F10 M5, how reliable is the N63?
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Lately I have been looking at the F10 M5’s, for my price point, there all quite leggy 70-90k on the clock.
Which, does concern me! If they have been ran on budget.
How reliable is the N63 coupled with the DCT?
How long do the clutch packs last? Now there a few years old, with various owners, I am sure they have been abused to the moon and back!
Any constructive information would be great!
Thanks
Luke
Which, does concern me! If they have been ran on budget.
How reliable is the N63 coupled with the DCT?
How long do the clutch packs last? Now there a few years old, with various owners, I am sure they have been abused to the moon and back!
Any constructive information would be great!
Thanks
Luke
You're probably not getting too many replies because there's two very similar threads running on the first page of M Power.
However, here's a rough general consensus:
How reliable: On the face of it, they seem quite reliable.. until they're not, when they can get expensive fast - but that's fast BMWs isn't it?
The gearboxes appear to be very reliable if the cars are standard. The car does a good job of managing clutch pack wear (regularly defaulting to second-gear starts in order to even out the wear). You can have them serviced (even though BMW says you don't need to) and the gearbox is in lots of other BMWs so there's good knowledge out there with specialists now.
Depending on the car, they can use quite a bit of oil (again, name a fast BMW these days that doesn't) but it's hugely variable by car, doesn't always seem to be related to how they've been owned and driven and is either 'nothing to worry about' or a 'sign of the apocalypse' depending on who you listen to.
In short: If you're buying an F10 M5, go in with your eyes open - there's a reason they're cheap second hand, people are afraid of a big bill, but as long as you budget or get a warranty, there's few cars that are faster or more capable for the money. But if you're looking for cheap, reliable motoring as your primary requirement, buy a KIA
However, here's a rough general consensus:
How reliable: On the face of it, they seem quite reliable.. until they're not, when they can get expensive fast - but that's fast BMWs isn't it?
The gearboxes appear to be very reliable if the cars are standard. The car does a good job of managing clutch pack wear (regularly defaulting to second-gear starts in order to even out the wear). You can have them serviced (even though BMW says you don't need to) and the gearbox is in lots of other BMWs so there's good knowledge out there with specialists now.
Depending on the car, they can use quite a bit of oil (again, name a fast BMW these days that doesn't) but it's hugely variable by car, doesn't always seem to be related to how they've been owned and driven and is either 'nothing to worry about' or a 'sign of the apocalypse' depending on who you listen to.
In short: If you're buying an F10 M5, go in with your eyes open - there's a reason they're cheap second hand, people are afraid of a big bill, but as long as you budget or get a warranty, there's few cars that are faster or more capable for the money. But if you're looking for cheap, reliable motoring as your primary requirement, buy a KIA
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