[simbad]

Thanks See Sure- that's encouraging- my problem- and no offence- but a certain amount of jealousy :crying2: is that many people on this forum seem to be affluent enough to buy a nice M5 and not really have to care too much about the cost- just check out the threads on saving fuel ;-) and that's nice but there is also people like me that really want to own one- always have- but cannot afford to not care about the cost.

My view is that there are ways to own these kind of cars without having to spend a fortune. it may be a very different car but the jag i owned originally scared me from a reliability POV (coming out of comp car scheme to buy my own) and yet through searching down the right place to get it serviced and only going to Jag when i felt no one else would know the answer meant BIG cost savings.
From what you are saying it could be possible to buy a yr 2000 M5 without a remortgage!

does anyone have any success stories of long term 1yr + ownership without big bills ?

 

[simbad]

Wilsodh,

thanks- more reasons to keep considering.

I will go check out the likes of Warranty direct etc and see what the costs are like. i looked at these in the past but was convinced that if something went wrong they normaly find a way to wriggle out of it.

As an aside my fall back options if not going for an M5 were as follows..

1)S4- cheaper to buy
2)Lexus Arsito Twin Turbo, loads of power but an import and worries me about finding people that know them well.
3)C32 AMG- £20k plus but a very nice car.

M5 is still top of list though :flag: