Thread: E39 M5 input please

Originally Posted by NY-STRMTRPR

Hollywood I was with you all the way until you threw the 645ci in the mix.

e55/e39 m5... hard to make that decision...

But the 645ci... idk man.... lower hp, heavy, soft ride and lousy slush box... and dont forget gen 1 idrive and computers.

I have a buddy that just bought an e60 m5 with the gen one comfort access and idrive..

Has been a nightmare.

I'd go do that e30 all day long and drive it like you stole it.



My .02

+1 Sorry man, 645 is just kinda sluggish compared to the other two

You know my vote...

^ precisely

I know what you guys are saying and I love the M5's...there are just a lot of factors pulling me towards the 6 right now. I'm not as much of a "driver" as I used to be, my office/myself may also be moving into the city soon, so daily traffic is brutal (auto), I love the class & prestige of the 6 and that this one has a couple of extras to make it unique...plus I'm getting a killer deal on it. I'm going to see it Friday, if financing and everything works out in my favor, I will likely be driving it home the same day.

Originally Posted by Hollywood85

I would've loved to grab your vette but I'm staying away from black this time around and also wanted to lower my payments so I can start looking for property with a little more flexibility, sorry bro!

No prob. I think it's getting sold this week. Just FYI, your 335i can be turned into a 420whp monster with like $2000 or so.

If you can live with two doors then go for it, the price is right.

Soccer practice, grocery store and...

Do it for the sound alone!

I went and drove the 645...it's an awesome looking car. Coilovers and the 21" 128's really make it stand out and it looks incredible. Definitely a much different car to drive though. I was driving through some windy roads the other night wondering how it would feel in the 6 instead of a 335i with sport suspension...

It's going to be a hard decision to make, and if I have the opportunity I'd like to drive an e39 M5 soon also, but the 645 still has my attention even though it's a totally different animal than something small and super agile.

I've had an E39 M5 for about 2 months now! Have already done 18000 km (about 11k miles). Through Paris, across Europe and the last 40 days in Albania. I got to say that the traffic here in the city, is the worst traffic ever. And by ever, I mean EVER! People who keep switching lanes without using signals and all kind of crap! You must have nerves of steel. Even though, the driving experience in the city has been not much of a problem with the manual gearbox and I find it rather pleasant. (This was actually my first manual car, I've been driving for 8 years now and every car I and my family has owned these past years has been an automatic).

If I were you, I wouldn't think twice about the E39 M5. Go drive it, enjoy it, and buy it! You will not regret it. I will write an extensive review of the car this weekend. If you're interested, I will give my pros and cons and everything in between. But there aren't a lot of cons about the E39 M5.