They still do, but they are different. Road feel tank-like solidity of certain components (controls, doors) are no longer the priority. They add too much weight and cost, when fuel efficiency and electronics are the most sought after features. Heavy steering with lots of feel isn’t prized by most drivers-especially in a semi-autonomous era- and wasn’t even back in the 00s. BMW was an outlier, gloriously so. Alas, their new stuff feels more like highly competent, stable and well-handling Lexus products. These classics will continue to be highly valued by us. They are from a bygone era.
Nice car, would like to remove those headlights and send them over to M539 Restorations in Germany so he can give them the proper treatment with a hammer. >.
I have a 2007 e61 M5 with just shy of 300K miles, owned since new, unfortunately, unlike this beautiful e39, mine has been opened up more times than I care to remember, rod bearings have effectively been consumable items (!) I’ve easily spent its purchase price - and more - in maintaining the damn thing over the years, my biggest mistake was giving up on the BMW extended warranty at 145k miles thinking it was better to save the premiums, within a month it handed me a £7k bill for a gearbox issue…. I still love it though, I’ll part with it when I die, my most loved and hated car I’ve ever owned, the e38 750iL that preceded it was much better built, vastly better on fuel (it was awful by normal standards) and by far more reliable.
My gosh, i have the Same Car combination as you, m5( both Wagon and sedan) and had the e38 750i. I am running in 5w50 Mobil1 in the v10, never a 10w60 again. That thick oil killed those engines. How about you?
@@mikesiegenthaler4224 Castrol 10 w60 I switched to 5 w50 @ approximately 190K miles and had a rod bearing failure about 800 miles later, went back to 10 w60 and 105k ish miles later its still running well. Its quite odd, its's been far more reliable from 190K to 297k than it was from new to 190k....
@@mikesiegenthaler4224 Well, yes, - within reason - I didn't buy a 507BHP wagon to trundle to the shops like a Prius, equally, I don't load it from cold and pick my time and places to put the foot down... That said, I love to hear it scream in its last 1500 rpm, it's truly addictive, and - most likely - what hurts the wallet the most... :D
@@brucehauser6826 i just came from the Garage and drove mine since over a year and it was stunning. Just dont have the time to Drive more than 100 km a year. But thats alright with the Touring, thats why i have the Saloon for. And an e39 Touring 530i m pack as a daily. And no, in Switzerland 🇨🇭 youre definitely not pushing the Pedal to the floor😂. Once maybe, not twice
I have a 2002 e39 M5 with 256,000 miles and it’s still purring smoothly. I change my oil every 5,000 miles with Mobile 1 10w-40 and I add Ceratec oil additive from FCP Euro.
@@OLearysBMW I had a Honda accord 98 bought it at 160k km drove it until 630k km not a single mechanical problem or failure not even once i only changed the brakes and thats it
@@stuffthatgoesfast2259 nice. Rt now I got 240K miles at start up I hear lifter tick then goes away once warmed up. Can that be of a concern.? I drive it hard always. Anything I can do to fix or just ignore it. It sat for a few weeks while on vacation then I got this sound.
@@bcruzin28 try some thicker oil, lifter tick is very common with age. The lifter's take a few seconds to build oil pressure. I'd recommend 10w-40, doesn't have to be liquid molly, but it's really good shit.
The one from legit street cars? That one was pretty cool, but once its engine is replaced (imo) its lost the cool factor to me. Any exterior can be restored, suspension components get constantly replaced but an engine is the soul of cars, for the engine to be original is a big deal, the e39 on legit street cars was on its 2nd or 3rd motor.
@@aidenp5768 second, first motor was replaced when 90k miles as i recall. but be honest this car cant handle 500k miles without replacing chain guides.
gee i wonder how the timing chain guides last longer. maybe because the owner doesnt bang the car off the rev limiter when it is still cold and the oil is actually changed regularly. strange how a car treats you better if you treat it better. side note: this is directed at the people who treat their bmws like crap and give bmw their image of poor reliability (mostly caused by teenagers)
i feel like chain guides heat cycles is the thing to get them to break. lets be honest, i would believe bearings have never been done, because of everything you said. but chain guides, i seriuosly doubt that..
I have a 2000 model with 200k on a 03 engine. It still hauls ass! I use Lubri moly and change the oil every 3k miles. Its over service but I don't care. Cheap protection.
That’s not true. A 525tds E39 in Germany did around 700k miles with it’s first engine, turbo and gearbox. I have seen a lot of old BMW with this or higher mileage. The old engines of BMW were unkillable
This only goes to show if you look after your car it will look after you do the servicing on time change oil often and SORT OUT any problems ASAP regardless of cost💯🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Thas what I lobe about u Americans... U keep a car going irrespective of mileage... Unlike us dam Brits... Owh stay clear of high mile cars... When a well maintained car.. Is just as reliable
Sometimes even more reliable because there's no surprises & you have guidance from the past to help you address all weak points. Newer is just about always worse with cars in every aspect except saftey.
Here in Ireland you could have a 10 year old car with 30,000 miles on clock, people won’t want it, people are obsessed with reg plates, it must be new. That’s why our roads here are full of new and nearly new shit heaps
@@tylercouture216 Right, people think rod bearing failure happens to every car affected by it, but in reality it comes down to how you maintain your car. Same with the Porsche IMS bearing failure, people think it happens to every car, but it's only a few hundred out of 100.000 cars affected...
@@saimk4239 I know brother ever since owing a e60 m5 I came to realization that people on RUclips enjoy saying they are problematic just to hide their guilty pleasure of wanting to own one. And they only base their opinions off of fear mongering maintenence videos on already neglected v10s
I hosted this meet and shot this video (and I also am one of your previous customers). It was held in south Austin. I'll invite you next time if I can find you on Facebook
@@THahaC With 14 on-going projects at the shop, it's become quite challenging to get free time to produce videos. I have every intent on making them, it's just a matter of time.
They really used to make a good cars in good old times.
They still do, but they are different. Road feel tank-like solidity of certain components (controls, doors) are no longer the priority. They add too much weight and cost, when fuel efficiency and electronics are the most sought after features. Heavy steering with lots of feel isn’t prized by most drivers-especially in a semi-autonomous era- and wasn’t even back in the 00s. BMW was an outlier, gloriously so. Alas, their new stuff feels more like highly competent, stable and well-handling Lexus products. These classics will continue to be highly valued by us. They are from a bygone era.
Nice car, would like to remove those headlights and send them over to M539 Restorations in Germany so he can give them the proper treatment with a hammer. >.
Wow , still such a beautiful 39 . Proves with the right care you can get many miles 👌. I’m in Austin too 💪
Here in Austin too. Just bought another e39 m5
I have a 2007 e61 M5 with just shy of 300K miles, owned since new, unfortunately, unlike this beautiful e39, mine has been opened up more times than I care to remember, rod bearings have effectively been consumable items (!) I’ve easily spent its purchase price - and more - in maintaining the damn thing over the years, my biggest mistake was giving up on the BMW extended warranty at 145k miles thinking it was better to save the premiums, within a month it handed me a £7k bill for a gearbox issue….
I still love it though, I’ll part with it when I die, my most loved and hated car I’ve ever owned, the e38 750iL that preceded it was much better built, vastly better on fuel (it was awful by normal standards) and by far more reliable.
My gosh, i have the Same Car combination as you, m5( both Wagon and sedan) and had the e38 750i. I am running in 5w50 Mobil1 in the v10, never a 10w60 again. That thick oil killed those engines. How about you?
@@mikesiegenthaler4224 Castrol 10 w60 I switched to 5 w50 @ approximately 190K miles and had a rod bearing failure about 800 miles later, went back to 10 w60 and 105k ish miles later its still running well. Its quite odd, its's been far more reliable from 190K to 297k than it was from new to 190k....
@@brucehauser6826 oh wow, so youre pushing the engine quite a Lot it seems right? 5w50 is just For slow driving mostly..
@@mikesiegenthaler4224 Well, yes, - within reason - I didn't buy a 507BHP wagon to trundle to the shops like a Prius, equally, I don't load it from cold and pick my time and places to put the foot down... That said, I love to hear it scream in its last 1500 rpm, it's truly addictive, and - most likely - what hurts the wallet the most... :D
@@brucehauser6826 i just came from the Garage and drove mine since over a year and it was stunning. Just dont have the time to Drive more than 100 km a year. But thats alright with the Touring, thats why i have the Saloon for. And an e39 Touring 530i m pack as a daily. And no, in Switzerland 🇨🇭 youre definitely not pushing the Pedal to the floor😂. Once maybe, not twice
I have a 2002 e39 M5 with 256,000 miles and it’s still purring smoothly. I change my oil every 5,000 miles with Mobile 1 10w-40 and I add Ceratec oil additive from FCP Euro.
that's crazy! I already thought my 1995 e36 m3 with 320k miles was crazy. But then the headgasket blew 😒
Lol typical bmw
@@bolebole1147 at 320k miles.. hardly just because it's a BMW.
@@OLearysBMW I had a Honda accord 98 bought it at 160k km drove it until 630k km not a single mechanical problem or failure not even once i only changed the brakes and thats it
@@bolebole1147 Either way, 320k miles, not km. Is still rather impressive on stock HG. Honda is known to be reliable, who doesn't know this.
@@bolebole1147 I guarantee that Honda Accord was nowhere close in terms of driving experience to the M3
that interior!
Curious his oil of choice and oil intervals changed?
I actually am his mechanic, he runs liquid molly 10w-40. Changes it every 6,000miles.
@@stuffthatgoesfast2259 nice. Rt now I got 240K miles at start up I hear lifter tick then goes away once warmed up. Can that be of a concern.? I drive it hard always. Anything I can do to fix or just ignore it. It sat for a few weeks while on vacation then I got this sound.
@@bcruzin28 try some thicker oil, lifter tick is very common with age. The lifter's take a few seconds to build oil pressure. I'd recommend 10w-40, doesn't have to be liquid molly, but it's really good shit.
10w40 preferred over castroll 10w60? Just wondering. Or does it more depend on climate?
@@makavelietreDepends on specifications of the oil itself no every 10w-40 are the same ;)
as long as you treat the car good engine and gear will run for ever
years after years my love for all e39 only grow bigger !!!
42K on my 02 M5. Barely broken in......
Those headlights 🤢🤮 YUCK
Impressive, I know there was one over 490k a couple years ago
The one from legit street cars? That one was pretty cool, but once its engine is replaced (imo) its lost the cool factor to me. Any exterior can be restored, suspension components get constantly replaced but an engine is the soul of cars, for the engine to be original is a big deal, the e39 on legit street cars was on its 2nd or 3rd motor.
@@aidenp5768 second, first motor was replaced when 90k miles as i recall. but be honest this car cant handle 500k miles without replacing chain guides.
gee i wonder how the timing chain guides last longer. maybe because the owner doesnt bang the car off the rev limiter when it is still cold and the oil is actually changed regularly. strange how a car treats you better if you treat it better.
side note: this is directed at the people who treat their bmws like crap and give bmw their image of poor reliability (mostly caused by teenagers)
i feel like chain guides heat cycles is the thing to get them to break. lets be honest, i would believe bearings have never been done, because of everything you said. but chain guides, i seriuosly doubt that..
Few years ago there was one in CA with over 600k
I have a 2000 model with 200k on a 03 engine. It still hauls ass! I use Lubri moly and change the oil every 3k miles. Its over service but I don't care. Cheap protection.
Yo wtf I was ready to here like 200 something thousand. That’s insane
200k is nothing for a BMW engine. (Not the new ones).
To think about how many gallons of gas this car ate over so many years
🤣
That was truly excellent German engineering Bach then! Today…. E-trash is supposed to be (wrong) way….
Wow! That's actually amazing!
I think that's the highest mileage BMW in general!!
Not really you would be surprised to see the ones in eastern europe
Ive heard of 700k miles on an m54 before. But im not sure if that was legit. It was stated on a forum.
That’s not true. A 525tds E39 in Germany did around 700k miles with it’s first engine, turbo and gearbox. I have seen a lot of old BMW with this or higher mileage. The old engines of BMW were unkillable
Hard to believe shes on the same chain guides! Not impossible but very very very improbable in my opinion 🤷♂️
Proof that BMW is reliable
that e46 wagon! oooof nice
I have a 02 530i m 337k miles
What is up with the headlights? And the wheel color looks a bit off but the paint and interior still looks amazing!
i think they are aftermarket
Aftermarket no name headlights made in Taiwan.
@@Entiz3000 I mean you gotta respect the car, it’s engineering and it’s caring owner, but the headlights are a disgrace
This only goes to show if you look after your car it will look after you do the servicing on time change oil often and SORT OUT any problems ASAP regardless of cost💯🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Last true BMW. Where are You going right now BMW?
Dream! Great interior 👌
How many kms did your friend Nick have on his E39 when he sold it in Ohio? Yes, I’m an long time subscriber haha
Nick's M5 had 236,092 miles (379,953km) when he sold it in April, 2021. The car has since been parted out due to extreme chassis corrosion, sadly.
Here is a Video with a german M5 with 726000 Kilometers
ruclips.net/video/6RU1LbPNwB0/видео.html
Thas what I lobe about u Americans... U keep a car going irrespective of mileage... Unlike us dam Brits... Owh stay clear of high mile cars... When a well maintained car.. Is just as reliable
Sometimes even more reliable because there's no surprises & you have guidance from the past to help you address all weak points.
Newer is just about always worse with cars in every aspect except saftey.
@@RothBeyondTheGrave very true...respected comment
Here in Ireland you could have a 10 year old car with 30,000 miles on clock, people won’t want it, people are obsessed with reg plates, it must be new. That’s why our roads here are full of new and nearly new shit heaps
VERY NICE!!! HIGH Mileage shows quality
Any Update on this car?
How many miles now?
Thank you
Regards
I've actually seen it myself now twice. The last time I saw it in May, it had 615,000 miles.
Awesome, except for the cheap and ugly Aftermarket headlights.
Was this a car meet in a parking garage in Austin? Just curious to know if it's a weekly event.
Not a weekly event. I was the event host and plan to throw another in the fall or winter.
@@newton22 Thanks for the response. Am I allowed to attend in my ATS-V?
542 wow!!
Original rod bearings too??
Don't believe rod bearings are a common failure point on the S62. Only the S85 and S65 had issues, but those were also rare
According to the owner, yes
@@saimk4239 about time someone addressed that topic with some common sense
@@tylercouture216 Right, people think rod bearing failure happens to every car affected by it, but in reality it comes down to how you maintain your car. Same with the Porsche IMS bearing failure, people think it happens to every car, but it's only a few hundred out of 100.000 cars affected...
@@saimk4239 I know brother ever since owing a e60 m5 I came to realization that people on RUclips enjoy saying they are problematic just to hide their guilty pleasure of wanting to own one. And they only base their opinions off of fear mongering maintenence videos on already neglected v10s
Shes only run in...
Where in Central Texas was this meet up?
I hosted this meet and shot this video (and I also am one of your previous customers). It was held in south Austin. I'll invite you next time if I can find you on Facebook
Invite me too!
What intake
How many miles have this car now?
Last reported in December 2023 with 600,693 miles.
what Color is best for bmw e39 ? Say two options
E39 M5 best colors: Imola Red and Avus Blue.
@@E39Source thenks for the answer.
@@E39Source I haven’t seen this Color in real life
@@E39Source only Blue topaz. And he really liked
What's wrong with the headlights.
Cheap Aftermarket replacements. Ugly as hell.
Whats up with those ugly head lights? Otherwise, very impressive!
i've got 506152 :D
What happened to the M5 with manual swap?
The E60? It's doing great! More to come on it.
@@E39Source When r drive vids coming?
@@THahaC With 14 on-going projects at the shop, it's become quite challenging to get free time to produce videos. I have every intent on making them, it's just a matter of time.
hi I'm French when I think I broke a piston at 168,000 km on mine....
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Highest Mileage as Ugliest chinese headlights
im at 252k in my 98 528
What oil do you use and how often to you change oil?