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Scotsman
30-05-2025
- Automotive
- Scotsman
Win a £60,000 BMW M5 for just 5p in latest BOTB giveaway
The M5 Competition can get from 0-60mph in 3.1 seconds | BOTB This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement. This sleek BMW M5 Competition is a £60k V8-powered beast—and it could be yours for just 5p in BOTB's latest prize draw. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... This understated black BMW is something of a wolf in sheep's clothing. It might look like a family saloon car, but lurking beneath the bonnet is a 625bhp V8 engine, which can propel the car up to 190mph. It's a BMW M5 Competition, considered by petrolheads to be one of the most versatile cars out there. And it's worth a cool £60,000. It'll carry five people in complete comfort, it'll eat up huge distances in luxury, and it's got enough power to outpace modern supercars. The M5 has all the extras included | BOTB This 2020 version, being given away as a prize by BOTB, is the sought-after Competition version, and it has covered just 35,000 miles. It'll make the ultimate family car for one lucky person, and it could be yours for just five pence. Yes, BOTB is selling tickets to win it and one lucky person's ticket will have cost just 5p. But if you're savvy, you might be interested in one of the bundles. It won't cost a lot to buy plenty of tickets, and you can buy up to 600 per person. The noise from the four exhausts is pretty intoxicating | BOTB If you did win the BMW and for some reason you just don't want a new car, you could opt for the £42,000 cash alternative instead, and there is the option of a free postal entry - but try buying a stamp for less than five pence. To find out more about the car and the competition, click here. If you're worried about how gambling makes you feel, you can find free, confidential advice, tools and support, by visiting GambleAware or contacting the National Gambling Helpline, available 24/7, on 0808 8020 133 Selling your car? Here's the fastest way to get cash – and how it compares to rivals Thinking of selling your car this summer? It all starts with a valuation – and you can get one in under a minute with WeBuyAnyCar. With over 500 branches across the UK and same-day payment available, it's one of the quickest ways to find out what your vehicle is worth and get the cash if you're ready to sell. Used car prices have stayed surprisingly strong, especially for economical hatchbacks and SUVs. Whether you're upgrading for road trips or switching to a hybrid, a fast online quote can give you a solid starting point – even if you're still weighing up your options.
New York Post
26-05-2025
- New York Post
Long Island man pulled from burning BMW, another called dead on site, thank their rescuers for the first time
Alexander Wisniewski experienced the worst day of his life in Jan. 2024. The now 19-year-old Commack resident was excited to be driving a tricked-out purple BMW M5 Competition on the windy and isolated Old Commack Road just before the car spun out into a tree and burst into 'six-foot-high' flames. 'I was stuck in the car unconscious. I had severe brain trauma and bleeding,' Wisniewski, a star soccer player who was training with German Bundesliga clubs, told The Post. Advertisement 4 Alex Wisniewski and Michael Mancino at South Shore University Hospital's 'EMS Heroes Night' in East Islip, N.Y., 2025, honoring resilient EMS workers. Angelina Katsanis 'Realistically, I shouldn't be alive or doing as good as I am…I'm about 90% back to normal now,' Wisniewski, who goes by Olek, added. The difference between life and death for him was the rapid responding paramedic Michael Mancino and two good Samaritan sanitation workers driving by. Advertisement 'I grabbed my fire extinguisher, and they also had one, and we were able to knock the flames back long enough for the fire department to get there and cut him out of the car with the jaws of life,' Mancino said. 'I didn't think he was going to even survive that. The car was in three pieces,' Mancino, 29, said. For the first time, Wisniewski, who was treated at South Shore University Hospital, had the opportunity to give his rescuer proper recognition at Northwell's EMS Heroes Night, which honored Mancino and others last week. 4 Anthony Dees, 33, of Central Islip has no recollection of the motorcycle crash that almost took his life on Fifth Avenue in Bay Shore last June. Angelina Katsanis Advertisement The two shared a heartfelt moment inside East Islip's Irish Coffee Pub as an emotional Wisniewski, now well enough to play club soccer at Florida Atlantic University in the fall, worked up the words 'thank you' to Mancino. 'I remember hearing about a week or two after the accident that he was going to be alright,' Mancino recalled. 'It felt great because in EMS, we don't get a lot of calls this severe that have a good outcome…those two workers also deserve a thank you.' In the aftermath, Wisniewski had to retrain his body how to walk, move his left arm, speak, and several other mechanics that most take for granted. Advertisement 4 'People were saying I was dead on the scene,' Dees said of being struck by a vehicle turning out of a doctors office. Angelina Katsanis 'It's been a long past few months, but I owe Michael and the others my entire life,' Wisniewski said. 'They were God's angels that day.' He has made substantial improvements in the past year and a half, where the miracle survivor almost feels 'back to normal.' 'When we're able to see somebody, months later, walk in and tell us that they're going back to their quality of life because of the profound impact health care had on them, there is no prouder moment for anyone,' said Irene Macyk, the president of South Shore. Now, Wisniewski looks forward to the future and returning to the soccer field. 'I can't wait to score my first goal after this,' he said. 'Dead on the scene' Anthony Dees, 33, of Central Islip has no recollection of the motorcycle crash that almost took his life on Fifth Avenue in Bay Shore last June. 'People were saying I was dead on the scene,' Dees said of being struck by a vehicle turning out of a doctors office. Advertisement 'My spleen ruptured, my femur broke in half, my hip broke off too, my elbow went through my skin, my left I broke four ribs, my lungs collapsed — both of them — and I'm down to one kidney and had brain trauma. 4 'Realistically, I shouldn't be alive or doing as good as I am…I'm about 90% back to normal now,' Wisniewski said. Angelina Katsanis Through what was an absolute nightmare of year, however, Dees is now able to walk with a cane and sometimes without after perseverance through physical therapy and the support of loved ones. 'I had a lot of people come visit me at the hospital — supposedly 250. It gave me a big heart,' Dees, who also needed 10 pints of blood after the crash, added. Advertisement 'Mentally, I'm ready to go back to work as a mechanic now. I'm just waiting on my body.' Dees, who teared up entering the catering hall, opened his heart to the Bay Shore EMS crew that gave him a second chance at life. Bay Shore EMS declined to comment. 'I need them to just know I appreciate everything they did to save my life, and I want them to keep up the good work,' he said. 'I gave them a really big hug. I really wanted to cry and say thank you so much. If I could get down my knees, I would and thank them.'
