AMG to ///M

[The Russian.]

Game!

 

[Mr R.]

I must sort my self out and come up and see you bud.

 

[Sam]

Around 1000 after its running in service.
Going to try and do that in a week. Bit more than my normal 200 miles lol.

Did BMW say that? When I got my JCW from Mini it only had 1 mile on the clock.

I asked him about bedding in the engines and he just said we don't. Go for it. Haha

I know my engine is a bit smaller than yours but thought the technology must be on par?

 

[Herr Flick]

They use a different oil for the first 1000 miles so needs to be changed and will f**k up the car if driven hard etc. It's been about since atleast 2001/2002 when the E46 came out.

 

[Gavin.]

LOL. Le Mans 2016 in the M5?

You guys going? Get your names down with 1st Tickets quick if so!


P.s. I prefer the C63

 

[Herr Flick]

Had a massive dilemma earlier. Needed to fart so had to get out of the car in traffic to do it lol

 

[matty w]

Very nice! I don't think the colour does anything for it, it's become a bit meh to me that colour as it's on M135s etc but the cars are awesome. If you didn't get HUD it's worth 2p...

Pretty sure that is Montecarlo blue not estoril

 

[Gally]

The fact you're saying pretty sure means it's closer than it should be.

 

[Herr Flick]

Lol. Looks the same to me. White is drug dealer/520d rep, black is not good for showing the lines etc and grey/silver are lovely but blue is THE colour IMO.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Does it do 180?

 

[The Russian.]

Does it do 180?

Got 200 on clocks fam!

 

[CrippsCorner]

Awesome machine but must say I prefer the Merc.

I think it's something to do with the front end... the Merc sticks out more at the bottom making it look really sleek, whereas the BMW sticks out more at the top making it look a bit frumpy.

 

[Herr Flick]

Got 200 on clocks fam!

I think this will be my 200mph cherry popper. Never been over 185.

 

[matty w]

The fact you're saying pretty sure means it's closer than it should be.

Never said they weren't similar but you insinuated it was estoril which it isn't. In the flesh they are quite different as quite often park my Monte Carlo blue m3 next to an estoril blue 2 series

 

[Gally]

Either way the colour looks a tad underwhelming for me personally.

It is however an awesome machine.

 

[Munson]

///Master Race.

 

[Herr Flick]

Never said they weren't similar but you insinuated it was estoril which it isn't. In the flesh they are quite different as quite often park my Monte Carlo blue m3 next to an estoril blue 2 series

Pics!!!

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Buddy it looks utterly superb. Great colour, boy I bet it goes some too. Would love to see it, perhaps chat to @Rob and organise something?

HEY !

You're not my buddy, guuuuy.

 

[_Tom]

Very nice. Good decision.

 

[matty w]

Pics!!!

This is how it looked when I first bought it with the black 220's

Now got genuine 359 comp pack wheels fitted but will be coming off soon for winter got a set of 18" oem 219's with winter tyres

 

[Craig]

Epic car mate would love an m5 as a fast family bus lol

 

[MarkCup]

That's a lovely lovely lovely thing.

I've always been a bit confused by the running in oil and early first change thing.

Why is it BMW do that and no one else does? Or do they?

 

[Daniel]

That's a lovely lovely lovely thing.

I've always been a bit confused by the running in oil and early first change thing.

Why is it BMW do that and no one else does? Or do they?

All (or most) high end stuff does it.

Normal BMW's it's the same as a corsa/focus but the M cars are worthless if they miss the running in service. All sorts if warranty/resale complications.

 

[ForceIndia]

All (or most) high end stuff does it.

Normal BMW's it's the same as a corsa/focus but the M cars are worthless if they miss the running in service. All sorts if warranty/resale complications.

I found even on older cars it's an issue. When I sold the e46, it's one of the first questions everyone asks.

 

[Herr Flick]

I wish BMW would just do it before they give it to you. Like a rolling road setup with all the right tech to run it in properly.

 

[Rubicon_]

Lovely car!

Must be rubbish with the whole run in thing though, I only ran my 335D in 6 miles before I gave in lol.

 

[Scrooge]

It's an awesome car, I wish they did more for me though.

 

[Mr R.]

It's an awesome car, I wish they did more for me though.

What like, cook and clean?

 

[Scrooge]

That kind of money, that'd be a start!

 

[Stefan.]

It's an awesome car, I wish they did more for me though.

Just what i was thinking

Still an awesome barge but dont do a great deal for me :blush:

 

[MarkCup]

All (or most) high end stuff does it.

Normal BMW's it's the same as a corsa/focus but the M cars are worthless if they miss the running in service. All sorts if warranty/resale complications.

So 'high end' cars have it done, and if you don't have it done you'll affect the resale value, understood.

Why is it done though? This M5 knocks out 127 bhp per litre, my ST produces 125 bhp per litre and that's before the warranty-friendly-Mountune MP215. What makes the internals of the ///M units need a special oil when other cars with engines in a similar or higher state of tune do not?

 

[Addicted]

You didn't just compare your FST to a ///5 did you??

Not sure why it would come down to purely power/litre. Btw have you seen the link I posted above of the engine layer? It's pretty special.

 

[ForceIndia]

So 'high end' cars have it done, and if you don't have it done you'll affect the resale value, understood.

Why is it done though? This M5 knocks out 127 bhp per litre, my ST produces 125 bhp per litre and that's before the warranty-friendly-Mountune MP215. What makes the internals of the ///M units need a special oil when other cars with engines in a similar or higher state of tune do not?

It's the difference between a mass produced motor and a special motor. Granted they aren't as special as they used to be, but the forces going on within that motor are vastly different to a 'normal' engine.

 

[Sam]

It's the difference between a mass produced motor and a special motor. Granted they aren't as special as they used to be, but the forces going on within that motor are vastly different to a 'normal' engine.

I bet an m5 motor costs a lot more to replace than your ST motor if you punished it from the word go.

Just a thought.

 

[Rob]

Hmmm, whilst it's really very nice indeed, I don't think it really looks //M enough. I actually prefer the looks of the c63, it looks badass. This looks a little big, cumbersome and soft. Don't get me wrong, as a package I imagine it's about as good as it gets, but looks wise, it's way off the boil.

 

[Martin.]

Looks mean as f**k.

I bet it's stupidly rapid.

 

[ForceIndia]

Hmmm, whilst it's really very nice indeed, I don't think it really looks //M enough. I actually prefer the looks of the c63, it looks badass. This looks a little big, cumbersome and soft. Don't get me wrong, as a package I imagine it's about as good as it gets, but looks wise, it's way off the boil.

I think it's difficult to disguise the bulk of the 5 series, and the m3 class have always looked more aggressive than the m5 size cars.

 

[Rob]

I think it's difficult to disguise the bulk of the 5 series, and the m3 class have always looked more aggressive than the m5 size cars.

Yeah agreed. I imagine in person I'd be salivating, but it looks a bit soft in Rich's nokia 8310 blurred photos.

 

[Herr Flick]

Haha. Photobucket seems to kill the quality.
You could always stop being a faggot and come and see me?

 

[JP83]

Looking good Hans. That's a monster!