you will run on a (relative) shoestring, and probably end up in the same situation in 2yrs time (given their age and propensity for big bills)?
I don't see the sense in stretching yourself financially, just to drive a different car.
I don't see the sense in stretching yourself financially, just to drive a different car.
bennyboysvuk said:
TheAngryDog said:
I am pretty sure I'll be going back to an M5. I've started selling the parts I had bought for my MPS, so in a few months time (or less if I sweet talk the gf) I'll have another power house on the driveway!
I think that's the right decision for you. There are such few options for replacement that another one seems like the sensible thing to do. Talking the OH around is probably the hardest bit. The OH isnt the problem with buying a car, more just lending me the money for a few months lol
Dave200 said:
So what you're essentially saying is that you realised that you couldn't afford to run an M5, so you sold it. Now you want to buy one which you will run on a (relative) shoestring, and probably end up in the same situation in 2yrs time (given their age and propensity for big bills)?
I don't see the sense in stretching yourself financially, just to drive a different car.
Thread revival. I don't see the sense in stretching yourself financially, just to drive a different car.
Not at all. Spending the money isn't an issue, I earn good money and none of my cars since 2009 have been bought with financed money. The M5 that I currently own needs a wheel bearing, its going in to have that done and those things aren't cheap. I have a few issues with it but I have the parts to do it, just not the time. It will get done however. One of the jobs is a diy only job as my local Indy wouldn't know what to do.
Ironically, I am finding myself in a similar situation, albeit I am looking to get out of my M5 soon to get into something newer. I just want a decent quick car that I do not need to worry about mechanically, plus driving my m5 is difficult due to my hearing condition getting worse. I may stop driving altogether if my eyesight doesn't improve.
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