E61 M5...

dxb335d · 02-21-2012, 10:14 AM

Hi Guys,

A few of you know my old man bought an E61 M5 last year.

Well he is over 6 months in and loves it, I have driven it quite a lot (especially when he first got it) and have to say i fell in love instantly It goes like stink and sounds IMMENSE

They only made like 1000 of these touring versions so it is pretty rare. (rarer than a Porsche Carrera GT)

Its COMPLETELY fully loaded and when he bought it only had 20k on the clock.

So when I pop over to visit my parents, his driveway looks the dogs danglies with the M5 and then my M3 parked outside.

When he pops over mine, he can have the driveway

rogerxp · 02-21-2012, 10:18 AM

Lovely

.

Should have got the wife one instead of the QQ+2

.

davyk31 · 02-21-2012, 10:30 AM

Quite a family carrier ......... so long as you don't want to go on too many long journeys, could get expensive!

dxb335d · 02-21-2012, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by davyk31

Quite a family carrier ......... so long as you don't want to go on too many long journeys, could get expensive!

My old man did a fair few miles in December, and spent £1k on juice

But its not that much every month. I think if you love a car you can justify the cost that way.

mowflow · 02-21-2012, 11:11 AM

Has he just dropped a dearly departed off at that church? Maybe moonlighting as a funeral director to cover the fuel bill

Looks amazing! Big fast estates do it for me every time.

AlwynMike · 02-21-2012, 11:33 AM

Shame you can't fit a towbar to these.
I could be tempted . . . . . .

Can you imagine flooring it with a caravan on the back - you'd just be left with an A-frame, with the caravan body lying on the ground. Mmmmmm

dxb335d · 02-21-2012, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by AlwynMike

Shame you can't fit a towbar to these.
I could be tempted . . . . . .

Can you imagine flooring it with a caravan on the back - you'd just be left with an A-frame, with the caravan body lying on the ground. Mmmmmm

BMW told my old man you can fit a tow bar to them. He enquired and it was like £700 odd quid and it wasn't for towing a caravan but a trailer.

AlwynMike · 02-21-2012, 11:54 AM

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BMW told my old man you can fit a tow bar to them. He enquired and it was like £700 odd quid and it wasn't for towing a caravan but a trailer.

Needs a big hole in the bumper though, which would spoil it a little.

Mike

Dr Dave · 02-21-2012, 04:11 PM

M5 iirc isn't type approved for towing. Anyone fitting a 'bar to a non-approved vehicle is a bit dodgy...

dxb335d · 02-21-2012, 05:49 PM

Well BMW told him it can be done.

But he hasnt fitted one yet.

TMP · 02-22-2012, 02:46 AM

v.nice. These are such a performance car bargain of the century.

Is it carbon black - looks the same colour as our 5er (we just need the other 6 cylinders and powwwwweeer

) ?

KadeSdad · 02-22-2012, 03:30 AM

How do these handle compared to a saloon version?
I have never driven any form of estate car in my life (apart from a few laps on track at a Mercedes event)

Looks very nice by the way!

gIzzE · 02-22-2012, 03:39 AM

That looks awesome mate.

I do wish they had made the M5 touring available with a standard auto 'box, I would have had one myself then.

Don't get me wrong I love the SMG 'box, had it in both M3's, but just felt the M5 Touring would have suited a regular auto or even better a DCT type gearbox.

dxb335d · 02-22-2012, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by KadeSdad

How do these handle compared to a saloon version?
I have never driven any form of estate car in my life (apart from a few laps on track at a Mercedes event)

Looks very nice by the way!

It handles well mate, I drove it home for him when he bought it. It is so direct and planted on the road. How that compares to the saloon I don't know. I'm sure they will be pretty similar.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gIzzE

That looks awesome mate.

I do wish they had made the M5 touring available with a standard auto 'box, I would have had one myself then.

Don't get me wrong I love the SMG 'box, had it in both M3's, but just felt the M5 Touring would have suited a regular auto or even better a DCT type gearbox.

Yeah I love the SMG boxes aswell mate. It is pretty hardcore for normal driving though.

dxb335d · 02-22-2012, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMP

v.nice. These are such a performance car bargain of the century.

Is it carbon black - looks the same colour as our 5er (we just need the other 6 cylinders and powwwwweeer

) ?

Hi Tim,

Its definitely not Carbon Black, My old man had a brand new 535d tourer in 2005 which was Carbon Black which is bluey on closer inspection.

I have a feeling the M5 is Sapphire Black.

M3-FAST · 02-22-2012, 10:29 AM

These are mental cars but I just couldn't put up with the SMG gearbox around town - too clunky for my liking.....but in a straight line its a total weapon of a car.

I have only driven the estate version and like Carl says, totally planted on the road - can't imagine the saloon drives much differently? You can often feel the extra weight high up on estate cars but you certainly can't with the M5.

The one I drove was Indi blue which didn't really suit the estate IMO, I much prefer it in metallic black.

TMP · 02-24-2012, 04:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dxb335d

Hi Tim,

Its definitely not Carbon Black, My old man had a brand new 535d tourer in 2005 which was Carbon Black which is bluey on closer inspection.

I have a feeling the M5 is Sapphire Black.

yeah carbon black has a blue hue from some angles.

Well, it looks immense, would love a go one, espcially now as the new M5 is 'just' a V8

doughboy · 02-24-2012, 05:22 AM

Awesome motor indeed - a future classic?

dxb335d · 02-29-2012, 10:16 AM

Baby Dave · 03-03-2012, 04:46 AM

Very nice

Billyray911 · 03-06-2012, 01:09 PM

Saw one (touring) a couple of weeks ago on the M5.Looks an animal and has such presence from behind!

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