3.6 or 3.8 M5

[M5pilot]

No ones got a hole in their pocket for this sorry car.

Sal

[Jhonno]

I will make your penis Shrink in my 3.8! Well I will try anyway.

Sal

We shall see my friend.. Mind you.. i can beat it walking atm.. its up on axles stands with no wheels on

[Ziggy]

No ones got a hole in their pocket for this sorry car.

Sal

That's it, really sell it!

[320Touring]

Good thread!

I've only really had a drive of a 3.8 and it without doubt the coolest car I've driven. I've driven SL55's etc but they are too flashy. The e34 M5 just looks like a mildly pimped 518i-but goes like a f**king rocketship.

Its the torque that makes it for me- so easy to pootle along in 4th at 35-40mph, nail it and then you're doing 100!Ok, so I drive a 320i on a daily basis, so anything is fast compared to that, but my god, the m5 is stunning.

I thought the ride was awesome and the handling was pin sharp for such a big car, then you switch on the suspension to S- and it becomes a 1600kg gokart! Ok, due to its bulk it'll never handle quite as hard as an e30 m3, but it does a bloody good job!

I've had several discussions with e39 m5 owners, and almost to a man they hanker for the e34 back-its so much rawer than the e39.

ziggy, with regards to running costs, shocks are £500 a corner on the 3.8, brakes can be a pain if used heavily for a long period of time, seen a few broken speed limiters etc.

Its never Going to be as cheap as a 325i to run, but if driven sensibly it can give about 25+mpg (on a par with a 535i, but 140bhp up ) Parts are more expensive.Continuous warrenty is a good thing Guy who'se car I drove reckons its cost him £3.5k in maintainance over 3 years

The way I look at it is £10k for an e34 sounds like a lot of cash, but TBH its 2nd hand mondeo money for a 5 seater, comfortable supercar. You and 4 mates+ the luggage for 2 weeks all fit in it, and can still storm autobahns

Plus, TBH you'd be hard pushed to find another car with that sort of reliability and performance, and the prestige for the same money.

[steerfromtherear]

Sal if you give me 2k in p/ex for my tourer i'd bite your hand off

Would love to own an e34 3.6.
Thought about caning my credit card last week for a sub 100k lhd 3.6 £2250 Local to me as well.

[koos]

That was a good read, ever tink about doing car write humour book stories article things

[320Touring]

with regards to running costs, shocks are £500 a corner on the 3.8.

Not when you've got 6 sets of brand new Hartge and AC Schnitzer M5 Bilsteins under the stairs they aren't!
I'm doing them for £210 a pair of stock strut housings. Proving quite hard to shift though.

I'll buy them in preperation

try the SCottish section of the Bmwcc forum-few boys there looking for them

[pf525sport]

Hi sal,nice write up.

just wondered what your comments re the k reg lexus gs300 driver who said to me about my 3.6 m5 "these were a good tool in their day but this (the lexus) would slaughter it-its 300bhp you know".

I am not the kind of person to argue with that kind of comment until I am sure of my facts but on a quick web search IIRC it was about 250bhp (new from the factory) but no torque figs although the new one is 210lb per ft.

I will see him on the road one day & show him whats what but I do tthink he is talking out of his arse.

Paul

[pacerpete]

A toyota, sorry, lexus 300 is an ugly looking sad council loser cruiser of the highest order, they have a boat anchor supra engine and struggle to crack 10 sec to 60, that wouldn't be so bad if there wasn't so much mousefur, plastic wood, starlet switch gear and gold plate everywhere. nasty, nasty, nasty

[steerfromtherear]

Lexus doesn't have a hope. It is probably not even half as quick as an m5

[M5pilot]

I had a little play with this Lexus turd a while back at the traffic lights - I didn't even have to try hard.

On the subject of the EDC shocks - once you experience the system fitted with the switch (all EDC cars can have the switch fitted to keep it in permanent sport mode) you will never want to part with it. It is worth every penny.

It can be a wafty smooth ride when you want it to be and then a serioulsy firm bone shaker as soon as you switch it to sport mode.

The shocks can be bought considerably cheaper than Ԛ£500 if you shop around or go to Germany to purchase.

Sal

[M5pilot]

Sal if you give me 2k in p/ex for my tourer i'd bite your hand off

Would love to own an e34 3.6.
Thought about caning my credit card last week for a sub 100k lhd 3.6 ?2250 Local to me as well.

You should have caned your credit card.

Sal

[320Touring]

sal you have PM re the 3.6