E39 M5 Vs Jag S Type R
Discussion
Hi,
Thinking about getting rid of the Jag for an M5. I like the jag but it seems to be missing something, cant quite put my finger on it but have been told the M5 is what i should be looking for and have always fancied one.
I should have a budget of around £13000 so will be able to pick up a good example.
If possible can anyone let me know of anything to condider, faults, revisions etc..or maybe any sites M5 specific i can look at.
My search facility is not working so am unable to browse other threads.
Thanks.
Thinking about getting rid of the Jag for an M5. I like the jag but it seems to be missing something, cant quite put my finger on it but have been told the M5 is what i should be looking for and have always fancied one.
I should have a budget of around £13000 so will be able to pick up a good example.
If possible can anyone let me know of anything to condider, faults, revisions etc..or maybe any sites M5 specific i can look at.
My search facility is not working so am unable to browse other threads.
Thanks.
istonheads.com" at the end (without the " )Turbocharged S Type R?
Anyway, do not dismiss the (D2) Audi S8, '97-'02.
Power varied from 340 to 360 on later cars and after a recent stint in 'Noggy Blue' - a delightful, slightly leggy, 97 example - it really got me reworking my Ronin quotes.
Especially the bits with Sean Bean; a fellow for whom acting based fortune seems singularly inexplicable.
Amnyway, why is it so disconcertingly ace to the serial M bod?
Well, the answer is a many coloured peacock and Ingoldstadt's hand bashed, aluminium meisterwerk delivers them in an exapnsive fan of continuously discovered treats.
Instantly, it possesses that distinctive, vault vibe so redolent of the 90s VAG breed and whilst in fact, come of the switches are creaky nodes of a Lexain NVH fetishist's worst nightmare, the whole ensemble is sufficiently solid to ameliorate the vast majority of such potentially infuriating, minor irritants.
Better still, iirc they were all double glazed which makes for particularly relaxing surfing during most accursed commuto jobs.
The engine is very muted, however which after the amusing whine of the s/c'd S or what you'll get in any M variant can be a tad underwhelming but wound up, there's a certain, satisfying, distant thrum which after all, might fit some folks' ideal for a larger performobarge anyway.
What I wasn't expecting was the lovely feel of the thing at the helm. Found myself really attacking curvy sequences and the car kept wonderfully flat, taut and all the power could be maintained in, through and out of the bend - much c/o the 4wd drive, of course.
In fact, the way this long, low, wide, automotive Star Destroyer would kiss the surfaces of the local moorland routes was mildly addictive and in this regard it covered ground at least as pleasantly as an (e39) M5.
On sections of road where The Duke of Norfolk grants dispensation from pesky limits, the manner of the car's high speed stability and the way in which it headbutted substantial leptonia was on a par with anything I've driven - Plotloss claims their best crusing speed is "about 150" - I wouldn't know but even against more recent, uber viggenry from the arsenal of Buchloe (Alpina B5) it didn't feel a generation away (albeit not in the same league of top tier kesselkreig.)
I do recall substantial wind noise from the silvered door mirrors but otherwise, a pretty damn complete repertoire and a car which in the universal stampede for //M ware would seem to have been largely forgotten.
http://www.westonparkmotors.co.uk/vehicle_detail.a...
Do have a look, I assure you you will not find them lacking (bow wows aside, like anything.)
Anyway, do not dismiss the (D2) Audi S8, '97-'02.
Power varied from 340 to 360 on later cars and after a recent stint in 'Noggy Blue' - a delightful, slightly leggy, 97 example - it really got me reworking my Ronin quotes.
Especially the bits with Sean Bean; a fellow for whom acting based fortune seems singularly inexplicable.
Amnyway, why is it so disconcertingly ace to the serial M bod?
Well, the answer is a many coloured peacock and Ingoldstadt's hand bashed, aluminium meisterwerk delivers them in an exapnsive fan of continuously discovered treats.
Instantly, it possesses that distinctive, vault vibe so redolent of the 90s VAG breed and whilst in fact, come of the switches are creaky nodes of a Lexain NVH fetishist's worst nightmare, the whole ensemble is sufficiently solid to ameliorate the vast majority of such potentially infuriating, minor irritants.
Better still, iirc they were all double glazed which makes for particularly relaxing surfing during most accursed commuto jobs.
The engine is very muted, however which after the amusing whine of the s/c'd S or what you'll get in any M variant can be a tad underwhelming but wound up, there's a certain, satisfying, distant thrum which after all, might fit some folks' ideal for a larger performobarge anyway.
What I wasn't expecting was the lovely feel of the thing at the helm. Found myself really attacking curvy sequences and the car kept wonderfully flat, taut and all the power could be maintained in, through and out of the bend - much c/o the 4wd drive, of course.
In fact, the way this long, low, wide, automotive Star Destroyer would kiss the surfaces of the local moorland routes was mildly addictive and in this regard it covered ground at least as pleasantly as an (e39) M5.
On sections of road where The Duke of Norfolk grants dispensation from pesky limits, the manner of the car's high speed stability and the way in which it headbutted substantial leptonia was on a par with anything I've driven - Plotloss claims their best crusing speed is "about 150" - I wouldn't know but even against more recent, uber viggenry from the arsenal of Buchloe (Alpina B5) it didn't feel a generation away (albeit not in the same league of top tier kesselkreig.)
I do recall substantial wind noise from the silvered door mirrors but otherwise, a pretty damn complete repertoire and a car which in the universal stampede for //M ware would seem to have been largely forgotten.
http://www.westonparkmotors.co.uk/vehicle_detail.a...
Do have a look, I assure you you will not find them lacking (bow wows aside, like anything.)
Here you go, one of the best left - http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1984989.htm
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