The M5 has a new friend...
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/Goes off to price up facelift M3's 
Very very
m8, congrats!
Very very
m8, congrats!
Soldato
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Quite a brilliant car you got there 
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Soldato
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Love understatements
Didn't mean it in a understated way off course. It's my way of saying it's brilliant. But I've edited it to reflect this.
Thanks guys!
Heh - I guess the Coupe/Cabrio was always an option. My original spec was always:
Must have/be:
Black or Silver Grey paint
16:9 Navigation
SMG gearbox
Red/Orange/Lime green/Cream leather interior
Harmon Kardon
Should have/be:
Sunroof if coupe
Facelift (LED rear lights)
19" alloys
Under 60,000 miles
Can be:
Coupe
Cabrio
I nearly bought a cabrio, but just missed out on it - this Coupe was a better deal in the end, so I guess I got lucky. My idea is to keep the car forever, and I swayed a bit to the idea of a Coupe being that little be less hassle in the long run. That said, I was still impartial and if this car was a cabrio I would have had it anyway.
Haha - didn't know that!
The SMG II box actually uses the same gearbox and clutch as the manual car - the only difference being that a hydraulic unit changes the gears and controls the clutch for you (there is no clutch pedal).
The e46 system is meant to be much improved on the one that came in the e36 M3, so maybe it wasn't quite ready in time for the launch of the e39 M5. Both the e46 M3 and e39 M5 use Getrag gearboxes, so maybe someone has done it.
I know you'd rather have the 330d back, so I'll be a gentleman and come take the M3 off your hands
Lovely mate, really really lovely, although what happened to convertible?
Heh - I guess the Coupe/Cabrio was always an option. My original spec was always:
Must have/be:
Black or Silver Grey paint
16:9 Navigation
SMG gearbox
Red/Orange/Lime green/Cream leather interior
Harmon Kardon
Should have/be:
Sunroof if coupe
Facelift (LED rear lights)
19" alloys
Under 60,000 miles
Can be:
Coupe
Cabrio
I nearly bought a cabrio, but just missed out on it - this Coupe was a better deal in the end, so I guess I got lucky. My idea is to keep the car forever, and I swayed a bit to the idea of a Coupe being that little be less hassle in the long run. That said, I was still impartial and if this car was a cabrio I would have had it anyway.
You missed folding door mirrors it would seem
Haha - didn't know that!
The SMG II box actually uses the same gearbox and clutch as the manual car - the only difference being that a hydraulic unit changes the gears and controls the clutch for you (there is no clutch pedal).
The e46 system is meant to be much improved on the one that came in the e36 M3, so maybe it wasn't quite ready in time for the launch of the e39 M5. Both the e46 M3 and e39 M5 use Getrag gearboxes, so maybe someone has done it.
Hmmmm, makes no sense that statement now I read it, the current M5 has SMG so this is utter tudds. Just seemed to recall reading it once....makes no sense however.
