Show Me Your BMW!!!!!!!!!

[ATM]

petrolveins said:

My Christmas Present to myself. Absolute dream come true.

E39 M5 by tlynchie, on Flickr

Nice

You gonna sell the 540i?

How would you compare the 2?

[petrolveins]

ATM said:

Nice

You gonna sell the 540i?

How would you compare the 2?

Yeah I'll sell the 540i in the New Year once everything is sorted that needs sorting on the M5.

Hard to compare as the 540i is auto. But the M5 is in a different league of fast. The ride is more sorted in the M5 too which surprised me. The M5 can waft better than the 540i, and when you ask it it can hoon far better than the 540i. The 540i is a great car, but the M5 broadens it's appeal and nails it at both ends of the spectrum like no other car I've driven.

[ATM]

petrolveins said:

ATM said:

Nice

You gonna sell the 540i?

How would you compare the 2?

Yeah I'll sell the 540i in the New Year once everything is sorted that needs sorting on the M5.

Hard to compare as the 540i is auto. But the M5 is in a different league of fast. The ride is more sorted in the M5 too which surprised me. The M5 can waft better than the 540i, and when you ask it it can hoon far better than the 540i. The 540i is a great car, but the M5 broadens it's appeal and nails it at both ends of the spectrum like no other car I've driven.

I've been thinking about an e39 for a while. I've already got my fun car so want something a bit more civilised. I've not given up on life altogether so can't decide. Everyone raves about the m5 but the 540i is a good car. The only m5 I drove felt very mundane and then 3 days later lunched it's vanos. I suspect it wasn't 100% when I drove it because it didn't do anything for me.

[shnir]

my beloved e30 sport
the best car bmw ever made ...

Edited by shnir on Sunday 28th December 21:59

[Grandfondo]

shnir said:

my beloved e30 sport
the best car bmw ever made ...

Edited by shnir on Sunday 28th December 21:59

[shnir]

another great e30

[E30M3SE]

Grandfondo said:

shnir said:

my beloved e30 sport
the best car bmw ever made ...

Edited by shnir on Sunday 28th December 21:59

+1.

[mitchm]

My E39 M5

Edited by mitchm on Thursday 1st January 06:59

[Beedub]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^WANT^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


Don't know if bmw has ever matched those 18s... they are beautiful! more pics please!!!!!

[cerb4.5lee]

Beedub said:

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^WANT^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


Don't know if bmw has ever matched those 18s... they are beautiful! more pics please!!!!!

Agree and I have so much want too for the E39 M5...its such an awesome motor

[E65Ross]

Not mine but about time I put this up... Old Mans M6 - Sakhir orange, almost full spec (bang and olufsen stereo, full extended leather, keyless go, reverse camera, etc etc... Just no carbon brakes and not a CP car. Taken yesterday in the New Forest but it's not especially clean!

[E24man]

^^^^^ Lovely. Had the chance to drive one around the EVO triangle while BMWCar photographed one of my cars for a feature.

Here's my latest BMW-ish; 1997 Alpina B12 5.7 L, one of two delivered to the UK in rhd.

[Beedub]

that pina is proper!! lol!! what a machine to tool the family about....

[ATM]

E65Ross said:

Not mine but about time I put this up... Old Mans M6 - Sakhir orange, almost full spec (bang and olufsen stereo, full extended leather, keyless go, reverse camera, etc etc... Just no carbon brakes and not a CP car. Taken yesterday in the New Forest but it's not especially clean!

NICE

Take a look here - http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Some discussion - mainly by me - about the You Tube vid of an M6 struggling. Would be interested in your + Old Man's thoughts.

[Amirhussain]

E65Ross said:

Looks the business

[E65Ross]

ATM said:

NICE

Take a look here - http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Some discussion - mainly by me - about the You Tube vid of an M6 struggling. Would be interested in your + Old Man's thoughts.

Not seen the video but regards to wet weather driving....

Yes, if you nail the throttle in the wet it'll spin it's wheels up. But what near-600bhp rwd car wouldn't? The Michelin Pilot Supersports offer very good grip but in the wet even in 3rd it will spin it's wheels a bit but it's relative. Use the throttle properly and don't use it as an off/on switch it's still a remarkably capable car and doubt it'd be that much slower than an RS6 but when it's dry a bit nicer.

Traction control modes are basically off, fully on or MDM (M dynamic mode) which is somewhere in between.

I've only ever driven it in MDM or on and on can be restrictive in the wet but MDM does give you slip and still can give that "oh st" moment before saves you.

[ATM]

E65Ross said:

ATM said:

NICE

Take a look here - http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Some discussion - mainly by me - about the You Tube vid of an M6 struggling. Would be interested in your + Old Man's thoughts.

Not seen the video but regards to wet weather driving....

Yes, if you nail the throttle in the wet it'll spin it's wheels up. But what near-600bhp rwd car wouldn't? The Michelin Pilot Supersports offer very good grip but in the wet even in 3rd it will spin it's wheels a bit but it's relative. Use the throttle properly and don't use it as an off/on switch it's still a remarkably capable car and doubt it'd be that much slower than an RS6 but when it's dry a bit nicer.

Traction control modes are basically off, fully on or MDM (M dynamic mode) which is somewhere in between.

I've only ever driven it in MDM or on and on can be restrictive in the wet but MDM does give you slip and still can give that "oh st" moment before saves you.

So in the Video he is basically driving around in 2nd gear MDM inner city built up area and damp, leafy and cobbled streets.

[mitchm]

mitchm said:

My E39 M5

Edited by mitchm on Thursday 1st January 06:59

some more pictures added

[ATM]

mitchm said:

Did you fit these or were they on it?

[jayemm89]

Was in readers' cars too, but here is my early Christmas present to myself