sidewaysdan Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Anyone had any experience with the m5. Its a itch that won’t go away. so I’ve been looking for another car to keep the supra company over the winter. Any info would be great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Not personally, I know 2 people who have and both had gearbox issues with the DCT pump. The box isn't the best round town as its an old school single clutch box But just google it, engine failures, big end bearing failures, gearbox issues, not BMWs finest hour. My brother has had an E34 and an E39 M5, the members pages are filled with people who have E60 issues. Its at a point now where getting oil analysis on the engine oil to see how much copper is in it is a good move. My advice, buy very wisely, proof of big end bearing changes and gearbox work is a must. For some reason the M6 seems to be more reliable so maybe worth a look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefa Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 I started a thread on this only a few months back and there were plenty of replies so check it out by searching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysdan Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 I’ve done the usual google . And spoke to a few chaps about the common faults but neither have had any of them . The one that I’ve looked at had a smg box and the car has covered just 40k . I have also looked at the m6 but I think the m5 is what I need. With twins I can take them out without chucking them in the back. I will do some more searching tho. It’s seems that most cars seem to have their costly problems I just can’t seem to get it out my head. And even the mrs has said just buy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus GTE Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I saw on twitter yesterday that someone bought a 190k miles example for £6000. I suppose if he was planning on putting in a new engine then it might have been a good buy. I had the supra at a track day in September and was behind an E61 M5. The noise off it was lovely. They are known to be very unreliable though. The owner said he had multiple versions of the E60/E61 and said the 535d was the best all rounder. You don’t get the noise though obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 They do sound nice! Couple on Fleabay, don't know if pricing is ok, lowish mileage for age.. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F332887810749 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobos Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Just wanted to drop this picture here Been messing around with my friend's S85 while restoring my Supra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muckyman Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 buy a e9* M3. Lovely V8 noise, and a little cheaper to run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phobos Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 But same rod bearing issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysdan Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Yeah not my cup of tea. I do love the sound of the v10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Have you considered Mercedes AMG E63 or C63 Big V8 engine choices, E63 is biturbo Both are affordable these days too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewaysdan Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 I have. And also the rs6 v10. But keep coming back to the bm . I’ve always liked the look of the m5 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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