E39 M5 prices on the rise ?
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The original plan was to save for a year but this one seems to be a good one, I can afford it and it's fairly close- hence going to see it with the intention of buying. I'm 24, got my house bought last year after being disciplined with the savings and now have f
k all important to save for so why not, you're only young once.
If the guy can spunk £1800 on a clutch and flywheel he doesn't sound like the type of owner to scrimp.
k all important to save for so why not, you're only young once.If the guy can spunk £1800 on a clutch and flywheel he doesn't sound like the type of owner to scrimp.
If you've already got a house you're doing better than me, I just thought fk it and bought a z4m for my 30th, four years later I'm married with a baby so the m5 was bought. Finally getting keys to our first place next month. Go for it and have fun while you can. I think every penny I earned was spent on booze at your age. Personally I'd have a z4m or z3m coupe if I didn't have a kid but that's just personal taste.
k it and bought a z4m for my 30th, four years later I'm married with a baby so the m5 was bought. Finally getting keys to our first place next month. Go for it and have fun while you can. I think every penny I earned was spent on booze at your age. Personally I'd have a z4m or z3m coupe if I didn't have a kid but that's just personal taste.tjlazer said:
If you've already got a house you're doing better than me, I just thought fk it and bought a z4m for my 30th, four years later I'm married with a baby so the m5 was bought. Finally getting keys to our first place next month. Go for it and have fun while you can. I think every penny I earned was spent on booze at your age. Personally I'd have a z4m or z3m coupe if I didn't have a kid but that's just personal taste.
But the M5 engine is v special.k it and bought a z4m for my 30th, four years later I'm married with a baby so the m5 was bought. Finally getting keys to our first place next month. Go for it and have fun while you can. I think every penny I earned was spent on booze at your age. Personally I'd have a z4m or z3m coupe if I didn't have a kid but that's just personal taste.Very disappointed.
Mechanically, the car is pretty sound. But had I known there was rust in 3 arches, bootlid and along parts of the sills and bottom of the front doors(!) I wouldn't have driven an hour and a half to see the bloody thing- specifically after having asked about rust and being shown/told there was a bit in the back left arch only. I've just got rid of a 330Ci because of rust.
Offered a cheeky £6k considering the work that would need done, with the intention of going to around £6700 but he's not going to budge much on price at all. It ain't going for £8k unless you're Stevie Wonder.
Coincidentally, the friend I went with had been offered another M5, estoril blue at that, just yesterday on the cheap from his old boss. We went to see that after getting back and it was a dog on 140k miles, sounds like the chain guides need doing, and a good few others bits as well as rust. £4k would see it home though so my friend is mulling it over. He didn't dally on the test drive though compared to the seller I went to see, really saw the Jekyll and Hyde character coming out. Ferocious.
Mechanically, the car is pretty sound. But had I known there was rust in 3 arches, bootlid and along parts of the sills and bottom of the front doors(!) I wouldn't have driven an hour and a half to see the bloody thing- specifically after having asked about rust and being shown/told there was a bit in the back left arch only. I've just got rid of a 330Ci because of rust.
Offered a cheeky £6k considering the work that would need done, with the intention of going to around £6700 but he's not going to budge much on price at all. It ain't going for £8k unless you're Stevie Wonder.
Coincidentally, the friend I went with had been offered another M5, estoril blue at that, just yesterday on the cheap from his old boss. We went to see that after getting back and it was a dog on 140k miles, sounds like the chain guides need doing, and a good few others bits as well as rust. £4k would see it home though so my friend is mulling it over. He didn't dally on the test drive though compared to the seller I went to see, really saw the Jekyll and Hyde character coming out. Ferocious.
[quote=Patrick Bateman]Very disappointed.
Mechanically, the car is pretty sound. But had I known there was rust in 3 arches, bootlid and along parts of the sills and bottom of the front doors(!) I wouldn't have driven an hour and a half to see the bloody thing- specifically after having asked about rust and being shown/told there was a bit in the back left arch only. I've just got rid of a 330Ci because of rust.
Offered a cheeky £6k considering the work that would need done, with the intention of going to around £6700 but he's not going to budge much on price at all. It ain't going for £8k unless you're Stevie Wonder.
Coincidentally, the friend I went with had been offered another M5, estoril blue at that, just yesterday on the cheap from his old boss. We went to see that after getting back and it was a dog on 140k miles, sounds like the chain guides need doing, and a good few others bits as well as rust. £4k would see it home though so my friend is mulling it over. He didn't dally on the test drive though compared to the seller I went to see, really saw the Jekyll and Hyde character coming out. Ferocious. [
I bet the jacking points hiding behind the plastic blocks were corroded on this one if it had that much on the body. I would be suprised if the black window trims that go around the top of the rear doors were not bubbling up near the quarter window, its very common.
I looked at a y plate one that had the sweetest sounding engine but it had corrosion on the bootlid and really bad in the fuel filler flap area. I had the same problem when looking for an M5, loads of crap examples & i was travelling all over the country.
Mechanically, the car is pretty sound. But had I known there was rust in 3 arches, bootlid and along parts of the sills and bottom of the front doors(!) I wouldn't have driven an hour and a half to see the bloody thing- specifically after having asked about rust and being shown/told there was a bit in the back left arch only. I've just got rid of a 330Ci because of rust.
Offered a cheeky £6k considering the work that would need done, with the intention of going to around £6700 but he's not going to budge much on price at all. It ain't going for £8k unless you're Stevie Wonder.
Coincidentally, the friend I went with had been offered another M5, estoril blue at that, just yesterday on the cheap from his old boss. We went to see that after getting back and it was a dog on 140k miles, sounds like the chain guides need doing, and a good few others bits as well as rust. £4k would see it home though so my friend is mulling it over. He didn't dally on the test drive though compared to the seller I went to see, really saw the Jekyll and Hyde character coming out. Ferocious. [
I bet the jacking points hiding behind the plastic blocks were corroded on this one if it had that much on the body. I would be suprised if the black window trims that go around the top of the rear doors were not bubbling up near the quarter window, its very common.
I looked at a y plate one that had the sweetest sounding engine but it had corrosion on the bootlid and really bad in the fuel filler flap area. I had the same problem when looking for an M5, loads of crap examples & i was travelling all over the country.
cosworth330]atrick Bateman said:
Very disappointed.
Mechanically, the car is pretty sound. But had I known there was rust in 3 arches, bootlid and along parts of the sills and bottom of the front doors(!) I wouldn't have driven an hour and a half to see the bloody thing- specifically after having asked about rust and being shown/told there was a bit in the back left arch only. I've just got rid of a 330Ci because of rust.
Offered a cheeky £6k considering the work that would need done, with the intention of going to around £6700 but he's not going to budge much on price at all. It ain't going for £8k unless you're Stevie Wonder.
Coincidentally, the friend I went with had been offered another M5, estoril blue at that, just yesterday on the cheap from his old boss. We went to see that after getting back and it was a dog on 140k miles, sounds like the chain guides need doing, and a good few others bits as well as rust. £4k would see it home though so my friend is mulling it over. He didn't dally on the test drive though compared to the seller I went to see, really saw the Jekyll and Hyde character coming out. Ferocious. [
I bet the jacking points hiding behind the plastic blocks were corroded on this one if it had that much on the body. I would be suprised if the black window trims that go around the top of the rear doors were not bubbling up near the quarter window, its very common.
I looked at a y plate one that had the sweetest sounding engine but it had corrosion on the bootlid and really bad in the fuel filler flap area. I had the same problem when looking for an M5, loads of crap examples & i was travelling all over the country.
The funny thing was, the jacking points and underside were alright. I knew to check these as a B10 a saw recently had rotten ones. There was a bit of bubbling around the back right window trim but fuel cap area had no rust.Mechanically, the car is pretty sound. But had I known there was rust in 3 arches, bootlid and along parts of the sills and bottom of the front doors(!) I wouldn't have driven an hour and a half to see the bloody thing- specifically after having asked about rust and being shown/told there was a bit in the back left arch only. I've just got rid of a 330Ci because of rust.
Offered a cheeky £6k considering the work that would need done, with the intention of going to around £6700 but he's not going to budge much on price at all. It ain't going for £8k unless you're Stevie Wonder.
Coincidentally, the friend I went with had been offered another M5, estoril blue at that, just yesterday on the cheap from his old boss. We went to see that after getting back and it was a dog on 140k miles, sounds like the chain guides need doing, and a good few others bits as well as rust. £4k would see it home though so my friend is mulling it over. He didn't dally on the test drive though compared to the seller I went to see, really saw the Jekyll and Hyde character coming out. Ferocious. [
I bet the jacking points hiding behind the plastic blocks were corroded on this one if it had that much on the body. I would be suprised if the black window trims that go around the top of the rear doors were not bubbling up near the quarter window, its very common.
I looked at a y plate one that had the sweetest sounding engine but it had corrosion on the bootlid and really bad in the fuel filler flap area. I had the same problem when looking for an M5, loads of crap examples & i was travelling all over the country.
Even if it had been a front wing I could have lived with that but to have to sort 3 arches, underside of doors (this was strange and had my friend concerned, he's not seen that before), and the boot release/key area was far too much at near £8k. More frustrating given the fact the seller either lied to me or is ridiculously ignorant regarding the bodywork of his car- there's no way you couldn't see the bubbling on the front arches.
Unfortunately there are a lot of poor examples out there now. Well, maybe that's a bit unfair - maybe they just show their 10+ years and 100k miles as any car that is so practical and useable would, but I was looking for something that had been cared for in such a way that it belied its years and I could keep it that way for the next 10 years+ as I know how I care for my cars and would maintain whatever the original condition was!
I looked at loads before I found the one I was happy with - probably took about 6 months and don't know how many hundreds or thousands of miles travelled in total (a 200 mile round trip wasn't unusual). If you persevere you will find a good one in the end! Some that sounded like they probably would have fitted the bill sold before I could get there (I could only view at the weekends) so presume they were good to go so quick. In the end I paid a lot more than I had hoped but got a mint 60k car that has only needed a new set of boots and general maintenance in the couple of years since, but I still think you can get lucky and get something really nice in the sub 10k range.
I looked at loads before I found the one I was happy with - probably took about 6 months and don't know how many hundreds or thousands of miles travelled in total (a 200 mile round trip wasn't unusual). If you persevere you will find a good one in the end! Some that sounded like they probably would have fitted the bill sold before I could get there (I could only view at the weekends) so presume they were good to go so quick. In the end I paid a lot more than I had hoped but got a mint 60k car that has only needed a new set of boots and general maintenance in the couple of years since, but I still think you can get lucky and get something really nice in the sub 10k range.
For reference I bought mine last year for 7.5k on an 02 plate (95k on clock). Full bmwsh and bmw warranty with insp 2 completed the day before I bought it...now even with a careful owner etc parts need changing to keep things tip top...I think total spend to date is around 4k. No major engine work but susp refresh, alternator, sensors, tyres. It all adds up so keep a fund of around 2-3k to spend in the first year in fairly short order. Then hopefully it should calm down! General age is a factor beyond normal w&t. I would suggest getting phil crouch to take a look at any serious candidates. Could save you a lot in the long run!
I'm speaking to a guy on a BMW forum that's selling his, it's had a lot done so it sounds appealing-
BMW Inspection 1 inc Body inspc - 24/05/2010
BMW Coolant Change - 24/05/2010
BMW Brake Fluid Change - 24/05/2010
BMW Air Con Service - 24/05/2010
BMW New Condenser - 16/07/2010
BMW New front Discs - 07/02/2011
BMW New Front and Rear PDC sensors - 07/02/2011
BMW New Alternator belt - 07/02/2011
BMW New Front Springs - 07/02/2011
Engine oil - castrol Edge 10-60 M series and oil filter
Diff oil
Gearbox oil
Main diff seal
Rear Crank Seal
Flywheel
Clutch
Guibo
Centre Propshaft Bearing
Diff Bearings
Thermostat + Temp Sensor
4 New Tyres + Alignment Start 2012
E60 SSK
Air Conditioning Regased ice cold
Fingers crossed it's as solid as it sounds.
BMW Inspection 1 inc Body inspc - 24/05/2010
BMW Coolant Change - 24/05/2010
BMW Brake Fluid Change - 24/05/2010
BMW Air Con Service - 24/05/2010
BMW New Condenser - 16/07/2010
BMW New front Discs - 07/02/2011
BMW New Front and Rear PDC sensors - 07/02/2011
BMW New Alternator belt - 07/02/2011
BMW New Front Springs - 07/02/2011
- work i have had carried out
Engine oil - castrol Edge 10-60 M series and oil filter
Diff oil
Gearbox oil
Main diff seal
Rear Crank Seal
Flywheel
Clutch
Guibo
Centre Propshaft Bearing
Diff Bearings
Thermostat + Temp Sensor
4 New Tyres + Alignment Start 2012
E60 SSK
Air Conditioning Regased ice cold
Fingers crossed it's as solid as it sounds.
tjlazer said:
For reference I bought mine last year for 7.5k on an 02 plate (95k on clock). Full bmwsh and bmw warranty with insp 2 completed the day before I bought it...now even with a careful owner etc parts need changing to keep things tip top...I think total spend to date is around 4k. No major engine work but susp refresh, alternator, sensors, tyres. It all adds up so keep a fund of around 2-3k to spend in the first year in fairly short order. Then hopefully it should calm down! General age is a factor beyond normal w&t. I would suggest getting phil crouch to take a look at any serious candidates. Could save you a lot in the long run!
People always say that "spent a few grand to get tip top" but I never see the years where normal spend occurs!pboyd said:
tjlazer said:
For reference I bought mine last year for 7.5k on an 02 plate (95k on clock). Full bmwsh and bmw warranty with insp 2 completed the day before I bought it...now even with a careful owner etc parts need changing to keep things tip top...I think total spend to date is around 4k. No major engine work but susp refresh, alternator, sensors, tyres. It all adds up so keep a fund of around 2-3k to spend in the first year in fairly short order. Then hopefully it should calm down! General age is a factor beyond normal w&t. I would suggest getting phil crouch to take a look at any serious candidates. Could save you a lot in the long run!
People always say that "spent a few grand to get tip top" but I never see the years where normal spend occurs!Gassing Station | M Power | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff