Pulling power - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

stevie sam · 31st January 2008, 14:01

Hi all, How many of you Tow with your E39 M5's. I'm looking to purchase and have had one tow bar company tell me the bar is not available but BMW will sell me one (detachable ) so I guess its ok to pull with one of these cars. Do any of you do Trailer towing..Would like your thoughts cheers in advance...steve

rassi · 31st January 2008, 14:27

BMW does sell a kit but it's rather expensive, think £1000 or so. What are you planning to tow? If very heavy I would probably not advise, given the somewhat marginal clutch (fine for normal driving though, I have 100.000+ km on mine)

stevie sam · 31st January 2008, 14:46

Cheers Rassi, The tow bar and electrical pack from BMW is £607 inc vat so not too bad. I'm towing a medium sized Caravan apprx' 10 times a year. I towed with my M5 Touring b4 and never had a problem with the clutch...fingers crossed though if I buy her..Shes a 78,000 mile W plate (2000) model in Silverstone Blue with Black leather etc etc.

Ashok Arora · 31st January 2008, 17:16

I think you might find this rather useful:

http://www.louv.tv/cars/trailer/trailerinstall/

maxrpm · 31st January 2008, 17:47

surely it would be a sin to put towbar on her

stevie sam · 31st January 2008, 17:53

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Originally Posted by maxrpm

surely it would be a sin to put towbar on her

Why?..............................family holidays now and then dictate unfortunately !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mottati · 31st January 2008, 19:40

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Originally Posted by maxrpm

surely it would be a sin to put towbar on her

so go to confession!

never towed anything heavy with mine, but have the detatchable tow bar

Ashok Arora · 31st January 2008, 19:51

Boardmember louv has a matching pair!!

omid · 31st January 2008, 23:15

You guys are nuts. Rent a U-haul, borrow something else...anything else.

mottati · 1st February 2008, 00:12

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Originally Posted by omid

You guys are nuts. Rent a U-haul, borrow something else...anything else.

why would you want to take a u haul on vacation? Why would i want to tow a small trailer with track tires behind something like that? It would be fun to drive a uhaul around laguna seca once, but just once. I'd rather take the m5.