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If you cruise the car boards you've probably seen this already:
An 18 year old was posting about his new 2008 M5 and how he had trouble shifting at high speeds on this thread.
"Alright guys Im new here and I have a question....as I am driving in m mode with the car set in p500 sport and everything set to max, as I shift with the paddle shifters it sounds like the transmission is banging into gear,(like there is a thud that comes from the trunk when I upshift.....) could this be due to the way Im shifting or is this normal....and if so is there any trick to working the shift
Let me say I am beginner when it comes to high performance cars as I am only 18 so take it easy on me."
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=111454
Sadly, his last post was last night:
"Thanks guys, dont get me wrong I never said I didnt respect your wisdom....thanks for the welcome and I am looking foward to getting to know you guys better..
Josh
.....and I plan to have all the pics up tommorow
"
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325816,00.html
http://www.ocala.com/article/20080127/NEWS/801270355/1001/NEWS01
Fiery crash kills 5 young men
"Ammirato was driving his father's gray 2008 BMW M5 sedan. The $80,000 car, registered to Santo Ammirato, was traveling north on the 1.5-mile-long airstrip that actor John Travolta and others regularly use to fly in and out of Ocala.
Florida Highway Patrol Capt. Jeff Succi said there were yaw, or sideways, skid marks at the end of the runway, indicating the car turned sideways before launching over an embankment. It then sailed through the air about 200 feet before slamming into a large tree and bursting into flames."
An 18 year old was posting about his new 2008 M5 and how he had trouble shifting at high speeds on this thread.
"Alright guys Im new here and I have a question....as I am driving in m mode with the car set in p500 sport and everything set to max, as I shift with the paddle shifters it sounds like the transmission is banging into gear,(like there is a thud that comes from the trunk when I upshift.....) could this be due to the way Im shifting or is this normal....and if so is there any trick to working the shift
Let me say I am beginner when it comes to high performance cars as I am only 18 so take it easy on me."
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=111454
Sadly, his last post was last night:
"Thanks guys, dont get me wrong I never said I didnt respect your wisdom....thanks for the welcome and I am looking foward to getting to know you guys better..
Josh
.....and I plan to have all the pics up tommorow
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325816,00.html
http://www.ocala.com/article/20080127/NEWS/801270355/1001/NEWS01
Fiery crash kills 5 young men
"Ammirato was driving his father's gray 2008 BMW M5 sedan. The $80,000 car, registered to Santo Ammirato, was traveling north on the 1.5-mile-long airstrip that actor John Travolta and others regularly use to fly in and out of Ocala.
Florida Highway Patrol Capt. Jeff Succi said there were yaw, or sideways, skid marks at the end of the runway, indicating the car turned sideways before launching over an embankment. It then sailed through the air about 200 feet before slamming into a large tree and bursting into flames."
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