What's The F10 M5 Like To Live With Real-world ?

[zainster]

Joscal said:

tomtom said:

Now I've driven mine a bit more I'm starting to notice quite a few rattles from the interior when driving on certain road surfaces at certain (legal!) speeds.

The most annoying one sounds like it's coming from the B pillar right behind my ear. It sounds like the sort of high frequency rattle you get from a very bassy speaker. There also seems to be a similar one in the passenger side B pillar, as well as a lower frequency rattle from the cupholder area.

Anyone else had these? My car's on 38k now.

PS for the MPG geeks, last tank was 16MPG, average over 1000 miles is 19.6.

Yes I had the b pillar and got it sorted under warranty.

Parts that were changed:
51437325367 air duct
64227211888 & 887 air duct grilles

Hope this helps as it drove me nuts!

Edited by Joscal on Friday 2nd June 09:47

Edited by Joscal on Friday 2nd June 09:55

No rattles at all in my CP M5 so far.

I'm obviously letting the side down in the mpg honours - tad over 1,500 miles and my combined average using a fuel app is sitting a little over 25mpg.
Mines a daily commuter so 75% of my weekly driving is on the Motorways though.

[ds666]

The most annoying one sounds like it's coming from the B pillar right behind my ear. It sounds like the sort of high frequency rattle you get from a very bassy speaker. There also seems to be a similar one in the passenger side B pillar, as well as a lower frequency rattle from the cupholder area.

Anyone else had these?

Yes mine did the same . I thInk there is a puma fix that the dealers know about . Mine was possibly from the air vents in the b/c pillar but I never pinned it down and it's now sold and probably annoying someone else

[skeeterm5]

One thing I have found is that it does seem to run of of revs quickly and needs another gear.

Although it is a massive step forward from the e60 and better in almost every way I do occasionally miss a screaming top end.

S

[M5 London]

skeeterm5 said:

One thing I have found is that it does seem to run of of revs quickly and needs another gear.

Yep its called acceleration !

Pull another gear

[Wills2]

mikeN54 said:

Welshbeef said:

Doesn't have extended leather

It does. Rather confusingly "extended leather" means the "part leather" no cost option. I think it just means "extended" from no leather?!? Maybe marketeers couldn't bare to use the phrase "part leather"?

"full leather" is the £5K option.

Yes, all M5 leathers are soft merino. All non M5s are Dakota cardboard leather. (unless ind. optioned)

Edit, sorry bit late with this...

Edited by mikeN54 on Thursday 25th May 14:37

There were several options when it came to leather and how much you got on the F10 M5.

1. Standard leather "extended" but that's not really what it is an awful lot wasn't leather.
2. Individual leather that gave you quite a bit more leather, the lower part of the dash and sides of the centre console plus all the bits on the seats that as standard weren't leather are leather, the back of the front seats etc...
3. Full leather - same as the Individual leather + dash roll top and the tops and lower portions of the doors. (this could be specced as individual or standard colours)

[mb26]

To answer the OP - I have had mine a month..
done a track day at Silverstone - video posted on another thread... a camping weekend, some commuting and some country lane blasts.

Car is Fantastic day to day car
Hugely practical
Massively fast
Decent brakes
Loads of grip
More economical than any previous M car or AMG I owned
Surprisingly characterful exhaust (no C63) but a sophisticated modern noise with whooshes blare and pops and bangs...

I just want to sharpen the turn in a little for track days...

Early days but I am a massive fan. By some way the best car I have owned ... followed in descending order by
C63, E39m5 e90 m3, e60 m5, e63, e46 m3

[Wills2]

I sharpened mine up by fitting some ACS springs.

[popeyewhite]

Wills2 said:

I see the AMG fanboy has arrived.....

Aw, did the nasty man criticise your car?

[torqueofthedevil]

have been wondering about trading my e92 m3 for an F10 m5.

I know its dependant on a lot but what do you think the cost to exchange (at BMW) would be for:

e92 m3 less than 40k miles, warranty still in place, 61 plate

f10 m5 2014-ish less than 40k miles.

Only think holding me back is e92's could probably hold their value well / less depreciation than the m5

[Welshbeef]

torqueofthedevil said:

have been wondering about trading my e92 m3 for an F10 m5.

I know its dependant on a lot but what do you think the cost to exchange (at BMW) would be for:

e92 m3 less than 40k miles, warranty still in place, 61 plate

f10 m5 2014-ish less than 40k miles.

Only think holding me back is e92's could probably hold their value well / less depreciation than the m5

Trade in will always be low ball offer you do realise that - you are paying for a service hassle free.

[mb26]

torqueofthedevil said:

have been wondering about trading my e92 m3 for an F10 m5.

I know its dependant on a lot but what do you think the cost to exchange (at BMW) would be for:

e92 m3 less than 40k miles, warranty still in place, 61 plate

f10 m5 2014-ish less than 40k miles.

Only think holding me back is e92's could probably hold their value well / less depreciation than the m5

I did exactly the same as you are considering..
I thought e9x M3 prices were firming up, but when I advertised my car I only got 2 phone calls even when I dropped below 19k... for an 09 40k miles immaculate under warranty car with good colour and spec..
I gave up and traded in my M3 for a 30k mile 2013 M5.. upgrade worth every penny. An amazing improvement in performance... quality, mpg, grip, (and less important things like space practicality and economy) and as somebody told me the M3 is for men in their 20s.... final straw for me

Really a different world of a car

[RWD cossie wil]

5 months into M5 CP ownership now.... done 4000 miles in that time,currently sat In the southwest of France after a very pleasant drive down last week.

Car is incredible, still absolutely love it. My only minor gripes are the fuel economy isn't very good when you rag it everywhere, I'm averaging 14.6mpg most of the time. Also have killed a nearly new set of rear Pirelli Pzeros in less than 4000 miles... on the other hand, for a 575bhp 2 tonne car, it's surprising how easy it is to drive it sideways when the mood takes you! ... not sure if that has anything to do with the tyre wear though?

[Burwood]

4k miles. Blimey. Mind you-you clearly do rag it everywhere. This is you at 43 secs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYzw_BI4dHk

[Welshbeef]

Burwood said:

4k miles. Blimey. Mind you-you clearly do rag it everywhere. This is you at 43 secs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYzw_BI4dHk

Was all that a film set or a retarded nonse trying to kill other road users.

[HoHoHo]

Welshbeef said:

Was all that a film set or a retarded nonse trying to kill other road users.

If I remember correctly it's a Russian guy who rather unsurprisingly is now pushing up the daisies

There's a few youtube films of him and I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did!

[Burwood]

Welshbeef said:

Burwood said:

4k miles. Blimey. Mind you-you clearly do rag it everywhere. This is you at 43 secs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYzw_BI4dHk

Was all that a film set or a retarded nonse trying to kill other road users.

The frightening thing is, it's real. A skilled maniac, now dead, but not by his own driving.

[tomtom]

I changed out of an E46 M3 for my current M5.

The M5 is better built (largely, rattles aside...), more modern with all the gadgets, more comfortable and has the comfort of a warranty. But it's not as much fun. Ok, it's absurdly quick in a straight line but it doesn't make any noise other than the first 10 seconds at cold idle and you can't chuck it around like you can with an M3. That said, it does slide around nicely when you want it to

But that's not the point of it I guess. I'm driving it down to Italy in a few weeks and I'm sure I'll be glad it's not an M3 after 10hrs on the motorway.

[theboss]

I've done nearly 70k miles in mine now, and still wouldn't change it for anything else. The interior rattles are a pain though.

[Welshbeef]

theboss said:

I've done nearly 70k miles in mine now, and still wouldn't change it for anything else. The interior rattles are a pain though.

My F10 535d is on 89k miles and it's interior is totally rattle free.

[balfron100]

Patrick Bateman said:

HoHoHo said:

Nope, doesn't do it for me..........you can have fun on a motorway and it cruises very nicely at 90mph

Suit yourself but fun on a motorway? Not unless you want to risk your licence and even then, not sure it quantifies as fun really.

Edited by Patrick Bateman on Friday 17th July 22:36

90 is hardly caning an M5