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2018 BMW M5 For Sale £45,990
Sapphire Black Metallic with Aragon Brown Leather Interior
Current Mileage is 48,500 (car is used daily so this will increase marginally)
Factory Options:
OEM Upgrades:
Additional Optional Purchases with this Car:
The following are in addition to the above that I plan to remove and sell separately, or happy to include at additional cost.
MOT History
Next Due in August this year.
Some of the MOT dates (no advisories ever) reflect change of ownership and supplying dealers having a policy of putting a fresh MOT on the car as part of the sale.
Ownership History
BMW UK was the first owner of this car. It spent the first 12 months of its life as the long-term review car for Auto Express. It was then purchased by a chap called Andy in the South East from Park Lane BMW. He owned it for about a year before trading it in for a Land Rover. It then went back into the BMW main dealer network. After that it was bought buy a guy called Fraser who purchased it as a BMW Approved Used Car as a stop-gap car whilst waiting on a Porsche factory order arriving and he sold it to James Glen Car Sales who then sold it to me in September 2021. I've had extensive dialogue with both prior owners.
My Ownership
I bought the car with 41,000 miles on it and am the 4th owner. I traded in an M4 Convertible, having scratched the convertible itch and wanted something more practical that I could ferry my two kids around in.
All of the upgrades with the exception of the front splitters, and rear spoiler and diffuser and MSS Spring kit were carried out during my ownership.
The car has had no expense spared on it and I generally tastefully tweak and upgrade every car I own before I get bored, buy something else and do the same again (I generally keep my cars for around 2 years). That’s not the case here. This, quite frankly has been the best car I’ve ever-owned. I love it that much and the reason that I’ve spent so much money on it is that I really though that this would be a long term keeper. After only a year and a half, I feel as if I’ve barely scratched the surface of what this machine can do and I feel pretty torn about letting it go.
The reason for the sale is that I had the opportunity of getting a Taycan through work, which will create a number of financial benefits and so the M5 has to go. I’d love to keep it alongside but I already have another project-car and my wife has a car as well, so that’s a non-starter.The car currently has an HP agreement against it with my bank. This will be settled instantly on the day of the sale.The car comes with two keys (Display Key & Standard) logbook etc. Private Plate not included.
2018 BMW M5 For Sale £45,990
Sapphire Black Metallic with Aragon Brown Leather Interior
Current Mileage is 48,500 (car is used daily so this will increase marginally)
Factory Options:
- 02NK Carbon Ceramic Brakes
- 06F1 Bowers & Wilkins High End Sound System
- 05DN 360 Degree Cameras with Reversing Camera & Self Parking
- 0248 Heated Steering Wheel
- Comfort Access
- 93DS BMW Display Key
- 0323 Soft Close Doors
- 0420 Sun Protection Glass
- Ionic Ventilation
- 04NM BMW Ambient Air Fragrance System
- 04U1 Ceramic Interior Controls
- 04HA Seat Heating Front & Rear
- 06CP Apple Car Play
OEM Upgrades:
- Genuine M Performance Front Carbon Corner Splitters
- Genuine M Performance Rear Carbon Spoiler & Diffuser
- Genuine BMW LCI Rear Lights fitted and properly coded to the BCM Module
- Genuine BMW M Competition Striped Seat Belts
- OEM Colour Coded Competition door handles Door Handles
- Genuine BMW LCI floor mats with M5 logo
- Rear M5 boot logo in selenium grey (matt silver as found on CS and other cars)
- BMW 50th Anniversary Bonnet and Boot Emblems
- Carbon Side Skirt extensions and matching rear carbon spats
- Carbon Front Centre Lip to match OEM Corner Splitters
- De-Chromed Adaptive LED Headlights with new lenses
- Black Chrome Exhaust Tips
- MSS Adjustable Springs
- Concaver CVR1 Hybrid Forged Wheels in 21” (Gloss black) (and OEM width to match standard wheels) with Michelin Pilotsport 4S tyres (all with plenty of tread left – car has only done around 5000 miles since fitted)
- 12mm Spacers and bolts (original bolts will be supplied so spacers can be removed)
- BMW 50th Anniversary Style Centre Caps to suit above wheels
- Full Screen Carplay coded
Additional Optional Purchases with this Car:
The following are in addition to the above that I plan to remove and sell separately, or happy to include at additional cost.
- Genuine M Performance Carbon Kidney Grills
- Genuine M Performance Carbon Mirror Caps
- Genuine M Performance Carbon Side Vents
- Alcantara Steering Wheel with professionally refinished gloss black trim, LCI buttons and M5 CS Style Carbon Paddles
- Suspension professionally set up by Kenneth Brown Motor Engineering in Hillington
- Front Pads changed (OEM BMW) in August 2022
- New Battery (OEM BMW Lithium Ion) installed in April 2022
- New Emergency Call SOS battery (OEM BMW) installed in December 2022
- 2-stage machine polish with Carpro CQuartz Professional ceramic coating applied by Defined Details Scotland in April 2022 (at a cost of £700).
- Brand New Replacement Display Key purchased in November 2022
| Mileage | Date | Service | Carried Out By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,260 | 14/03/2018 | Running-in Service | BMW Main Dealer |
| 15,528 | 10/12/2018 | Engine Oil | BMW Main Dealer |
| 30,396 | 28/07/2020 | Cabin Filter, Engine Air Filters. Sparkplugs & Engine Oil | Independent BMW Specialist |
| 33,604 | 15/02/2021 | Brake Fluid & End of Warranty Check | BMW Main Dealer (Douglas Park) |
| 42,432 | 25/11/2021 | Engine Oil, Transmission Oil, Front Diff Oil, Rear Diff Oil, Cabin Filter | BMW Main Dealer (Douglas Park) |
| Upcoming | February | Brake Fluid | (will be Douglas Park) |
MOT History
Next Due in August this year.
Some of the MOT dates (no advisories ever) reflect change of ownership and supplying dealers having a policy of putting a fresh MOT on the car as part of the sale.
Ownership History
BMW UK was the first owner of this car. It spent the first 12 months of its life as the long-term review car for Auto Express. It was then purchased by a chap called Andy in the South East from Park Lane BMW. He owned it for about a year before trading it in for a Land Rover. It then went back into the BMW main dealer network. After that it was bought buy a guy called Fraser who purchased it as a BMW Approved Used Car as a stop-gap car whilst waiting on a Porsche factory order arriving and he sold it to James Glen Car Sales who then sold it to me in September 2021. I've had extensive dialogue with both prior owners.
My Ownership
I bought the car with 41,000 miles on it and am the 4th owner. I traded in an M4 Convertible, having scratched the convertible itch and wanted something more practical that I could ferry my two kids around in.
All of the upgrades with the exception of the front splitters, and rear spoiler and diffuser and MSS Spring kit were carried out during my ownership.
The car has had no expense spared on it and I generally tastefully tweak and upgrade every car I own before I get bored, buy something else and do the same again (I generally keep my cars for around 2 years). That’s not the case here. This, quite frankly has been the best car I’ve ever-owned. I love it that much and the reason that I’ve spent so much money on it is that I really though that this would be a long term keeper. After only a year and a half, I feel as if I’ve barely scratched the surface of what this machine can do and I feel pretty torn about letting it go.
The reason for the sale is that I had the opportunity of getting a Taycan through work, which will create a number of financial benefits and so the M5 has to go. I’d love to keep it alongside but I already have another project-car and my wife has a car as well, so that’s a non-starter.The car currently has an HP agreement against it with my bank. This will be settled instantly on the day of the sale.The car comes with two keys (Display Key & Standard) logbook etc. Private Plate not included.
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