Advice Needed on buying a new M5
Discussion
max996tt said:
thank everyone for your advice.... as its all needed im still looking around for a nice one john r's bmw is nice what colur interior is it and does it have the hot and cold seats?
also a import 06 plate with bmw is available fully loaded 45000mls whats it worth?
right hand drive from germany 2 owners....
YHMalso a import 06 plate with bmw is available fully loaded 45000mls whats it worth?
right hand drive from germany 2 owners....
max996tt said:
thank everyone for your advice.... as its all needed im still looking around for a nice one john r's bmw is nice what colur interior is it and does it have the hot and cold seats?
also a import 06 plate with bmw is available fully loaded 45000mls whats it worth?
right hand drive from germany 2 owners....
European cars only come with a 24 month warranty... An import car is unlikely to have a BMW warranty and you cannot validate the service history through the dealer network. HPI will also not report any activity prior to the import, so anything could have happened prior to being registered in the UK!also a import 06 plate with bmw is available fully loaded 45000mls whats it worth?
right hand drive from germany 2 owners....
As for value - imports will depreciate a lot faster and as the UK cars settle in price then the imports will continue to depreciate fast in my experience.
Zod said:
THe Alpina is not faster and it is an autobox cruiser. I tested both back-to-back and the Alpina did nothing for me. If you are Der and have an M6 as well, then an Alpina makes sense for the contrast (although I'd get a B7, not a B5). The Alpina felt big and comparatively unresponsive. The M5 immediately after shrank around me.
There is nothing wrong with the SMG 3 gearbox. There have been a few (very few) failures, but the vast majority are trouble-free.
It is a fantastic car. Test drive one and test the Alpina alongside it. That way you can make up your own mind as I did.
Here we go again Zoddo.There is nothing wrong with the SMG 3 gearbox. There have been a few (very few) failures, but the vast majority are trouble-free.
It is a fantastic car. Test drive one and test the Alpina alongside it. That way you can make up your own mind as I did.
The M5 really is not faster than a B5 (nor does it feel smaller, more responsive etc).
Play fair.
whoami said:
Zod said:
THe Alpina is not faster and it is an autobox cruiser. I tested both back-to-back and the Alpina did nothing for me. If you are Der and have an M6 as well, then an Alpina makes sense for the contrast (although I'd get a B7, not a B5). The Alpina felt big and comparatively unresponsive. The M5 immediately after shrank around me.
There is nothing wrong with the SMG 3 gearbox. There have been a few (very few) failures, but the vast majority are trouble-free.
It is a fantastic car. Test drive one and test the Alpina alongside it. That way you can make up your own mind as I did.
Here we go again Zoddo.There is nothing wrong with the SMG 3 gearbox. There have been a few (very few) failures, but the vast majority are trouble-free.
It is a fantastic car. Test drive one and test the Alpina alongside it. That way you can make up your own mind as I did.
The M5 really is not faster than a B5 (nor does it feel smaller, more responsive etc).
Play fair.
whoami said:
Zod said:
THe Alpina is not faster and it is an autobox cruiser. I tested both back-to-back and the Alpina did nothing for me. If you are Der and have an M6 as well, then an Alpina makes sense for the contrast (although I'd get a B7, not a B5). The Alpina felt big and comparatively unresponsive. The M5 immediately after shrank around me.
There is nothing wrong with the SMG 3 gearbox. There have been a few (very few) failures, but the vast majority are trouble-free.
It is a fantastic car. Test drive one and test the Alpina alongside it. That way you can make up your own mind as I did.
Here we go again Zoddo.There is nothing wrong with the SMG 3 gearbox. There have been a few (very few) failures, but the vast majority are trouble-free.
It is a fantastic car. Test drive one and test the Alpina alongside it. That way you can make up your own mind as I did.
The M5 really is not faster than a B5 (nor does it feel smaller, more responsive etc).
Play fair.
So there, whoamio. :P
The fuel economy, or rather, hilarious lack of, is just that: comical.
I filled up my M6 yesterday and the dial dipped under 3/4s after just 18 miles.
The problem is that the engine is so charismatic under thrapement (even at low speeds) it's like driving a Bavarian trombone: you seem to spend all the time mindlessly parping up and down, blipping, charging, coming off and blipping down just for the mindless indulgence of it's banshee sonor quotient.
For something so beguilingly capable (see perfection via otherworldy damping when annexing moors at a lick, etc) the soundtrack [esp via Tubi and such like, I'm sure] is very much half the battle.
Ok, it's no Fezza flat plane crank but it's very much 'scent of Aston' in the searing schnellerscream stakes.
You won't drop a B7 RS4 in a hurry but if you can hook up the boots astern you will find the power can impart a critical benefit.
Sir Tunning.
I filled up my M6 yesterday and the dial dipped under 3/4s after just 18 miles.
The problem is that the engine is so charismatic under thrapement (even at low speeds) it's like driving a Bavarian trombone: you seem to spend all the time mindlessly parping up and down, blipping, charging, coming off and blipping down just for the mindless indulgence of it's banshee sonor quotient.
For something so beguilingly capable (see perfection via otherworldy damping when annexing moors at a lick, etc) the soundtrack [esp via Tubi and such like, I'm sure] is very much half the battle.
Ok, it's no Fezza flat plane crank but it's very much 'scent of Aston' in the searing schnellerscream stakes.
You won't drop a B7 RS4 in a hurry but if you can hook up the boots astern you will find the power can impart a critical benefit.
Sir Tunning.
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