The E39 thread

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I may be blind, but I don't think so?

I am a follower of the 325ti thread, as I have one also but the E39 is (I think) as much loved if not more loved than the ti so wondering if there should be a thread also?

If there is already one, fire away and show me where..

Thanks

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daniel-5zjw7 said:

I'm not aware of one, but your right, there should be.

I'm going to leave this here as don't come across these too often.. decent looking manual E39 V8 sport.. would absolutely love this (especially alongside my 325ti) if I had the monies

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-535i-M-Sport-e39-ma...f:0

A PH'er needs to buy!

Nice way to start!

The following was my first E39 (and first BMW) that I convinced girlfriend (now wife) that it was the perfect 'one car garage' in 2010. We swiftly sold her 1.4 306 and my 9-3 Aero 'Coupe' and bought it. We were both 22 at the time, so it was a bit of an oddball choice but I loved the V8, the OH loved the car to drive and everyone else loved the TV and rear blind!









We had the car 3 years, but a few too many £1000 bills and a project car Fiesta to finish, we decided to sell and weirdly replaced it with an MX5. After nearly finishing the Fiesta which I then sold to fund a house purchase we have had the following:

M135i
E46 320i (OH's daily)
850 T5
(somewhere around here I viewed the 540i as it was for sale, it had been sat a while and was in a bit of a mess but another PH'er did buy it!)
W215 CL500
E46 M3
190E LE (still have, for sale)

After trying a few things over the last 5 years, I found myself wanting something a bit more modern than the 190E, a bit bigger and a bit comfier. I went to see a few E39's and instantly wanted another! The original idea was a 530i SE Facelift, Auto for around £1500. So I naturally ended up with a 525i Sport costing around 50% more..





So there we are, 8 years apart and ended up with a car that looks almost identical! The 525i has 90k miles, considering we sold the 540i 5 years back with 138k its pretty good going. It is fairly clean, I plan to tidy things up as I go, keep it garaged and use it occasionally.

At some point I will get some proper photos of it..

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I really wanted a pale green facelift with the pale green leather! Probably my favourite non individual / super rare combo.

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I think you are in the wrong place 😂 I think I remember you singing the E39's praises when i had my first one.

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sparks_E46 said:

I did, and they are great cars. They just seem to need a lot of care as they get older, a lot more than most cars including other BMW’s. I wouldn’t rule out having another but it wouldn’t be a car I’d want to rely on.

Fair enough and agreed. As I said above, my new one has done 50k less miles than the previous, has 2 fewer cylinders and is only intended to be used occasionaly so hoping for a better ride.

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Stu08 said:

I'm on my 4th E39.

I've had: 525i SE Auto, 528i SE Auto, 528i Sport Auto and now I'm on a preface 535i SE. I think the Sports look great but prefer a good clean SE lowered on nice deep dish or concave wheels.

I'm rebuilding parts of my interior at the moment and will do the oily bits next year.

Any photos of your current one?

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tobinen said:

525i Touring owner here. I have a reader's thread on the go.

Why did I not know you had this? Looks like you are the first Touring anyway!

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njw1 said:

tobinen said:

Red wine and eBay. Sometimes a happy combination, sometimes not. It's not that bad but I wouldn't have bought it sober. I'd've held out for a 3 litre or bought a V70 / 9-5 Aero

I'm not the only one who's bought an e39 whilst drunk then!

The only 9-5 I drove wasn't great, I like the Volvo's though.

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helix402 said:

These are the latest BMW ones which fit your wheels:

I'm waiting to impulse purchase a set of these.. (genuine BMW I may add)

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tobinen said:

I've ordered some genuine 2nd hand centre caps x 4 for £8.40. They look OK and should fit reliably

eBay? Not sure they will be genuine at that price but should be OK.

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RichardM5 said:

My E39 M5, bought it 10 years ago yesterday. Best all round car I've ever had by far.

Amazing and privileged to have your car in the thread!

Hopefully all E39 owners have read your entire 'build' thread wherever it is (forum5 possibly?) I know I have a while back and you must have the nicest M5 in the country if not the world!

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Anyone going to the BMW SS on Sunday?

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Where would one buy a genuine filter?

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d_a_n1979 said:

Max M4X WW said:

Where would one buy a genuine filter?

Which filter?

Autobox

Edit: Replied before seeing the above. I plan to take the car for the oil change so I will just check what they are using and buy if required.

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johnwilliams77 said:

Does anyone think people are paying the near crazy prices dealers are asking for some of the 540s? 6k+?

Depends on how you look at it, I think I paid £5k for my Sport 5 years ago and if I could get a similar one now I would probably pay the same!

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ATM said:

Its green...

My favourite (non M5) colour combo!

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Bit of an update with my 525i Sport, I have changed all 8 suspension arms, ARB drop links and bushes front and rear and changed the wheels for some M-Para's:

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Does anyone have two in either silver or black? Need them for my E46!

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Was going to say, I replaced my CD changer with a £30 Bluetooth adapter from Amazon and it works great!

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wsn03 said:

Really good to see an e39 thread. I bought a 330 sport champagne edition (M-Sport or no such thing whichever you prefer) in 2009, came off the road for repairs in 2016, now finally almost done.

Its no longer my main car but I have decided to keep it, just love the way it drives.

The e39s were a case of everything just right. Im surprised they are still so cheap.

Photos please!!