I just bought my beast! Pics & Video of her very first drive home inside!

highboostingm3m5 · 5th November 2006, 00:17

-2001
-35,398 miles at pickup
-Jet Black/Black
-Extended leather - suede headliner
-Sport seats
-Fold down rear seats
-Sunshades
-Aluminum Trim
-Parking Distance Control
-Freshly repainted front bumper with 2yr warrantee

I love this car! I have been wanting one for a very long time but just couldn't bring myself to pay the large price tag when they were new. At first I decided to test-drive some 55-60+k mileage cars to save about $10K but they were pretty worn down and had some performance issues. So I decided to look further and up my price. Thank god I did.

This car looks like it is 1 year old. I can't find any chips in the paint, the interior is nearly flawless, only the rims show a little smigen of curb rash. The only owner of this vehicle used it as a corporate lease and drove it ~6000 a year. I am truly in love with this car! It has just enough power to be loads of fun, yet not enough to scare me or lose control. I love the V8 sound and torque! I plan to own this car for a very long time.

Here is the video right after I wrote the check and finished the paperwork. I had flown from San Diego to Arizona early Wedneday morning to check out the car in person and possibly write a check. It just happened to be in much better condition than I had hoped...so I drove her home!!!

VIDEO!

http://www.danzioperformance.com/video/Brutas_vid_3.wmv

PICS!

Ashok Arora · 5th November 2006, 00:30

Looks great - congratulations!

TQ2K · 5th November 2006, 00:32

Very nice! Congrats and welcome.

gbogh3 · 5th November 2006, 00:34

VERY CLEAN! Congrats.

Michael_s · 5th November 2006, 00:43

Awesome. Welcome and congrats are in order. You have showed that patience pays off. I hope you and the beast enjoy many trouble free miles.

highboostingm3m5 · 5th November 2006, 01:09

Thank you guys! I have been lurking on here for a few months and I started a couple threads with questions. Everyone has been really nice and helpful so far. I can tell that a larger portion of the M5 owners are much more mature than with the M3 crowd. I have been an M3 addict for years and I am glad to finally add the M5 addiction to my arsenal.

I already ordered mods even before I bought this car. I will start out with little touches like SSK, Momo shift knob, blacked out kidney grills...then I will start to move onto the serious stuff.

MONSTA · 5th November 2006, 01:28

congrats....what kind of camera mount (pics pls)are you using pretty clear would love to use it to record some twisties...also what kind of camera? TIA

audemars · 5th November 2006, 01:45

Congrats - can't beat fresh paint!

Here's a proper opening up on trip back to Houston.

Took delivery last June from AZ as well. West TX goes on *forever*.

willsyachts · 5th November 2006, 01:50

Made that trip often. Usually driving my rv , not as much fun! Enjoy the car.

highboostingm3m5 · 5th November 2006, 02:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by DucatiBMW

congrats....what kind of camera mount (pics pls)are you using pretty clear would love to use it to record some twisties...also what kind of camera? TIA

Thanks! It is actually way better than you think, but in order to make the file small enough for a decent download, the res isn't that good on the vid you saw.

Here is a link to pics, info and where you can buy it. http://cinemasupplies.stores.yahoo.net/cruisecam.html

It is nice because you don't need a harness bar or cage to mount a camera...everyone has an adjustable headrest in their beast.

The Camera is:

Canon Elura 80
After researching it was the nicest one overall on the market for around $400. Of course now I am sure there are better ones for even less. Nothing special, but good enough for me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by audemars

Congrats - can't beat fresh paint!

Here's a proper opening up on trip back to Houston.

Took delivery last June from AZ as well. West TX goes on *forever*.

Yeah, it wasn't worth it to go nuts. I was warned in another thread about the drive and the cops. I am pretty proud that I made the entire trip without a ticket! I counted 11 cops!