M5 to wales !

[futie]

Just got back yesterday from a few days away in a cottage in the middle of nowhere in north Wales. Thought i'd post a couple of pics of the bimmer.

A total of just under 600 miles, from Surrey up to Llangooglebangdat - 22 mpg and an average speed of 49 mph. Car didn't miss a beat - some hooning around those great Welsh roads and a fantastically steep track to our cottage which meant lots of wheelspin and inertia was the only way to get up!

[dazren]

I'm currently trying to think of as many good reasons as possible to not do the inevitable and buy one of these when a good blue one can be got for <£20k. Seeing these piccies is not helping.....

DAZ

>> Edited by dazren on Monday 3rd January 16:54

[rassi]

Very, very nice! What colour is that? Estoril or Le Mans?

[Smartie]

think thats Le Mans - isn't Estoril quite a bit lighter than that?

[vixpy1]

dazren said:

I'm currently trying to think of as many good reasons as possible to not do the inevitable and buy one of these when a good blue one can be got for <£20k. Seeing these piccies is not helping..... DAZ

Got to be Avus Blue Daz!

There is one on Autotrader!

[futie]

It is Avus Blue! I think only available on the earlier cars. Estoril is a lovely colour though.

Here's another picture - took about 20 of these before I got the colours right. Even now it doesn't actually do the real colour justice - it was much brighter and colourful against the background. I need that DSLR now!

[vixpy1]

futie said:

It is Avus Blue!

I know that, I was just pointing out that an M5 had to be this colour becuase its so lovely.

I've just realised where you work, which could explain why I've seen your car!

[futie]

vixpy1 said:

I've just realised where you work, which could explain why I've seen your car!

Oo-er. My wife drives it a lot you know ..

The last time someone told me that they'd spotted me driving around it was when my wife shot past about 4 cars doing some kind of nutter overtaking manoeuvre. Apparently she'd been tailgating him for the last mile or so. Her defence was that the closer she got, the more chance she'd be able to 'do' all the cars in one go!

[vixpy1]

Well, if I see it again, I'll give it a flash..

If your wife says 'I got flashed today by a maniac in a blue Subaru...' It was probably me!

[Julian64]

futie said:

fantastically steep track to our cottage which meant lots of wheelspin and inertia was the only way to get up!

Wheelspin, naughty turning the traction off. Shame on you

Nice car that man

[Zod]

I had an Avus Blue M3 (think it's stil in my profile photo). Lovely colour. I hope they'll let me order a new M5 in it.

[futie]

Julian64 said:

futie said: fantastically steep track to our cottage which meant lots of wheelspin and inertia was the only way to get up! Wheelspin, naughty turning the traction off. Shame on you Nice car that man

Actually I left it on - wasn't quite sure about it, but I was thinking: how stiff is the diff on the M5? If it's stiff, then great - i'll just wheelspin my way up there. But if it's quite relaxed I might just end up spinning away all the power. So I left it on and let it sort out the spinning wheel - seemed to work well! The DSC is a wonderful thing - amazing how much grip it finds. But I chucked the car round a greasy corner once and discovered what happens when the DSC can't help you - it's really quite frightening - gives you a real feel of the sheer weight of the car.

Zod said:

I had an Avus Blue M3 (think it's stil in my profile photo). Lovely colour. I hope they'll let me order a new M5 in it.

You can only get new M5's in mauve, brown or white, or so i've heard ..

[dazren]

What is the difference between Avus blue and Lemans blue?

DAZ
(I know what Estoril blue is BTW)

[futie]

Avus is darker I think.








And quicker, of course. Ahem.

[Zod]

Le Mans is close to Avus, but a little "flatter".

As fot the new one, I'm going for beige with mauve and white bonnet stripes.

[vixpy1]

I remember the non Evo M3's coming out in Avus blue and thinking..

Thats rather nice.

[futie]

Anyone care to guess what CAP valued the car at last month. And and what an average of 3 trade buyers offered?

[simonrockman]

M5 to Wales? No, it's the M4 that goes to Wales.

Simon

[dazren]

futie said:

Anyone care to guess what CAP valued the car at last month. And and what an average of 3 trade buyers offered?

Give me the good news.... (and why are you selling?)

Getting back to the question, due to the mileage I'd guess you are being offered around the £15k mark by the trade. I think a PHer sold one for £17k 2 months ago.


DAZ

(Your crying, you wouldn't believe how much my 61k mile 8 year old S-class is worth)

>> Edited by dazren on Wednesday 5th January 18:36

[ScoobyZoom]

Just give in Daz, you know it makes sense...