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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 04:40 AM
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Just saw a new one.

Unmistakeable, from 250 yds.

M5s were once fairly subtle, but this had a distinctively riced look about it, but not in a good way.

The four exhausts were a bit over-spoilered, the wheels a tad after-market. It really seemed to be trying a bit too hard to look a bit too butch.

It reminded me of one of those overly-butch biker-style gays (I suppose the grille is a bit like an OTT moustache!)

I don't think I am ever gonna be able to take the car seriously again!
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 04:45 AM
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I'd have the previous shape one. They're now under
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 05:09 AM
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I saw a silver one in Letchworth the other day and it just looked like any other BMW to me.

Once the guy started it up it sounded quite fruity though.
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 05:55 AM
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The new M6 is HHHUUUUGGGGGEEEE! Saw one the other week, unmistakable with its fat arches and quad pipes! Cant really justify the 60k+ asking price rather get a second hand Ferrari 355!
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 05:56 AM
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It looks very similar to the 'Sport' package 5 Series' and there are alot of them about so I cant immediately identify it always so its still a sleeper imo.
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 06:11 AM
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Looks no different to a 535d sport on the move to the untrained eye - you can't get any more 'sleeper' than that.

Nice car IMO - rather quick too (I know from experience )

Andy
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 06:46 AM
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I think it's extremely understated for a 200mph car. Big rims, 4 exhausts, and the little vent in the side of the front arches - that's it.

I like them a lot.
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 06:46 AM
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I had one behind me a few weeks back, had a good look at the front intakes and determined it was an M so moved aside expecting to be royally owned... he passed but not as quick as I would have thought, had a look at the back and saw the Sport rear bumper and two exhaust pipes! I thought RIGHT and absolutely obliterated him

Serves him right for sticking an M front bumper on a lesser one! Im only trained at spotting the differences now because my Dad has had a sport for a couple of months!
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 07:07 AM
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Originally Posted by PhenomS2k,Nov 4 2005, 03:46 PM
I had one behind me a few weeks back, had a good look at the front intakes and determined it was an M so moved aside expecting to be royally owned... he passed but not as quick as I would have thought, had a look at the back and saw the Sport rear bumper and two exhaust pipes! I thought RIGHT and absolutely obliterated him

Serves him right for sticking an M front bumper on a lesser one! Im only trained at spotting the differences now because my Dad has had a sport for a couple of months!
That's f*cking pathetic. I always try and make a point of humiliating these tossers.
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Old Nov 4, 2005 | 08:41 AM
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I know! I tried to give him a look of disgusted disappointment as I blatted past
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