These BMW M5 instructions DID make me cry!!

[QuattroMan]

ok here we go!I cant believe im reading these owner's handbook.

Up to 1200miles/2000km/h NO full-throttle.
max.speed:106miles/170km/h
max.engine speed"5500min.
max.costant speed:137 miles/h 220km/h
max.speed only for "short periods???!!!! WTF!!! ???"The Ultimate Driving Machine My Ass!!!

[Clique]

Yeh but the engine is a highly strung V10 ... So it needs to be run in properly...

[PBB]

*SLAPS FOREHEAD*

That's the break in period, ever car needs that so the rings settle and the car doesn't burn oil.
The previous gen (8.0L) Vipers are notorious for having their engines go to *crap around 40-60K miles if they were never broken in.

[Sant'Agata]

Thats the break in period.

[h00t_h00t]

I wonder how many Enzos were broken in before track/law breaking use?

[PBB]

Originally Posted by h00t_h00t

I wonder how many Enzos were broken in before track/law breaking use?

Probably a tiny minority, but on the other hand, most exotics don't ever get driven to the mileage when they start to show premature engine wear from improper break-in.
The Viper does though, as mentioned earlier.

[QuattroMan]

break in period my @ss car like that!!!? i dont think so!

[VtecMini]

Originally Posted by h00t_h00t

I wonder how many Enzos were broken in before track/law breaking use?

Aren't those sort of engines run in on a bench?

[Cyco]

Enzo engines and the like could possibly be run in on the bench, but any higher volume that the backlog would be huge.

QM: I'm sure that all the high performane Audis (even the low performance one's) have similar guidlines in their manuals.

[:Exige:]

Originally Posted by QuattroMan

my @ss car

Don't Audi's need breaking in?

[PerfAdv]

Originally Posted by QuattroMan

break in period my @ss car like that!!!? i dont think so!

What does that mean? That a expensive car doesn't need a breaking in period? That performance cars don't need break ins??? If you get rid of the word period then it just gets scary

[Zondaboy1]

this is kinda sad: the first 'new' M5 i ever saw was completely wrecked. it was involved in a police drug raid/car chase. the owner i think shot himself at high speed to avoid arrest and rolled the car over several times. i saw it at a police station. the front and back pannels werent that bad but the roof and windows were demolished.
i also saw a 6 series vs tractor trailer. NOT a pretty site.

[TVR IS KING]

This may not mean much to most of you, but I saw my first 'new' M5 today. It was great because I don't see many 'M's and now I've seen a brand new M5 . I also don't see many V10's . Sadly it was owned by an old man...

[clutch-monkey]

lol....
mum comes home and says she saw a new M5, in blue. she wasn't really sure, but she saw a M badge on the back. i asked is it really ugly? she said yes. yep, thats an M5.

[Spastik_Roach]

Originally Posted by TVR IS KING

This may not mean much to most of you, but I saw my first 'new' M5 today. It was great because I don't see many 'M's and now I've seen a brand new M5 . I also don't see many V10's . Sadly it was owned by an old man...

Ever heard of Carrol Shelby? Old men drive cars hard too.