Real M5 for sale

Anan1

Here's one from a time when the M5 was a genuinely exclusive, hand-built car: http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1349676

Stevie Dakota

Love it.

pburns

See that's way more appealing to me than a V10 monstrosity borne of the German manufacturers BHP war.

Saab Ed

Anan1 wrote: »

Here's one from a time when the M5 was a genuinely exclusive, hand-built car: http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1349676

Look if you are gonna be posting sordid pornographic filth like that again could you please warn us first.....I've just bloody well wet myself here

JJJJNR

Much prefer this one.

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1005070

Saab Ed

aaaaaahhhhhhhh I've done it again....stop that now.

rocknchef

isnt she lovely:D

leon8v

pburns wrote: »

See that's way more appealing to me than a V10 monstrosity borne of the German manufacturers BHP war.

lovely and all as it is, dont lose the run of yourself:D:D:D

L-M

JJJJNR wrote: »

Much prefer this one.

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1005070

That is a fantastic car. One of my favorites. Gorgeous lines, wheels, colour. Just a nice car.

Matt Simis

pburns wrote: »

See that's way more appealing to me than a V10 monstrosity borne of the German manufacturers BHP war.

Someone looking at the E34 prolly* said the same compared to the E28 M5 !



*Maybe, people say things

Stevie Dakota

Mmmmm, E34, Best Car Ever.

DJ Hafez

Oh sweet Jesus. RHD 'n all...... *searches for 11k*

NiSmO

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challengemaster

Each to their own with what they like in a car I personally don't like it.

This, however, makes me wet myself every single time.

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1358156

Lord Nikon

I never really liked old car no matter what it was, I like to try and stay modernish.

I prefer this http://www.cbg.ie/Car_Detail.aspx?ID=2766964#

rabbitinlights

That E28 is mint - Would you get vintage tax/insurance?

I actually went to look at that E34, it looks like an old Russian car and a few of the panel gaps were a bit off.

JJJJNR

challengemaster

Holsten

21 year old car?

No thanks.

junkyard

The E39 M5 is handbuilt too, don't think I'll ever sell my one. They're getting seriously cheap now.

TheBazman

Just a personal opinion - while I can see why some people would be mad keen on something like originally posted.. Give me 5ltr V10, 500bhp odd, heated leather seats, HUD, all electrics etc anyday.

Matt Simis

junkyard wrote: »

The E39 M5 is handbuilt too, don't think I'll ever sell my one. They're getting seriously cheap now.

Not according to Wikipedia and my BMW fanatic relatives:

Wikipedia wrote:

E39 BMW M5
Production 1998-2005

Unlike its predecessors, the E39 M5 was not handbuilt at the BMW M GmbH factory; it was produced on the same assembly line as the normal E39 5-series at the Dingolfing factory in Germany

The E34 was the last handbuilt M5 and the last one with a signiture inline6 engine.

maidhc

TheBazman wrote: »

Just a personal opinion - while I can see why some people would be mad keen on something like originally posted.. Give me 5ltr V10, 500bhp odd, heated leather seats, HUD, all electrics etc anyday.

Because you drive the original car, but merely operate the models you refer to.

junkyard

Matt Simis wrote: »

Not according to Wikipedia and my BMW fanatic relatives:


The E34 was the last handbuilt M5 and the last one with a signiture inline6 engine.

Not according to the original sales brochure.

Matt Simis

junkyard wrote: »

Not according to the original sales brochure.

Well, now you know better!
Dig out the brochure, afaik it might refer to the M5 V8 engines as being "handbuilt", not the car. Thanks to mass production there were something like 28k e39 M5s out there, definately not handbuilt.

Nice overview of M5s:
http://www.autozine.org/Classiccar/html/BMW/M5.html

conneem-TT

e39 M5's have been giving me the horn especialy over the past year for some reason, maybe becausee the e39's are becoming a more rare sight on our roads, I think they just exude an understated class and seem or give me the feeling of being less complicated and fragile than the new e60(I know someone that had their M6 SMG box replaced twice ). The V8 may not give the same wail as the new V10 but fit a nice free flowing exhaust to it and it will out rumble it's modern counter part when just cruising along.

Now I am pretty young and although I appreciate all this new technology such as fitted to the new M5, with its 11 shift programs and the like but I just love the idea of a more simple driving experince, I suppose I kind of like the AMG approach more to the modern M approach but it is hard to argue against their effectiveness.

Although they are becoming quite reasonable, I could not justify the big tax and insurance bill at the moment, however, an e39 M5 is definitely in my 5 car lottery garage

TheBazman

maidhc wrote: »

Because you drive the original car, but merely operate the models you refer to.

Still doesnt change my preference for which one I would like to be behind the wheel of - I would take modern all day long

Eoin

Matt Simis wrote: »

Someone looking at the E34 prolly* said the same compared to the E28 M5 !

Ha ha,yeah - I can imagine the same old "vulgar" and "new money" comments back then too.

NewApproach

TheBazman wrote: »

Just a personal opinion - while I can see why some people would be mad keen on something like originally posted.. Give me 5ltr V10, 500bhp odd, heated leather seats, HUD, all electrics etc anyday.

Maybe its just some people value individuality, rarity and the thought that the car they own was handmade by dedicated people rather than made by robots on an assembly line.

Saying that, I wouldn't say no to an E60 M5!!

edit: oops I suppose I should refresh my browser a bit more!

Matt Simis

maidhc wrote: »

Because you drive the original car, but merely operate the models you refer to.

I like shiny new things too, but I hear what you are saying. Imo, the driving but not styling spirt of the old M cars is alive in the VXR8 (aka Pontiac G8, originally HSV Clubsport R8), so its not all computer operated controlled fun these days.

junkyard

If I had the choice of a new E39 M5 or the current model I'd take the E39 anyday, in fact, i'd take a second hand E39 over the current M5 anyday, I always prefered the shape and handelling of the E39.

Seth Brundle

JJJJNR wrote: »

Much prefer this one.

http://www.driving.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=1005070

The 3.8 is better than the 3.6!
http://www.munichlegends.co.uk/sales/stock_details.phtml?stock_id=L698+JJH&stock_details_back=%2Fsales%2Fstock_list.phtml%3Ftype%3Dstock

Holsten wrote: »

21 year old car?

No thanks.

Why? Do you think that they make them better nowadays?


If I had money:
http://www.munichlegends.co.uk/sales/stock_details.phtml?stock_id=JNJ893V&stock_details_back=%2Fsales%2Fstock_list.phtml%3Ftype%3Dstock
http://www.munichlegends.co.uk/sales/stock_details.phtml?stock_id=F591+WFX&stock_details_back=%2Fsales%2Fstock_list.phtml%3Ftype%3Dstock

junkyard wrote: »

The E39 M5 is handbuilt too, don't think I'll ever sell my one. They're getting seriously cheap now.

Cheap to buy - not to maintain!

CharlieCroker

That E28 is gorgeous!!! yum!!


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I know times are hard for you these days, but......."

Gatster

neuromancer wrote: »

I never really liked old car no matter what it was, I like to try and stay modernish.

I prefer this http://www.cbg.ie/Car_Detail.aspx?ID=2766964#

I'm pretty sure that's been for sale for about 12 months at different dealers around the country...almost certain it was the one I went to see in Dublin, then it was at a dealer in Kerry for 27k :eek: and now it's there. If it is the same one it appears to be in decent enough nick but there is probably no market at the mo...

If I didn't need an every day car I'd love something like that E28 although there is a lot of lovely slightly older stuff ('85 onwards) for great money. I remember someone's Dad at school had one in red (could have been an M535i though), I wanted it then and I want it now either way!

Voodoomelon

conneem-TT wrote: »

e39 M5's have been giving me the horn especialy over the past year for some reason, maybe becausee the e39's are becoming a more rare sight on our roads, I think they just exude an understated class and seem or give me the feeling of being less complicated and fragile than the new e60(I know someone that had their M6 SMG box replaced twice ). The V8 may not give the same wail as the new V10 but fit a nice free flowing exhaust to it and it will out rumble it's modern counter part when just cruising along.

So true, E60s are ten a penny now and although its a decent car, the sheer volume of them puts me off altogether. I'd take a 2002+ E39 over an E60 too.

Lord Nikon

Which is why I love my E39. Although only a 2 litre, it's the most comfortable car I have ever been in. It's a mans car, pure and simple.

L-M

Voodoomelon wrote: »

I'd take a 2002+ E39 over an E60 too.

+1

There's something about the M-Techs even in them that looks excellent. V.nice car.

peasant

here's a slightly more molested model for sale at half the price:

JJJJNR

damn.. thats stunning. gonna pop up during the week to take a look. just to check it out, feltrim are very close to my job.

Saab Ed

lotta miles

MarkN

Love old school cars.. but the cars posted in the thread are death traps in the wrong hands (and they're easily accessible at 11k), lovely to admire on the internet etc etc... but I'll take my E92 M3 with 420bhp and the technology and safety features to actually use the power and not risk killing someone else or myself.

I heard reliably that of 16 M5s brought into Ireland one year, 10 were write offs by the end of it, these were all current models too.

HashSlinging

I wouldnt be surprised by that at all, the older ones were called widowmakers in the UK, I'd only buy one for the shed, and a bit of serious drifting in mondello.. nice bit of 80's nostalgia though.

A friend of mines dad is from London and told me back in the 80's at one stage one of his mates went through a BMW every year, not joking, drink driving and wrapping them all around trees.

MarkN

Even only going back a few years to the 318is coupe of the 90s, inexperienced hands, good luck to you....as soon as you try slide the new M3 with full dynamic on it pulls you back in and you're on the straight and narrow but it will still allow you step it out it just won't let you lose it. There's 3 different options of how much you want the car to do, you can't argue with safety stuff like that IMO as you get the best of both worlds.

Having crawled out of a car upside down, gimme airbags and side impact bars etc etc anyday, I'll gladly look at something like the above all day long but there's a lot to be said about newer cars versus the 'raw' experience of older stuff (which I do get by the way!).

Gary ITR

peasant wrote: »

here's a slightly more molested model for sale at half the price:

That car looks fantastic. I think those wheels really suit it

HashSlinging

MarkN wrote: »

versus the 'raw' experience of older stuff (which I do get by the way!).

Theres a place for that alright, its a race track, or a rally ! love to rally that M5 faaackkkkk!

Gary ITR

MarkN wrote: »

Even only going back a few years to the 318is coupe of the 90s, inexperienced hands, good luck to you....as soon as you try slide the new M3 with full dynamic on it pulls you back in and you're on the straight and narrow, there's 3 different options of how much you want the car to do, you can't argue with safety stuff like that IMO.

Having crawled out of a car upside down, gimme airbags and side impact bars etc etc anyday, I'll gladly look at something like the above all day long but there's a lot to be said about newer cars versus the 'raw' experience of older stuff (which I do get by the way!).

I drive an older car myself. When driving it I need to remember I havn't got ABS, ESP or airbags etc. Once I keep this in mind I feel I'll be safe on the roads. What I'm saying is treat the car with respect and you'll be grand, treat it badly and it'll bite harder than a horny rothweiler

peasant

MarkN wrote: »

...there's a lot to be said about newer cars versus the 'raw' experience of older stuff (which I do get by the way!).

I prefer the unaided, pure mechanical driving experience of older cars. All this electrickery just disowns you.

Having said that, I'd never buy a full-on sports car (electronically nannied or not) for use on these roads anyway. The "car potential vs. road quality curve" just isn't in your favour.

MarkN

I do appreciate that side of it too.

I was shocked to learn the E92 M3 doesn't even have a wire attached to the throttle - it sends electronic signals.. ?!

Gary ITR

Doesn't it monitor the position of the throttle something like 100 times per second? I read that myself somewhere

MarkN

Something mental like that.

The engine is also built on the same bench as the BMW F1 engines. :cool:

There's a few nice old school BMWs in Frank Keane's on Naas Rd if anyone is ever passing.

L-M

MarkN wrote: »

There's a few nice old school BMWs in Frank Keane's on Naas Rd if anyone is ever passing.

I don't know if it is the same place, but I saw an M1 in a Bmw Dealership up in Dublin a few years back. It was a smallish dealership at the time. Showroom wasn't any spectacular?

Gary ITR

MarkN wrote: »

Something mental like that.

The engine is also built on the same bench as the BMW F1 engines. :cool:

There's a few nice old school BMWs in Frank Keane's on Naas Rd if anyone is ever passing.

I have pics of them up somewhere


EDIT:



I can't find the pic of the E30 that he has there