M5 badging on a E60 question.
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maybe hes not up to anything.. maybe hes just thinking out loud. 
. could you imagine if we ALL did that! we would ALL think we were ALL crazy..lol... and CLEARLY WERE NOT! LOL..
. could you imagine if we ALL did that! we would ALL think we were ALL crazy..lol... and CLEARLY WERE NOT! LOL..
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If the car doesn't have ALL the M parts (engine, differential, suspension, interior, etc.), it's still not an M car. Even if someone was crazy enough to spend money on a total M-parts swap, it's still not an M car. But on a technical note, when the car's serial number is run through DMV, "M5" won't pop up on the screen. So in essence, if it wasn't born an M, it's not an M.
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Originally Posted by Roleez' post='722652' date='Nov 16 2008, 03:52 PM
If the car doesn't have ALL the M parts (engine, differential, suspension, interior, etc.), it's still not an M car. Even if someone was crazy enough to spend money on a total M-parts swap, it's still not an M car. But on a technical note, when the car's serial number is run through DMV, "M5" won't pop up on the screen. So in essence, if it wasn't born an M, it's not an M.
first bit of sence ive read in a while.
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Originally Posted by Westcoast M5' post='722408' date='Nov 15 2008, 11:50 PM
Just by an M5!
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Just a thought. I noticed we all don't like M5 badging on a non M5. On another note, I remember a member in here put a E46 M3 motor in a E60. So I was just wondering.
Yea I wouldn't do it. With all the money and time wasted on a project like this, I would just pickup a M5
Yea I wouldn't do it. With all the money and time wasted on a project like this, I would just pickup a M5
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Originally Posted by DKNewYork' post='723694' date='Nov 17 2008, 09:54 PM
Nothing. Just a thought. But I'm stopping all mods and plan on getting an M5 or F10 M5 in a year or two.
Here's the question though...which of you is going to drive it? You guys are going to fight over it every day as to who gets to drive it. Hahahahahahaha!
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Originally Posted by Roleez' post='722652' date='Nov 16 2008, 04:52 PM
If the car doesn't have ALL the M parts (engine, differential, suspension, interior, etc.), it's still not an M car. Even if someone was crazy enough to spend money on a total M-parts swap, ...
