BMW M5's - by god there quick!

[joff-turbo-nova]

Hi all,

Just thought I'd share the experience of last weekend. Borrowed a BMW M5 last weekend off a mate who runs a garage (for the wifes birthday - honest!).

On the way back to my house thought I'd give it some beans - into sport mode and WWWWAAAAAARRRRPPPPPP speed !!! On a bit of dual carriage way I was up to 140 mph before I knew where I was - that was in 4th and I still had 2 gears left and was still pulling hard!!!!

The acceleration on these machines is awsome - 5.0 L V8 with about 400 bhp is real fun - you just blast past stuff on the road without any real effort. All very civilised but gets very quick very fast !

One down side - I did 300 miles and it cost ?70 in fuel :cry: - not so good when you're used to a LPG Vectra lol

Joff

[krobinson]

Awesome cars, was it the new shape M5? Think they are 400 without and 500 with the sport button.

Keith

[Stoo]

Old shape, V8
New one has a V10

[Stuart]

Mc has(had) a 2000 shape M5... that was just mind blowingly fast, and the brakes were just as impressive as the acceleration lol

[draper]

did the indicators work ??

[Mike.]

did the indicators work ??

lmao.

i haven't been out in a e60 m5 yet but i've been out in a z3m coupe a m3 convertable and my favourite a m3 csl, which is just brilliant.

[dannyb]

A friends dad has an Alpina B7 which I am yet to blag a lift in. He reckons it feels like someones pushing on your chest when it accelerates!

[Breeny]

MC's is awesome!

Complete with the pram in the boot! lol

[Stuart]

his latest car is a tad ammusing though.....think Gm, think not a vectra, not an omega but one of the bigger recent vauxhalls...

[Breeny]

Not a monaro??

[lee coley]

My brothers boss has 3 series Hartge with the 5 litre v8,that is stupidly fast,

[RJM25R]

My wife is an accountant for BMW in Rochdale and I've been in a v10 one they're just AWESOMELY fast, as quick as a ferrari 360 modena. My mate owns an old shape one:-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/DSC03638.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/DSC03645.jpg

Quality car and no rattles or anything at 155mph!!

[Jim Mcrae]

Was in an old shape M3 once. And that was bloody fast. 150mph easy. The driver was this italian bloke, he kept turning to me and saying "You afraid??" I was loving it!!

[dhdev (Oli)]

Wooped a V8 M5 at Brands Hatch on wednesday lol lol lol

[vaughanmc]

that looks like a right "MOODYY" biatch lol

[joff-turbo-nova]

My wife is an accountant for BMW in Rochdale and I've been in a v10 one they're just AWESOMELY fast, as quick as a ferrari 360 modena. My mate owns an old shape one:-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/DSC03638.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/RJM25R/DSC03645.jpg

Quality car and no rattles or anything at 155mph!!

Yep - thats the same model as I had - mine was in a dark metallic blue colour with 18" standard rims (and silly sized tyres - something like a 245/35 x 18) they were skinny.

Top of the range car and I couldn't work out where the clock was lol

I wish I could have one and get all the petrol on expenses through work - however I don't think 40p per mile would still cover the consumption :eek:

Joff

[Novasport]

I've been out in a new M5 and boy is it quick, stupidly quick & its so smooth you dont realise how fast they are. Still prefer a VXR500 though, a bit more raw and different(I see M5's everyday at work)
Hard life driving these Beemers, was at Milbrook the other week ragging the **** off a new 335i round the Alpine circuit(Where they filmed the Aston rolling in Casino Royal) and doing 130mph with the roof down round the bowl:D . Drove some other nice motors like the new X5 4.8is and its rivals.

[novacabrio]

I went to Le-Mans a couple of years ago in a M5, awesome cars, i'd certaily invest in one if I needed a biger car,

BTW whos MC?

[Stuart]

your not old skool enough then lol :p

[novacabrio]

I may be old skool but I have a **** memory lol

[Jonlem]

Wooped a V8 M5 at Brands Hatch on wednesday lol lol lol

He obviously wasn't trying then :p

[dhdev (Oli)]

He obviously wasn't trying then :p

Wrong! He was definately trying....my patience, wouldn't move out the sodding way :roll:
TBH he couldn't drive to save his life, typical 'all the gear and no idea', when I passed him it was on the pit straight and he was booting it :D

Just checked the stats and they weigh 1795kgs!!! No wonder it was like a mobile chicane, maybe he wasn't such a bad driver!

[Jonlem]

Just messing mate, I raced one round the Hungaroring and he was broadside everywhere ! wasted us but we were in a stock Clio 172.

See you at PV ;)

[draper]

Wrong! He was definately trying....my patience, wouldn't move out the sodding way :roll:
TBH he couldn't drive to save his life, typical 'all the gear and no idea', when I passed him it was on the pit straight and he was booting it :D

Just checked the stats and they weigh 1795kgs!!! No wonder it was like a mobile chicane, maybe he wasn't such a bad driver!

take hes the guy that got 'commented' on ???


refering to the thread on mig btw

[dhdev (Oli)]

take hes the guy that got 'commented' on ???


refering to the thread on mig btw

I actualy made a formal complaint to the organisers about him cos he was a nuisance, think he didn't like the 'little people' in their novas passing him!

[Dar]

Wooped a V8 M5 at Brands Hatch on wednesday lol lol lol

His tyres had gone offlol :D

[dhdev (Oli)]

His tyres had gone offlol :D

Classic lol

[Jonlem]

Just watched the vid and it was a V10 M5, no wonder it ate us alive lol