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nice vid. pity about the slow intro... and crack in the dash. but im just being picky.....gotta love a car that makes you giggle like a girl.

In 3 years your cars would be worth half as much. And the F40 would be asking $1.6m

He means of the car....

and GTR faster again....lol..

1-off Zonda R for the road with a manual box? yes please! http://jalopnik.com/5911558/is-this-lewis-...ltons-new-zonda

Amen. Completely agree.5 gears isn't enough these days to get the best of both worlds (acceleration vs open road cruising) Having both a 5 & 6 Speeder I'm constantly wishing for 1 more long gear in my 5 speed. 7 would be too many and risk mischanges. 7 is fine for auto / DSG "paddle shifters" but not proper gearboxes.

used to happen alot in Sydney too when I lived there.

fully seeick bra. throw a rota un it.

interesting re the soundstream info....I have two sets of the PPI 356cs components in my e39. Sound is amazing.

checking out that wagon I saw this: http://www.stanceworks.com/2012/05/the-col...tory-preserved/

awesome. Did something similar as an experiment a few years back. Made a 15" sub tube out of some pvc stormwater piping. crazy loud. but pretty useless.

yes really nice colour combo. well done. I'm liking the white / black.

sick bike. Your pretty confident to ride a matt black sports bike! Nope not original owner of the plates they have been on a couple of M5's before mine. Had them for going on 3 years now.

always good to see another wellington M5 owner joining! welcome! (impressive car list btw)

Yup you can def overtake in just 6th, or make a lower selection depending on the road length and number of cars you require to dispatch.Its always gives me a smile selecting 4th an flooring it. The 100-150 acceleration times are pretty snappy.

love it. Throw in a M motor and it would be an instant classic. I hope they make enough of them.

hehe -- I have got 9.7L/100 on the taupo - wtgn run. I was seeing what the max could achieve in the real world.Thats 90-100km/hr, 4 passengers, 1 dog, boot full of baggage and me doing my best to coast down the hills, draft trucks and avoid touching the gas pedal. Worst would be 3/4 of a tank to Taupo. I was honking it. It all depends on how you drive it. I still think for the size / weight it still has amazing fuel economy when you want it and all the HP when you need it.

Yes I found this interesting also. During sustained hard running my first M5 (2003 model) did drink oil. To the point I even got a oil warning light and it needed a full litre. My current car (2002 model). Not a drop. Even after a day on the track. No sure why that is. On the M car $ parts comments - luckily I haven't really hit this. But this would be down to buying a documented low K car and maintaining the car to the highest standard. Pay less for a high mileage car without the history and it may come back to bite you.

Both my M5's had the same clutch issue. Solved with a stronger aftermarket unit. I read somewhere when they were built BMW were concerned about the gearbox so opted for a weaker clutch.Both showed first at around 60ks on the clock on full throttle 4th gear at around 6000.

Nope. All jerry Clayton logbook services. I average 12/13L around town but I have a heavy foot. It's the open road where this car truly shines.

Factory clutch is weak and will start to slip on full throttle over 3rd gear.Brakes are weak for comparative weight. I've warped a set of rotors in 3 laps. Factory brake pads produce a ridiculous amount of dust. exhaust is restrictive They apparently easily brake rear sway bar mounts - however this hasn't happened to me personally. Stereo speakers lack range These are all easily fixed. Plenty of parts to choose from.

I have a bit of experience in this area.... I'm on my second e39 M5. When I unfortunately lost the first one I looked around for something else. Nothing came close. A 540 isn't a good car to compare it to. It's a very different proposition. I'm 1 VERY happy e39 M5 owner. You'd also be surprised to know how cheap it is to run. I can easily get 10l/100 on the taupo/wtgn run. Service is $2-300 every two years (altho I cave and service before the car tells me). Yes the car has some weak points. But i still prefer it over any current AMG offering. Yes that is a VERY cheap car. I'd be careful it's been looked after service record & clean check from an expert would be the go.

how many cars does Chris Harris have? E28 BMW M5 2011 911 GT3 RS 4.0 BMW M3 1973 911 (rebuilt) VW Passat (ok not jelous of this one..)

welcome. how's the weather over there?

new that wouldn't last long. awesome looking car. Welcome to the forum.