Bug STi gone. Gone for M5
 

Two words. Big. Fast.:top:

Total mile muncher. 100mph@3100rpm = 27mpg

Got 94 miles with £20 quid today town and country driving combined and that included a few full throttle blasts.

Its big though, too big to beat a Subaru on A roads IMHO, but for motorway, straight line and genral crusing, fantastic.

Electric headrests are a bit anal though........

E40 I guess? We were out yesterday (mrs was driving) and one pulled up at the traffic lights. No idea what exhaust setup it had but damn it sounded sweet as it pulled off. Even the mrs commented :)

Simon

want one next :)

get some piccies up!!

E39 M5. 1999 V reg, 92k FBMWSH. Carbon black. Not looking forward to replacing the 275x40x18 Goodyear F1's though

Gorgeous motor, let us know how you get on with it :) I've always wanted one, just haven't the balls to go for it!

TX.

£200 a corner for Pilot Sports :eek:

And £325 for F1 run flats :eek::eek:

we wont discuss the mafs at this stage!!!

wonderful car

ive owned 3 and they are incredible

maintained correctly they are an expensive car to keep fed and watered!!!

jon

Pics??

Being a pre-facelift, how are you finding its appetite for oil??


Cheers,
Grant

I've only got 1 pic at the minute as its rained since I got it.

As for the maintenance, I dont do a lot of miles per year, maybe 6000 at a push so plenty of time to save up!!
It does use a lot of oil though, only had it 4 days and the oil light has came on once already on the way home but the onboard computer does give you plenty of warning.

What a hoot to drive in the wet with the DSC off:):)

Dunlop Sports are £150 each for the rears.
The fronts are 235x40x18 so should be a bit cheaper. It still has the speed limiter on it as I found out today.....then promptly warped the front discs.

^^ Braking from 155mph?! :)

TX.

;)

I've done the maf test and all seems well.........at the moment.

The vanos is a little noisy on start up but as soon as Dr Vanos gives me a price for the teflon 'o' rings and new gear wheels, they'll be going on so it should be tip top after that.

I'm led to believe that the limiter is only effective in 6th gear and it should pull further in 5th gear... might be worth a try once you replace the front brakes!! :D


Cheers,
Grant

I didnt even look to see what the revs were at 155.

Did you send the V5 off for the STi I bought from you?

Was looking into M5 my self but dint like the mpg, so lookin for an M3 very soon. What's the mpg your getin at the mo. Scoobs doing avg 22mpg and now petrols gone up yet again it's costing best part of £60 to fill.

scooby1doo1...if you need to ask, the M5 is not for you :)

My E60 M5 do around 11.5mpg!!!!!!, but I travel in style :thumb:
and that V10 (voted best engine in the world in 2008)is awesome

Its the Vanos that you should be worried about, over 2k to replace if its not been done already :eek: but great cars :D

Tony:)

I'm seeing an average of 24mpg. Usually get 80-100 miles from £20

Its the 'o' rings that fail in the Vanos. £60 for new rings but BMW dont carry them so they just supply a full new Vanos unit.:cuckoo: which is where the £2g bill comes into it

Just like to know, I don't mind filling up every Friday at the end of the day it's only 3hrs work. But getin oat below 15mpg is a piss take if your sticking to speed limits.

to be fair i use my car mainly around town , so if you use it on motorways you;ll probably get 20+ mpg.
they are great cars ....to own ....but bear in mind these were £62K+ new
so cost of petrol would not of enter the equation in the buyer's mind
great car though if you can run one , but be prepare to dig deep into yr wallets when something goes wrong .
i had to replace the headlight controller on my car its costed £265 in part with the Bmw dealer having to encode it to the car's ecu(full days labour) all came to near £600 !!!!
just to get the headlight to work :(

Best car in the world, great choice.

Can't remember if I've posted these before but:

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e..._ABL2936-2.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e..._ABL3087-3.jpg

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e..._ABL3135-3.jpg

Had her for about 5 years and love her. She's starting to look quite tired now not sure if I want to get rid or spend a few K on paint and wheels done.

Nice, Id love to be able to afford one, with all the added scary bills that come with it.

Expensive to run? It's a myth, no more so than a Scooby or any other performance car - M5Board has loads of tips for DIY.

Great choice. The best value for money sub £10K car that money can buy.

Nice camera work.