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Good luck, haha. There's actually good space once you're in, it's just... getting in and out... Think of how agile the Emira felt compared to the Blackwing, then consider that an Emira is closer to a Blackwing in weight than it is to an Elise (Emira is 900lbs less than a 5BW, Elise is 1,250lbs...

That really sucks, I hadn't heard of that but it appears it's not uncommon at all. My other car is an '07 Elise (full fiberglass body) and there are no such issues - frustrating that they didn't figure that out for the Emira. Funny enough, owning a 5BW and Elise I wasn't all that amazed by my...

What's funny is after driving it from 66k to 95k miles in 6.5 years, I sold it for $5,200 more than I paid. E39 M5 have always had a huge price range between the 100k+ drivers (under $20k) and low-mileage, sought after color garage queens (6 figures).

Here's a data point. My '23 5BW which I bought at a $99k MSRP is worth $88k per KBB.com. A '23 BMW M5 with same miles and similar options (which would have retailed for $120-125k new) is worth $86k. CarGurus price trends indicate the same $2k advantage for the Blackwing, with the caveat that...

Somebody posted this in the Media Dumps thread a few days ago: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/videoDisplay.jsp?ttid=340&sc_src=email_6861365&sc_lid=722490863&sc_uid=gYzlyXdgz0&sc_llid=131726&sc_eh=6689de3b03c61a071&cid=R6380397&em_id=6861365&em_lid=Main+Test%3A+Image%3A+Michelin I'd be...

I also had this happen to mine about a month ago. Waiting until next oil change to take it in. Hopefully the new part solves the issue without just being the same part that is likely to fail again. Happened at 17k miles.

Not really in a parking spot, but in a parking lot at least!

Per the photo, I never hear this talked about but it appears engine power is reduced to some degree in all but Race 2. Any idea how much it's reduced? How about when PTM is off/normal? Am I running around with like 550hp unless I'm in the most lenient PTM mode? Would suck if that's the case for...

But the whole point is they last longer. So you'll be stuck with them for like 4-5 years!

Highway in anything is pretty boring. 5BW gets halfway decent highway mileage, maybe 24mpg? To me it seems a little silly to buy a brand new, yet boring car, to get what, 30% better mpg? I'd either get something outrageously cushy and quiet used (an 8-9 year old 7-series is like $20k) or - I...

I might be wrong, but I don't think you can do that with a dual-mass flywheel. Believe I read that from way back in my E39 M5 days.

Mine does that too. I think I just need to use more throttle/revs.

Realized our Blackwings can literally sprout wings at the push of a (mirror fold) button.

Yesterday I took a day off and went for a drive through the twisties, first in the 5BW and then in my Lotus Elise. I cannot recommend the combo highly enough. Both are extremely fun in completely different ways. Blackwing in gobs of instant supercharged V8 power, angry noise, tail-out antics...

It seems clear to me that the Blackwing-spec PS4Ss lose a fair amount of grip well before the tread wears out. I have 16.5k on mine, rears will probably make it to 20k before the wear bars and fronts 25-30k, but ever since 10-12k I've had much less grip esp. in the rear. I used to hook up pretty...

Re: turning radius. Agree it is awful. Worst part of the car. Apparently it's 42.4 feet. My wife's '13 Mercedes C-class sedan's is 35.3 feet. So 7 feet shorter, that's like an entire parking spot width. Funny enough, it seems even worse - there are certain streets where I can do a U-turn into...

Ordered what I wanted, within budget. Musts for me (5BW): -Manual -NO sunroof (after owning a convertible, it's a big weight penalty for 25% of that experience) -Tech Bronze wheels -Performance seats -Parking Pkg, for the cameras Wanted but couldn't justify cost: Any carbon, mainly CCBs PDR

I've owned an '07 Elise for almost 7 years, and my 5BW for more than 2 years. I'm not sure if that makes me the best or worst person to evaluate an Emira, but here's my take of a brief 15min drive of a manual V6 with comfort suspension. Coming from the BW, it didn't feel all that quick or...

No expiration date is insane. I typically only put 7k/yr in my daily (which is the 5BW) so this would be amazing.

This makes me feel better actually because the cheap Chinese (soon to be expensive Chinese) puddle lights I got have the V logo reversed on the passenger side.