How Terrible!!!!!!Originally Posted by lowell
To fellow underground members, sorry for the repost.
From Brett -- the first M5 to be delivered to South Africa (and its demise):
http://216.144.3.217/misc/m5v10.pps
best, whit
How Terrible!!!!!!Originally Posted by lowell
Ralph Mendoza Jr. - Long Beach, CA
OMFG! Dude that would take some time to recover from.
95 E34 530I V2.37
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It's a different M5 that's crashed. It's the one in Taiwan that was crashed by journalists who took it on a test drive and lost control. Anyway, very sad.
that reminds me of the first Jaguar XJ220 to land in Australia. a journalist crashed it into a wall the day before it was due to parade in some exhibition, so it was wearing a car-bra when it first appeared!Originally Posted by jjw
regardless of when or how that M5 crashed, it is terrible.. proof that 507hp in a road car isn't the best idea
Doesn't the new M5 have the option to switch toan "around town mode" that "only" uses 400hp?Originally Posted by Randell
Mustbr8kfree
1995 525i, Shadowline,EAT chip, Alpine
Yeh i believe that to be correct, but hey i just be happy with the 400HorsesOriginally Posted by 1995 525i
'borrow it to your GF', must have been the Asian version LOL
it does, but it would probably be pressed once and never touched again... i would always think i'd be better off in traffic with 507hp!Originally Posted by 1995 525i
What about everyone else?Originally Posted by Randell
Boz
Mustbr8kfree
1995 525i, Shadowline,EAT chip, Alpine
Yes, but a 400HP car is still a letal weapon to the un-initiated. Traction control or not , cars are just not idiot proof.Originally Posted by 1995 525i
I would love to see a car that can prevent an idiot from driving it. It should say "Sorry Human, with the phone glued to your ears, you cannot drive me becuase you can serious hurt me and yourself in the process." Click: " Shutdown all electrics for 1 hour!".