Oranoco

Looking at one with a friend on Saturday. It's been stood for 6 months so is suffering with a very flat battery.

Any hints, tips, advice on what to look for and anything special we should do to get it to kick into life.

carlo

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What model of M5 is it a e34 or e39? if its a e34 make sure the car is sitting level the suspension is a fortune for it so are brakes..which if its stood they will prob be corroded...

Oranoco

From the description I've been given it sounds like shape around K registration.

I know very little about these cars but am going as I know enough about cars to be of help.

I'll get reg details later tonight with any luck

carlo

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If its a K plate its a e34...the rear shockers are nearly Ł500 + vat each self leveling...they are getting old & rough now there is 2 that still comes in here & they have had ŁŁŁŁŁŁŁŁ spent replacing suspension & brake pipes you name it....

Marc LJX

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If its got a flat battery it could have an electrical fault (Keeps draining batteries) and thats maybe why it got laid up in the first place?

Got to be really carefull with a non runner that is so expensive to repair

carlo

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You have got to ask why a m5 would be parked up in the first place

Oranoco

When he said it had been stood for so long I was concerned but I'm not a BMW man so thought it best to ask for advise. Will have to go into this very carefully I think.

saff_cossie

I thought you had just bought a house mate. If so, I would hold off for 6 months until you see what happens with the cash flow. I bought my Evo a month after my apartment and struggled for a few months. Its not nice and had I waited until now to buy it, I would have been much better financially.

Also a car like that getting long in the tooth and being high performance, would tread very carefully as you say. I would go for something far newer and not so much of a financial burden.

ballin

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not for him tho is it by sounds of it