BMW E60 M5

[cosworth330]

LettuceLottery said:

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

Thanks. Yes I thought exactly the same when I saw it for sale !

[Mikeeb]

Yep that's the one. Thanks and yes very happy with it, takes some adjusting to!

[muhnkee2]

As a former happy E60 M5 owner, i am always happy to read about others still loving their v10s.

[e21Mark]

All the cars in this thread thus far are gorgeous. If I could afford another M car I would probably look at the V10 for the noise it makes alone.

[cosworth330]

Update, the M5 went into limp mode Xmas Eve so didn't use it over Xmas. Went into dealer on New Years Eve and they diagnosed both throttle actuators faulty. Should get it back tomorrow hopefully. Covered by Mondial so happy.

[Pommygranite]

cosworth330 said:

Update, the M5 went into limp mode Xmas Eve so didn't use it over Xmas. Went into dealer on New Years Eve and they diagnosed both throttle actuators faulty. Should get it back tomorrow hopefully. Covered by Mondial so happy.

What's the cost to sort?

[cosworth330]

Just picked it up. The service advisor said it was a £2000 repair.

[Shaoxter]

Sounds a bit expensive (not that you're paying for it...)
Mine were previously done for £1600 under warranty, and an indy should be cheaper than that. Unless BMW have jacked up the price recently??

[cosworth330]

Had the exhaust put back to standard as it was too loud for me lol!

Went out for a drive with the Go Pro, took it easy due to the cold roads this time of year and keeping to the speed limits. Just testing it out as I've got a track day at Bedford end of April and thought I'd get some footage.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/52rkmxaomswjkzb/HD%20Exh...

Edited by cosworth330 on Wednesday 2nd March 18:14

[warsteiner///M3]

cosworth330 said:

Had the exhaust put back to standard as it was too loud for me lol!

Went out for a drive with the Go Pro, took it easy due to the cold roads this time of year and keeping to the speed limits. Just testing it out as I've got a track day at Bedford end of April and thought I'd get some footage.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/52rkmxaomswjkzb/HD%20Exh...

Edited by cosworth330 on Wednesday 2nd March 18:14

nice..

[Pacman1978]

How awesome is that! The e60 was universally disliked IIRC, never understood why. I absolutely loved the shape soon as.

[TheAngryDog]

Sounds sooooo good.

I'd genuinely have one if they just didnt come with the huge bills. Running one without a warranty is very Russian Roulette.

[cosworth330]

Pacman1978 said:

How awesome is that! The e60 was universally disliked IIRC, never understood why. I absolutely loved the shape soon as.

Thanks, that V10 sound is hard to beat at high revs.

Edited by cosworth330 on Saturday 5th March 23:47

[cosworth330]

TheAngryDog said:

Sounds sooooo good.

I'd genuinely have one if they just didnt come with the huge bills. Running one without a warranty is very Russian Roulette.

Agree, buy one and put a warranty on it or buy one with a warranty and no need to worry.

[Baryonyx]

This is the ultimate M5!

[cosworth330]

A couple of photo's from a track day I did at Bedford last week. Car proved reliable only issue was PAS fluid got a bit hot. A friend was there in his E60 M5 as well and that ran perfect all day.

[Shaoxter]

Nice pics, weather looked awesome!
Shame I couldn't join you, next time!

[cosworth330]

Enjoyed it much more than Brands Hatch Indy, Bedford is a great circuit for the M5, especially that straight and one particular left/right S Bend which was awesome to carry good speed through. The car didn't like some of those really tight corners, some of those racey track cars were all over me in those tight corners. If I've still got the car I'm planning to do another one at Bedford September time with Abi the other guy with the E60 M5. I've got some cam footage but not worked out how to put it on YouTube yet.

[e21Mark]

cosworth330 said:

Enjoyed it much more than Brands Hatch Indy, Bedford is a great circuit for the M5, especially that straight and one particular left/right S Bend which was awesome to carry good speed through. The car didn't like some of those really tight corners, some of those racey track cars were all over me in those tight corners. If I've still got the car I'm planning to do another one at Bedford September time with Abi the other guy with the E60 M5. I've got some cam footage but not worked out how to put it on YouTube yet.

Agreed. I found Bedford way more suited to cars with big power and long legs. Brands was great in the M3 though and definitely my favourite UK track.

Your M5 looks stunning by the way.

[cosworth330]

e21Mark said:

Agreed. I found Bedford way more suited to cars with big power and long legs. Brands was great in the M3 though and definitely my favourite UK track.

Your M5 looks stunning by the way.

Thanks