New Car - BMW M5 (E39)
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It's about 200metres from the Whipsnade carpark
Yeah, just off the left of that steep road as you're going up the hill
Should have gone up Ivinghoe Beacon instead
The thing that amazed me is that even at 60-70 it'll pin you back in your seat in 6th gear! Amazingly torquey engine
That is impressive!
Can I ask an incredibly dull and boring question without being shot? How many revs is 90mph in 6th?
Off the top of my head... about 3,000rpm.
Will check for sure later
Reasonable cruising gear then. I do love the idea of a seriously powerful, long legged tourer.
I'd be banned in about 10 minutes though. I can't imagine sticking to 2 figure speeds is particularly easy
.The beacon is pretty good, as is Ashridge.
Gimme a shout on msn next time you go out and you can all show up my primera gt
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Nope, never had drilled brakes.
Just got in, it's pretty much exactly as I said (at indicated speed). It's a shame it's not a little taller really, as you can reach silly speeds in 5th, so you don't really need 6th for accelerating.
I guess if it was too much taller though it'd not be usable at slower cruising speeds.
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Very nice
I loved tomo's M5 (the old one, not the new pooofy slush box one) the sound and performance was great ..
One thing i'd like to ask is, whats the steering feel like, i know the 530 has rack and pinion but the M5 has a recirculating ball which on all accounts lacks feel even with the assistance?
I loved tomo's M5 (the old one, not the new pooofy slush box one
) the sound and performance was great ..One thing i'd like to ask is, whats the steering feel like, i know the 530 has rack and pinion but the M5 has a recirculating ball which on all accounts lacks feel even with the assistance?
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Great car Peter, congrats. Am I right in thinking you're only a couple of years out of uni and on the Accenture grad scheme? Sheesh you're obviously doing very well there, good to see you're celebrating your success in the right way
Great car Peter, congrats. Am I right in thinking you're only a couple of years out of uni and on the Accenture grad scheme? Sheesh you're obviously doing very well there, good to see you're celebrating your success in the right way
Buying one is easy - you can buy one for the cost of a new Astra. Running one... that's where it'll cost you
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Buying one is easy - you can buy one for the cost of a new Astra. Running one... that's where it'll cost you
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