Comment taken (some criticism)

[bobededog]

Bugger to mop up off that stuff

[koruki]

Get a Toyota.

[koruki]

He is only 8! No bad car knowledge for a school kid!

hey hey.. he is at least 15 according to his ownership history lol

[kavbhamra]

"I currently have a 2009 Audi RS6. Standard 580 BHP. Warranty runs out in about 5 months. Have recently put new tyres, discs and pads all round at the cost of £3,000.

I am aware that if I have an issue with oil seals/turbo seals, its gonna cost me a pretty penny to fix the RS6 as with the RS6's its often an engine out job, which is costly.

I am thinking of getting a 2013 BMW M5 and wanted to ask about the COST OF OWNERSHIP. A good friend over here in Dubai who runs a service centre for BMW, Audi and Porsche has said that the M5 is considerably cheaper to run servicing and mechanics wise. Its also easier to work on than the Audi, which often means dropping the engine to fix small oil leaks. (I already had the turbo seal done once)

Things I love about the RS6:
- The way it looks
- The interior is the best in class, by far.
- The size of it for the kids and the luggage space
- Its rapid

Things I like about the M5:
- I love the matt Silver with the Silverstone Leather interior. Looks nice in this colour
- The apparently lower maintenance costs
- I already have a BMW E30 M3 and therefore like the BMW's already
- Its also rapid

What you recon? Any thoughts, suggestions, recommendations, advice on cost of ownership compared to the RS6.

Cheers

And comment follows:

"Audi runs out of warranty and will cost a fortune to maintain

The M5 is a better drivers car, has warranty and cheaper to run."


So ppl who buy brand new car maybe they are safe with warranty, but in my case I am buying used 3 years old 2013 car.

ive moved from a F10 M5 to a RS6, the M5 is definitely more of a drivers car and your feel like your driving it, the RS6 is also a great car but you feel its driving you!. I love both cars the only reason I got the RS6 was because BMW don't build a fast estate!. The RS6 has some really good points its got so much street presence, a huge boot and you can get the power down without having to worry about the rear end sliding all over the place, if you get the sport exhaust it also sounds much better then the M5 from the factory. I had my M5 re mapped changed the exhaust so it felt much more quicker and nimble then the RS6, however saying that I am due to get the RS6 re mapped at some point and from what I have read it will be a monster. All in all I don't regret buying the RS6 it suits my current needs....... however if BMW had made a F11 M5 estate......then it would be a very close call. Enjoy the RS6 I am!

[W8PMC]

"I currently have a 2009 Audi RS6. Standard 580 BHP. Warranty runs out in about 5 months. Have recently put new tyres, discs and pads all round at the cost of £3,000.

I am aware that if I have an issue with oil seals/turbo seals, its gonna cost me a pretty penny to fix the RS6 as with the RS6's its often an engine out job, which is costly.

I am thinking of getting a 2013 BMW M5 and wanted to ask about the COST OF OWNERSHIP. A good friend over here in Dubai who runs a service centre for BMW, Audi and Porsche has said that the M5 is considerably cheaper to run servicing and mechanics wise. Its also easier to work on than the Audi, which often means dropping the engine to fix small oil leaks. (I already had the turbo seal done once)

Things I love about the RS6:
- The way it looks
- The interior is the best in class, by far.
- The size of it for the kids and the luggage space
- Its rapid

Things I like about the M5:
- I love the matt Silver with the Silverstone Leather interior. Looks nice in this colour
- The apparently lower maintenance costs
- I already have a BMW E30 M3 and therefore like the BMW's already
- Its also rapid

What you recon? Any thoughts, suggestions, recommendations, advice on cost of ownership compared to the RS6.

Cheers

And comment follows:

"Audi runs out of warranty and will cost a fortune to maintain

The M5 is a better drivers car, has warranty and cheaper to run."


So ppl who buy brand new car maybe they are safe with warranty, but in my case I am buying used 3 years old 2013 car.

ive moved from a F10 M5 to a RS6, the M5 is definitely more of a drivers car and your feel like your driving it, the RS6 is also a great car but you feel its driving you!. I love both cars the only reason I got the RS6 was because BMW don't build a fast estate!. The RS6 has some really good points its got so much street presence, a huge boot and you can get the power down without having to worry about the rear end sliding all over the place, if you get the sport exhaust it also sounds much better then the M5 from the factory. I had my M5 re mapped changed the exhaust so it felt much more quicker and nimble then the RS6, however saying that I am due to get the RS6 re mapped at some point and from what I have read it will be a monster. All in all I don't regret buying the RS6 it suits my current needs....... however if BMW had made a F11 M5 estate......then it would be a very close call. Enjoy the RS6 I am!

That's a very good summary.

Did you have the standard 19" wheels or the 20" option wheels? I didn't bother with the bigger wheels & to be honest suffer very little by way of traction issues, even with a Stage 2 tune. That's not to say the car never has a wiggle, but i hear from others that a significant difference is the 20" wheels offering much worse traction than the 19's.