A set of BMW Motorsport 'scuderia' badges that a friend from M5Board made. M5 will soon be no longer. So I thought I'd slap 'em on the Mini. Think it adds a nice splash of color. And great thing is I can take it on and off

 

I think it looks out of place, but that is the fun of personalizing something...you like it you keep it
Love the blackout on JB base. The chrome door handles work with the headlights and rims for some contrast.

 

Is that a badge or sticker? If it is a badge where did you get it? If it is a sticker why on the paint? Anyway I like, very good homage.

 

Understood. There were mixed feeling about it on the BMW forums too.
And thanks!

Sticker? I may have bad taste, but I'm not crazy. I'd never put a sticker on the paint. It's a magnet Thus, easy on, easy off.
Got it from a fellow M5 owner who was making a bunch of them.

 

Sticker I mean Decal but not the kind that adds 50 hp

 

Can you link me to get one I really like it.

 

I think the m5 is alive and well. This link shows m5 spy shots:

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/07/10/s...ng-completion/

 

I agree. Visually, it fights with the side scuttle. Try moving it to below the scuttle.

 

Agree. Would look much better there.

And be careful putting magnets on your paint. Slightest bit of grit under there and you'll end up with scratches. Tiny grit = Tiny scratches. Grit you can actually see = Nasty scratches.

 

Oh, I know the M5 in general is alive and well. I just meant my personal M5 is going away.

I'll give it a try. Thanks.

Absolutely! I make sure the fender area is well cleaned as well as the underside of the magnet. Good tip though

 

No M5 link. Badge Link. And M6>M5

 

And also a good $30,000 more when I got my M5 in 2006

 

It goes to say "you gotta pay if you want to play" and link to badge

 

Oh, I paid plenty. 1st year of production.....sheesh. I'm letting someone else take the depreciation hit from now on.

Badge link??

 

I want to get one of those badges and you never put a link to where I and get one

 

Oh, sorry. Read my first post. No link. Not commercially available. Friend in Minnesota custom made a few.

 

Oh my bad, but that stinks that your m5 is going away. No fun. Whats more fun to drive spirited, the m5 or the Mini?

 

Well then I hate it looks ugly. J/K lucky

 

They're vastly different, to say the least. Obviously no comparison between the power the M5 puts down vs. the Mini. Despite the incredible agility of a 4000 lbs sedan, it's still a 4000 lbs sedan. Not really intended to throw around corners. Mini is much more agile. And believe it or not, more engaging to drive simply b/c of the manual transmission. The flappy paddle SMG thing is fun and novel, but after getting back into a 6 speed, I realized how...well....boring it is to shift with paddles.

M5 infinitely more comfortable/luxurious/powerful. Mini likely more engaging in the twisties (although I haven't tried it out yet).

 

Sounds like a blast. the best of both worlds!