thinking about buying a e39 m5 2002-2003

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nicklooking@gmail.com - 29 Jan 2007 01:08 GMT

Hey guys,

Are there any E39 M5 owners here?

I am thinking about buying an 02 or 03 E39 M5 with less than 60K miles
on it. I was looking on ebay and seems like you can pick up a decent
one for less than 40gs.

What do you guys think, is it worth the investment? I want to keep the
car for about 6 to 8 years?

What kind of things should I look out for.

thanks - Nick

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greg1120@hotmail.com - 29 Jan 2007 04:10 GMT

I used to own an 02 M5, and it was a great car. The repair costs
are reasonable, running costs are not . This car is really meant to
be driven hard and fast, so find out where your nearest race track
is. Take the car to an EXPERIENCED Bmw technician for a complete
inspection, The transmission is known to have quality issues so if
any gears are sluggish, I would heed the warnings. I really wish that
I would have kept my M5, but my 1997 840CI (22K mi ) is a lot more
forgiving on the kidneys and surely more well behaved in traffic.
On Jan 28, 8:08 pm,

nicklook...@gmail.com wrote:

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> thanks - Nick

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