507 bhp........M5

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sshenton1975

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752 posts

220 months

Wednesday 29th July 2015
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Cactussed said:
Can I be rude and ask whether the rims are real or reps and if the latter, where you got them from?
haha - busted! They are indeed reps but lovely quality!
Bought them on Ebay from a seller in N Ireland. Huge lip on the rears as these are 10.5 rear and 9 inch on front

Just go to try not to curb them!

broster

489 posts

176 months

Wednesday 29th July 2015
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sshenton1975 said:
Cool - you must be in Wellingborough/northampton then? What are you driving - I will look out for you!
Yes, I work on Finedon Rd Ind Est and live in Wootton Fields Northampton, I drive a black Honda accord type r.

sshenton1975

Original Poster:

752 posts

220 months

Wednesday 29th July 2015
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broster said:
Yes, I work on Finedon Rd Ind Est and live in Wootton Fields Northampton, I drive a black Honda accord type r.
Ill look out for you!

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 29th July 2015
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I am tempted to try one of these after the M3, fabulous things.

RWDKurt

163 posts

245 months

Wednesday 29th July 2015
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Not long since I bought one of these. It's nice to read a thread that isn't about how many problems an owner has had..

irfan1712

1,241 posts

152 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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sshenton1975 said:
Cactussed said:
Can I be rude and ask whether the rims are real or reps and if the latter, where you got them from?
haha - busted! They are indeed reps but lovely quality!
Bought them on Ebay from a seller in N Ireland. Huge lip on the rears as these are 10.5 rear and 9 inch on front

Just go to try not to curb them!
someone beat me to it haha its the first thing I thought of (and always is) everytime I see a car on LM's because a genuine set is north of 2.5/3k in 19/20 if your lucky enough to find the correct fitment.

Either way it doesn't matter they suit your car tremendously.. absolutely love it OP. its in the best colour too!

Carlos24

526 posts

172 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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The best colour for these and those wheels are druel worthy! Well done on improving the looks of an already outstanding looking car! How does it perform on the lower springs??

cosworth330

1,299 posts

236 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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When I was looking for an E60 M5 it was either Interlagos blue or Silverstone, ended up with Silverstone.
I'm not normally a fan of modded M5's, I like them to look OEM but the wheels do suit your car very well,nice. The blue always looks fantastic when highly polished.

I'm another E60 M5 owner that has had no issues whatsoever coming upto 2 years ownership in October. Its on 58,000 now and I was thinking of selling it before 60k and moving on to an F10 M5 or F80 M3 but reading this thread makes me want to hold onto it for a bit longer !

I've had 2 out of the 4 rear silencers wrapped inside and although it sounds epic I was thinking of going back to standard at some point as the cold start is a tad loud. Your delete must be insane on cold start.

C7 JFW

1,205 posts

218 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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E60 with Genuine BBS LM's.

I think I need to go and have a lie down.

kayzee

2,781 posts

180 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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C7 JFW said:
E60 with Genuine BBS LM's.

I think I need to go and have a lie down.
Well, you can get straight back up again tongue out

sshenton1975 said:
Cactussed said:
Can I be rude and ask whether the rims are real or reps and if the latter, where you got them from?
haha - busted! They are indeed reps but lovely quality!
Bought them on Ebay from a seller in N Ireland. Huge lip on the rears as these are 10.5 rear and 9 inch on front

Just go to try not to curb them!

Gdgd

1,258 posts

223 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Whats the running costs been like then?

sshenton1975

Original Poster:

752 posts

220 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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running costs....mmmmm....

not too bad.....

I bought the car at 67000 miles as it had just had a brand new engine from BMW under warranty with a bill to prove of 18,000 quid! Once I knew this, I had to buy it!

Oil service from indy was 300£
Major service including 10 spark plugs was 600£
One coil pack fitted for 100£
New battery cable and mot 200£
Pads and disks all round bought from ECP and self fitted 750£
2nd hand throttle actuator self fitted 120£

That's it over 18 months which i dont think is too bad. I paid 14500 £ for it and given the new engine I think it would still be worth that all day long.

wheels, tyres, springs were unnecessary but I like them and cost me another 2000£ all fitted

Ill try to get a sound file of the exhaust!

TheAngryDog

12,394 posts

208 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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How many miles have you put on it in the 18 months?

Did it get a new clutch when the engine was replaced? Bit misleading when you say you've had no issues when it's had a new engine fitted really.

PhillipM

6,515 posts

188 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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You'd hope so, although given the size of the bloody thing it might be okay - they're about the size and weight of most cars wheels hehe

sshenton1975

Original Poster:

752 posts

220 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Ive done 13000 miles so just coming up to 80,000 miles. Drives like a dream

Yes, clutch changed when engine changed

Mr Tidy

22,065 posts

126 months

Thursday 30th July 2015
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Ooo - that looks lovely!yum

I'm also not usually a fan of after-market fittings but those wheels just look right, and that has to be the best colour. I just think all those shades of silver/grey are so boring.

Enjoy!

TheAngryDog

12,394 posts

208 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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sshenton1975 said:
Ive done 13000 miles so just coming up to 80,000 miles. Drives like a dream

Yes, clutch changed when engine changed
Thats handy - two of the bigger worries taken care of! Did the throttle actuator's get re-used from the old engine (that you know of?)

AB

16,969 posts

194 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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Looks great! The colour is awesome too.

sshenton1975

Original Poster:

752 posts

220 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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TheAngryDog said:
Thats handy - two of the bigger worries taken care of! Did the throttle actuator's get re-used from the old engine (that you know of?)
yes throttle actuators are original ones

TheAngryDog

12,394 posts

208 months

Friday 31st July 2015
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sshenton1975 said:
TheAngryDog said:
Thats handy - two of the bigger worries taken care of! Did the throttle actuator's get re-used from the old engine (that you know of?)
yes throttle actuators are original ones
Cheeky swines!! New engine should mean new everything to me!

At least you have the security of the new engine mind. Im jealous and would love an E60 M5 like yours.