vimzin

Hey guys I finally sold my C32 for $30,500 was a lot harder selling the car then I expected. I didnt end up getting the E55 since i wanted a manual this time around. I got a 2003 M5 with 11k miles black on black I pick it up later this week. Im going to miss the forums over here but will still be checking back in once in a while.
wish the best for everyone thanks for all the help over the last year.

DbleNckel

Nice choice!!! if the E39 M5 had a auto/SMG option, that would of been my current car!!! Enjoy it and CONGRATS!! ....speaking of the "Dark Side" .....Episode III comes out 12:01a.m. tonight!!!!

jtc55

congrats on your new m5. i also like bmws, i have an x5 and 330, and know you will love the m5.

Tall Giraffe

Damn for 30.5 I would have bought the car. I guess I will keep searching...

360_iti

so u'll be hanging out in this forum huh..
e39 m5 is awesome. it sounds like a beast, looks like a beast, and also runs like a beast. congrats.

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=49540

my next door friend's ride

vimzin

Thanks guys and daym that M5 is hot!!

Renault78law

i gotta ask, how much did you get the M5 for?

vimzin

they wanted 60 for it on ebay I got it for 59k but I got 2 cars from them the M5 and the 745i sport. I think over all I got a good deal since its a CPO.

vraa

M5 is sick. Thank goodness you weren't gay and got the M3. :sick:

s4iscool

Nice car, kinda high price. I drove a friends black/red.black for a bit and it didnt feel as fast as I expected but you def could tell you were moving...has similar feel to a s2000 in that it doesnt feel as fast as you are going...of course not as extreme. I was coming out of my S4 with 380+ tq though.

Lets seee pics!

Rareamg

Thinking about selling my car to get a 545 6 speed. Just don't know if it's worth trading in my car or selling it.

1313

Both BMW and MB make nice and good cars. But the M5's price sounds high. E39 M5's price is less than 20% higher than C32 at where I am.

noka

I sold my 2003 M5 last year (and I occasionally miss it). Definitely a fun, fast car (not as fast as E55 and maybe only a 0.1 quicker to 60-mph than my C55). Handles well but a bit big to toss around. Not as close to 50/50 weight distribution as the M3 due to the heavy V8. Some people did not like the recirculating ball steering but I though it was nice. Only things I did not like were: seats stiff and not as comfortable as my C55, shifter too tall for a sports sedan (IMO), and transmission really notchy shifting until it was completely warmed up (e.g. I needed to be totally stopped to get in 1st until a good 20-min of driving). Good thing is the '03 has the DVD-Nav and can take a BT retrofit fairly easily. It is also spec'd to take the (less expensive) 5W-30 BMW synthetic. Still there is an ongoing debate about whether CAFE standards were driving that because Euro-M5's (w/same engine) spec the (more expensive) 10W-60. Anyway, have fun with it.

Rgds,
Norm

FrankW

$60k for a 03 with 11k miles...not bad, but not that great of a deal either. anywayz, congrats with the new car e39 M5's one of my favorite cars of all time.