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This car has been around 6-7 years of waiting for me. I’ve been ready to buy one several times, and something more important has always taken precedent.
The plan is that this will be the last car I ever buy.
It’s a 2001 on an X reg. Facelift model but without the (little bit more) expensive tax.
I put out a feeler online enquiring about M5’s for sale in the near future. A guy messaged me that he had one for sale and it was like pulling blood out of a stone to get information from him.
He sent some really crappy images and it was hard to make out what the condition was like.
It’s had the same owner for the last 16 years and he informed me that it has always been garaged for those years.
I decided it was worth the gamble of driving from Penzance to Nottingham for.
Anyway long story short I bought the car, stopped off at an M power specialist in Bristol on the way home, and now I’ve got a long list of things to do to get it to how I want it to be.
Here’s some pictures parked outside the hotel in Nottingham
The plan is that this will be the last car I ever buy.
It’s a 2001 on an X reg. Facelift model but without the (little bit more) expensive tax.
I put out a feeler online enquiring about M5’s for sale in the near future. A guy messaged me that he had one for sale and it was like pulling blood out of a stone to get information from him.
He sent some really crappy images and it was hard to make out what the condition was like.
It’s had the same owner for the last 16 years and he informed me that it has always been garaged for those years.
I decided it was worth the gamble of driving from Penzance to Nottingham for.
Anyway long story short I bought the car, stopped off at an M power specialist in Bristol on the way home, and now I’ve got a long list of things to do to get it to how I want it to be.
Here’s some pictures parked outside the hotel in Nottingham
Mostly maintenance that comes with a 20 year old BMW.
There was a lot of play in one of the ball joints when it had its Inspection.
So rather than just replace that one arm, I’m going to give the whole suspension a refresh.
I’ve put a deposit on a set of H&S backboxes, essentially a fancier looking muffler delete. Mental how quiet it is for a big V8
There’s a few common leaks to sort and brake lines etc. then mostly cosmetic things I want to do;
Wheels refurbed
Get the wheel trimmed
It already has an AP big brake kit and AC Schnitzer short shift so they were things I was planing to do when I bought one, albeit I was going to use the e60 short shifter
There was a lot of play in one of the ball joints when it had its Inspection.
So rather than just replace that one arm, I’m going to give the whole suspension a refresh.
I’ve put a deposit on a set of H&S backboxes, essentially a fancier looking muffler delete. Mental how quiet it is for a big V8
There’s a few common leaks to sort and brake lines etc. then mostly cosmetic things I want to do;
Wheels refurbed
Get the wheel trimmed
It already has an AP big brake kit and AC Schnitzer short shift so they were things I was planing to do when I bought one, albeit I was going to use the e60 short shifter
Great car, OP. I had one and easily the best saloon I've owned. H&S boxes are awesome, I had a set on mine. Silent until under load.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M34TOrbHrv4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M34TOrbHrv4
e28525e said:
Great car, OP. I had one and easily the best saloon I've owned. H&S boxes are awesome, I had a set on mine. Silent until under load.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M34TOrbHrv4
Is your car in the video?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M34TOrbHrv4
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