"Tapas" (tapas)
03/13/2020 at 09:00 • Filed to: None
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"Tapas" (tapas)
03/13/2020 at 09:00 • Filed to: None | 4
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I found my car’s twin! - UPDATE: It sold for US $17,750! Close to what I paid for my car!
When cars get old and semi-rare, there’s no good way to compare two examples on sale. Condition, mods, miles, paint, repairs, etc mean no two cars are alike.
Except mine is really close to this! I have a 145k mile example of an E39 M5 - LeMans Blue/Caramel extended, with the lights, steering and infotainment from 2003. I also have a Dinan exhaust, short shifter and sway bar.
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The stock market has tumbled because of the Corona virus. Thanks, Obama!
Not that I have any money to invest there. But also - I don’t have enough to buy and keep a car twin,
But maybe you keep your savings in gold, buried randomly around the Florida swamps or keep cash money stuffed in your mattress? If so, buy this!
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
> Tapas
03/12/2020 at 10:54 |
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Very nice. So I only need to wait 6 more years for the miles on my car to become irrelevant? =)
Tripper
> Tapas
03/12/2020 at 10:59 |
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I’m keeping an eye as I do on every E39 M5
functionoverfashion
> Tripper
03/12/2020 at 11:39 |
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Same. I followed one on the highway for a bit on Tuesday. Such a great looking car, and also just... great.
ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy
> Tapas
03/12/2020 at 11:49 |
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That generation M5 always makes me think of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 on the PS2—early high school days for me . The M5 wasn’t the fastest car in the game, but it was modeled to drive with its tail out around turns (who knows/cares how accurate that is to real life), so it was a lot of fun and one of my favorites to use. If I remember right.
ZHP Sparky, the 5th
> functionoverfashion
03/12/2020 at 11:54 |
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Funny how the regular E39 models from that generation do absolutely nothing for me – was more so the case when they were new – but an E39 M5 is pretty much perfection even just to look at.
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Tripper
> ZHP Sparky, the 5th
03/12/2020 at 12:03 |
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There are a ton of very subtle differences between the M and non M E39s. Add em all up and the M5 looks amazing and the others look as plain as a camry.
WilliamsSW
> Tapas
03/12/2020 at 12:11 |
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This is also the color combo I want, but alas I do not have the monies.
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Tapas
> ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy
03/12/2020 at 12:44 |
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I have driven it in the snow. It is tail happy 3 0 mph+
So I’m guessing it will behave the same if I ever nut up and throw it around the track.
HoustonRunner
> Tapas
03/12/2020 at 13:37 |
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Curious, what do you think a reasonable price is?
This is my attainable dream car, as I've commented to you before. Your color combo is the best.
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Tapas
> HoustonRunner
03/12/2020 at 14:21 |
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For a well maintained LeMans Blue on Caramel with this mileage, clean car fax, decent interior and paint?
US $18k - $20k? Anything less is a really good deal.
Especially if it is LeMans Blue on Caramel, or any other rare color (Like Red or White or Green).
I have seen other E39 M5s for sale from $15k to $17k, but they either have high mileage, previous accident or some other issue.
I have to say, I’m am not an expert on the E39 M5 market. I picked mine up in mid-2018 for a similar price in CAD, when the mileage was 123k.
So I can only assume that they haven’t depreciated.
cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
> Tapas
03/12/2020 at 14:50 |
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Cool find!
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HoustonRunner
> Tapas
03/12/2020 at 15:44 |
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I'm content with my E28 for a while, and probably will get an LSD diff and maybe headers for a bit more punch off the line. But there is a LeMans blue E39 M5 in my area, and I almost literally drool every time I see and hear it.
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Tapas
> HoustonRunner
03/12/2020 at 18:03 |
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I drool when I see other M5s and I already have one lol
itranthelasttimeiparkedit
> Tapas
03/13/2020 at 10:03 |
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I have a 2000 green on tan. I have a 2002 540iT also, always thought I wanted the facelift, but the pre is actually pretty great. Only complaint is my tape deck is broken =p
The blue on tan is still my favorite though!
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functionoverfashion
> Tapas
03/13/2020 at 10:16 |
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I thought this sold for a very reasonable price. What a great car for under $20k.