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by Metrics » Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:01 am
JCC wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:28 am
My G30 M5 was a brilliant car - I bought the last of the pre competition only models at massive discount - but the ride even pre comp was too firm on the country roads near me and lacked the subtlety of the B5 and the noise was always angry and a bit industrial - I am fortunate to have owned a few XKR’s and love the V8 noise - the B5 sounds more traditional V8 to me but is there in the background until you prod it rather than upfront all the time as in the M5 if that makes sense. My F10 M5 was a total lemon sadly and a disaster - swapped for a 40d X5 after 12 months.
Thanks for sharing and totally makes sense. The differences you highlight are classically how the B5 differs from the M5 with ride, noise and subtlety.
I think the gap between B and M has narrowed with the current 5 though, but clearly it’s still there.
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by JCC » Sun Feb 07, 2021 2:05 pm
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by Metrics » Sun Feb 07, 2021 3:10 pm
Very interesting! I'm sure the wheel weight and tyre combo will indeed have an affect.
M5 looks great on the wheels!
Unusual colour for the M5 too is it Bluestone?
2019 G31 B5 Biturbo No.299
2012 F10 D5 Biturbo No.13
1993 Mercedes 190E 2.6 Sportline spec
1991 Mk1 Golf GTI Sportline cabriolet
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by JCC » Sun Feb 07, 2021 3:18 pm
Yes bluestone - I had a real battle with sales as they were pushing Donnington as an M colour but I prefer blue greys to brown greys and to me it matched the Silverstone merino better and looked (a bit) more subtle.
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by Metrics » Sun Feb 07, 2021 5:07 pm
It’s a lovely colour
2019 G31 B5 Biturbo No.299
2012 F10 D5 Biturbo No.13
1993 Mercedes 190E 2.6 Sportline spec
1991 Mk1 Golf GTI Sportline cabriolet
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by ScooBeeFive » Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:19 pm
JCC wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 3:18 pm
Yes bluestone - I had a real battle with sales as they were pushing Donnington as an M colour but I prefer blue greys to brown greys and to me it matched the Silverstone merino better and looked (a bit) more subtle.
That's easily the nicest M5 I've seen - that colour along the the Alpina wheels is a fantastic combination.
Paul
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by Bob » Tue Jun 29, 2021 9:17 pm
Spotted this post the other day, looks like the original owner of #340 upgraded to a very similarly spec'd LCI B5, #642
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by JCC » Tue Jun 29, 2021 10:33 pm
Yes, he ordered the same paint again - love the LCI look - interesting he put the stripes on as they were not on mine when I bought it - now on and looks much better with them I think.
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