neuronbob

Great review. I love seeing long-term owner reports. Glad you like your M5 and the E60 is truly a beast.

Majofo

You two need to meet up.. and then invite us.

ttribe

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60...r-one-now.html

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/m5-...-pictures.html

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60...-must-see.html

ttribe

Thx. I'd still be watching you pull away with the extra 60hp you're running.

That would be AWESOME!

ttribe

BTW, recent Dyno results:

mattg

She's a beast

ttribe

Mods - maybe we should change the thread title to "ttribe's M5 Thread"...or "ttribe's M5 Midlife Crisis Thread"...which ever suits your fancy.

nokiaman

Superb M5 Tim, it looks really good. Indianapolis is somewhat of a rare color too as I don't see them often. I had a Silver E39 M5 quite a while ago and came really close to getting an E60 a couple of times. Almost wish I did as I'm not a fan of the F10 at all. Hope she gives you many more miles and please by all means, vist the track.

ttribe

To assist you in your research (it's specifically about the '07, but most of the technical data is the same): http://www.topspeed.com/cars/bmw/200...5-ar15607.html

Saintor

Ouch. Curious... do you have an oil pressure gauge (not a light) in that car?

You are doing a lot of mileage (16K miles in 9 months, right?).... if it was me, I would have another cheaper car and make only 5-10K miles/yr on that one. It can become expensive very quickly. Check just the price of the rotors vs a regular non-M car...

ttribe

No. Just temp gauge.

About 4K of those miles were from some roadtrips I took with the car shortly after I got it. I do put on a lot of miles, but that's not a normal rate.

Yes, I know about the expense. Fortunately, my firm (in which I am a partner) picks up a significant portion of the maintenance costs. I'm also aware of the brake costs - I've already done the front brakes (pads and rotors installed = $1,300) and am about to do the rear in about 2k miles. I had done my research before I bought the car. I knew what I was getting into.

BTW, my extended warranty runs till 89K miles, at which point I will likely get another extended warranty to at least get me to 100k.

JDWheelz

Not to be Debbie Downer, and from an earlier post, looks like you are already aware of the potential fails for this car. I had an '06 M5 in Interlagos Blue. As soon as i got out of warranty (around 51k) my A/C pulley stripped out and a/c quit working. Roughly a $1700 fix. At 53k, my SMG tranny threw a red "failure" warning and was going to cost me about $7500 in total (Northern VA dealer).

I actually traded my M5 in for an '11 TL SH-AWD. i actually consider it an even trade given i can use all 300hp of the Acura and still get 20mpg vs. sitting in traffic in the M5 and getting 11mpg. I've been very happy with my decision and I'm having fun with the Acura. i actually think it holds turns better, too.

Anyhow, M5 is an awesome beast, but there is a steep cost of ownership. Good luck and have fun!

SuperTrooper169

iTrader: (2)

It's funny how all the sudden everyone is chiming in with the cost of maintenance thing. I'm pretty sure tt figured that all out before he made the purchase. He's a pretty smart dude.

JDWheelz

SuperTrooper is right. Sorry for my earlier post. I intended to just throw a thumbs-up to the TL saying i'm enjoying it as much as an M5, but my post turned into a whining complaint about maintaining a $96k vehicle.

TTribe did the smart thing buying an extended warranty, and it is something i should have considered, too.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

434 at the wheels

Tim you must have a blast with that car! I have about half of that power and still have fun

Majofo

Majofo needs more powah!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not sure why.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

Because you have a slow TL like mine.

ttribe

Oh yeah! Every day, I hit that M button, mash the gas pedal and shake my head while smiling. It's an amazing car.

Because you can never have too much!

Majofo

I think that's the general man answer to everything.

Pssh.. I have 4 Acurazine stickers and a flux capacitor on my TL.

phee

iTrader: (5)

power, like money and breasts, is never enough

ttribe

Correct.

That's worth at least 150whp right there!

ttribe

5,000th post!

Thought I'd put it in my own thread.

Hapa DC5

Congrats

Any updates on the beast?

ttribe

No, I wish I could say there were, but I've been working 50+ hours/week for 4 months now. Plus, some family obligations have been consuming my disposable income...no extras for the car right now. I'll probably need a new set of tires this summer though. Thinking about getting the same Bridgestones again, or maybe the new BF Goodrich tires that have similar performance, but a better tread wear rating.

The best update - it's still super-fast and has been quite trouble free for quite a few months (after some repairs when I first brought it home).

speedemon90

Here's a question, no clue if answered before. You have 55k+ miles now, how often do you still get above 5k rpm on this thing?? O.o

Are you afraid of accelerating too fast too often?

edit: man i dont know why i havent visited this thread much! Didnt know you were doing updates.

I've never understood this, why do firms like yours pay for maintenance of your car and such. Do you take clients in it often or something?

ttribe

Not at all. The performance of the engine is as strong as ever. I hit 7 and 8k rpms without hesitation.

I'm a part owner in the firm. This arrangement is in recognition of the fact that the vast majority of my car's use is work-related.

Saintor

Very unusual arrangement, I wonder the fiscal extents of this. When I use my car for the company, it is a fixed rate; 0.50$/km.

ttribe

That's nice. I'm not sure how it is you consider your situation comparable to mine, but I'm sure you'll tell me.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

Everyone make sure your ESP is on, it might get a little wild in here now after that comment.

Tim still no exhaust?

ttribe

No.

speedemon90

lol nice nice, i wonder how it must feel to own a 500hp car... one day


ohh thats awesome, shoot hope i have a job like that. Or just have the company car thats a porsche or something

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

ttribe

As a matter of fact, I've decided that's not good enough. I am asking you for a retraction of your statement and acknowledgement that you made the accusation with incomplete information. Absent that, you can bet I'll be making a stink with the admin out of you making defamatory statements in this thread.

05TLdcc

Oh look, he comes in and craps all over T's thread.

In all honesty, saintor, please restrict yourself from commenting on (a. Anyones financial situation other than your own, and (b. something you know nothing about.... Which tends to be a lot.

It would make the board as enjoyable as it was before and the earth with still turn.

05TLdcc

I agree, accusations such as this questions the persons character, and from what the rest of us know, Tim is a great guy.

Why on earth would he need to cheat the IRS? You spewing misinformation like that makes you look like a complete moron when you know nothing of the situation. Remember, libel is a bitch.

crazyasiantl

iTrader: (7)

Just for once, I would like to see a thread in caltalk not get derailed by sanitor, but I'm sure that's asking a lot

hANDYcaptd

iTrader: (5)

I thought this thread was about a badass M5...

Anyways...T, can I persuade you to get this Eisenmann exhaust? Some acoustic persuasion, maybe?

Quick warning, have another pair of pants at the ready.

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charliemike

Frankly, you have every right to request him given a time out for accusing, you, a CPA of tax of fraud. Especially given he is not in the US, not a CPA, and doesn't own his own company to the best of my knowledge.

speedemon90

soo uhh ttribe, i know being a hooligan is retarded but sometimes it must be done
skip to .35
and the last flyby at like 1:43 is fast!

go get a gopro!

ttribe

^^^Yeah, uhhh, I have to admit I saw that video before I bought my car...it might have had a bit of an influence on my decision.