Are e60 m5's as unreliable as the internet says?

[stevec33]

As tiltle im looking for an e60 m5, looked at a couple of cars allready but neither have been quite right. Ive been doing my research online and there seems a lot of people with long lists of expensive issues to sort all the time. Im no stranger to performance cars so i fully understand that things like fuel/tyres/servicing are expensive, i can deal with things like that but its a little concerning reading tales of people spending thousands on repairs regularly. Is this reality of what they are like to live with? Or just internet bull? Thanks

[stevec33]

Seems very difficult to find one with warranty still in place, and the cost of re starting one with bmw is err, lots. Are any other warranty companies worth considering or has anyone had experience of a non bmw warranty? Ive read up on them aswell and all the reviews tend to say there not brilliant. Im planning to look at a car which has had the clutch done recently, full history with a recent big service, full new set of michelin tyres, fresh mot ect ect, but not under warranty. Was thinking this may hopefully not want too much spending inthe near future, but who knows.