ah, see what you mean

not going to save that much either

parts prices are horrendous

as we both seem to be saying - it's the wider implications that are very worrying

 

I think you'll find that that applys to the original warranty. Extended warranties come with different terms.

I'll see if I can find the relevant bits from the breadvan site..

 

Ah, OK - cheers Rob. I obviously misunderstood what I was reading or - more likely - only half-remembered it!

 

I think you need to ask yourself this. Is the M5 gonna cost you more to run than any other nice car in your budget? As far as

 

I think I might have been wrong. I couldn't find the words / thread I was thinking of and have found this oldish copy of the BMW Extended Warranty terms. If I do find the words I'll copy them over.

http://www.z3mcoupe.com/photopost/data//50...ed_warranty.jpg

Basically, repairs are warranted so long as BMW Approved parts are used (in general BMW parts aren't too expensive, so that is good). However there is a very vague (as you'd expect) exclusion that 'as cars get older, more and more parts are likely to wear out and therefore will not be covered as they are wear and tear'... I suppose that just gives you a long list of things to debate with the dealer when you come to get something fixed.

The good thing about the EW is that it did cover 100% of the first

 

If you've not been put off M cars altogether, you might want to have a look at this M5, Pete:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/62357.htm

Looks like one of the better ones I've seen advertised - albeit the colour is probably unlikely to do much for you. Or maybe it will after your recent visit to the MINI garage!

 

Get an m3 with as little miles, as new as possible and fit a miltek or ss exhaust, its a bargain performance car. I recently drove a manual e46 m3 and it was truly breathtaking. I don't know why anyone would ever want the smg version it ruins things. I immediately found the pedals perfectly positioned for heel n toe, maybe i am crazy but that kind of thing makes me well pleased. Whereas in the s2000 heel n toe took time to get used to. The driving position seemed infinitely adjustable also. The power delivery was so smooth and the car felt so balanced such that you could easily accomplish some quite lurid slides. It cornered flat with very little roll. My only critism was that the m3 shares the same sought of dull feedback you get from the s2000's steering.

 

Today I am going to look at some M5s

This is also known as bloodsport

Export a report later

 

Don't work for Autocrap do you?

Andy

 

good ones sell, bad ones don't

no real surprises there, but it masks some interesting stories

why do people advertise something with full main dealer service history, confirm this on the telephone, and then present a mix of dealer and (highly dubious) specialist stamps in a book when you arrive?

some of these cars are clearly clocked

you can only tell a clocked car after you have looked at true minters

it's hard to describe how you tell, but there's an overall feeling of newness - tautness if you will, with genuine cars, that's replaced by a softer, scruffier feel to higher mileage examples

I looked at four cars and two had sold. I found that encouraging, as I don't want to be so individual that I am the only punter keen on the cars

of the four I have seen, three were walk aways (unless the seller had carved at least