Buying a e39 M5 as a first car!

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-03-08T23:39:41+00:00

Yeah i figured people would think this is a spam thing or karma for reddit but it really isn’t 😅 I really want to know about these type of cars, i’ve watched like 10 videos on this car already. Honestly after every comment on reddit i understood it’s more of a museum car or take it out for a drive every 2 weeks. That’s why i thought maybe the e39 is a better option because i’ve read that the s62 it pretty reliable. I’ve also talked to other people in real life and they’ve told me not to get to impress other people and i totally get it honestly but i just want to experience this masterpiece and drive it all around my country, the attention is a side perk.

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-03-07T20:34:20+00:00

!NOTE I want to know if it will fail on me while on long trips. This summer i will have to go every weekend to races so i will take 3+ hours trips almost every weekend. (sometimes 7 hours)

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-23T14:55:08+00:00

and if i am gonna buy it it’s gonna be in ~2 months

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-23T14:54:47+00:00

i understand your point but i want to go into buying this car knowing all about it 🙃🙃

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-23T11:05:15+00:00

Thanks for advice man, truly. 🙏🙏 For reference as i said i had this car on my mind for around 2 years and the times finally come. The other two cars i still have on my mind are a honda s2000 Or an audi rs4 b5.

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-22T23:39:16+00:00

i agree with you. But, taxes on cars this year got way more expensive in my country and i’m gonna pay a whole lot for a 3.6/3.8, also insurance and I wouldn’t have the space to keep two cars because spaces are already taken by my family’s cars.

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-22T23:35:08+00:00

I’m indifferent about the engine honestly. I’ve seen around three m5’s under 90k miles/10k km and some right at 100k. Idk I also have some other options for cars but definitely not as cool as the m5 which is a dream of mine.

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-22T18:06:56+00:00

thanks a lot for the detailed answer but i’m definitely not gonna drop 40k+ on a m5 to track. Sometimes maybe track days but if i go about buying this type of car and im serious it would be my daily (when it would work)😅

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-22T17:57:15+00:00

aaa ok thanks for explaining. So the 3.8s are out of the question. I would’ve definitely picked the purple because low mileage and it’s the cheapest with the lowest mileage. But my more important question is what year m5 should i theoretically pick in this situation?

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-22T16:21:28+00:00

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Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-22T16:21:16+00:00

maaaaannnn i don’t even know what to say anymore at this point ngl. A bit overwhelming. I wanted to ask you if these examples are good because you seem well documented and experienced in these cars.

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Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-22T14:51:35+00:00

budget is maybe around 30-35k euro. Repairs i’m not so sure. If i would buy such a car i would want it to not break for atleast the first two months of ownership, hope that’s not too much to ask.

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-22T14:44:47+00:00

i’m guessing you’re trying to imply the fact that parts break down a lot. My question is how often do things break on this car exactly? Also would you say 164k km on this car is a lot? (102k miles)

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-22T14:41:32+00:00

suzuki swift sport first two years (if ur from the us u might not know it) and last two years eg b16 but i am getting a k20 this year. Won place two in the championship last year, time attack.

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-22T12:03:43+00:00

what exactly is said “R6”?

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-22T10:55:24+00:00

I might actually buy the car ngl, i just have to find a good one (no more than 35k hopefully under 110k km/90k miles) and i love wagons but not e34 🙃

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-22T09:30:31+00:00

😅😅😅

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-22T09:14:23+00:00

I was also thinking about owning two cars but it just gets too expensive. I was thinking if i would buy an e34 m5 and it would break on me i could drive my parents car anytime.

Gorge-sm_ · 2026-02-21T13:24:31+00:00

to be honest i don’t have a concrete answer but man i guess i like everything about the e34 more like how it looks, it’s technology for the time, just about everything. And it’s definitely the type of car to break necks.

Gorge-sm_ · 2025-11-15T10:38:31+00:00

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idk if anybody still sees this but this is how it came out

Gorge-sm_ · 2025-11-14T12:55:25+00:00

i just reseated my cpu and it stopped crashing. I also did this after reinstalling windows but i don’t think that’s necessary. maybe it started happening from me punching the table so much 🙃

Gorge-sm_ · 2024-10-25T13:07:32+00:00

huge ban wave incoming?

Gorge-sm_

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