tires - a set of summer rears usually last me a year? and i dont drive much at all
mpg -15mpg average
maintenance - my over obsessiveness for reliability results in expensive up keeps
those are issues of owning any sports car, so i dont think they are true issues...
Flimsy cup holders, no spare wheel, and leaky stock oil filler cap (I learned from this forum that an M3 oil filler cap works best). Still a supercar nonetheless.
Dimi, I think it's time for an E46 M3 steering wheel Wouldn't this fix your problem? I'm positive that the E46 M3 steering wheel is smaller and less chunkier than the E39 M5 wheel. I think IMHO, one of the very best upgrades is to update that old bus-like steering wheel to one from the E46 M3. Not only is it much nicer to look at, it's smaller and makes the steering just that bit heavier, and it actually feels like it's connected to the front wheels, a connection I never really got from the standard E39 M5 steering wheel.
The cup holders in this car was a joke by the BMW engineers, anyone who dares to drive an E39 while consuming a beverage should be greeted with a cold splash of said drink whenever the lateral load is in excess of 0.1G.
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Wouldn't this fix your problem? I'm positive that the E46 M3 steering wheel is smaller and less chunkier than the E39 M5 wheel. I think IMHO, one of the very best upgrades is to update that old bus-like steering wheel to one from the E46 M3. Not only is it much nicer to look at, it's smaller and makes the steering just that bit heavier, and it actually feels like it's connected to the front wheels, a connection I never really got from the standard E39 M5 steering wheel.
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