Some pics I took of new M5 test mule at the Nurburgring

[RDMcG]

Pulled into the local Tankstelle for gas .........

[Great Pretender]

Good spot.

I'm pleased to see BMW have finally fitted decent brakes to their //M cars.

Was the E39 there in an official capacity too?

[RDMcG]

Great Pretender said:

Good spot.

I'm pleased to see BMW have finally fitted decent brakes to their //M cars.



Was the E39 there in an official capacity too?

No idea..I also saw a 6 series which I posted under the M6 thread here, Quite a bit different

[RDMcG]

This is the 6

[M5 Mark]

Nice find! Next time go right up to it and get some shots of the interior. Go paparazi on their ass and stick the camera in the dorr as he opens it and gets in Thanks for sharing!

[ArmaghMan]

Great Pretender said:

Good spot.

I'm pleased to see BMW have finally fitted decent brakes to their //M cars.

Was the E39 there in an official capacity too?

You need something to benchmark the new one to!!!

[RDMcG]

ArmaghMan said:

Great Pretender said:

Good spot.

I'm pleased to see BMW have finally fitted decent brakes to their //M cars.

Was the E39 there in an official capacity too?

You need something to benchmark the new one to!!!

I had an E39, (currently have an M6 in the stable)....it was for me the benchmark car indeed!

[CJ.OK]

Are you sure its not one of those BMW art car thingys!?!

[3ftandclean]

Those discs look huge.

[Skrambles]

Anyone put a deposit down on the new m5 yet? I'm looking around at e60 m5s but the stock is not that appealing so thinking about getting a new one.

[Gefferzz]

any one heard anything about a new M5 touring? you cant beat a 200mph dog transporter!

[Tango13]

That doesn't look like an E39 M5 to me, the rear view mirror looks square to me but it's not that clear.

[J500ANT]

I'd have thought they'd have used the on site fuel station at the Nurburgring, like this estate version I saw when there mid May.

[Neil.D]

Tango13 said:

That doesn't look like an E39 M5 to me, the rear view mirror looks square to me but it's not that clear.

The earlier ones had square rear view mirrors.

[Zod]

Skrambles said:

Anyone put a deposit down on the new m5 yet? I'm looking around at e60 m5s but the stock is not that appealing so thinking about getting a new one.

I was going to, but it looks as if I'm going to need something that fits three child seats, so the M5 is off the list.

[Skrambles]

Zod said:

Skrambles said:

Anyone put a deposit down on the new m5 yet? I'm looking around at e60 m5s but the stock is not that appealing so thinking about getting a new one.

I was going to, but it looks as if I'm going to need something that fits three child seats, so the M5 is off the list.

Congratulations!
If it helps, I was able to fit 3 child seats in a row in the m5; 2 group 1 seats and a small group 2/3 booster in the middle. The kids were aged 3, 3 & 5 at the time. It was a bit tighter than the x5 (and took longer to get them strapped in), but it wasn't that big a deal. Plus, the new 5 series is a couple of centimetres wider than the e60.

[Zod]

Skrambles said:

Zod said:

Skrambles said:

Anyone put a deposit down on the new m5 yet? I'm looking around at e60 m5s but the stock is not that appealing so thinking about getting a new one.

I was going to, but it looks as if I'm going to need something that fits three child seats, so the M5 is off the list.

Congratulations!
If it helps, I was able to fit 3 child seats in a row in the m5; 2 group 1 seats and a small group 2/3 booster in the middle. The kids were aged 3, 3 & 5 at the time. It was a bit tighter than the x5 (and took longer to get them strapped in), but it wasn't that big a deal. Plus, the new 5 series is a couple of centimetres wider than the e60.

Perhaps then I buy an X5 with the third row for a couple of years, then switch back to a new M5. Next year, they'll be 5, 2 and new, so I can't see three seats fitting, with a newborn rear-facing one amongst them. Two years later though....

It's killed off my idea of stretching the budget to a Rapide.

[Skrambles]

Zod said:

Skrambles said:

Zod said:

Skrambles said:

Anyone put a deposit down on the new m5 yet? I'm looking around at e60 m5s but the stock is not that appealing so thinking about getting a new one.

I was going to, but it looks as if I'm going to need something that fits three child seats, so the M5 is off the list.

Congratulations!
If it helps, I was able to fit 3 child seats in a row in the m5; 2 group 1 seats and a small group 2/3 booster in the middle. The kids were aged 3, 3 & 5 at the time. It was a bit tighter than the x5 (and took longer to get them strapped in), but it wasn't that big a deal. Plus, the new 5 series is a couple of centimetres wider than the e60.

Perhaps then I buy an X5 with the third row for a couple of years, then switch back to a new M5. Next year, they'll be 5, 2 and new, so I can't see three seats fitting, with a newborn rear-facing one amongst them. Two years later though....

It's killed off my idea of stretching the budget to a Rapide.

Sounds like a good plan. I tested the x35d again recently and it was pretty nimble tho' the diesel soundtrack was not exactly music to my ears. The new x50 is quite appealing but if my experience of the e53 4.4 is anything to go by, its value will drop like a brick in the next couple of years so a trade-in would be very painful.

[Zod]

I'm tempted by the X50i, but I know that he only sensible choice is the new X40d. The trouble is that a diesel is just a step too far.

ETA: how about this sneaky plan - buy an X50i. Keep it, but buy an M5 (a year old) too. Economic lunacy, but avoids confronting the painful truth of the trade-in. I'm avoiding it with the E60 by keeping it for the best part of five years from new, thus spreading the paid.

Edited by Zod on Friday 4th June 17:14

[Skrambles]

Difficult one, but if you can get away with it, I'd do it! That's pretty much the set up that I'm edging towards (other half permitting). That x50 does look quite saucy.