dickycox

Any one owned a m5 or been in one,and can you deristrict them.

aduz

you can de-restrict the new M5 dont know about the earlier ones but i assume its possible

jacko

its like the uss enterprize goes like fook but verry comfetable and feels like your just croozing

pete mcrash

iTrader: (1)

nice mota.............expensive to fix

GARETH T

what type of M5? e39-e60?

allbluepete

been in a very old m5 with a fuckin maniac,went around a large motorway style roundabout with 4 people in the car with so much opposite lock that we were almost facing back where we had just came from,so you could say it was a beautifully balanced car imo

jonesymk2

iTrader: (2)

ive driven the last shape M5,the V8 engined 1,was very nice drive and quick but with the traction control on it does kill the acceleration quite a bit compared with it turned off,the only thing i didnt like was the back end felt very floaty and all i could put it down 2 was the rear subframe bushes flexing but still a lovely drive

dickycox

e 39

THEYGOTMETOO

I used to own a e39 M5 ... it was probably one of the best cars I have ever owned - one of the few cars I regret selling. Apart from a few little electrical niggles it was always spot on. Good performance for its size

Up until a few weeks ago I owned a e60 m5 which was a better car in most areas; performance, handling, etc. etc. but I didn't get on too well with it ... mainly because the gearbox was fooked after 4 days of owning it Wasn't over keen on the looks either; front end was okay but the back end is just so wrong.

GARETH T

THEYGOTMETOO

i think the e60 M5 looks great and modern
what was up with the gearbox?

Ginge !

the carjust rev'd its pants off,,,, never seemed to get out of first gear he took it to auto gearbox specialist to be told " M5's are sports cars,,,, you have to change gear manually "


sorry but most bmw's are autos so its not unusual for the owners to get confused

THEYGOTMETOO

It wouldn't select gears, then I would get stuck in third, than neutral .. I think it was a hydraulic actuator playing up ... stupid SMG, its all hidden inside the bell housing and considering it was only 4 days old at the time I couldn't be bothered with pulling anything apart. Damn dealer took about 2 weeks to sort it out as well

The car was very good to drive, quite brisk, very comfortable, handled well ... lots of electronic gadgets to play with. Its just I cant take the the rear end of the car, looking back I shouldn't have bought it but it was a bit of an impulse purchase

GARETH T

well you can say you owned one,, put it down to a life lesson