Great review. I love seeing long-term owner reports. Glad you like your M5 and the E60 is truly a beast. :drool:
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You two need to meet up.. and then invite us. :biggrin:
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Originally Posted by Majofo
(Post 13653876)
I'm guessing it involves dropping the engine. I can't imagine removing those.. :ugh:
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/m5-...-pictures.html http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60...-must-see.html |
Originally Posted by neuronbob
(Post 13653880)
Great review. I love seeing long-term owner reports. Glad you like your M5 and the E60 is truly a beast. :drool:
Originally Posted by Majofo
(Post 13653883)
You two need to meet up.. and then invite us. :biggrin:
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BTW, recent Dyno results:
http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/9...andoc0001i.jpg |
She's a beast
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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.
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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.:D :cheers:
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Originally Posted by Majofo
(Post 13653865)
Off to do more research. :)
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- The other BIG failure I see from time to time (and this is the really scary one) is a failure of the VANOS oil pump (think of VANOS like VTEC) that results in catastrophic damage to the engine. 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... |
Originally Posted by Saintor
(Post 13655367)
Ouch. Curious... do you have an oil pressure gauge (not a light) in that car?
Originally Posted by Saintor
(Post 13655367)
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...
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. |
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! |
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.
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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. |
434 at the wheels :drool:
Tim you must have a blast with that car! I have about half of that power and still have fun :tomato: |
Majofo needs more powah!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not sure why. :ponder:
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Originally Posted by Majofo
(Post 13656711)
Majofo needs more powah!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not sure why. :ponder:
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Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
(Post 13656578)
434 at the wheels :drool:
Tim you must have a blast with that car! I have about half of that power and still have fun :tomato:
Originally Posted by Majofo
(Post 13656711)
Majofo needs more powah!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm not sure why. :ponder:
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Originally Posted by ttribe
(Post 13656834)
Because you can never have too much!
I think that's the general man answer to everything.
Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
(Post 13656809)
Because you have a slow TL like mine.
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power, like money and breasts, is never enough
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Originally Posted by Majofo
(Post 13656840)
:werd:
I think that's the general man answer to everything.
Originally Posted by Majofo
(Post 13656840)
Pssh.. I have 4 Acurazine stickers and a flux capacitor on my TL. :drag:
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5,000th post! :woot:
Thought I'd put it in my own thread. |
Congrats
Any updates on the beast? |
Originally Posted by Hapa DC5
(Post 13771710)
Congrats
Any updates on the beast? 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). |
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? |
Originally Posted by speedemon90
(Post 13771925)
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?
Originally Posted by speedemon90
(Post 13771925)
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? |
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.
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Originally Posted by Saintor
(Post 13772552)
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.
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:rofl:
Everyone make sure your ESP is on, it might get a little wild in here now after that comment. Tim still no exhaust? :annoyed: |
Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
(Post 13772666)
Tim still no exhaust? :annoyed:
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Originally Posted by ttribe
(Post 13772203)
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. ohh thats awesome, shoot hope i have a job like that. Or just have the company car thats a porsche or something :toocool: |
:ohsnap:
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Originally Posted by Saintor
(Post 13774837)
So you want IRS to believe that your majority of miles are for business when you wrote;
Tssst. tssst. tssst. :annoyed:
Originally Posted by ttribe
(Post 13774847)
Why is it you think that I haven't handled all of this properly behind the scenes? The level of disclosure in my financial arrangements for a message board does not have the same level of detail that my actual treatment does.
Now, again, I will ask you nicely one more time - please stop derailing this thread with your thinly veiled accusations of tax fraud. I don't take kindly to it, and your insinuations are completely without evidence. Let it go, or I will petition the mods to have you removed from my thread permanently. |
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. |
Originally Posted by ttribe
(Post 13774883)
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.
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. |
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
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I thought this thread was about a badass M5...
Anyways...T, can I persuade you to get this Eisenmann exhaust? Some acoustic persuasion, maybe? :wish: Quick warning, have another pair of pants at the ready. :D <iframe width="480" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fumMvKUFXl8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
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.
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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! |
^^^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. :blush:
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