Opinoins on e39 M5s

[kronus]

s62 a little expensive to maintain

lol



try "ticking time bomb"

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Aside from the s62 being a little expensive to maintain they are cool cars. That interior is hideous though.

[agent]

That's too much for a pre-facelift car.

[JeLani]

S62, looks good , take it.


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[Staszek]

Great car but the earlier ones had a lot of engine and electrical issues for some reason. If you look on the E39 boards anything past 20013 is more coveted. I dont know the issues off the top of my head but I remember reading threads about the differences post 2003 and also the value of the 2003+ is much higher.

Still one of my favorite cars, the S62 is an awesome engine!! I considered swapping one in my E38, but I want to keep my automatic in that car, need at least one laying around.

[ginger1340]

e39s are amazing machines. my personal favorite 5er!

[flyboyx]

other than the hideous red/black interior resembling a dirty tampon in the example above, what is there not to like?

[Hoffbrohaus]

I noticed you can pick up e39 M5's for a decent price still

Example

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/ctd/5402011214.html

Anyone know of any major issues with these? If I bought one for a daily driver am I getting into another Range Rover problem? (see a different thread) or we talking normal maintenance with timing belt being the biggest issue?