Ooops bought a M5
Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:55 pm
Bonovox wrote:Very nice! Interior looks smart as well..........................Does the drivers seat convert into a rocking chair Grandad?
I especially like the space below the handbrake for holding your pipe and baccie!
Gary75 wrote:very nice, but fancy trading down.... and the loss of power compared to the Subaru
Clark wrote:You mean you BOUGHT an M5?
Paulb022 wrote:I've been tempted by an m5, how does it compare??
mossy1283 wrote:have you tried launch control yet? I've heard if you launch it a few times, it can cost you in the region of £6k to replace??
WR 1mpostor (aka number 1 moderator) wrote:mossy1283 wrote:have you tried launch control yet? I've heard if you launch it a few times, it can cost you in the region of £6k to replace??
No I havn't
If L/C used 4 times it will invalidate any warranty you have, used to be £6/8k to replace clutch/gearbox, but BMW have reduced it to around £2.5k.
Rumours are every 40k-ish clutch may need replacing, our has been done, have heard of others getting 75k and still going strong, but it is a nearly always
a no warning failure..
BMW AUC warranty is around £2.5k per year which includes every part on the car albeit everyday wear an tear items. So I either get warranty and hope clutch/ gearbox /engine goes in a year or I don't and hope nothing does
mossy1283 wrote:WR 1mpostor (aka number 1 moderator) wrote:mossy1283 wrote:have you tried launch control yet? I've heard if you launch it a few times, it can cost you in the region of £6k to replace??
No I havn't
If L/C used 4 times it will invalidate any warranty you have, used to be £6/8k to replace clutch/gearbox, but BMW have reduced it to around £2.5k.
Rumours are every 40k-ish clutch may need replacing, our has been done, have heard of others getting 75k and still going strong, but it is a nearly always
a no warning failure..
BMW AUC warranty is around £2.5k per year which includes every part on the car albeit everyday wear an tear items. So I either get warranty and hope clutch/ gearbox /engine goes in a year or I don't and hope nothing does
I think you're safe as the gearboxes aren't made of cheese or the engine either. Did you sell those wheels in the end?
WR 1mpostor (aka number 1 moderator) wrote:Paulb022 wrote:I've been tempted by an m5, how does it compare??
Can't really compare the two really, Subaru has 420bhp, exe-tc, ap racing brakes all round, so I'd say M5 would not live with it in anyway here in Cornwall, other than doing it in pure comfort, on long journeys I'd take M5 everyday....and a trip to "the ring" beckons ...soon !
Would like to keep both, but Subaru will be sold or broke for parts.
Gary75 wrote:
Are someone with exe-tc suspension..... ive been playing with mine for ages trying to get the right damping settings etc what do you have yours set at for general fast road? i still feel i have some handling issues at speed. The suspension is nice a tight with a good feel to the steering, i have strut braces front and rear and was thinking these may be causing the general instability at speed when traveling fast on a sweeping bend on dual carriageway. When i dismount a kerb onto the road the car seems to canter with the back wheel lifting off the surface? chassis and suspension to rigid?
I have the damping set at 15 clicks from soft on the rear and 10 clicks from soft on the front, all four corners are fitted with brand new Bridgestone Potenzas Re50 with 92 load index.
Im thinking of fitting the stock suspension as i have not driven a Subaru with the standard set up.
Sorry to hijack the thread
WR 1mpostor (aka number 1 moderator) wrote:
From softest setting I had 20 clicks front 25 rear, this was set up by Graham of exe-tc in Exeter where ours was fitted, his quote was have rear harder to stop rear end squat which help reduce understeer by not taking weight of the front !
Bro set his the same on his WR1 aswell made a big difference.
mossy1283 wrote:
Well not quite, I grew up in Cornwall (Mawnan Smith) but hopefully soon culdrose will be my home base if my wife can get a job down there.
Like the pic by the way, are you a matelot?
Gary75 wrote:WR 1mpostor (aka number 1 moderator) wrote:
From softest setting I had 20 clicks front 25 rear, this was set up by Graham of exe-tc in Exeter where ours was fitted, his quote was have rear harder to stop rear end squat which help reduce understeer by not taking weight of the front !
Bro set his the same on his WR1 aswell made a big difference.
I will have a play, but did find the stiffer the damping caused the car to be skitty over uneven surfaces, especially on high speed bends.... Thanks
WR 1mpostor (aka number 1 moderator) wrote:Gary75 wrote:WR 1mpostor (aka number 1 moderator) wrote:
From softest setting I had 20 clicks front 25 rear, this was set up by Graham of exe-tc in Exeter where ours was fitted, his quote was have rear harder to stop rear end squat which help reduce understeer by not taking weight of the front !
Bro set his the same on his WR1 aswell made a big difference.
I will have a play, but did find the stiffer the damping caused the car to be skitty over uneven surfaces, especially on high speed bends.... Thanks
Gary, do you have the whiteline arb & alk fitted ?
WR 1mpostor (aka number 1 moderator) wrote:
No way...
Used to be a contractor on camp, Mawnan Smith just a few miles away Mrs want to move there but too snobby for me lol !