TylerT

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That drift @ 1:43, holy moley.

M5 looks great! +1 on the exhaust!

speedemon90

you see the one with the carrera gt and M5 drifting in public streets some where in one of the arab countries??

phee

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this is why I started a troll thread in the help section.

ttribe

No...sounds interesting though.

Yeah, I've been thinking about chiming in there.

Yumcha

For the sake of your thread, I'd recommend that he stays away unless he wants to talk about the M5 and only the M5.


ttribe, want a clean-up on his posts? I'm leaning towards "yes".

Yumcha

And yes, I agree with Majormofo: One can never have enough power in a car...

ttribe

Yes, please. I would appreciate that.

rossv1

^
By "clean up his posts," do you mean "ban him?"


T, your M is badass. I hope I can have one one day.

CCColtsicehockey

geez it is impossible for him not to infect every thread in car talk

Dpat

M Power > Everything in it's class

Nice car.

Moog-Type-S

Bravo.

mrmako

T - The car is wonderful. And because of this thread, I am considering an 06 M5, 42K miles for $38,750. I might have to get a divorce.

Damn your awesome car. Damn I say.........

ttribe

That's not a bad deal. Make sure you get an exclusionary extended warranty. Look for Zurich or EasyCare.

CLtotheTL32

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Tim, less talk more pictures

mrmako

Brother, it's a US spec car, and I live in Germany. No way can I get any warranty. That is what's holding me back.

He has had a tune, and it's unlimited (owner says 505 HP, no 155 mph limit). Does that sound right?

speedemon90

enjoy!

CLtotheTL32

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Love that video. I would rather listen to the V10s screaming than that trash ass Chingy song though.

speedemon90

lol seriously, I remember the original had some arab music blasting in the car and you still couldnt hear those cars so its not that much worse than the original, which i can't find though

ttribe

Oh. Bummer.

Yep. Sounds about right. Since you're over there, get the BMW Euro-spec SMG software; it's WAY better (launch control RPMs at 4200).


Those guys are nuts! New rear tires after that, I'm guessing.

Yumcha

Aight, ttribe...thread am cleaned.

I need to go get de-toxed now.

ttribe

Thanks for your work...and for living dangerously by "touching" some of those posts.

Saintor

About all M5 or just this M5?

J/K I am outta here.

Last note; I have never seen a burgundy M5 in real and wonder if this was even offered in Canada. Nice.

ttribe

Yes, it was. There are several on M5Board.com in Indy Red from Canada.

As a side note - there were approx. 400 Indy Red E60 M5s shipped to the U.S. during the model's life.

pits200

Very nice car but I think I've said that a few times already. I had a chance to have a small run with a 2008 m5. I don't street race but this was a guy weaving in and out of traffic on a 55mph road. We both catch a redlight and are both in front with no traffic for a good 1/2 mile and being its a 55mph road I figure, hell I push it to 65 and see what happens.

I could tell he was going to jump on it because I could tell hear he was using the launch control feature. Long story short, I had him by about 1.5 cars at 65 and then I let off. I was thoroughly surprised how well that heavy car did from a dig and boy his engine was howling, made my engine sound like a geo.

speedemon90

never seen that color too out in the real world as well
what car were you running that you beat an M5?

pits200

335xi. I know up in the higher speeds the M5 woulda been much harder but 0-60 is this cars strong suit.

ttribe

Generally speaking, launch isn't where the E60 M5 is strong. Torque maxes at 380 lb/ft, which isn't a lot given a 2-ton car and 500hp. However, once it's rolling, it just keeps going.

pits200

Trust me, I know, I've seen what those things can do at the strip. Pretty amazing considering the weight. And I can't understand how you keep a license if you drive on the highway as much as I do. I can't imagine keeping that thing at only 75mph on the highway, it probably feels like you're not even moving.

ttribe

I've been lucky so far.

Funny story - I was driving across town on one of our freeways for a work matter and was in a hurry. I was doing north of 80, and one of my co-workers (who has a mildly modded '08 135) was following me. Before I realized it, there was a Highway Patrol Motorcycle Officer next to me, looking in my window. He just wagged his finger at me (like a Mom telling her child to stop misbehaving) and went on his way as I smiled and slowed down. I looked in my rear view mirror and my co-worker was laughing his arse off.

CCColtsicehockey

that is great

mrmako

That was excellent....So I take it it's pretty quiet cruising?

ttribe

Yep. It's still a BMW. It's just a BMW that will set your hair on fire when you push the "M" button and mash the gas pedal.

I've taken the car on a couple of road trips and it's a really nice long-haul car...as long as you don't have the EDC set to it's firmest setting.

ETA: Beware for long trips - the car has NO spare tire.

myron

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you don't need a spare tire if you're gonna "fly" there

ttribe

CLtotheTL32

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Tim you bug the fawk out of Morgan about pictures of his car yet you never post any of yours

ttribe

Wait...what? This thread has a bunch of pics of my car. Plus, I'm not the one who claimed to purchase one of the first editions of a brand new model that enthusiasts have been drooling over for months, and then acted like a TEASE! He deserves all manner of abuse.

CLtotheTL32

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TylerT

iTrader: (1)

So ...

pics?

Aman

Majofo

Saw an Indy e60 M5 in Boston a week ago.. well I heard it first.. makes me want one even more.