Faults:

Tyre valve sensor.

Keyless door handle touch.

General Comments:

I really didn’t expect the leading comment here to be that the M5 is one of the cheapest cars I have owned, but it is proving to be.

If you drive any car really hard, the car will consume its parts. The M5 is massively over engineered and over capable for day to day driving, and if you drive like a normal sensible person, the expensive consumables likes brakes and tyres, even fuel, last a very long time. 2 years for tyres, 3years+ for brake pads, an easy 28mpg, low insurance (it seems they have a strong record), low depreciation (if bought used!! Not from new!!)

There are niggling faults associated with the F10 series platform, and most M5s are loaded with gadgets, so to keep the car in perfect condition the extension of the (generous and good value) warranty is recommended.

The car is easy to drive, summer and winter, a large 5 seat saloon, and if you dial everything to comfort, it’s a very nice place to cruise along. As stated they generally have most if not all of the options list.

Dial everything up and it’s extreme and quite frightening.

Downsides? High tax, difficulty getting the traction to deploy all the power and, worst of all, the car sounds pretty rubbish stock. A deep rumble, quiet when you want it to be, but completely uninspiring.

There are some urban myths about super expensive engine failures. I followed them all and they led me to 800bhp tunes being heavily used and people with lease cars hammering cars from cold. Nothing would prevent that type of use creating a huge bill.

I will let it go eventually, but I suspect the only car I will have a finer memory of is my 1993 BMW M3. M cars are worth every penny.