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The values are certainly dropping!! Having owned a E60 M5, F10 535d and now a F10 M5 I can offer an insight. The E60. Great car and a cool sound. In the end the SMG wears you down though around town. I also have a E46 M3 CSL and the CSL box is a lot worse, but on track it's great. Fuel wise I saw 17l per 100km on average. The F10 535d was very good but boring. I liked it at first, but when the F10 M5 came out and I drove it I knew the 535d ownership would be short. The F10 M5 is truly fantastic. To put it in perspective in the last 4 weeks I have probably driven 3-4,000 Km in it between Akl, Napier and Wellington. It is a great open road cruiser and a seriously fast car when required. The F10 M5 is the best 4 door "sports" sedan out there I think. Fuel wise I see about 12l per 100km on average. I do actually miss the E60 though. It was fun and the noise of the V10 at high revs was pure goodness. At 40-50k the E60 make a lot of sense. The SMG will be OK if serviced well etc. remember these are built for huge mileage in Europe where 100km/60miles is nothing. Now - I must head out and give the F10 M5 a spanking.

Thanks Brent but the throttle cable isn't wound up I've checked that but are the valves expensive and are they on the side of the inlet manifold

That thing would sh*t in your fridge, steal all your booze then bang your wife. Its truly that badassed. That sound is only rivalled by an F14 on full afterburners.

I'll say, it's pretty off putting! Especially on leather where dog and cat claws easily scratch into it.

Hey john boi....didn't u get my email . Quality autos...mine was 120 from memory.... 5.5 k

Best of luck with your project may the gods of electronic's be kind also the cert guy you have. In the final straight with my E46Ti dropped a M54b25 and manual conversion.

washed it. third time this month. E30 Life