New M5

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:30 am

Ask er in doows :lol:

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:34 am

i agree with the crash thing lorschleife, u sound lucky!

the ford point is also a good one, but i guess the moral is to know your own limit and not endanger n e one else right then surely crashes would be less frequent.

i thought of another safety device: front splitters - if u think about it they do what they say on the tin - u hit a rabit and before it can spin u out of control by going under ur wheel its been split in half, meaning u stay in control

no??

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:49 am

318-is wrote:i agree with the crash thing lorschleife, u sound lucky!

the ford point is also a good one, but i guess the moral is to know your own limit and not endanger n e one else right then surely crashes would be less frequent.

i thought of another safety device: front splitters - if u think about it they do what they say on the tin - u hit a rabit and before it can spin u out of control by going under ur wheel its been split in half, meaning u stay in control

no??

Ummm no
I think the rabbit would end up half mangled and all over your broken splitter
Splitters are either there
1) for looks on tarted up cars
2) for aerodynamic purposes on race cars and sportier road cars

Its not a cow scraper LOL

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:52 am

haha lol

the splitter on my IS got robbed

aint replaced it since

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:55 am

318-is wrote:haha lol

the splitter on my IS got robbed

aint replaced it since

Happens often, or so I've heard.
I've had my bbs caps nicked twice, but not the splitter thankfully
I did put new clips on it all round though which holds it on a bit better
Some people put screws it to stop theft

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:05 am

mite do that if i ever get around to getting a new one

as for caps i know people who dont even bother putting them in until they go 2 shows cos they r fed up with them being stolen

sounds like a good idea to me

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:11 am

318-is wrote:mite do that if i ever get around to getting a new one

as for caps i know people who dont even bother putting them in until they go 2 shows cos they r fed up with them being stolen

sounds like a good idea to me

I've driven for the best part of a year without
Just put on the slightly tatty ones I saved off my 325i, as they've been sat in the garage doing nothing.
I put some slicone sealant between the locking bits, someone here recommended it as you then need the BBS tool to remove them instead of just twisting by hand

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:58 am

I thought this was a thread about the new M5....how silly of me!

kp

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 10:12 am

Thats how it started ...then it got hijacked..!!!

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:40 pm

jigjags wrote:Thats how it started ...then it got hijacked..!!!

Sorry guys!

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:17 pm

Well ok then. What about the M5 ?

nice motorway

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:21 pm

Nah, nothing but cones and roadworks down our way.

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 3:00 pm

sorry all

the engien is the best part of it i think, purely magnificent

i heard one runnning at goodward it was magical, one of them in an e30 is my life goal now :lol:

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 3:42 pm

318-is wrote:sorry all

the engien is the best part of it i think, purely magnificent

i heard one runnning at goodward it was magical, one of them in an e30 is my life goal now

A 507 bhp V10 in an E30 chassis???

I have been waiting for Clarkson to review this beast and was pleased to see it put round the track by the Stig. It certainly confirms that it is truly an absolute beast in terms of speed.

I also read his review in the TG magazine whilst on the train yesterday where he described the "m" button as standing for "MotherF***er" because it unleashes the beast!

I disagree that it is an ugly model, I think the rear view of those pipes and shapely bodywork remind me a little of J-Lo, the saucy little minx...

kp

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 3:43 pm

lol i also think it looks quite nice

altho the same cant be said for the new three series i saw last nite

yuck!!

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 5:49 pm

an e30 with that v10 will be no quicker than the m5. the little e30 chassis will be all over the place.

as for the m6, its slightly quicker than the m5, but it doesnt do it for me. the 6 looks wrong. i like the five.

m5"s seem to be the benchmark for the performance bmw. they are always fantastic. i dont think the e46 m3 will stir my soul like the e60 would.

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:39 pm

i agree with the e46 m3

theyr jut to common and not as desirable as old m3s or 5s, they are driven by tossers usually an come in that horrible bogie colour.

give me an e39 m5 or a e30 me evo 3 an then il be in heaven

Post Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:23 pm

saw an m6 the other day...

...ba$***d had a personalised number plate too.m606...

..thats just being greedy

Post Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:13 am

Widge wrote:I'd rather have an M6 - when they get arount to making one
But I'll take an M5 in the mean time
I really fancy one of those old M5's too

illl second that i went past bmw Great britain Last night on my way bak from my home town BRACKNELL they had a gorgeous imola red M6 sat outside the building and a Z8!! i was buzzin had to have a ikkkle look god i love that place lol most my m8s the lukky fukkers work there!