replace the parts before they break. plastic major engine components.

Ok so with all of these things wrong with it how much will you let it go for?

Get honda )

I agree. This kid bought a car he can't afford. And then wines about normal wear and tear. WTF dude its almost 20 years old.

@@bohanan5851 im 16 and I am buying my second bmw haha that dude broke for sure

the Boss Gaming 🤣🤣 funny but not cool

Dude I just leased mine, I’m super broke 😂

That’s awesome bro! Let me know! We would love to see it

Spacenerd101 u got it?

Spacenerd101 lmao my uncle brought one home because he accidentally won it in auction . He never drives it bcuz he doesn’t care about it so he just lets me take it. That 4.9 v8 makes me soo happy

Spacenerd101 I also live in Chicago

DoN Mayor agreed. was expected to hear all the mechanical issues, that’s all easy fix what you got

DoN Mayor I agree transmission is a Pain to repair and drop down to repair clutch Nightmare

Haha

I also think so

An aftermarket exhaust is the best thing for these

m5yo Really interested to know how's been oil and fuel consumption. I am looking at an early model like to yours (1998) and I have been wondering if that was a good idea to go for a prefacelift. At 269k is it still running strong and smoothly?

Nabii Ghemar , absolutely running strong and smoothly. If you don’t care for the facelift goodies (and if you do, you can retrofit everything later if you want) there’s no reason at all to avoid an early car, despite the stubborn rumours the net is filled with for years. What you read and hear about pre facelift cars, all being oil guzzlers is simply not true and by no means fact. My car is exsisting proof of that and there’s more like mine around. A facelift car can consume more oil than a pre facelift one and vice versa so it’s not necessarily so that newer is also better, that’s just hearsay. I could fill a page with reasons why one should not dissmiss an early E39 M5 but the bottom line is you also need a bit of luck finding a really good one. More important and basically key over mileage and facelift or pre facelift is how the car is maintained and treated during it’s life. As for gas consumption, the mileage sucks but that is to be expected from a 400hp car, and quite frankly it’s not one of the reasons you buy this car. In other words, if mileage is a concern, buy something else.

Nabii Ghemar , absolutely still running strong and smoothly. There’s absolutely no reason to dissmiss the pre facelift cars, no matter what you hear and read. A facelift car can consume more oil than a pre facelift one and vice versa, so it’s not as simple as “newer has the updated engine block so it’s better”, despite all horror stories and hearsay scattered all over the internet for years. My car, with it’s original ‘98 engine, consumes very little oil, about half a liter in 10.000km. Every pre facelift car is an oil guzzler, that’s the general consensus everywhere. My car is the existing proof of the opposite and there are more like it. If you can live without the goodies of the facelift cars (which you can retrofit for the most part later if you wish) then why not, engine wise there aren’t many differences. Fact is though, you have to have a little bit of luck finding a really good one. Even more important than build date and mileage is a proper maintenance history and a previous owner who treated it well, that is absolute key with these cars. As for fuel consumption, that should be a non isssue, the mileage sucks but that is to be expected from a 400 hp car. You don’t buy an M5 for it’s great mileage, if that is a concern for you you should buy something else or not dd it.

My cousin still has his same year as yours with almost 310 thousand miles on it and he's only rebuilt the motor at 200 thousand so it's like new. He really takes care of his BMW

You’re dumb if you pay those prices

Lamonte Jefferson valve cover gaskets $1200??????

I first saw one of these cars at the gas station, it was diamond black. Looked so nice!

evan smith same thing happens to me and my e39 5series

Crypto Mania have you ever changed your engine Rod bearings and timing chain or tensioner replacement? I plan on getting an 03 M5 with 144,000 but what I mentioned scares me since I drive hard here in California. Any advice appreciated.

+benedict cruz I've changed the rod bearings in my E39 M5 (2003) at 160.000km (bought it with ~ 30.000km 10 years ago) and they looked kinda good. All 5000-10.000km oil change, no special treatment for the engine (but got a new cylinder head gasket within the warranty at 50.000km). Now it has 208.000km (since 20.000km it's also supercharged by Evolve) and still running fine. Greetings from Germany!

Your bmw is not that old

Link?

@@giovannikroon95 just google for Xtrons e39

@@giovannikroon95 aaand if u want some extra futures take a look ;) www.ibus-app.de/index_en.html

I know it has that issue where it says the trunks open when it’s not but other than that I didn’t see any issues with the one I’m purchasing

@@realone2917 hit me up if you get stumped,, I have one at 143k and done pretty much everything.

Ordered one oem through insurance

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