Aspiring M5 owner with questions...
01-14-2010, 07:25 PM
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I am looking to pick up an M5 in the next few days...
What kind of gas mileage are you guys getting?
And are there any "issues" I should look out for when checking them out?
Thanks for your help!
Tyler
What kind of gas mileage are you guys getting?
And are there any "issues" I should look out for when checking them out?
Thanks for your help!
Tyler
01-14-2010, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TylerGottaM5' post='1091075' date='Jan 14 2010, 11:25 PM
I am looking to pick up an M5 in the next few days...
What kind of gas mileage are you guys getting?
And are there any "issues" I should look out for when checking them out?
Thanks for your help!
Tyler
What kind of gas mileage are you guys getting?
And are there any "issues" I should look out for when checking them out?
Thanks for your help!
Tyler
01-14-2010, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by aznronin' post='1091092' date='Jan 14 2010, 08:44 PM
i get about 10-11 mpg. thats with regular driving with a few "spirited" runs here and there. Dont forget youll be putting in 91 "super" all the time, not so bad now but it was when gas was almost $5 a gallon. as far as any issues, just make sure your car is fully warrantied and hasn't been heavilly modded, ecu tuned etc. and if it has then make sure the dealer acknowledges it so it dosent mess up your warranty later.
I would add that early build 2006s had SMG and VANOS issues.
Where are you located btw?
01-15-2010, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='1091098' date='Jan 14 2010, 10:56 PM
+1 to everything he said.
I would add that early build 2006s had SMG and VANOS issues.
Where are you located btw?
I would add that early build 2006s had SMG and VANOS issues.
Where are you located btw?
If the M5 isn't BMW certified, any warranty companies that you'd recommend?
01-15-2010, 05:16 AM
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Hi,
if you think about a M5, you don't think about gas mileage.
Better by a 530D instead.
If you use the M5 in daily traffic, you dont do more then 200 - 250 miles with a full tank.
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if you think about a M5, you don't think about gas mileage.
Better by a 530D instead.
If you use the M5 in daily traffic, you dont do more then 200 - 250 miles with a full tank.
F
01-15-2010, 06:44 AM
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='1091272' date='Jan 15 2010, 10:26 AM
If you're concerned about gas mileage, then you shouldn't get the M5.
01-15-2010, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 545iPoeser' post='1091283' date='Jan 15 2010, 09:44 AM
+1, no joke, i spend almost 30 bux a day on gas alone, driving around 24-55 miles a day... moderately, also like eurocarfan said.. keep away from the 06 models the transmissions are shit