According to the owner, the 00 M5 comes with no spare or
jacks. He states that he has BMW assist and if anything was
to happen, that he would call them. And BMW assist would
come out and tow him to a dealership to get a spare and etc.
OK HOW LONG DOES THE BMW ASSIST last??
Probably to 100K miles.. " SO WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SUPPOSE TO
DO AFTER THE BMW ASSIST RUN OUT"???
LEAVE A M5 STRANDED ON THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE??
Its freaking ridicilous.
IS that just for the 00's?? or the newer ones still have no Spare or jack??
If so. ANY OF YOU want to SELL IT??
According to the owner, the 00 M5 comes with no spare or
jacks. He states that he has BMW assist and if anything was
to happen, that he would call them. And BMW assist would
come out and tow him to a dealership to get a spare and etc.
OK HOW LONG DOES THE BMW ASSIST last??
Probably to 100K miles.. " SO WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU SUPPOSE TO
DO AFTER THE BMW ASSIST RUN OUT"???
LEAVE A M5 STRANDED ON THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE??
Its freaking ridicilous.
IS that just for the 00's?? or the newer ones still have no Spare or jack??
If so. ANY OF YOU want to SELL IT??
No late model ///M car has a spare. (E46M3, E39M5, E36/8 M coupe, E36/7 M roadster) They all have the m mobility kit. If you call BMW assist you get placed higher on their priority list. (some old lady with a broke down car in the middle of the highway in a snowstorm needing her meds may be higher) BMW assist is free for the life of the above cars.
AFAIK the E39 M5s never came with a spare or a tire jack. Because of the quad exhaust in the back, they had to take out the spare tire. In its place is an air compressor. The oem wheels are also run flats, which would allow you to keep driving on a flat tire so you can get to a garage. There is also a tire pressure warning system that would warn you in case of low pressure in the tires. BMW roadside assistance is nice, but once that runs out you could always just get AAA. Hope this helps.
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03 M5 Jet Black
"I think those $400 dollar jeans look a lot better on that car model then they do on Chris" -Nathan
I have a front tire/wheel in my trunk- having been stranded for hours at night on the freeway and then needing to be flat bedded for 70 miles (tire was not fixable)
Pretty ridiculous- if you search you will see it is a long time problem /issue for years...
Mine's the same came with air compressor and sealant can ... at the very least buy a larger new can of sealant as they do work but after a few years you will probably find that some or all of the gas may have leaked out.
Common problem especially with cars on 2 tyre sizes.
Running M5 tyres flat or nearly flat even for a few miles more or less guarantees that the tyre is scrap anyway - at least that's my experience.
Red.
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10 ferraris / Audi TT / 911 C4 1/24th.
Volvo (!) estate. trips to dump
AFAIK the E39 M5s never came with a spare or a tire jack. Because of the quad exhaust in the back, they had to take out the spare tire. In its place is an air compressor. The oem wheels are also run flats, which would allow you to keep driving on a flat tire so you can get to a garage. There is also a tire pressure warning system that would warn you in case of low pressure in the tires. BMW roadside assistance is nice, but once that runs out you could always just get AAA. Hope this helps.
E39 M5s never shipped with run-flats. I do as ARD does, I carry a spare front with a cheap Kumho tire on it, strapped in the trunk. I also had to buy the jack and lug wrench.. pretty amazing for an $80K car. But lucky for me, after 4.5 years, I've never used it or the M "Blow-me" kit.
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97 Cobra Convertible, lots of mods, summer car
03 Audi RS 6 Avus Silver, Milltek exhaust, etc.....SOLD
Strange, I always thought the car just came with runflats. The Stealer did mention that it will be coming with runflats when I asked them about the spare. But they did not charge me anything extra when I received it new, so I just assumed its supposed to come with it. Maybe they lied to me?
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"ZOMG111"
03 M5 Jet Black
"I think those $400 dollar jeans look a lot better on that car model then they do on Chris" -Nathan
Strange, I always thought the car just came with runflats. The Stealer did mention that it will be coming with runflats when I asked them about the spare. But they did not charge me anything extra when I received it new, so I just assumed its supposed to come with it. Maybe they lied to me?
IIRC, the cars shipped with either Dunlop 8080s or Michelin Pilot Sports. Mine came with Pilot Sports.
Regards,
Bill
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07 M6 - 6 speed manual, Silver gray Metallic, Merino Black full leather, Black Carbon Fiber, comfort access, heads-up display, Sirius sat radio, RPI Scoops, Charcoal Filters removed, drop-in BMC Air filters, hardwired V1, 50% tint, RPI Block off plates, M-Sprint Booster, Umnitza ICE angel eyes
97 Cobra Convertible, lots of mods, summer car
03 Audi RS 6 Avus Silver, Milltek exhaust, etc.....SOLD
Funny thing is.. it doesn't have to be a full size spare.
Hell a little donut would do, at at least a jack and wrench, at the very least.
in a situation i prefer taking things on my own hands, change the tire and do what
need to do. Instead of being at the mercy of BMW assist or AAA. Having me or my wife with the kid being stranged some where waiting on a grease monkey to find/get
to them to fix a tire. Hell my wife knows how to change a tire. And even if she didn't
want to change it. . I could always go and do it..
But with no tire jack or wrench.. WTF would I do..???
So know where I can find a cheap *** spare I can put in the trunk??
and a jack or should I just carry around my 4ton h ydrolic in the trunk??
thanks folks.. sorry just found out and i found it to be very annoying.
that BMW would sell a car this expensive and not have a spare/jack/wrench.
I understand the run flat arguement and etc. BUT the bottom line is
you NEVER NEVER KNOW. big enough Hole?? you screwd, Side wall blows,
your screwed, hit a curb. you are jacked.
and imagine if your navigation breaks, which i found often do. and you have
no idea where the hell you are.. and at the mercy of a grease monkey
bothers me
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