2008 M5 Question
#11
05-13-2009, 04:38 PM
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Location: Los Angeles
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I'm thinking M5 as a daily driver and then like a 430 spyder or LP560 spyder as a weekend car. Seems to be a ton of M5s for sale on autotrader with less than 10K miles for under $65K. I'd perhaps do a lease trader deal but would want one for around 24 months so I can dump the car when the 2011 M5 comes out.
BTW, I am 5'3", below the waist.
BTW, I am 5'3", below the waist.
#13
05-13-2009, 04:41 PM
I'm thinking M5 as a daily driver and then like a 430 spyder or LP560 spyder as a weekend car. Seems to be a ton of M5s for sale on autotrader with less than 10K miles for under $65K. I'd perhaps do a lease trader deal but would want one for around 24 months so I can dump the car when the 2011 M5 comes out.
BTW, I am 5'3", below the waist.
BTW, I am 5'3", below the waist.
#14
05-13-2009, 04:43 PM
That's b/c it was, my pops has got one and despite the fact that its a great car, the gearbox doesn't really feel like it should be there.
#15
05-13-2009, 04:47 PM
I've sat in my freind's E60 5-series and had the same problem with fit there too.
#16
05-13-2009, 04:48 PM
Yep, noticed it the first time I drove one. Although a little clunky at lower speeds, the SMG unit does work well.
#17
05-13-2009, 04:50 PM
Didn't seem, Travis it was - from it's inception it was designed to only have the SMG, IIRC after they saw a demand for the manual gear box only then did they bother.
#18
05-13-2009, 04:53 PM
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Probably getting manual. I'll try out SMG. But I keep on reading that it's total crap. Who here has driven one?
#19
05-13-2009, 04:54 PM
I drove an E46 M3 with SMG and it really wasn't that bad at all... Much more fun than a 6-speed G35 coupe. Probably similar with the M5?
#20
05-13-2009, 04:57 PM
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Thoughts on color? I actually like the white . . . even though that's usually a gay man's car color.