Mad to sell Z4M & F56 JCW for F10 M5?
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Sold my z4m very recently and for an F10. C63 is fun but the M5 a more complete proposition and less juicy on a longer trip and price wise there's nothing in it if you go after a facelift ppp. Do it. They are amazing! E39 been there and done that but really they are far too old now for a DD and the game really has moved on with the F10. The acceleration and all usability is outstanding. In this weather those wheels spin up a fair bit! Needless to say every drive is still special but there's a massive dose of practicality for the daily grind, with amusement just a prod of the accelerator away...ps mod the valves and the exhaust is pretty good stock 
tjlazer said:Sold my z4m very recently and for an F10. C63 is fun but the M5 a more complete proposition and less juicy on a longer trip and price wise there's nothing in it if you go after a facelift ppp. Do it. They are amazing! E39 been there and done that but really they are far too old now for a DD and the game really has moved on with the F10. The acceleration and all usability is outstanding. In this weather those wheels spin up a fair bit! Needless to say every drive is still special but there's a massive dose of practicality for the daily grind, with amusement just a prod of the accelerator away...ps mod the valves and the exhaust is pretty good stock
Interesting, thank you. I’m not even at the mods stage but will investigate. I’ve read a lot about the TC light appearing in this weather & resultant wear of the rear brakes.
A lot will depend on where the new job / contract is. If I end up driving from reading to St Albans again, any V8 is going to be a challenge.
Can’t remeber if I mentioned the other option which is a 5.0 Mustang. A childhood dream, but unsure if I can return to a ford build quality vs BMW. But OMG they just sound amazing!
It looks like I'm a bit late to this thread, but I have an F10 M5 "daily" along with my ZMR and if I had to choose one to keep, it'd be the Z every time. The M5 is a great car, but there's just something extra special about the ZMR which I don't think the F10 M5 will ever have. Also, if you're wanting a proper V8 sound, then I'd probably look at something else anyway, I find the M5 a quite lacking in that department.
Another option to consider for a good V8 is the Jag XFR, I had two and absolutely loved them, get an aftermarket exhaust (I went Spires) on them and they sound fantastic too
I honestly almost bought a 3rd, but decided that it three in a row was too many, especially as I'd had an XF 3.0d S before the XFR.
Another option to consider for a good V8 is the Jag XFR, I had two and absolutely loved them, get an aftermarket exhaust (I went Spires) on them and they sound fantastic too
I honestly almost bought a 3rd, but decided that it three in a row was too many, especially as I'd had an XF 3.0d S before the XFR.MickAdams said:It looks like I'm a bit late to this thread, but I have an F10 M5 "daily" along with my ZMR and if I had to choose one to keep, it'd be the Z every time. The M5 is a great car, but there's just something extra special about the ZMR which I don't think the F10 M5 will ever have. Also, if you're wanting a proper V8 sound, then I'd probably look at something else anyway, I find the M5 a quite lacking in that department.
Another option to consider for a good V8 is the Jag XFR, I had two and absolutely loved them, get an aftermarket exhaust (I went Spires) on them and they sound fantastic too
Cheers, never too late - well not until I've purchased the new one!
I do love the Z, always something of an occasion getting into it (and not just due to the garage being really small!), its old school & needs to be worked to deliver the power, whereas part of me does find modern turbos a bit 'fast but no skill required to achieve it'
Mustang might be the options then - like the XF but 2 friends have one, so cant really do that!
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