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I can already tell this is going to be a s***show. 2 00:00:02.402 --> 00:00:05.138 Hi Floatplane and welcome to LMG whips. 3 00:00:05.138 --> 00:00:09.876 This is my 2006 BMW M5 as Doug DeMuro put it. 4 00:00:09.909 --> 00:00:12.212 The best car you should never own. 5 00:00:12.212 --> 00:00:14.180 I probably disagree with a little bit of it, 6 00:00:14.180 --> 00:00:17.050 but I can see where he's coming from at least. 7 00:00:17.050 --> 00:00:20.887 Let's start with the best and admittedly worst part of this car. 8 00:00:21.121 --> 00:00:22.022 The engine. 9 00:00:22.022 --> 00:00:25.592 This is BMW S85 five liter V10 engine 10 00:00:25.592 --> 00:00:30.263 exclusive to the E60 M5 and E63 64 M6. 11 00:00:30.330 --> 00:00:35.435 It's what takes this otherwise admittedly boring bulbous Chris Bangle E60 12 00:00:35.468 --> 00:00:39.205 chassis and makes it into something that is actually seriously cool. 13 00:00:39.239 --> 00:00:44.110 A Sedan that is as fast and as crazy as a Lamborghini, if you will. 14 00:00:44.144 --> 00:00:46.980 By default it makes 507 horsepower. 15 00:00:46.980 --> 00:00:49.849 It's tuned up a little bit and it sounds incredible. 16 00:00:49.849 --> 00:00:50.417 Sort of. 17 00:00:50.417 --> 00:00:52.052 I actually kind of wanted to sell the thing. 18 00:00:52.052 --> 00:00:53.787 I've had it for two years now. 19 00:00:53.787 --> 00:00:55.688 When I bought it, it was just so tame. 20 00:00:55.688 --> 00:00:57.390 There's barely any exhaust note. 21 00:00:57.390 --> 00:00:59.192 There's barely any induction noise. 22 00:00:59.192 --> 00:01:01.327 So some minor modifications like a carbon fiber 23 00:01:01.327 --> 00:01:04.898 plenum, a little bit beefier intake system and an exhaust 24 00:01:05.131 --> 00:01:10.270 turn it from old man fast car to like old young man fast car. 25 00:01:10.737 --> 00:01:12.038 I guess if that makes any sense. 26 00:01:12.038 --> 00:01:14.240 When it works, it really is an awesome engine. 27 00:01:14.240 --> 00:01:17.811 The sound is there, the throttle response is there, the power is there. 28 00:01:17.944 --> 00:01:18.478 It might not be 29 00:01:18.478 --> 00:01:21.781 the torque-est engine in the world given its kind of small displacement, 30 00:01:21.981 --> 00:01:26.419 but when you're up there like 5000 RPM, 6000 RPM and the VANOS kicks in, 31 00:01:26.419 --> 00:01:29.489 which is kind of like VTEC and your tires break loose 32 00:01:29.656 --> 00:01:33.293 at 6000 RPM, It's it's pretty special. 33 00:01:33.593 --> 00:01:36.596 It's got just crazy legs like this car can do 34 00:01:36.629 --> 00:01:40.233 205 miles per hour when it's delimited or something crazy like that. 35 00:01:40.366 --> 00:01:42.469 When it works is kind of the key piece there. 36 00:01:42.502 --> 00:01:46.272 I'm sure if you've seen any videos on this car at all or read an article or 37 00:01:46.506 --> 00:01:47.774 even are just like car 38 00:01:47.774 --> 00:01:51.678 scene adjacent, I'm sure you've heard about the reliability issues. 39 00:01:51.711 --> 00:01:54.147 How many times has this engine broken down on you Jake? 40 00:01:54.147 --> 00:01:55.815 This one's only broken down on me once. 41 00:01:55.815 --> 00:01:58.184 It's kind of low mileage. We'll talk more about that later. 42 00:01:58.184 --> 00:02:01.621 But I have lots of friends that have them and their experience 43 00:02:01.621 --> 00:02:03.323 is not so good as mine. 44 00:02:03.323 --> 00:02:06.259 There's a kind of a laundry list of things that will break on this car. 45 00:02:06.259 --> 00:02:07.594 You've got throttle actuators, 46 00:02:07.594 --> 00:02:10.330 you've got idle control valves, you've got a high pressure VANOS line 47 00:02:10.330 --> 00:02:13.466 you got a high pressure VANOS pump, you've got rod bearings, you've got 48 00:02:13.466 --> 00:02:15.768 ionic modules, you've got 49 00:02:15.768 --> 00:02:17.303 what else do you got? I don't know. 50 00:02:17.303 --> 00:02:19.739 That's pretty much the main ones that go, I guess. 51 00:02:19.739 --> 00:02:21.808 Oh right. The transmission. 52 00:02:21.808 --> 00:02:23.610 I think that that's pretty much it for the engine. 53 00:02:23.610 --> 00:02:25.044 There are more for the transmission, 54 00:02:25.044 --> 00:02:27.347 but we'll talk about that when we're in the car. I guess. 55 00:02:27.380 --> 00:02:29.782 This car is actually only ever broken down on me once. 56 00:02:29.782 --> 00:02:31.251 It was the throttle actuators, 57 00:02:31.251 --> 00:02:34.254 which is one of those issues you've probably heard of. 58 00:02:34.387 --> 00:02:38.491 Funnily enough, I was talking to my friend while driving the car like, Man, 59 00:02:38.658 --> 00:02:41.528 I should probably replace those preventatively, but maybe 60 00:02:41.528 --> 00:02:44.898 I got like another 10-20,000 kilometers before they go. 61 00:02:44.898 --> 00:02:49.335 Parked the car went inside, took a shower to go to the thing I was going to, came back, 62 00:02:49.602 --> 00:02:54.240 started the car check, engine light, scan it, throttle actuators. 63 00:02:54.374 --> 00:02:56.910 I don't have any other explanation other than I jinxed it. 64 00:02:56.910 --> 00:02:59.312 But it's important to, like, frame it properly. 65 00:02:59.312 --> 00:03:01.481 What other cars do you get an engine like this? 66 00:03:01.481 --> 00:03:03.983 There's like a VW V10 diesel. 67 00:03:03.983 --> 00:03:06.953 I think there was an S6 or an S8 that also had a V10 68 00:03:06.953 --> 00:03:09.455 but it's not as cool as this one. You know, it's crazy. 69 00:03:09.455 --> 00:03:12.659 And if you want crazy, you kind of have to pay to maintain crazy. 70 00:03:12.825 --> 00:03:16.863 At least a lot of the things, you know, you spend a few thousand dollars 71 00:03:16.863 --> 00:03:20.133 and replace it and generally you're good, you know, you replace the rod bearings 72 00:03:20.133 --> 00:03:23.503 with ones that have a larger gap and that kind of solves the problem. 73 00:03:23.770 --> 00:03:26.940 You upgrade the throttle actuators and that kind of solves the problem. 74 00:03:26.940 --> 00:03:30.810 Maybe I'm just like too on the Kool-Aid, but it's worth it. 75 00:03:31.177 --> 00:03:33.112 Forget two doors. 76 00:03:33.112 --> 00:03:35.815 How about four doors? 77 00:03:35.815 --> 00:03:37.750 And not just any four doors. 78 00:03:37.750 --> 00:03:41.120 I mean, there are like grand coupes and stuff that have four doors 79 00:03:41.120 --> 00:03:44.090 but aren't really comfortable. But I'm six foot. 80 00:03:44.090 --> 00:03:45.358 I've got leg room. 81 00:03:45.358 --> 00:03:47.627 This seat is set. How I usually sit in the front. 82 00:03:47.627 --> 00:03:51.364 So let's say there's a six foot driver in the front and six foot Jake in the back. 83 00:03:51.564 --> 00:03:54.567 I've got lots of leg room, I've got lots of headroom. 84 00:03:54.867 --> 00:03:57.370 It's a really, really comfortable car. 85 00:03:57.370 --> 00:04:00.974 And to have a really, really comfortable car that you can have like four people 86 00:04:00.974 --> 00:04:06.613 in here on a road trip with, you know, 500 plus horsepower and crazy noises. 87 00:04:06.613 --> 00:04:10.984 It's it's kind of amazing what else exists that does this. 88 00:04:10.984 --> 00:04:12.652 I don't know. look, I've even got like, 89 00:04:13.653 --> 00:04:15.722 you want some cupholders? 90 00:04:15.722 --> 00:04:17.023 look how comfy I am. 91 00:04:17.023 --> 00:04:18.358 Very comfy. 92 00:04:18.358 --> 00:04:21.027 Holy s***. There's storage back here? 93 00:04:21.027 --> 00:04:24.497 ARTHUR: You didn’t know that? Jake: I've never really, like, been in the back of this car, obviously. 94 00:04:24.497 --> 00:04:26.032 No, I didn't know there was also storage. 95 00:04:26.032 --> 00:04:29.369 I mean, this is a Canadian car, so there's ski pass through back here. 96 00:04:30.003 --> 00:04:32.538 You put your skis through from the back 97 00:04:32.538 --> 00:04:35.541 if you want to, you know, take your M5 up a mountain. 98 00:04:36.109 --> 00:04:39.112 But no, I didn't know about the storage too. 99 00:04:39.912 --> 00:04:41.447 ARTHUR: You got climate control too. 100 00:04:41.447 --> 00:04:44.117 Jake: What. wow. This is pretty lame. 101 00:04:44.117 --> 00:04:45.885 Hey, I mean, some four doors don't have that. 102 00:04:45.885 --> 00:04:48.087 I mean, it's basic, but it works. 103 00:04:48.087 --> 00:04:52.625 Mind you, I mean, this car's just basic in general, it actually has zero options. 104 00:04:52.859 --> 00:04:53.960 Not even one. 105 00:04:54.093 --> 00:04:55.395 ARTHUR: Wait really Jake: There's no executive pack. 106 00:04:55.395 --> 00:04:58.131 Jake: Yeah, I don't know. It's like the stripper spec E65. 107 00:04:58.131 --> 00:05:01.934 There's no there's no executive package or shades 108 00:05:01.934 --> 00:05:03.269 I don't even have comfort access. 109 00:05:03.269 --> 00:05:05.772 Like the keyless start and keyless entry. 110 00:05:05.772 --> 00:05:08.775 You could get heated rear seats don't have that. 111 00:05:09.309 --> 00:05:12.478 You could get like split fold front seats don't have that. 112 00:05:12.779 --> 00:05:16.349 But luckily in Canada, the Alcantara headliner 113 00:05:16.616 --> 00:05:19.585 is like the fancy suede stuff is standard. 114 00:05:19.585 --> 00:05:21.321 So all E60s came with it. 115 00:05:21.321 --> 00:05:25.325 If you get in an American E60, it usually just has a cloth 116 00:05:25.325 --> 00:05:28.695 headliner unless it's like a really high spec one which I appreciate. 117 00:05:28.695 --> 00:05:30.663 The suede headliner is. 118 00:05:30.663 --> 00:05:33.066 This is the fun spot. Being a base model. 119 00:05:33.066 --> 00:05:38.338 There's a lot of changes in the front that are different to like 95% of E60 M5 120 00:05:38.504 --> 00:05:38.971 you gotta remember 121 00:05:38.971 --> 00:05:42.375 this is like an M5, it's a five series, it's kind of a luxury car. 122 00:05:42.375 --> 00:05:44.043 So usually when people bought them, 123 00:05:44.043 --> 00:05:46.145 they put a bunch of different options on them 124 00:05:46.145 --> 00:05:50.850 Like active bolsters, this car does have the inflatable bolsters 125 00:05:50.850 --> 00:05:54.020 in each seat, so you can kind of make the car hug you a little bit more. 126 00:05:54.253 --> 00:05:57.490 But on most of them, they also have active bolsters, 127 00:05:57.690 --> 00:06:01.527 which means as you go around corners, the bolsters will inflate 128 00:06:01.794 --> 00:06:05.732 or deflate on either side to kind of like lean you into the corner 129 00:06:05.732 --> 00:06:08.735 a little bit more, support you a little more so you don't lean. 130 00:06:09.135 --> 00:06:13.539 It's just it was like 2005 when they developed that technology. So 131 00:06:14.974 --> 00:06:17.944 there's probably like a quarter or half second delay. 132 00:06:17.944 --> 00:06:21.614 So you're already partway in the corner and then the bolster inflates. 133 00:06:22.081 --> 00:06:23.683 It's it's truly awful. 134 00:06:23.683 --> 00:06:25.084 And I don't know anyone 135 00:06:25.084 --> 00:06:28.154 that has one of these cars with that feature that actually uses it 136 00:06:28.287 --> 00:06:30.690 except for one guy. But he's crazy. 137 00:06:30.690 --> 00:06:32.325 I also don't have a heads up display, 138 00:06:32.325 --> 00:06:36.529 which I don't really care about, unlike the E9XM3, which is very similar. 139 00:06:36.529 --> 00:06:39.065 It's kind of like a stripped down version of this engine, 140 00:06:39.065 --> 00:06:41.000 but everything else is kind of in the same vein. 141 00:06:41.000 --> 00:06:43.536 you can't get this in a single hump. 142 00:06:43.536 --> 00:06:47.774 So every E60 M5 has idrive, which is like the navigation screen. 143 00:06:47.907 --> 00:06:49.809 That's because a bunch of the climate control 144 00:06:49.809 --> 00:06:52.812 and other like weird car settings and control features 145 00:06:53.012 --> 00:06:56.149 are built into the idrive and there's no other way to change them. 146 00:06:56.382 --> 00:06:59.819 For instance, there's no button here to change if you're 147 00:07:00.019 --> 00:07:03.556 if you want the air blowing on your face or from the center vents or at your feet, 148 00:07:03.790 --> 00:07:07.693 it's all in the idrive, which means if it breaks, you can't control those things. 149 00:07:07.794 --> 00:07:09.195 So you just have to have one. 150 00:07:09.195 --> 00:07:10.696 And that means the stripper spec, 151 00:07:10.696 --> 00:07:14.133 you know, still has at least some kind of tech things. 152 00:07:14.367 --> 00:07:16.936 But I like not having a lot of tech. 153 00:07:16.936 --> 00:07:19.038 Those other features, like the heads up display, 154 00:07:19.038 --> 00:07:20.706 they usually just end up breaking. 155 00:07:20.706 --> 00:07:24.277 And I like my car to be proper so my brain wouldn't let me not fix it, 156 00:07:24.477 --> 00:07:26.913 which means I would just be wasting money on stupid crap. 157 00:07:26.913 --> 00:07:30.850 I don't care about. Other fun things in the interior include the super weird 158 00:07:30.850 --> 00:07:33.486 kind of janky cupholders they do at least work. 159 00:07:33.486 --> 00:07:36.923 Unlike the previous generation five series that E39, which I think in Europe 160 00:07:37.123 --> 00:07:38.591 never had cupholders. 161 00:07:38.591 --> 00:07:39.759 And then they were like, 162 00:07:39.759 --> 00:07:42.929 the North Americans need cupholders and they put these like two little dinky. 163 00:07:43.329 --> 00:07:45.298 They're not even Cupholders It's like a little, 164 00:07:45.298 --> 00:07:48.634 little hand that comes out when you open it and you put your drink 165 00:07:48.968 --> 00:07:51.804 and it holds the drink like here, 166 00:07:51.804 --> 00:07:54.707 Say this is the bottom of the drink, that's where it holds it on the drink. 167 00:07:54.707 --> 00:07:56.409 So it basically does nothing. 168 00:07:56.409 --> 00:07:58.711 So I'm glad that they're there, but they are s***** 169 00:07:58.711 --> 00:08:01.447 And actually I've already broken this one once 170 00:08:01.447 --> 00:08:04.450 and then I broke it again like a couple of weeks ago. 171 00:08:04.450 --> 00:08:07.119 You see, that's not supposed to stick up and it doesn't close 172 00:08:07.119 --> 00:08:09.455 Another sick part is the trunk space. 173 00:08:09.455 --> 00:08:11.123 I mean, just look at this. 174 00:08:11.123 --> 00:08:14.160 You can probably fit like six golf bags or like 175 00:08:14.160 --> 00:08:17.163 even as a human in here, 176 00:08:17.997 --> 00:08:19.866 you know, 177 00:08:19.866 --> 00:08:22.368 funnily enough, I didn't have enough seats 178 00:08:22.368 --> 00:08:25.438 in my car at one point when I was picking up some friends. 179 00:08:25.605 --> 00:08:27.206 And instead of making a second trip, 180 00:08:27.206 --> 00:08:29.408 my friend was like, Screw it, I'll just sit in the back. 181 00:08:30.910 --> 00:08:31.878 We were on a dirt 182 00:08:31.878 --> 00:08:35.548 road with lots of bumps, so he was in the back of here like. 183 00:08:38.084 --> 00:08:40.987 Back here you can see the other modifications I made. 184 00:08:41.220 --> 00:08:44.156 I traded some dude my stock mufflers for this Eisenmann 185 00:08:44.156 --> 00:08:47.226 race, plus some cash on top. It’s cool because it's an original one. 186 00:08:47.226 --> 00:08:50.496 It's like 2007 Eisenmann race with the oval tips. 187 00:08:50.663 --> 00:08:53.065 And then I have a Rogue Engineering stainless x-pipe 188 00:08:53.065 --> 00:08:56.135 which just deletes the stock resonator fully catted 189 00:08:56.135 --> 00:08:59.005 otherwise, because I don't like my car to smell like s*** 190 00:09:06.879 --> 00:09:07.680 So thanks for watching. 191 00:09:07.680 --> 00:09:09.048 If you like this type of content, hit 192 00:09:09.048 --> 00:09:11.284 the like button down below and maybe we will make more. 193 00:09:11.284 --> 00:09:14.520 I have many modifications that I would like to make and other 194 00:09:14.520 --> 00:09:16.889 terrible BMW is we could make more videos about! 195 00:09:17.490 --> 00:09:18.591 That one blows up to.