Looking a F10 M5's. What do I need to know?
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After nearly 2 years running my 987.2 Boxster S, I'm starting to look at what comes next. I'm not a powerfully built company director, so typically decide what I want and then spend 6-12 months saving up for the next car. I could go down the finance route and upgrade tomorrow but I'd rather buy the car outright, leaving me enough money each month to go towards whatever 'M' bills I get.
After weighing everything up in what I want out of my next car, an F10 M5 seems to be perfect on paper and I have a few questions:
1) Looking at reviews when it first came out, reviewers have said that it had Hydraulic steering which is very appealing - did this remain until the end of production, or did they switch over to electric steering halfway into the production run?
2) The quoted MPG figure is 28(ish) mpg. I believe the Boxster is about the same. Over the last 10,000 miles, I've averaged about 23.5mpg in the Boxster with a mixture of motorway runs, traffic, hooning about etc... Would the M5 come close to this or is it going to be under 20 in the real world?
3) As much as I would love something well spec'd with everything ticked, I can't afford that! I was shocked how well priced these are now. I'd be looking to spend £30-40,000 - I imagine that I will be looking at an array of cars all with different options on them. Are there any options that are considered absolute essentials on these cars?
4) Running costs, MPG aside. How much does servicing and maintenance typically cost? The Boxster is dirt cheap considering the brand and I expect I'm going to spend a lot of money keeping an M5 is the best possible condition - similarly, how is reliability. Anything I need to look out for?
5) Is there anything I need to know or be aware of about them - essentially I am looking for a fast, practical, comfortable car that also handles really well and isn't absolutely excruciatingly awful on fuel - this seems like a perfect car. How have you found ownership?
Sorry for the dragged out post - I just want to be as thorough as possible. Knowing what car I'm going to have and getting excited about it is what gives me the motivation to save... On a separate note, anyone wanna buy a 987.2 Boxster S?
After weighing everything up in what I want out of my next car, an F10 M5 seems to be perfect on paper and I have a few questions:
1) Looking at reviews when it first came out, reviewers have said that it had Hydraulic steering which is very appealing - did this remain until the end of production, or did they switch over to electric steering halfway into the production run?
2) The quoted MPG figure is 28(ish) mpg. I believe the Boxster is about the same. Over the last 10,000 miles, I've averaged about 23.5mpg in the Boxster with a mixture of motorway runs, traffic, hooning about etc... Would the M5 come close to this or is it going to be under 20 in the real world?
3) As much as I would love something well spec'd with everything ticked, I can't afford that! I was shocked how well priced these are now. I'd be looking to spend £30-40,000 - I imagine that I will be looking at an array of cars all with different options on them. Are there any options that are considered absolute essentials on these cars?
4) Running costs, MPG aside. How much does servicing and maintenance typically cost? The Boxster is dirt cheap considering the brand and I expect I'm going to spend a lot of money keeping an M5 is the best possible condition - similarly, how is reliability. Anything I need to look out for?
5) Is there anything I need to know or be aware of about them - essentially I am looking for a fast, practical, comfortable car that also handles really well and isn't absolutely excruciatingly awful on fuel - this seems like a perfect car. How have you found ownership?
Sorry for the dragged out post - I just want to be as thorough as possible. Knowing what car I'm going to have and getting excited about it is what gives me the motivation to save... On a separate note, anyone wanna buy a 987.2 Boxster S?
Hi All
Thanks for all the replies.
A few people have mentioned how it is quite a different car from the Boxster... I want a change from the sports cars I've been driving the last 5/6 years, I really fancy something that is a bit more comfy, well equipped but also devastatingly fast and a good steer. I've driven quite a few big cars over the years and regularly use and X5.
Judging from what you've all said, the M5 seems absolute spot on to what I want. £1,000 per set of tyres isn't much different from what I pay now. The £2.5k or so for new brake discs is a bit of a turnoff, but it's not a deal breaker - once I've bought the car I'd be sticking four or five hundred quid in the bank for emergency repairs anyway, so it's not like I'll get caught with my pants down. I'll obviously look for ones that have had the work carried out already. £1,500 insurance cost isn't ideal but it's something I just have to accept still being quite young at 25.
Fuel consumption seems pretty fair for the performance on offer - my daily commute is only 13 miles - about 11 of which are motorways so I'd hope for high teens, low 20s.
The standard spec is so impressive... But good to know what extras are worth getting.
Quite few people mentioned LCI? Forgive my lack of knowledge but could someone advise what the LCI version is and what makes it better over the standard car?
Also, presumably the service intervals are once a year or xx miles?
Thanks for all the replies.
A few people have mentioned how it is quite a different car from the Boxster... I want a change from the sports cars I've been driving the last 5/6 years, I really fancy something that is a bit more comfy, well equipped but also devastatingly fast and a good steer. I've driven quite a few big cars over the years and regularly use and X5.
Judging from what you've all said, the M5 seems absolute spot on to what I want. £1,000 per set of tyres isn't much different from what I pay now. The £2.5k or so for new brake discs is a bit of a turnoff, but it's not a deal breaker - once I've bought the car I'd be sticking four or five hundred quid in the bank for emergency repairs anyway, so it's not like I'll get caught with my pants down. I'll obviously look for ones that have had the work carried out already. £1,500 insurance cost isn't ideal but it's something I just have to accept still being quite young at 25.
Fuel consumption seems pretty fair for the performance on offer - my daily commute is only 13 miles - about 11 of which are motorways so I'd hope for high teens, low 20s.
The standard spec is so impressive... But good to know what extras are worth getting.
Quite few people mentioned LCI? Forgive my lack of knowledge but could someone advise what the LCI version is and what makes it better over the standard car?
Also, presumably the service intervals are once a year or xx miles?
spartridge said:
OP - still looking for an M5?
Yes and no.Yes as in I am looking to have one as my next car and everything I've read on here has convinced me that it is the car from me.
No as in I'm not actively looking for one, it's going to take me a good 6-12 months of saving before I'm in a position to start looking.
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