mpgn04

A friend of mine bought an M5 and took me for a ride. He stopped on the highway (middle of nowhere at night, no traffic), then took it 0 to 100. It was fast as hell, but still not what I expected. For the $90,000 he paid for it, I expected more. I don't really know the numbers on this car, does anyone know how fast its supposed to be? Maybe it was just because it ran so smooth that it didn't feel as fast as it really was.

Absolutely gorgeous car though, he got custom carbon fiber interior...looks real nice.

danny25

$90,000???? Is that just cause of dealer mark up?? M5s have similar numbers to a Vette if i remember correctly, maybe a bit slower.

ApocalypseCL

yeah man what do you mean not that fast.....i think they go like 0-60 in like 4.3 i think it outperforms most sportscars on the planet!

phatpat

maybe cause it weighs near 2 tons...although it feels very heavy, it's a pretty quick car

darrinb

ur too dumb to know what a fast car is if u think an m5 cost 90 grand

CLS2001_97124

M5 not that fast?!?!

Sir, you need to take your butt dyno back into the shop and have them re-checked...

I've never been in one before, but I've tried to follow it once... and man did it pull on my CL....

Also, M5 is for pimpn', if I have one, I wouldn't want to drive too fast, because then no one can see that it's me driving it.

ApocalypseCL

yea i just checked up on it and its 0-60 in 4.8 and 1/4 mile in 13.3.....thats pretty damn fast if you ask me!

mpgn04

you are too dumb to spell 'you're'

Loaded M5- 73,000 + custom rims + custom carbon fiber interior + sales tax ($5000) + gas guzzler tax ($3000)

90,000 bucks dick.

Everyone jumped all over me on this. I was asking how fast it is. Maybe he didn't drive it as fast as it could really go. It was brand new maybe he was taking it easy. Maybe its just so damn smooth it didnt feel as fast as it is on paper. Maybe since we were on a 4 lane highway with nothing around it didn't feel as fast as ripping down a narrow tree lined side road. I didn't say it wasn't fast, I just said it didn't feel like it was as fast as I expected.

Or maybe the difference between 5.8 seconds (which I am used to) 0-60 and 4.8 seconds isn't as earth shattering as I expected it to be. I kind of thought fireworks and sonic booms would erupt around me at sub 5 second 0-60 times....

Damn....

EZZ

He probably took it easy. Actually, there is a HUUUUGE difference between 5.8 and 4.8. You'd definitely know the difference especially when you get to those speeds.

Chaptorial

Those M5's be quicccccccck. Any pics of your friends' car?

Gilgamesh

Yeah most sub 5 cars can very easliy put your eyeballs to the back of your head.

KCPreki11

It all depends, it you have a 10 second Supra, of course it's not going to seem fast to you...

mpgn04

nah no pics. I was just up at his place on a trip I took back east.

this guy invented some kind of low energy lighting for malls and department stores that is guaranteed to repay the cost of installation in I think 3 years, then after that save big bucks...so he's got contracts with Gap and all these big stores to put it into all their branches...bought a house on Candlewood Lake (if anyone knows CT, real nice area)...hes got a new Expedition, a F350, the M5, and a speedboat...all paid for in cash.

says hes getting a ferrari next year... dates a swedish model too.

this scumbag makes me look like a bum...hes got ten years on me though...not that I expect to be making loot like him...

and yeah I know someone will say he shouldn't pay cash with interest rates how they are, but he didn't want to deal with bills or something he just paid in full. dumb I know.

typeR

13.3 isnt earth shattering to me either...12.3 that would be fast...although an M6 would be on my list of future dream cars i think i'd want to blow the M5 inorder to make it what it should be in terms of acceleration

mc222

I think I know who you are talking about - I don't know him, but I lived in Candlewood lake when I interned at a company in Greenwich...Candlewood Lake is nice but the rest of Danbury is crap...

But to get back on track - The M5 is fast, I just think its because you didnt have much to base his speed off of because of the conditions you were in

civic4982

I'm sure your friend wasn't really ripping it in considering it's probaby still in break in period. I know what you mean abut big cars not "feeling" fast though.

mpgn04

you lived by candlewood lake? if you were ever out on the lake you would know his place...he had a 30 foot tall tree carved into a totem pole, and then another giant chunk of wood carved up like an indian head/ totem pole type thing. you can't miss it from out on the lake.

and yeah, most of Danbury is a shithole. theres a few nice spots.

you ever go to Ridgefield, next town over from Danbury? thats where I'm from.

mpgn04

greenwich is real nice, some of my family lives there. where did you intern?

ApocalypseCL

dont worry the m5 will be upgraded soon.....the new m5 is supposed to be a v10 with over 500hp now if that isnt earth shattering for you then i dont know what the hell would be....oh and there is a very big difference between 5.8 and 4.8...DICK

mpgn04

apparantly it didn't feel that way to me.


DICK.

Maximized

Your friend got hosed if he paid 90k for a M5.....

mpgn04

apparEntly. guess I am the dick.

and damn, talk smack on an m5 and its like I insulted everyones mother.

I take it back. It was the fastest thing I have ever felt. They should sell tickets at 6 flags to ride in an m5. It blew my mind. I can't sleep.

Some people here knew what I was talking about...if you were to go 6 seconds 0-60 in a shopping cart it would feel much faster than 6 seconds in an Acura.

and sorry about starting the 'dick' thing...its a little annoying now. some guy says 'ur dumb' when he doesn't know what he's talking about...but whatever.

mpgn04

90k, maybe 87500, I dont know. he said around 90k...so a new one is 73500 loaded, plus destination and dealer fees, plus gas guzzler tax, sales tax, and custom rims and interior. seems to work out for me.

cusdaddy

Hey!!! In CT, I consider Bridgeport, Waterbury, most of New Haven shitholes. Danbury has shady parts, but it's far from a shithole.

I wouldn't live here if I had the choice, but work dictates living situations sometimes

lou_RENAMED

Ill pull on an M5 anyday....fuck that slow piece of shit

spdy0001

Screw M5's I would much rather have an E55 AMG

Costs 76,000 and according to car and driver "crushes the corvette Z06 and almost hangs with the viper". Dont bash me thats just what I read in c&d. Plus the new mercedes sunroofs are cool as shit, solar powered ventaltion so the interior doesn't get too hot

SilverCL225hp

Yeah? Huge difference? Be frank, I can't tell the difference also.

Crazy Bimmer

poor m5. Didnt even have a chance to break in.

Crazy Bimmer

i would agree for now... since the m5 is aging.... now hold on to your pecker when they release the new m5 coming up. It should make you wanna have a moist towel near by :d

lou_RENAMED

V10 baby over 500 HP but ugly body style similar to the 7 series and new 5 with a kit :thumbsdn:

SilverCL225hp

Yeah Yeah Yeah, you can beat a helicopter........a stationary helicopter.

lou_RENAMED

not now but when I Supercharge and headers and a direct Nitro kit with 100 octane fuel....Ill fucking blow an M5 away either that or Ill blow myself away

Crazy Bimmer

everyone thinks differently. I think the benz is too bland and perfer the new m5.