eye opener.. E60 M5 owner posts about issues

nicknaz · 02-22-2013, 01:29 PM

in case you guys haven't seen this

http://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=806291

former E60 M5 owner claims to have needed $40k in repairs in 3 years /57k miles of ownership, including 4 SMG clutches and a new engine

all covered by warranties but still.... wow.. talk about lack of durability

Asbjorn · 02-22-2013, 09:31 PM

Yeah, I thought this sounded like a classic case of Farrari ownership. With that V10 M5 it seems you can get a similar experience for a lot less. I am crossing my fingers that the DCT is stronger than those SMGs...

BTW I just realized why S-mode is sometimes called sequential mode. I think it is meant to imitate an SMG, and especially in sport+ shifts become rather violent. Even more so than manual mode I think.

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Asbjorn Captain 89 Rep 833 Posts Drives: Z4 N54 DCT (VTT GC lites) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: European in China iTrader: (0)	Yeah, I thought this sounded like a classic case of Farrari ownership. With that V10 M5 it seems you can get a similar experience for a lot less. I am crossing my fingers that the DCT is stronger than those SMGs... BTW I just realized why S-mode is sometimes called sequential mode. I think it is meant to imitate an SMG, and especially in sport+ shifts become rather violent. Even more so than manual mode I think.
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