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That's what it sounds like. Looks like a hell of a lot of car for 11 grand. What could possibly go wrong?
(Do SMG break catastrophically?)
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Yes they do, and very expensively (hydraulic pump), but they evolved over the years and may have sorted all this by 2007?
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That's what it sounds like. Looks like a hell of a lot of car for 11 grand. What could possibly go wrong?
(Do SMG break catastrophically?)
The pump thing has in general been fixed by now, what's left is the ~50,000 mile life of the clutch, which is £3,500 to replace.
The 550i was available with a proper automatic, which just works - if the M5 Touring had had such an option in the UK (it did in the US) then it would have a much better rep.
I'll accept the SMG in an M5, in a car that had another option - not so much.
Olly398
Dammit
To me? I think batteries can let anyone down tbh, I'll charge and potentially change this one, see where that gets me.
Potentially I could get a solar trickle charger, if those genuinely work.
Now- new cars, or rather old ones that are new to me:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201711231508795?model=5%20SERIES&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&make=BMW&minimum-badge-engine-size=4.0&radius=1500&postcode=se233un&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=sponsored&page=3
Am I correct in thinking that someone genuinely chose the SMG over the standard auto on this car?