M5 test drive report and new car thread

[Jobbo]

Just confirmed collection date - 31 March. That's over a week away still. Damn, it's going to be a long week... And I need to make sure I don't have to fill up the S6 again with fuel so I'll be driving like Miss Daisy to eke it out

[Rich B]

Approved.

[speedingfine]

Nice choice SJJ. Especially the colour, obvs. Just looked up the 0-100, not slow is it

[240PP]

As per everyone else, an excellent choice and a great colour.

[DeskJockey]

How's the insurance going to work out on it? Wasn't it @Matty that had questions about high power vehicles (for the Alfa?) when trying to get insurance?

I did?

I think I got stressed after one company changed their quote (for reasons I forgot) and I then struggled to find anyone charging less than £1k....that was more due to the increasing theft risk due to a known vulnerability, I believe.

Be interesting to know what the M5 is like to insure in isolation - obvs for Simon it'll be insured as part of his full fleet so not a true representation.

I thought you did. Nevermind.

[Jobbo]

How's the insurance going to work out on it? Wasn't it @Matty that had questions about high power vehicles (for the Alfa?) when trying to get insurance?

I did?

I think I got stressed after one company changed their quote (for reasons I forgot) and I then struggled to find anyone charging less than £1k....that was more due to the increasing theft risk due to a known vulnerability, I believe.

Be interesting to know what the M5 is like to insure in isolation - obvs for Simon it'll be insured as part of his full fleet so not a true representation.

I thought you did. Nevermind.

@DeskJockey and @Matty I now have the insurance quote. £577 for the year from 31 March, which is about £130 less than the S6 would be.
Sadly the Cayenne is proving expensive to insure, so I imagine the M5 will double on renewal next year.

[DeskJockey]

I did?

I think I got stressed after one company changed their quote (for reasons I forgot) and I then struggled to find anyone charging less than £1k....that was more due to the increasing theft risk due to a known vulnerability, I believe.

Be interesting to know what the M5 is like to insure in isolation - obvs for Simon it'll be insured as part of his full fleet so not a true representation.

I thought you did. Nevermind.

@DeskJockey and @Matty I now have the insurance quote. £577 for the year from 31 March, which is about £130 less than the S6 would be.
Sadly the Cayenne is proving expensive to insure, so I imagine the M5 will double on renewal next year.

That's silly. I pay about 80% of that for the Zoe. A 90hp EV worth £4-5k on a good day.

[GG.]

Its also cheaper than my wife's Smart ForFour

[Matty]

That's insanely cheap for a car of that cost and calibre.

I noticed Chris Slix (or whatever his name is) has one he's getting back on the road after an accident....it looks like a minor nudge would roll into 5 figures easily.

Maybe lawyering is the route to cheap insurance.... my online course in Bird Law might come in handy after all.

[Gavin]

Nice, I suspect the S6 would have been out of my budget although had you kept it another year or two, I would likely have asked.

Having just got rid of the S5 and gone back to a diesel estate, I suspect I would get lynched if I suggested changing again!

I have seen the colour (I think) on smaller Beemers and it looks lovely. Will go nicely with the Cayenne's leather?