2007 BMW M5 gets manual tranny! - Page 2

The Cleaner · #1 11-08-2006, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by asawadude

Not intending to

but there's a used '06 M5 at the local dealer, a fresh trade-in for a new M6. When I asked if it was going in for a CPO inspection, the sales manager said that BMWNA will not CPO the E60 and E63 M models; they are to be sold as is, with only factory warranty coverage. Puzzling. But there is not a single CPO E60 M5 nationwide on the BMW CPO search website although that may be more indicative of scarcity than policy.

I think BMW was eating to many M5 motor tear downs for carbon build up on the E39 M5's so they are not going to CPO any of the new ones. I use to have a link about the problem, the only solution was to take the heads off, 12k job at the dealer if it was "customer pay". I was going to get a 03 E39 M5 till I read about that. It's not a problem you can ignore in Calif. because it triggers the SES and you will not pass smog.

SANguru · #2 11-08-2006, 02:13 PM

90% of those problems were due to people not driving it. It's more prominent with low mileage motors.

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Originally Posted by The Cleaner

I think BMW was eating to many M5 motor tear downs for carbon build up on the E39 M5's so they are not going to CPO any of the new ones. I use to have a link about the problem, the only solution was to take the heads off, 12k job at the dealer if it was "customer pay". I was going to get a 03 E39 M5 till I read about that. It's not a problem you can ignore in Calif. because it triggers the SES and you will not pass smog.

DINANM3 · #3 11-09-2006, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by The Cleaner

I think BMW was eating to many M5 motor tear downs for carbon build up on the E39 M5's so they are not going to CPO any of the new ones. I use to have a link about the problem, the only solution was to take the heads off, 12k job at the dealer if it was "customer pay". I was going to get a 03 E39 M5 till I read about that. It's not a problem you can ignore in Calif. because it triggers the SES and you will not pass smog.

I dont think cpo or the ori oem warranty covered carbon build up anyway on the E39. Ive never had the problem on mine. But I usually drive pretty hard in high Rpms which i think helps. I think most of the problems come from guys that drive there M5s like a Taurus and never break 80mph or 3500k rpm.

vinuneuro · #4 11-07-2006, 11:33 PM

BMW is acting as if the M5 is the core product and they f*ed up big time. I don't understand why they went out of their way to make a very small demanding group of people happy...and really, it's not like they are selling many fewer M5s bc of a lack of a manual trans.

DINANM3 · #5 11-08-2006, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by vinuneuro

BMW is acting as if the M5 is the core product and they f*ed up big time. I don't understand why they went out of their way to make a very small demanding group of people happy...and really, it's not like they are selling many fewer M5s bc of a lack of a manual trans.

I agree. Garanteed they sell alot more smgs than the do 6 speeds.