Are M5s now bargains?

ciscopete822 · 10-13-2016, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MattOz

I loved my V10 M5. Such a great car. Was genuinely gutted when I sold it. Would love an F10, but fear that whilst it would be devastatingly quick and the gearbox is in another league when compared to the SMG box in the older car, it would lack the character.

no way man! V8 M5 - last thing you can say about this car is that its lacking character. What a fantastic machine. I know V10 was truly bonkers , allowing you to rev it like nuts but V8 is just a sweet spot between old generation of sport cars and new generation of electric/hybrid/assisted sh1t cars.

I am officially an Audi fanboy now but love M's and happy for every folk owning or waiting for one.

S8 Plus roll on!!

JLR1969 · 10-13-2016, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ciscopete822

no way man! V8 M5 - last thing you can say about this car is that its lacking character. What a fantastic machine. I know V10 was truly bonkers , allowing you to rev it like nuts but V8 is just a sweet spot between old generation of sport cars and new generation of electric/hybrid/assisted sh1t cars.

I am officially an Audi fanboy now but love M's and happy for every folk owning or waiting for one.

S8 Plus roll on!!

I like the S8 but find it a bit small for the UK roads

CazuaLLUK · 10-13-2016, 10:35 AM

My mate works at the imperial car warehouse in Eastleigh prepping cars, hes had 3 M5's in this week!

TripleD · 10-13-2016, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by CazuaLLUK

My mate works at the imperial car warehouse in Eastleigh prepping cars, hes had 3 M5's in this week!

By prepping you mean warming the tyres

CazuaLLUK · 10-13-2016, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TripleD

By prepping you mean warming the tyres

I bet lol, I work with his dad too and he sent his old man some photos.

2 x 64 plates and 1 x 15 plate.

F30Andy · 10-14-2016, 11:42 AM

Speaking as someone who has an E60 M5 that once had a bitch of a VANOS issue, yes they can be expensive when they go wrong.
If you take care of them however they can handle track days without so much as a warning light flicking on.

Servicing costs are reasonable and what you would expect. Even the 10w60 oil is in the same ballpark as run of the mill 5w30.

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F30Andy Brigadier General 1774 Rep 3,490 Posts Drives: An Entire Fleet Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Speaking as someone who has an E60 M5 that once had a bitch of a VANOS issue, yes they can be expensive when they go wrong. If you take care of them however they can handle track days without so much as a warning light flicking on. Servicing costs are reasonable and what you would expect. Even the 10w60 oil is in the same ballpark as run of the mill 5w30.
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