Well, the much-loved XKR has been sold and i have agreed to buy, for £44K, a 16,000 mile, BMW M5 V10, in silver. It's a 55-plate car. I test drove it this morning and it was exactly as i remembered from test drives in the past in the M5. Nice.
The M5 would be better with a twin-clutch 'box, but otherwise it's faultless as a super saloon. Looks a bit plain-Jane, but i guess it's a bit of a 'sleeper'.
Originally posted by Bamford: The M5 would be better with a twin-clutch 'box, but otherwise it's faultless as a super saloon. Looks a bit plain-Jane, but i guess it's a bit of a 'sleeper'.
Nice car. Hopefully in 3 years time i'll be able to afford one but it will have to be an estate. I think these supercar munchers really look well as estates.
Circa 1990, the car. The engine was from about 1980, Si. It had 98 bhp at the wheels, IIRC, but weighed about 550 kgs, so was probably similar to the fastest 2008 hot hatches in performance.
Strange, how our M5-owning fella, with the early MOT, has vanished, aye. Although, he did admit later, that his car was an older E39 and that it was his brother's.
The Jag? Of course, it's a fantastic car, that will never change. They are one of the best Grand Tourers you will find and even the automatic transmission/heavy car-hating Noxide said that he enjoyed our drive out in it.
The M5 was simply the right price, considering the £12K of spec it has.
I suspect that Noxide will actually prefer the much lighter M3 CSL i had, which he and a mate of his went for a blast in last year, though.
The downside to the M5 is it's weight. 1830 kgs. Which, combined with relatively little power below 5,000 rpm, means you have to 'go for it' more than with some cars.
It's fantastic, as you rev it up and beyond 8000 rpm though. 507 bhp won't ever be dull!
i`d buy an m5 if i won the lottery...one of my altime fave cars. you must be loaded mate! how can you afford the unsurance on an m5 as i thought you were the same age as knokside? i could hardly afford to insure an fiesta when i was around 20! lol!
Nice one Bamford, I'm dead jealous, I've got an e60 525dSE, which goes well enough, but the V10 must be spectacular. If I ever see you out and about promise not to laugh at my alloys (16 inch). They look like the castors on a sofa compared to the 20inch rims on an M5.
Love the M5, one day I'd like to have one of each, but like hell is that gonna happen.
