Michael.

Dang. Thats awesome. 

Can I write you a blank cheque for one please sir? 

Bump! Anyone able to help? 

Mmmm that green is so swampy. Love it. 

Ok point taken lol. 

15 hours ago, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

 

Why should that make any bit of difference? Both are crimes and the punishment is the same. What the car is shouldn’t matter either, whatever it is, someone has it as their pride and joy.

Interesting that the In the crushing video it looks like a lot of valuable parts have been removed - no engine / box / diff / wheels. Wonder if the scrappy is allowed to sell them as they were stolen..??

Speeding once or twice is different to driving a collection of stolen parts with fake tags on them. 

You'd be happy to see an original CSL M3 get crush because the owner went over the speed limit once?  LOL.  

Fair enough result. I dont see a problem with this. 

If it was a mint OEM original car and the owner sped in it then crushing is definitely controversial. 

Alright then. 

 I needed that laugh today.

All V8s, all smiles  

Ahhh the best times. I want a time machine. 

WP and Clutch sold

Bushes still available!

Selling a few new parts I wont be using for my project,

Front end steel control arm bushes 31121130587 x2 Lemforder $40 for the pair.

GMB M60 V8 water pump in it's original box with gaskets 11510007042 x1 $70

GMB M60 fan clutch in original box 11527502804 x1 $120 

But does it connect to the internet so when your subscription ends it stops working? 

I'd say looking at that it's been wet and been submerged. Otherside of the PCB will likely have more corrosion. 

Possibly could work being resoldered, but could be dead, damaged beyond repair. 

4 hours ago, tawa said:

So I found a bit of copper in the last oil change (wish I'd known that before faffed around getting a wof), which has kicked this project into the next gear, which was always the longer term plan anyway.

I'm planning on a repower, thinking M54B30 based, 6speed manual, large case LSD, upsized half shafts and chassis strengthening to suit max 500Nm.

Got an E70 x5 to get around in for the meantime...

Did you get a lab test or see flakes in there? 

Lol that was average conditon E36 M3 money not long ago. 

1 hour ago, Herbmiester said:

I think you might find that while free of turbo's the electronic modules in this car are both numerous and not exactly reliable. I do like the car, my wife has a an E61and its a lovely car; but it is saturated technology and based on previous ownership of other e60 models your interest may wain when you have to problem solve or pay someone to problem solve finicky electronics. Not to mention rod bearings and SMG issues. 

I agree. I wouldn't own an E60 ever because of that reason, although I could likely get by with my skill base, but the E60 styling inside and out doesn't inspire me to want to own one and peruse that kind of repair work. A newer F10 or whatever they are will likely be just as bad in a few years. 

This is why I have an E34 540i which I consider one of the best BMWs ever made, classic styling for one and the core engineering and electronics are complex enough for the purpose and built at a time when quality of design and construction was higher. 

My business I operate involves the restoration of electronics on Lexus/Toyota models like Soarers and various others so I find restoring late 80s early 90s electronics is very practical. It's much the same story for the E34. Its reasons like this these cars can be able to remain working for decades to come. 

A number of changes in electric design mean that same approach is not as viable on E60+ models, at least from what Ive seen on the surface. So much for sustainability, just a throw away society! 

Oh wow I remember you talking about this. Very cool! 

3 hours ago, GorGasm said:

The work you are going to do on an M5 is not going to be fun work I can tell you that.  If it's not bearings or SMG then you are going to be swapping $1000+ modules which shouldn't be failing in the first place.  I can think of at least 10 modules off the top of my head.

Interesting and capable car for sure, but...

 

Which modules. Maybe I should start fixing them? 

I look at cars differently I guess, I am more interested in a car that has an unique appeal, not generic. That usually means it's an older naturally aspirated model free of modern technology like internet connectivity and apple car play. I especially prefer older models of cars without turbos, unless diesel. A straight 6 M3, V8 M3 or V10 M5 is always going to be far more interesting to me and worth the pros & cons of maintenance than any newer model is with their turbos and saturated technology, yeah it might be faster and more reliable for now since newer but I don't really find that argument that interesting. A V10 M5 is older so it's obviously going to need work, which is half the fun of owning an old car, to spend time and money working on it. A car that needs no service work is a kind of hell to me! Besides all that with 500hp an M5 V10 already a very fast car, heck I think anything that can do a 13 second 1/4 mile is fast, as long as it's built well and sound nice are my key points of a car appealing or not. I can appreciate other people might want a newer maintenance free model, of course, that's the majority of newer car buyers,.

Oo those rear chassis braces are nice. 

lol funny I was listening to Simply Red when this thread popped up. 

1 hour ago, Kees said:

This is because its getting close in price to an early F10 M5 which I think is largely the issue as an F10 would be a far better daily driver and doesn't have the reputation for astronomical maintenance bills

 

I wouldn't compare the two, the V10 is in it's own league. 

poor car 

Such a pretty car.