Frozen Grey M5

impr0v

From M5board:





More pics: http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60-m5-e61-m5-touring-discussion/155637-avlnchs-frozen-grey-m5.html

.Longshanks.

and....?

impr0v

kev_Longshanks100 wrote: »

and....?

You seem disappointed. The thread title said "Frozen Grey M5"; inside it had pictures and links to a thread about a modified M5 in frozen grey. I don't know what else you were expecting.

I saw a link to this elsewhere, had a look, thought it looked pretty cool, and posted it here where others would also see it. There's not a lot more to it.

Plug

Class car but I'd change the alloys.
Remove the limiter in one of these bad boys and it will do 204mph!!!

TheBazman

I actually like those wheels

Henry Ford III

Can't wait for the next thread. Maybe :-

Red M5

or

Silver M5

The possibilties are almost endless :rolleyes:

staker

As you look at the bumper,what's the elongated knockout under the headlamp for? Lane assist?

Next to the parking sensor.

TheBazman

Jaysus some people are very picky - I for one like looking at pictures of nice, or different cars. I would imagine an awful lot of others do given the popularity of the HWIST thread.

challengemaster

Well would ya look at that, it's been painted grey. You'd never see that elsewhere!

All I could find was this black one

Plug

Heres a nice CSL paint job but no doubt people around here will think its muck:rolleyes:

.Longshanks.

impr0v wrote: »

You seem disappointed. The thread title said "Frozen Grey M5"; inside it had pictures and links to a thread about a modified M5 in frozen grey. I don't know what else you were expecting.

I saw a link to this elsewhere, had a look, thought it looked pretty cool, and posted it here where others would also see it. There's not a lot more to it.

If you had of put the 2nd paragraph above in the OP it would have make more sense. I actually though you started a new thread by mistake instead of putting pics in the HWIST thread

johndaman66

Plug wrote: »

Remove the limiter in one of these bad boys and it will do 204mph!!!

Would it though in reality I wonder. Remember watching a program (forget the name) where they were they were test driving Aston Martins, Ferraris, Lamborghini and the like. They were driving them on a level smooth track. At best they could only get about 165mph to 170mph at a push and these were machines with quoted top speeds of up to 200mph and above. Although there seemed to be more in it seemingly the nose of the car would get very light and practically lift of the ground if they were pushed much more. They concluded that the manufactureres quoted top speeds were somewhat aspirational.

Plug

johndaman66 wrote: »

Would it though in reality I wonder. Remember watching a program (forget the name) where they were they were test driving Aston Martins, Ferraris, Lamborghini and the like. They were driving them on a level smooth track. At best they could only get about 165mph to 170mph at a push and these were machines with quoted top speeds of up to 200mph and above. Although there seemed to be more in it seemingly the nose of the car would get very light and practically lift of the ground if they were pushed much more. They concluded that the manufactureres quoted top speeds were somewhat aspirational.

They will manage the top speeds quoted on a motorway or a straight track(not a banked one) no problem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgxSHzaw47E

impr0v

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Can't wait for the next thread. Maybe :-

Red M5

or

Silver M5

The possibilties are almost endless :rolleyes:

I actually thought it was a customised respray or wrap that the owner had applied, and was therefore of more interest than the OEM colours that you mention above. However, on further investigation, it turns out that it is an offered option (at least in the US), as it is with the E92 M3's.

kev_Longshanks100 wrote: »

If you had of put the 2nd paragraph above in the OP it would have make more sense. I actually though you started a new thread by mistake instead of putting pics in the HWIST thread

Fair enough. In hindsight, perhaps I should have put it in the HWIST thread - though the pedant in me says it doesn't qualify if I haven't seen it in the flesh.

Absurdum

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Can't wait for the next thread. Maybe :-

Red M5

or

Silver M5

The possibilties are almost endless :rolleyes:

I'm looking forward to the Lukewarm Lemon M5 myself

guil

lol i expected to see an m5 frozen over

hellyeah

that csl is :cool:. thats my lotto win car right there.

Eoin

Henry Ford III wrote: »

Can't wait for the next thread. Maybe :-

Red M5

or

Silver M5

The possibilties are almost endless :rolleyes:

Well Mr Rolleyes, if you don't like the thread, you could always try not posting in it then. Bumping threads that you find boring is a bit counter-productive.

Mr.David

impr0v wrote: »

I actually thought it was a customised respray or wrap that the owner had applied, and was therefore of more interest than the OEM colours that you mention above. However, on further investigation, it turns out that it is an offered option (at least in the US), as it is with the E92 M3's.



Fair enough. In hindsight, perhaps I should have put it in the HWIST thread - though the pedant in me says it doesn't qualify if I haven't seen it in the flesh.

usually hate matt paint but that does look good! Apart from the minging cheapo wheels.

Some OEMs offer matt paint in the US but not in Europe. Because it doesnt age particularly well. And the European market is much more demanding

Plug

hellyeah wrote: »

that csl is :cool:. thats my lotto win car right there.

It will be mine someday(any sg csl), 3 years hopefully, If all goes well...

Grimreaper666

I saw an Audi coupe recently, this years model, in a flat white and it looked sh!te and I doubt it will wear well here either, it looked like a primer coat tbh, awful looking thing.

RandomAccess

Anyone else find it odd that the car is leased?

Is it like Hire Purchase? I've heard of people buying Fiats on HP but this is another level.

When the F10 comes out I will have 1 year left on my lease. So will my brothers Individual BrilliantWhite which has every mod I have. So there will be two individual m5's with one year on the lease at a price you just will not understand. My lease payments are very surpising, in a good way. I am hoping two m5board members will pick them up from us assuming I decide to get into the F10 M5.

Eoin

RandomAccess wrote: »

Anyone else find it odd that the car is leased?

Is it like Hire Purchase? I've heard of people buying Fiats on HP but this is another level.

Leasing isn't that odd in the States at all. It's not like HP because you don't own the car at any stage.

Voodoomelon

I'm not a fan of E60s, but that looks incredible.

challengemaster

Found one small catch with the frozen grey thing...

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/14072010/36/bmw-m3-owners-t-rub-car-hard-0.html

:pac:

Stephen

Yeah, leasing is very common in the US, but many leases give you an opportunity to buy out the car at the end of the lease.

Matt Simis

Mr.David wrote: »

usually hate matt paint but that does look good! Apart from the minging cheapo wheels.

Thats a lot more Satin than matte. Thanks OP for posting, never seen that colour before, I love greys and its the perfect balance of greyness and flatness.

Plug

Stephen wrote: »

Yeah, leasing is very common in the US, but many leases give you an opportunity to buy out the car at the end of the lease.

Are they a green clamper as well as a pink one now?:pac: