After an extensive inspection, here is a complete list of parts on the car that are original: the odometer

Just got done taking her out for a morning cruise and it got me thinking. What parts still have 409,000 miles?

The Million Mile M5 Lets make it happen

“And then my mother told me I was adopted” *VINwiki intro music starts playing*

Congrats on the new car Alex! Thanks for coming by to share the stories. Of course we know the E39 is not as fast across the country as a CL55 but it is still a great car!

The guy who owned the m5 had great taste not just the car but the mods he did

Cars don't accumulate miles, your M5 has 409k achievement points.

It's fine to buy a M5 with 400k on the clock but there is one condition You must be a car mechanic . Giving it to your local specialist is suicide even if he gives u mates rates

"I'm really excited, but scared" life of a BMW owner tbh

I've owned an e60 m5 for a year, I bought it for $16,000 and I've spent $15,000 just on fixing it

'The leather's perfect' he says while showing a photograph of very cracked and dry seats.

"i know nothing about them, but i need to branch out" 👏🏽

"And then her skirt goes up and i see a...." VINwiki intro music starts playing.

$8k? holy crap. These were going for $15-20k a decade ago with around 100k on them.

As a 540 owner I violently shuddered when I heard the words timing chain guides.

If that is perfect leather, I've got a bridge to sell you.

Ed go get arrested going 999 mph or something and give us the story.

8:12 "I can never just buy a normal car" I feel that so much.

This is pretty much what I've been looking for in an E92 for like 2 years. Nothing with this sort of attention to detail. Great buy Alex! And as always, awesome video from Ed and VinWiki. The search continues...

What kind of dad would sell their kid a car with 350,000 miles

Being from Illinois, this story was extremely beneficial to me. I'm from Naperville and my turbo on my GTI just went bad and I have been in the market to upgrade the turbo but was having trouble finding a shop because this will be my first major upgrade that I can't do by myself. Well, it looks like I'll be contacting Fluid MotorUnion now! Thank you for sharing your story Alex!

Gorgeous car!!! 409k miles is impressive. Mine has just at 100k so its reassuring to see this beauty. Great video!!!

Wow. I used to follow the owner on instagram, he now has a v10 m5. This is a great example of a not so perfect but really fun m car

Plus one for FMU! I have been loving the amg content, now with the high mileage beast, I’m going to love watching it even more

Alex’s channel is awesome. He’s just a regular guy that happens to be an extraordinarily talented mechanic, and he’s super personable and not arrogant at all.

A genuine guy, and still replies to comments despite his success.

We own the 400k mile E55 AMG that Alex mentioned in the video! There’s just something about a performance car with high miles! Just like Alex said, if only the cars could talk and tell their story...

My buddy bought a e39 M5 with 180,xxx miles for 6 grand and he let me use it for a couple months .. and they are truly amazing cars to drive , he let me beat the breaks off that car and it held up so flawlessly, it was a super reliable car.

If it looks that good with that many miles you know it was cared for always. In 2011 I fully committed to an ‘00 Neon (my reliable daily beater), whatever it needs it gets without question, initially I was upside down, but by now it’s averaged out to being by far the cheapest car I’ve ever owned and has also never failed me even once in 8 years.

Outstanding! >400k is nuts!! I just flew to Dallas on Thursday to pick up my “dream” 06 alpine white ZCP M3. Will be at C&O this Sunday!

Hell yea man. I totally agree. Crazy mileage stuff is super cool. On the topic of Wheel Bearings, recently picked up a 15 Maxima for the wife with 215xxxmi, and it still had all original wheel bearings on it. Im in CT and original owner worked in NYC. Drove down 6 days a week. Plus a bunch of cross country trips. Car has 222xxx now, and just replaced the fronts..... I couldnt believe how good they still looked. One was just starting to hum, but neither had any discoloration, all the faces and races were fine. It probably could've went another 20k. I was really impressed that the original front shocks still werent blown out. NYC everyday for 4 years! Its soo cool to have vehicles with a story....My work 95 7.3 Powerstroke, 5spd. dually, 4x4 has over 330xxx mi! All original engine, but did crack the bell housing and case plowing a few years ago.

So awesome to see Alex on here!

That's my favorite year M5. It's was awesome then and it's still awesome today.

Whenever I think of an E39 M5 I think of top gear and Jeremy clarkson calling it “a wolf in sheep’s clothing”

I love my high mile daily, its a 05 honda civic that my grandma bought new. She gave it to me when it died at 320k. I got it to run until 328k until the headgasket went. I motor swapped it and put in a new clutch. Car is now at 393k and still going strong. Odd things start breaking when you get that many miles. I now run my ac off a hardwired toggle switch, i no longer have cruise control as of last week. Hopijng to hit 400k by winter!

I love Alex's channel. So cool to see what these cars are really like to work on.

"Im really excited, but scared, its the weirdest feeling" Every M car I've owned...

Make it the 1 million mile M5!!! That would be one hell of a story

5:20 major props to the editor splicing the b roll so it looks like the guy the storyteller's talking abt is laughing w him like hes bheind the camera !

Alex: I just bought a BMW M5 E39 with over 400,000 miles! Ed: we need to make a video with you!

4:45 I'm really not into these cars... Actually, I think I ///M now. I'll see myself out.

Dude amazing idea with the shipment of tools!!

This is my style too. About to cross 300k miles on my 97 factory 5spd lexus sc300. My grandpa was 2nd owner since I believe 30kish miles. Original clutch and transmission. No major repairs, just your normal maintenance! (I got it with roughly 287k miles. Daily driven!)

I found and bought the E39 M5 in this video. It’s currently at 431,000 miles and is my wife’s daily driver. I knew the car when it was purchased new at Grayson BMW in Knoxville Tennessee, and I knew the original owner and saw the car on a regular basis when I’d go to the Sunspot, one of the restaurants the original owner owned. This E39 M5 was a bit of a dream car for me back then, but now my wife and I both drive Carbon black e39 M5’s. I tracked this car down in Las Vegas, messaged the owner at the time, and we made a deal on it. I own and operate a small automotive repair shop in East Tennessee, so when the car arrived from shipping I took it to the shop and made a bunch of needed repairs. Currently it has no cel’s and runs and drives flawlessly. My wife drives this car every day and we plan on shooting for a million miles. EAG ( European Auto Garage) of Knoxville Tennessee did a ton of good work on this car and really deserve a lot of the credit for keeping this car alive when it could’ve gone to the junk yard. Randy Burleson, European Auto Garage, Alex Arias, Mikhail Epelev, Legit Street Cars, Alex Kermani, along with myself, are the reason this car has gotten all the love it takes to keep it alive and well. The story of this car is still being written.

I'm watching this from my work at BMW, in my low mileage e39 216k.

Last time I was this early, Austin was still eating unlimited salad and breadsticks.

I love the e39 m5. Right now im up around 250k miles on my e36 and what i will say is you definitely have to love it. Only time its ever been down is the 3 or 4 days it took me to upgrade the coolant system. Other than that ive driven it to and from work about 70 miles a day for the last 4 years lol. Shes never skipped a beat!!

For me the E39 M5 is far far more interesting/beautiful car than any of the AMG cars. What an icon

In 2005 I sold my S2M5 in Naperville for 55K. The dealership was horrible and his shop didn't exist yet. I still miss the car.

I started following Alex because of this Vinwiki episode, Not a BMW guy but the Mercedes content hooked me and I've followed ever since :-)

"Rev up your engines!!!!"

Alex is the type of guy who buys a cheap high-end vehicle to go through extensive and uber expensive repairs but ends up getting a great condition running and driving vehicle. Quite not the same case with Hoovie...

Awesome buy, sounds like it is already making you smile. Safe travels.

That could be the brother of my 2007 S550 which I bought in 2012 with 43000 mies and now I have 360000 Miles ,almost all Highway but there was no refurbishing and everything was always fixed right away as I use it for my airport transportation service. original parts are the water pump, starter, Alternator and engine got a rebuild transmission at 260 000 the interial is like brand new what surprises me the most and so is the paint beside stone chips on the hood

4:36 I think your right headlight is broken. It aint blinking on any other bmw ive seen so far

I recently got a 5 series sedan with the 6 speed, I was looking at a m5 on Monday on craigslist matching the one on your video. Hope to see more about it.

I'm on my 2nd E39 and I have to say it's the BEST car I've ever owned. Sure I'm a BMW enthusiast, but the E39 M5 has to be the best BMW M car ever made. It's close to perfect, and if anything goes wrong they are inexpensive to fix and great to DIY. Best of luck with it, embrace any issues you come across and give it love, it deserves it

I love the aspen silver paint that was only available on the e39.

I’m gunna need your friend OJ to go by a different name lol

can't wait to see how many miles this car makes it with the OG motor! a carbon black e39 m3... dream car

Good luck! Sounds like the right type of car for utube

Man I hope you enjoy this car. Definitely checking out his channel.

I love my '98 e39 540i/6. I got it as an abandoned car from a lot that went under, so... free, essentially. Put about $3k into getting it running/licensed/registered (someone had managed to strip parts off it while it sat for 3 years) and replaced a few cosmetic parts that were broken and new Pilot Super Sports. Since registration/smog is coming due again, I decided this time to have the timing chains and guides replaced to address part of an oil leak (she has 180k miles) as well as some door lock issues which is about another $3k. So, ~$6k in total for a well sorted car that I am absolutely in love with seems like a bargain to me. Part of those costs were upgrades such as front/rear BlackVue dash cams and Dynavin N7 head unit. The timing chain guides were in decent shape and was told they looked original. The clips were broken and the chain was stretched, but all-in-all they were still good for a few more miles. I wanted to get them changed for the peace of mind. My e39 was traded in by the original owner at Livermore Audi then sold at auction. Some local dealer picked it up but couldn't get it to start because of a fault. The shop they took it to couldn't figure it out, so the car sat. In that time the used lot went out of business and the car just sat. One day, my brother goes to a BMW mechanic seminar or something and the guy that had the car asks if my brother wanted it. My brother has a '03 e39 540i MSport Auto. My brother said sure then asked if I wanted it. All I had to do was the lien sale paperwork. So, technically I am the third owner since the out-of-business car dealer never registered it and the last reported owner was Livermore Audi who sold it at auction.

Oh that is actually a really good buy. Very good story. I'm a big BMW / Audi / Porsche guy, and I have had many E36 and E39 because they are kind of the last analog car, and they are just a blast to drive. I have got them for free, I have rebuilt them, put new heads on them, new engines, and love all of it. My wife is driving a free E39 I was given. I drive an E36 325is manual transmission, and a E53 4.4i for parts runs. Never owned an M5... might just get into that.

I know Oj, he's a real killer mechanic!

It's a 400k mile car, who cares if it has been painted?

The wheels, tires, and suspension is perfect

Awesome high mileage hero car there, easily my favorite BMW. Great story to go with it....and I bet I know the shop if it's in East TN.

Imagine the metaphors for financial risk Ed or Rob could have come up with on this one.

I bought an e39 M5 for 3500$ with a noisy vanos 10 years ago CHEAP

I am ready for another Rabbit AMA video!

Another Alex vin wiki. Yes!

The guides on the s62 usually hold up, its the m62 thats notorious for timing chain guide failure.

2001 E46 330i, 255k miles. Original Water Pump I only replaced it as I was replacing the coolant system thanks to an expansion tank

8k 😮 ummmmm idk how I feel about that price

03 e39 m5 is my dream Sunday car

Last time someone took a ride with a guy named oj they we're in a white Bronco

Always wanted an E34

No brainer: the last models with manual transmission are only going to appreciate in the future

ima firm believer that if you take care of your car and engine it will take care of you. this proves it

5:18 that autologic will tell you all you need lol

I would have gone for a 2001-2003 model. The first year of the facelift model isn't usually as reliable because there are design and manufacturing kinks to work out. Unless your car was made towards the end of the model year run. The reliability should be a little better.

Good morning, have a good Monday!

Love this channel

VinWiki makes a Monday excellent

I here I thought my 200K miles e39 M5 was a lot. Wish I still had it. Mine was carbon black as well, awesome color.

I have a e63 M6. People have a lot to say about the V10 models but mine has been really good so far. Yes i have to keep bottles of 10w-60 super car oil in my trunk but it’s well worth it. I’ve done a total of $1000 in maintenance in a year but it isn’t bad for a car of that caliber. I love my car but will be selling it soon for a i8. Which may be a different story mechanically wise but I’ll find out :)

I had an e28 524td that had over 400k on it. I put 300k on it before selling it. Lost track of it. It still had the original engine, trans and all 4 wheel bearings, plus even the original AC compressor . Several alternators, water pumps and a radiator replaced .

Welcome to the BMW family. - 2001 740i Sport.

Kinda cool to know this car being owned by 2 caring owners and now going to him about to receive the same love. Now that's a great car story

E39 M5 truly the best in my opinion. What a presence this car has. My favorite car in need for speed high stakes besides maybe a Diablo

I'm an e9x/n54 guy, matter of fact I believe I own the cheapest running/driving LCI N54 in the US, however I've owned a few e39s.. and for a big guy like myself, they're MUCH more comfortable and roomy. I'll scoot over to his channel and check out his content!

I remember watching the full story of this a few years ago which he had a few codes kept popping up wasn’t a major 😊

Amazing Find! I love the car! I would have bought it myself!!!

Being a former E46 owner it has me lol'ing seeing all the comments with people still have original suspension @ over 150k because it usually doesn't last past 80k before things get really wonky up front with the steering.

The one car I miss more than anything. Hell my profile pic was in it. I ran that thing for 187,000 miles most dependable and reliable car I've ever owned and I got ON IT all the time. Still factory clutch when I had to trade it because my left knee is so jacked I couldn't painlessly operate the clutch anymore. :-( God I miss it every day. E39 M5s are freaking amazing.

I had a 2000 E39 540i6. Couldn’t afford the M5, but it was the best car I’ve ever owned! Coolest thing was the lighted M shift knob.

If you break down near Bloomington, IN, I can help

3:44 That angle.....

Watching this video I swear I can smell the leather. I used to have a E39 540m