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It was this car as seen in the movie Ronin that got me in to M5's. Spectacular Engine.

How many kms on the originals? I would just go with stock shocks, are they different to non DD e60 v8 cars? Using aftermarket stiffer shocks might upset the DD system? It's like wearing a Hugo Boss tailored suit and getting Warehouse shoes. No body will notice but the end result is a bit cheap feeling.

Sold.

Just bought a set of PS4's. Got them for $1420 fitted and balanced. 245/40/18 and 275/35/18 sizes. Coming from Pilot Super Sports these seem to be every bit as good, particularly in the recent Auckland rain.

Just over 5mm tread depth left. Evenly worn and no puncture repairs. Approximately 3 years old. 245/40/ZR18 $200 Picked up in Auckland.

Sold.

Bmworkshop in Grey Lynn.

New Shoes and a fancy wheel alignment that uses Lasers.

I suspect the arrangement of the Crank case ventilation system requires that the valve cover is leak free.

Over the years on various e39's i've had : Dunlop dz101- shyte in the wet Falken fk452 - decent Toyo T1r's - shyte in the wet Nitto's - shyte in the wet Michelin Pilot Super Sport - amazing in wet and dry, too soft on track. Getting a set of the new Michelin PS4's fitted tomorrow, will let you know how they go.

Have 6 wheels and tyres up for grabs. A full set of wheels like in the first pic, 2 of the wheels have wof ok tyres and 2 have camber wear. I have another 2 bottle cap style wheels with wof ok tyres. I need to keep 1 of the wheels as a spare so any 5 are available picked up in Herne Bay for $50. All tyres are 205/50/15 size.

They're more a 4 seater sedan. Another one up on tm. An ex forum members car. Nice in Anthracite.

A lot of performance European and American cars sold in Japan are LHD.

For the coin if i was in the market and given it appears to be an enthusiast owner i'd expect a preventive maintenance history vs an as needed maintenance history.

I've not seen the 550i headers but they may be a choking point. A remap in conjunction with well designed headers will probably make a noticeable difference. Then again so would just upgrading to the v10

Had a similar issue in my e36. After about 20 mins of running weird sh*t like you describe started happening. Turned the car off, went to restart, no joy new battery was dead. Recharged the batt and checked the battery terminals after a quick 10 min drive and they were getting less than 12volts, Getting just under 14volts when car is first started however. New (to the car) alternator installed and I get just over 14volts at the terminals even after a long drive.

Congrats Ray, another s62 powered gem to join the stable of M.

Water, brush, mf towels and lots of patience ?

Awesome car! When you sell though, good luck living in an e39 M5

And Saab's.

If it's mechanically above average, then absolutely.

That's awfully healthy. Isn't a good stock b28 140ish kw at the flywheel?

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I think it was 20k Went and had a nosey at it a couple of weeks ago at their yard. Paint looks nice, boot doesn't close (broken spring in the latch) Interior has had a quick touch up to hide the wear. Wheels repainted and the bank 2 vanos unit has been replaced. Didn't drive it but assuming it's ok a wee bit of tlc would turn this in to a minter.