The M5 has to go as new company car policy kicks in :(

[M5 Mark]

Well I thought I'd share my frustration here! I now have to get back into the company car scheme! SO I have to sell the M5 and wait for it.... get into a new 5 series diesel I'm sure it is going to be quite a painfl experience! Anyone had to make a similar move? I test drove the 530d and the salesmen was telling me how wonderful it was.... couldn;t help but tell him it was actually ste and I didn;t really want one!

Edited by Plotloss on Sunday 17th July 18:04

Edited by M5 Mark on Friday 22 July 19:01

[Cooldudeoli]

Can understand your pain =P Nice photos on the ad mate, and best of luck with the sale. Let us know how you get on with the 530D tho, you never know you may actually like it in time. I'm sure someone will come along and recommend you re-map it haha. I suppose the increased mpg may make you slightly happier? Although your not listening to that gorgeous V10 no more....

[M5 Mark]

Cooldudeoli said:

Can understand your pain =P Nice photos on the ad mate, and best of luck with the sale. Let us know how you get on with the 530D tho, you never know you may actually like it in time. I'm sure someone will come along and recommend you re-map it haha. I suppose the increased mpg may make you slightly happier? Although your not listening to that gorgeous V10 no more....

I actually have a fuel card for the M5, so don't even care about MPG! To be fair I was impressed with the 530d but it isn;t going to compare to the M5! Already thought about the remap... but even if gets to me 250bhp it's still going to feel slow! Thanks for the kind words, will update progress as it happens.

[AngryApples]

122K!

I thought my 125k in my E46 M3 was quite impressive but fk me thats a lot of petrol you've used there!

Greenpeace member?

[DeanR32]

Lovely car you have there mate.

Couldn't you push to a 535i/d ? Maybe a better compromise than a 530d

[vescaegg]

M5 with a fuel card! You bd!

[Jazzer]

Mark,

I feel your pain, what a nightmare!

The 530D is a good car, although I believe the previous one had better ride and steering feel.

It'll do fine for work business.....why not keep the M5, or get another, for personal use??

Nothing will replace a beast!!

Jazzer

[Haighermeister]

590bhp for 22k. Unreal.


Amazing car. Bet you are gutted.

[playalistic]

First world problems eh?

[Cooldudeoli]

vescaegg said:

M5 with a fuel card! You bd!

Agreed

[Helicopter123]

DeanR32 said:

Lovely car you have there mate.

Couldn't you push to a 535i/d ? Maybe a better compromise than a 530d

+1

In time, you will appreciate some aspects of the 530D. It's a great cabin, comfortable and good on fuel. Relaxing.

It will be no M5 though when you want to hoon about a bit.

[djohnson]

M5 Mark said:

Well I thought I'd share my frustration here! The company i work for is changing their "car policy" they say due to "corporate risk" but I think it's really a financial thing! SO I have to my M5 and wait for it.... get into a new 530d I'm sure it is going to be quite a painfl experience! Anyone had to make a similar move? I test drove the 530d and the salesmen was telling me how wonderful it was.... couldn;t help but tell him it was actually st and I didn;t really want one!

Edited by Plotloss on Sunday 17th July 18:04

Can you opt out of the car scheme?

[M5 Mark]

djohnson said:

Can you opt out of the car scheme?

I am out of the scheme and take an allowance, but they are stopping that and forcing everyone into company cars

As for the fuel card.... BEST mod I've had for the beast hehe. Some people even blaming my fuel card for the reason the company is changing the policy!

[Helicopter123]

M5 Mark said:

djohnson said:

Can you opt out of the car scheme?

I am out of the scheme and take an allowance, but they are stopping that and forcing everyone into company cars

As for the fuel card.... BEST mod I've had for the beast hehe. Some people even blaming my fuel card for the reason the company is changing the policy!

Might be something in that?

That V10 is a thirsty lump, no?

[Ranger 6]

M5 Mark said:

...Already thought about the remap... but even if gets to me 250bhp it's still going to feel slow!...

the 530d is 255bhp, no consolation I know!

[ArmaghMan]

M5 Mark said:

djohnson said:

Can you opt out of the car scheme?

I am out of the scheme and take an allowance, but they are stopping that and forcing everyone into company cars

As for the fuel card.... BEST mod I've had for the beast hehe. Some people even blaming my fuel card for the reason the company is changing the policy!

I feel your pain. Our car rules are set to change too. Currently run an E39 M5 on a car allowance and 25p a mile. From next April this is to be cut to 16p a mile. They are trying to tell us that this is because of HMRC not allowing a rate of more than 16p but I smell a flat tailed ground squirrell there. If they stick to their guns I'll either have to get rid or take the company car option and live on bread and water so I can keep the 5 as a toy.

[Helicopter123]

ArmaghMan said:

M5 Mark said:

djohnson said:

Can you opt out of the car scheme?

I am out of the scheme and take an allowance, but they are stopping that and forcing everyone into company cars

As for the fuel card.... BEST mod I've had for the beast hehe. Some people even blaming my fuel card for the reason the company is changing the policy!

I feel your pain. Our car rules are set to change too. Currently run an E39 M5 on a car allowance and 25p a mile. From next April this is to be cut to 16p a mile. They are trying to tell us that this is because of HMRC not allowing a rate of more than 16p but I smell a flat tailed ground squirrell there. If they stick to their guns I'll either have to get rid or take the company car option and live on bread and water so I can keep the 5 as a toy.

Have a look at this - I'm not an accountant but is seems to support your case?

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/cars/advisory_fuel_current....

[x5x3]

vescaegg said:

M5 with a fuel card! You bd!

E92 M3 and fuel card here - but not expecting it to last forever, good times for now though

[clived]

Ahhh, I recall the happy days of running my modded B5 RS4 on a fuel card - with a 130 mile round trip commute :-) I did manage to average 19 mpg on the gridlocked M25 and slow M4 though!

[ortontom]

id have a Jaf XF over the 530d, great car and shed loads more torq lower down than the V10...