M5 for the weekend:-) - Page 2

Ruebdo · 24-03-2012, 11:30 PM

The csl is the best car I have owned. I love it. The m5 is not a comparison. But if I was rich enough and I wanted an every day car I think it would be difficult to beat. Now it is way to much money, but when it gets affordable which will not be long it will be an even better car!!

GTAStradale · 24-03-2012, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Ruebdo

The csl is the best car I have owned. I love it. The m5 is not a comparison. But if I was rich enough and I wanted an every day car I think it would be difficult to beat. Now it is way to much money, but when it gets affordable which will not be long it will be an even better car!!

Absolutely with you on this one! For that what it is - comfortable family saloon where a father can follow a bloke in 911 when kids are dropped off at school - it is a brilliant car !!!

Barry C · 26-03-2012, 12:30 AM

I love the newer M5's but they're so expensive to run. I think the e39 M5 is the best balance of performance/comfort without the astronomical running costs. I had one and loved it but sold it to help pay for the CSL. Ideal garage would be to have them both

Pooky · 26-03-2012, 11:40 AM

I had some time with a new M5 a couple of weeks ago. I just thought it was underwhelming.

The problem it has is its M character only comes out when you drive it like a nutter, and it's so big and fast that you hardly ever get the chance. When you drive it around normally its too quiet, too soft, feels big and clumsy and boring. With the old M5, and obviously the CSL, you get constant M character from the car just by plodding about, you know it's special, you don't to need to go full phsyco. For 95% of the time you may as well have a diesel.

E46CSL · 26-03-2012, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ruebdo

The m5 is not a comparison. But if I was rich enough and I wanted an every day car I think it would be difficult to beat. Now it is way too much money, but when it gets affordable which will not be long it will be an even better car!!

mattCSLnut · 27-03-2012, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Barry C

I think the e39 M5 is the best balance of performance/comfort without the astronomical running costs. I had one and loved it but sold it to help pay for the CSL.
Ideal garage would be to have them both

Agreed

**shimmy** · 27-03-2012, 12:17 AM

Oh my god, where did you get that rear wing, it's uglier than Marks hands

**AlexGTT** · 27-03-2012, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Pooky

I had some time with a new M5 a couple of weeks ago. I just thought it was underwhelming.

The problem it has is its M character only comes out when you drive it like a nutter, and it's so big and fast that you hardly ever get the chance. When you drive it around normally its too quiet, too soft, feels big and clumsy and boring. With the old M5, and obviously the CSL, you get constant M character from the car just by plodding about, you know it's special, you don't to need to go full phsyco. For 95% of the time you may as well have a diesel.

But that's the point and why it so appeals to me. I can be drivin' Miss Daisy one minute, flying below the radar and rippin' the next. There is no other car out there that covers all bases so well. When your on it no other car of this size shrinks around you, feels smaller than it is and handles like it.

I also think it feels totally bespoke compared to the rest of the F10 range. My Dad's new 535d is amazing for the car it is but feels nothing like the M5. There's M magic in there.

E46CSL · 27-03-2012, 10:53 PM

The new M5 is so good.....I will have no idea that I am doing licence losing speeds everyday.

mattCSLnut · 29-03-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by shimmy

Oh my god, where did you get that rear wing, it's uglier than Marks hands

I told my mate NOT to put this FUGLY spoiler on his M5

... but would he listen ?

27-03-2012, 12:17 AM	#17
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24-03-2012, 11:30 PM	#11
Ruebdo S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 56 Casino cash: $965	The csl is the best car I have owned. I love it. The m5 is not a comparison. But if I was rich enough and I wanted an every day car I think it would be difficult to beat. Now it is way to much money, but when it gets affordable which will not be long it will be an even better car!!

26-03-2012, 12:30 AM	#13
Barry C S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 300 Casino cash: $3349	I love the newer M5's but they're so expensive to run. I think the e39 M5 is the best balance of performance/comfort without the astronomical running costs. I had one and loved it but sold it to help pay for the CSL. Ideal garage would be to have them both

26-03-2012, 11:40 AM	#14
Pooky S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 187 Casino cash: $11992	I had some time with a new M5 a couple of weeks ago. I just thought it was underwhelming. The problem it has is its M character only comes out when you drive it like a nutter, and it's so big and fast that you hardly ever get the chance. When you drive it around normally its too quiet, too soft, feels big and clumsy and boring. With the old M5, and obviously the CSL, you get constant M character from the car just by plodding about, you know it's special, you don't to need to go full phsyco. For 95% of the time you may as well have a diesel.

27-03-2012, 10:53 PM	#19
E46CSL S5, Sport Off, DSC M-track Join Date: May 2008 Location: Herts Posts: 670 Casino cash: $9716	The new M5 is so good.....I will have no idea that I am doing licence losing speeds everyday.