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Hi All! The old insurers have been barking at me about fitting a tracking device in my M5, or they will not cover it for theft. I live in London and have heard of quite a few cases where some cheeky buggers drive off in your motor by reprogramming a new key!!?? Now, i have to make a decision as to which tracker device is best as there are a plethora of choices, obvious one being Tracker themselves, however I have been recommended RAC Trakstar and Cobra as well. All of these companies sing praises about themselves so I guess it is best to ask anyone who has bought into one of these devices/subscriptions and what their thoughts are....? PS I have been thinking of chaining 1 Rottweiler to each rim, however the tracker may work out cheaper in the long run. Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated :)

Update: Right, Approved Used Car Manager called me yesterday evening to provide the news....clutch and flywheel all need replacing as well as a couple of other bits - which is why the car had a slight judder and red cog as well as a very slight whine from the gearbox when changing gear at low speed. The previous owner was an old man who lived in the City (London), so the car spent most of its 28k miles in stop start traffic, and I recall checking the saved addresses on the Nav idrive and the previous owner had his home address which was in the center of town as well his work address...Liverpool Street EC1 postcode. No wonder the clutch etc has been stressed - all due to London traffic! £2055 is the bill and the dealers paying for it (note: NOT warranty claim). Result! :D Car should be ready next week, Tuesday afternoon, (a bit ambitious on the repair time, but they are sure it doesn't take long to do a clutch job). Parts have all been ordered. I should also add the rest of the conversation with the dealer manager, I asked why they are doing this, i.e. paying for the repair cost of over £2k when they have already spent £3k on prep work incl 2 year warranty and 1 yr tax, where is the profit in the car for them? Which is when he so sadly replied " there isn't any" - he went on to say that they don't always makes a profit from every car, with some cars they have to swallow the bills if this kind of thing happens due to BMW's high prep standards and commitment to customer service - I think he knew that I could have thrown the car back in their face as I only had it for a day after collecting it. I guess it proves wise to buy from an AUC dealer as opposed to dodgy back street car salesman who's selling the motor for 5k less that dealer price. Probably end up costing you £10K to make it right, not to mention the agro, hassle and stress involved! And to be fair, this dealership is a great example of good quality customer service - I did say to the dealer manager that I'd be back in 2/3 yrs and buy a brand new F10 M5 from him :) Oh well it is Christmas after all... :rolleyes:

update - M5 has been shipped off to their 'special' service center. Dealer has provided a loan car; 320d touring 62 plate. Not bad for an estate I must say. 50.1 mpg vs 8.9mpg lol! Have spoken directly with service deputy head and listed all the problems. Awaiting response... BTW: Before I bought this particular M5 I checked out a lot of cars - mostly BMW's, but also RS6's, Mercs, etc. Out of all these monsters the M5 is king (in my eyes). Hence, I went down the bargain bucket route of checking cars from ebay and autotrader etc etc....what can I say, nearly all cars I viewed sub 20k were a pile of dog doo. which is why I went with the dealer option, slight premium but managed 2 year warranty, 1 yr tax and full tank of fuel. And best of all, previous owner was a 65 year old bald, grey haired gentleman with a heart condition hence why he traded the M5 in. That tells me he didn't head for the ring...

Welcome - I also have an M5. Fantastic cars.

Hi guys. As title suggests - picked up my Monster from BMW dealers (won't mention which just yet), covered 21 miles, got home parked up. Came back after an hour later to set up home lights and nav etc, went to start the car and red cog appeared on DIS stating transmission failure and limited acceleration etc. Then the message disappeared. Checked the idrive for faults and nothing came up - then to my surprise the oil level was at minimum! Shocking as BMW are supposed to be meticulous in prepping their used cars. Phoned the sales exec who sold the car to me and he apologised and said that he'd arrange for recovery and car to be picked up with courtesy car en route. I'll update as events unfold. Car has 2 year BMW warranty.

Hi Lee, welcome to the BMW owners club. Enjoy the site and share some pictures of your m3

Thanks for the welcoming messages guys. Lol! My M5 ownership has started with a red cog on the dash! Lol! In all the 21 miles I have covered from the dealership it's going back to the service centre for it to be sorted. In the meanwhile I have to put up with the courtesy car - 320i touring base model, doesn't even have sat nav - hopefully this'll do better than 11mpg though! Will post photos once everything is sorted.

Hi all Recently bought an M5 E60. Main reason - have a newborn and the VW Polo's boot space wasn't quite big enough for 3 tonne of luggage needed to carry! Great car, good fun, benefit is not doing many miles as car is for social use only. Also, I should add, I am not unfamiliar with powerful vehicles, having had a history of superbikes and stupid racers i.e. Evo's, and other turbo'd motors when I was younger (not that I am old). So the M5 seemed the sensible choice over the e46 M3 and outdated e39 M5 (although I would have purchased this model in a heart beat, but hardly any good examples around). Specs; Sapphire black extended merino blk leather trim has all the toys :D It is a beast of a motor! Happy motoring :)