Help wanted on M5 F10 purchase
Discussion
JMBMWM5 said:
Manchesterman said:
Sorry to the rest of the people following this thread for the previous post.
Just enjoy your car, some are jealous of your acquisition it would seem. I certainly am enjoying the car.
Log book arrived on Friday. Private plate will get registered online tonight/ tomorrow.
I need to take it in to detailer for a quote to get the full car detailed and prepped for PPF protection. I think it is the best course of action to take against 'jealous types' that might be inclined to scratch the car and also against stone chips.
Trying to get hold of decent coder to have the car coded for the little extras. There is too much conflicting information online and all a bit confusing especially for someone who is not too clued up.
Seems like the car has taken up all my spare time after family commitments etc. I am certainly not complaining!!
I will add pics once completed. I want the car to look her best on a nice summer afternoon in the pictures.
I wouldn't mind in going to meets and seeing other M5 owners and their cars.
OP on a car that's only done 8k miles and was as you stated fully waxed and polished as a condition of sale.
Why would you then as soon as you get it essentially do the exact same thing? Likewise as someone else has posted a full reprint of the front is at or less than this special cover your going to have on it. Doesn't seem the best use of time and £ IMHO.
Why would you then as soon as you get it essentially do the exact same thing? Likewise as someone else has posted a full reprint of the front is at or less than this special cover your going to have on it. Doesn't seem the best use of time and £ IMHO.
Welshbeef said:
Looking at the latest M3 CP it looks that it has 290bhp/tonne leaving the F10 M5 with only 10bhp/tonne more.
Should be very similar performance stats.
If you're using Fastest laps to get your info, it's actually:Should be very similar performance stats.
F10 M5 CP 307bhp/tonne
F80 M3 CP 276bhp/tonne
http://fastestlaps.com/comparisons/skhlz7dkzurz
zainster said:
If you're using Fastest laps to get your info, it's actually:
F10 M5 CP 307bhp/tonne
F80 M3 CP 276bhp/tonne
http://fastestlaps.com/comparisons/skhlz7dkzurz
My 2017M3 CP feels almost as quick as the LCI M5 I had THB.F10 M5 CP 307bhp/tonne
F80 M3 CP 276bhp/tonne
http://fastestlaps.com/comparisons/skhlz7dkzurz
JMBMWM5 said:
My 2017M3 CP feels almost as quick as the LCI M5 I had THB.
I'd agree, I ran an M4 for about a month and it "felt' as quick upto about 80. In isolation.Thinkn the M5 just hides it speed better with all that bulk.
This video from GT Board sees the M3 run a non lci M5 close upto roughly 120kph ish (about 80mph?)
https://youtu.be/WkAx9Sfxsto
Welshbeef said:
OP on a car that's only done 8k miles and was as you stated fully waxed and polished as a condition of sale.
Why would you then as soon as you get it essentially do the exact same thing? Likewise as someone else has posted a full reprint of the front is at or less than this special cover your going to have on it. Doesn't seem the best use of time and £ IMHO.
I totally get where you are coming from mate. Why would you then as soon as you get it essentially do the exact same thing? Likewise as someone else has posted a full reprint of the front is at or less than this special cover your going to have on it. Doesn't seem the best use of time and £ IMHO.
However, I am not 100% happy with the polish and wax from the dealership. TBH I did not expect a perfect job from them. I just wanted the wax on there to give the paintwork protection untill I researched a proper detailer in or arround Manchester. The dealership agreed to a machine polish so I thought why not.
The reason why I want a proper detail is that The sun was out the otherday (rare for Manchester) and there were some swirl marks showing up.
The awesome car look was diminished imo.
To say that I am a bit ocd when it comes to this type of stuff is an understatement.
I seen the work of a local detailer and his results are flawless and especially on black cars. I love my car to have that spotless deep colour that he achieved with other cars.
The ppf Is being considered as I was about to purchase an M5 from a place that does the ppf and the car looked immaculate. From further research it seems that it will protect from future stone chips etc.
I am not keen on repainting the bonnet or touching up everytime they appear. On a black car they are more prominent. I was thinking that maybe the 'prevention is better than cure.' way of thinking is the way to go this time.
Also I am considering the whole car to be ppf protected as I have had cars scratched in the past. This ppf is self healing and gives great protection from what I seen.
In theory, if I do a full detail with a couple of coats of proper wax, the ppf over it then the detail will essentially last untill the ppf comes off. (Correct me if I am wrong.)
(I think that after writing about it my mind is made up. Definately the full detail and ppf route for me.) I spend now what I will have to spend over the next two years and I break even in any event.
The only reason I am considering this is if I do get little marks on the bodywork I constantly notice them and they niggle away at me.
Further to this the M5 produces a heck of a lot of brake dust. I was thinking of getting protection on the alloys too. Makes cleaning and keeping them looking immaculate easier.
I am still researching and am hopefully due to see a few detailers next week and then make my mind up. Spending approximately a grand is minor considering I shelled out the best part of £35k.
I just thought I would share my thinking behind it.
Manchesterman said:
JMBMWM5 said:
Manchesterman said:
Sorry to the rest of the people following this thread for the previous post.
Just enjoy your car, some are jealous of your acquisition it would seem. I certainly am enjoying the car.
Log book arrived on Friday. Private plate will get registered online tonight/ tomorrow.
I need to take it in to detailer for a quote to get the full car detailed and prepped for PPF protection. I think it is the best course of action to take against 'jealous types' that might be inclined to scratch the car and also against stone chips.
Trying to get hold of decent coder to have the car coded for the little extras. There is too much conflicting information online and all a bit confusing especially for someone who is not too clued up.
Seems like the car has taken up all my spare time after family commitments etc. I am certainly not complaining!!
I will add pics once completed. I want the car to look her best on a nice summer afternoon in the pictures.
I wouldn't mind in going to meets and seeing other M5 owners and their cars.
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