BMW E60 M5

[cosworth330]

I purchased my E60 M5 in October 2013. Fast forward 2 years and I've not really had any major issues just usual servicing at BMW, new diversity antenna, sunroof seal and front discs skimmed and one tyre due to puncture. It's now on 59,500 miles and I will probably run it for another year or so. I had an E39 M5 before which was a great car but I do prefer the E60 M5.

A few pics, the last picture is of my old M3 Evo which I sold in 2009 , my old E39 M5 which I sold in 2013 and my E60 M5. I managed to meet up with the other 2 owners at a PH meet which felt strange seeing all 3 cars parked next to each other !

[Joe5y]

That's far from the worst reg for the car!

Looks wonderful.

[Shaoxter]

cosworth330 said:

A few pics, the last picture is of my old M3 Evo which I sold in 2009 , my old E39 M5 which I sold in 2013 and my E60 M5. I managed to meet up with the other 2 owners at a PH meet which felt strange seeing all 3 cars parked next to each other !

Was that just a weird coincidence or did you just keep in touch with the people you sold your cars to?

Also not sure if it's the angle of the pic but the E60 looks enormous compared to the E39!

[cosworth330]

I keep in touch with Mike who bought my M5 and we quite often go to shows and meets together. The M3 had gone from about 115k and mint when I sold it to 180k looking very sorry for itself with a fair amount of rust. Another PHer got in touch with me as he was thinking of buying it and worked out I used to own it so asked about the history etc. The car had been through a few more owners as far as Devon. I got in touch with seller who lived in Surrey and arranged that we all went to the next summer south east PH meet. Soon as I got there the owner gave the keys to my old M3 and let me take it for a drive which brought back some memories ! Funny enough the guy that bought it also had a V10 M5. It's now being turned into a track car by Henry username longintheleg over on cutters.

[Pommygranite]

Nice car, like the colour.

Do you use it daily and if so what's that like?

Also what is the gearbox like and is it true about the hideous fuel consumption/low range fuel tank?

Keen to know more if you are happy to share.

[cosworth330]

Pommygranite said:

Nice car, like the colour.

Do you use it daily and if so what's that like?

Also what is the gearbox like and is it true about the hideous fuel consumption/low range fuel tank?

Keen to know more if you are happy to share.

Mine is a second car that does about 3K a year. Fuel consumption I've never really measured but the computer is sitting at 19.3mpg average over the last few months. I suppose motorway cruising you might get 24mpg at most. Never had more than about 280 miles out of a tank even on a run, that's about £65-70 to fill it up. Gearbox is ok but not as smooth as an auto or DCT.

[andygtt]

Lovely car, good choice :-)

[cosworth330]

Joe5y said:

That's far from the worst reg for the car!

Looks wonderful.

Only just bought the reg the other week, I'm really pleased with it. Only M power petrolheads will get it though.

[sshenton1975]

You, sir, have impeccable taste

This is my Interlagos Blue M5 - a few mods but nothing major!

I have'nt had "too" many issues with mine - had an annoying cold start misfire which I have just cured by fitting an Ionic Controller (under the black covers at the front of the cylinder heads) and now it runs great

Had to change the disks but did these myself and saved a fortune

Mine is an everyday car - thankfully my commute is only 20 miles each way so no problem

An amazing car - don't really know what I would replace it with to be honest - maybe a newer M5 or an XKR

Enjoy it!

Simon

[cosworth330]

Hi Simon, your M5 looks lovely, the wheels really suit it. When I was looking for an M5 my 1st choice colour was Interlagos blue followed by Silverstone.
I've had 2 of the rear silencers cut open and wrapped but thinking of going back to standard as cold start is very loud. Are you running a standard exhaust setup ?

Simon ( another Simon here ! )

[sshenton1975]

Hi Simon

I'm running a complete muffler delete!! Straight through pipes at the back section

Yes it is extremely loud on cold start but the sound when the car is warm is worth the hassle. Not sure my neighbours are that delighted but the sound of the V10 is amazing!

[Shaoxter]

cosworth330 said:

I've had 2 of the rear silencers cut open and wrapped but thinking of going back to standard as cold start is very loud.

Cold start is one of the things I like about the 2 pipe mod
Although my car lives in a lock up garage complex rather than next to neighbours!

[andygtt]

sshenton1975 said:

Hi Simon

I'm running a complete muffler delete!! Straight through pipes at the back section

Yes it is extremely loud on cold start but the sound when the car is warm is worth the hassle. Not sure my neighbours are that delighted but the sound of the V10 is amazing!

I ran the same on my other M5, what i did do is made the tailpipe into a tiny muffler which took the noise away from idle a little... as you say was fine when driving inside the car, but my wife could hear me coming home from a mile away in town lol

Im removing it from this M5 and putting it on my new one when I get a chance over xmas... I made it with V bands so that the stock silencers could be refitted in minutes should I choose (never did lol).

[cosworth330]

All 4 silencers removed must be crazy loud. I've only had 2 out of the 4 silencers modded. It must be an age thing, I feel like a boy racer with a loud exhaust ! It certainly turns heads in town that's for sure but sometimes you don't want all that attention. I fitted a Eisenmann sport to my old E39 M5 which was just perfect .
I might try a 3/4 wrap instead of a complete wrap.

[cosworth330]

Had a 240 mile round trip to Goodwood PH Sunday service yesterday with a 5.30am start. Great turnout of cars and had a few chats to like minded petrol heads.

[andygtt]

cosworth330 said:

All 4 silencers removed must be crazy loud. I've only had 2 out of the 4 silencers modded. It must be an age thing, I feel like a boy racer with a loud exhaust ! It certainly turns heads in town that's for sure but sometimes you don't want all that attention. I fitted a Eisenmann sport to my old E39 M5 which was just perfect .
I might try a 3/4 wrap instead of a complete wrap.

Well in truth I suspect its possible no silencers isn't massively different to your setup... the rear silencers are actually a bank of 4 (as you know), but they are fed from 2 pipes not 4.... so if you 'modify' a couple of the silencers then its possible the gasses are simply exiting the modified silencers on idle.

Of cause Im basing that with no real knowledge as to what mods you have done.... if you really wanted it would be quite easy due to the exhaust design to add an exhaust butterfly that closes your modded silencers under say 2000rpm (or on a dash button)... thus you get a quiet idle and cruise with the option of proper noise when you want it.

[Mikeeb]

cosworth330 said:

Had a 240 mile round trip to Goodwood PH Sunday service yesterday with a 5.30am start. Great turnout of cars and had a few chats to like minded petrol heads.

Spotted you parked up, my M6 was in the middle paddock tucked up in the corner. I do like your plate.

[LettuceLottery]

fantastic car, I know i'm very sad but.. that registration mark is perfect!!!

[cosworth330]

andygtt said:

cosworth330 said:

All 4 silencers removed must be crazy loud. I've only had 2 out of the 4 silencers modded. It must be an age thing, I feel like a boy racer with a loud exhaust ! It certainly turns heads in town that's for sure but sometimes you don't want all that attention. I fitted a Eisenmann sport to my old E39 M5 which was just perfect .
I might try a 3/4 wrap instead of a complete wrap.

Well in truth I suspect its possible no silencers isn't massively different to your setup... the rear silencers are actually a bank of 4 (as you know), but they are fed from 2 pipes not 4.... so if you 'modify' a couple of the silencers then its possible the gasses are simply exiting the modified silencers on idle.

Of cause Im basing that with no real knowledge as to what mods you have done.... if you really wanted it would be quite easy due to the exhaust design to add an exhaust butterfly that closes your modded silencers under say 2000rpm (or on a dash button)... thus you get a quiet idle and cruise with the option of proper noise when you want it.

Hadn't really thought about it possibly flowing through the modded boxes more than the stock ones. Butterfly flap would be a good idea. I've got it booked into a local place tomorrow that makes exhausts, they are called Powerspeed.

[cosworth330]

Mikeeb said:

Spotted you parked up, my M6 was in the middle paddock tucked up in the corner. I do like your plate.

Yes I spotted your M6, Silverstone one with Walkers Auto Tech number plate . You bought it a few weeks ago ?
Looked in very good condition,hope your pleased with it.