New M5 reviews
06 October 2011, 09:30 PM
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Well they use semi-auto boxes because they are easier to drive, you can't make mistakes like mis-shifting, or over-revving the engine on a downshift, and the shift time is faster.
Not many people will be able to properly drive a manual soon and do heel-toe properly and rev matching.
Not many people will be able to properly drive a manual soon and do heel-toe properly and rev matching.
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06 October 2011, 10:16 PM
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07 October 2011, 04:29 PM
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...my daughter just graduated from Uni this summer , so only expence is my 944 project car !I think the Bmw dealers are having a hard time in this climate as My local keeps ringing me to pop in and have a chat (they are very persuasive), so there are deals to be had .
08 October 2011, 08:49 AM
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lol such worries here ...my daughter just graduated from Uni this summer , so only expence is my 944 project car !
I think the Bmw dealers are having a hard time in this climate as My local keeps ringing me to pop in and have a chat (they are very persuasive), so there are deals to be had .
...my daughter just graduated from Uni this summer , so only expence is my 944 project car !I think the Bmw dealers are having a hard time in this climate as My local keeps ringing me to pop in and have a chat (they are very persuasive), so there are deals to be had .
I'll be working until I drop dead to get my kids through Uni
You're in a lucky position.
The new M3 should be interesting, it too will have a twin turbo engine
11 October 2011, 07:22 AM
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TG seem to like it but you do get the impression that whilst becoming a more competent car the F10 has lost some of the raw character of the E60
Hilarious comment in that article that says something like ' AMG and M power have faced off over the years with super saloons. Audi? Just a bit player'
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/f10...b-e63-amg.html
Autocar may well have the E63 AMG just ahead of the M5
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=172&i=24476
Hilarious comment in that article that says something like ' AMG and M power have faced off over the years with super saloons. Audi? Just a bit player'
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/f10...b-e63-amg.html
Autocar may well have the E63 AMG just ahead of the M5
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=172&i=24476
11 October 2011, 06:29 PM
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12 October 2011, 11:15 AM
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,big bore dinan conversions aftermarket exhaust for a scoob average £3-400, aftemarket for a M3 £2500+ !!
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12 October 2011, 05:43 PM
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Bmw had turbo cars decades before Subaru started the trend , some on the Bmw forums are running superchargers making 600+ bhp on standard internals (no ideal how long their's will last though ), i personally would not run anything over 500 on a standard M3 engine .
they are expensive to tune because they are a premium brand (same as porsche/Audi/Mercedes etc etc) so everyone charges an arm and a leg for after market mods ,
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