Actually the only points you notice the difference is a low speeds and if the surface is bad, otherwise even the 21" are remarkably good. The main reason I stuck with the 20" was the road I live on is piss poor and they charge £1200 extra.
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Actually the only points you notice the difference is a low speeds and if the surface is bad, otherwise even the 21" are remarkably good. The main reason I stuck with the 20" was the road I live on is piss poor and they charge £1200 extra.
Try to keep it on the road.
Giannis
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Still alive?
Yeah still alive though you notice I've only showed you this side of the car.
J/k
He didn't actually drive the M5, he tolled it there with the RR Sport.
mini_cooper4
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I noticed that I accidentally hit the "Funny" button on one of your posts. Sorry for that.
PS: The M5 looks splendid in that last picture
PS: The M5 looks splendid in that last picture
I noticed that I accidentally hit the "Funny" button on one of your posts. Sorry for that.
PS: The M5 looks splendid in that last picture
No probs mate.
Yeah its a fantastic machine despite what I've said about it and last Thursday the sun was splitting the stone and I got to use a fair bit more of that performance it promised, then it becomes a joy to drive quickly and you can start to lean on the grip of the tyres.
P.S. This pic shows off that glorious colour best.
Oh forgot to say that the M5 has developed a rattle in the passenger door panel, only 5 months in and its first warranty issue. Bummer.
mini_cooper4
Autotechnik Ace
No probs mate.
Yeah its a fantastic machine despite what I've said about it and last Thursday the sun was splitting the stone and I got to use a fair bit more of that performance it promised, then it becomes a joy to drive quickly and you can start to lean on the grip of the tyres.
P.S. This pic shows off that glorious colour best.
Oh forgot to say that the M5 has developed a rattle in the passenger door panel, only 5 months in and its first warranty issue. Bummer.
Rattles and BMW go hand by hand... one of the things I hate most about BMW's
Luckily neither my M3 or the wife's X1 suffered them, I'm sure it's something simple.
mini_cooper4
Autotechnik Ace
M cars are usually in a different league quality wise but it does happen even to them sometimes.
It depends on the roads you drive the car on and how you drive it.
From what I hear and my own experience the X1 is one of the best Bimmers in recent history... Funny I know
On another forum I go on, somebody took delivery of an M5 last week and he's already had to take it in due to a buzzing coming from the door speaker. They've replaced the amp on the B&O sound system and it seems to have cured it.
Whilst it is worse when the sound system is on it's still there when off so I reckon it's either a loose chip or maybe something has become detached from the door card, either way it's not that major.
It was major. The amp was extremely hot and they had to replace it.
I was meaning what was wrong with our M5 rather than the one you were referring to.
LOL, I love your thinking but no the build is being done too slow for them but you are right the design is right up their street because it's got parts with a traditional tiled roof finished in stone, parts with a flat roof and clean white render whilst others has a curved zinc roof plus the round block work you see in the pic will be finished in lengths of red cedar wood which butts up to the glass and then continues inside.
It will not be completed until spring/summer next year but I've already the hedges and trees planted so there will be a bit of maturity by the time we move in.
Giannis
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Bob, what I see is made of natural stone, or some concrete based blocks? Also, since I understand that this is a masonry-type building (as opposed to a reinforced concrete skeleton with brick or drywall infills), I wonder if it's just stones/ blocks or there is some reinforced used. Is it possible that you post a photo of the wall's cross section?
Bob, what I see is made of natural stone, or some concrete based blocks? Also, since I understand that this is a masonry-type building (as opposed to a reinforced concrete skeleton with brick or drywall infills), I wonder if it's just stones/ blocks or there is some reinforced used. Is it possible that you post a photo of the wall's cross section?
No reinforcing as such all that ties the other skin to under skin is metal ties, ther's actually three layers to the front section and one of the back sections which have the stone finish and these walls are ending up 550mm thick.
As of yet there's no stone cladding on any of it so all you are seeing is block work and this won't be happening for a few months yet, what the architect is telling me is that the roof will go on before the stone cladding, it all sounds arse about face to me but I'm not the professional here. Oh and when I say stone cladding I don't mean 2" thick as this will be proper 8" hand cut stones as demanded by planning control which is going to end up costing an arm and a leg.This is basically the type of stone, should look well against the crisp smooth white render of the rest of the house.
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