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Lovely motor Timbergiant
cerb4.5lee said:
Timbergiant said:
First manual in about ten years 
Good job it has plenty of torque, I'm sure I'll forget and stall it a few times.
Dear god you have missed out!! Good job it has plenty of torque, I'm sure I'll forget and stall it a few times.
I am currently saddled with boring gearboxes as mine has a slushbox in it and the missus has a twin clutch in hers so they are both about as exciting to drive as watching paint dry...its just foot down hang on flick a paddle now and then its dreadful!!
My old E92 M3 was a manual even though most went for the DCT but my love for three pedals is shining as bright as ever highlighted even more now I only have two pedals!!
Enjoy the new beast...it looks an absolute cracker!
Why the f
k do you buy cars even I can see you won't like!? 
E65Ross said:
You are a strange one. You like changing gears manually so had an M3 which supposedly didn't have enough torque so you bought a car with an automatic gearbox and less torque and, surprise surprise, you're moaning about that too!
Why the fk do you buy cars even I can see you won't like!?
Why the f
k do you buy cars even I can see you won't like!? I cant argue with you Ross as I can be a clown sometimes! I only purchased my 330i just as a car to get me from A to B as its not capable of offering up of a lot more than that so I was hoping I could put up with the auto but I feel exactly the same about the gearbox as I did in my 4.8 x5 its just a boring gearbox to drive and clearly I just don't like a two pedal set up.
I am a fool to think that I could get on with that gearbox so I do deserve a slap for that!!
BMRuss said:
cerb4.5lee said:
Very nice I love rare models, is it manual or auto?
Thanks, it's steptronic, the gearbox is really very good after never having an auto before, I'm quite impressed. I love rare models, is it manual or auto?
E65Ross said:
cerb4.5lee said:
Sound and pleased you are enjoying it I do love the 4.8 V8 I had that engine in my old X5 and its super smooth and it sounds awesome!
The engine is in a different state of tune for the X5 and E60, the E60 has more power IIRC. E60 550i is a nice car
That 4.8 V8 is still the favourite BMW engine I have experienced I preferred it to both the S54 and S65 that's for sure.
cerb4.5lee said:
There wasn't a big difference in bhp only about seven bhp if I remember correctly but the E60 is a far quicker car than the X5 and the fact the X5 weighed 2.2 tonnes didn't help its cause much! still went alright for a big beast I thought...I would love a E60 550i though as my old E61 520d was limp to say the least...great car but the wrong engine.
That 4.8 V8 is still the favourite BMW engine I have experienced I preferred it to both the S54 and S65 that's for sure.
It doesn't sound too much like a V8 I must say, it's rather quiet, but I do like the way it drives, ideal for my long commutes down to South of France with the family. That 4.8 V8 is still the favourite BMW engine I have experienced I preferred it to both the S54 and S65 that's for sure.
Hardest thing will be what to replace it with - ideally an F10 M5 if/when pennies allow!
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