For Sale: 2001 LMB/Blk e39 M5. 205,XXX miles, OE+ modified, absurdly maintained

[Obioban]

$23,000

Build journal for the car, for the last 10 years: https://www.m5board.com/threads/obio...roject.322426/
I’ve kind of stopped updating it in recent times because it was getting repetitive after 10 years, as I was doing the same thing twice (e.g. who needs to see pictures of a second round of timing chain guide replacement)… but there’s still a good portion of the cars history in there.

Full size/full quality zip of all the pictures below can be downloaded here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/e1bju9ubo3...0sale.zip?dl=0

For sale is our 2001 M5. Let’s start with the bad— this car is a rebuild title. That said, it is a rebuild title not because of a crash, but because of electronic issues the dealer could not fix. This was actually what caused me to buy the car. I fixed them, 100,000+ miles/10 years ago, and they have not returned.

Sale of the car, assuming it goes near asking price, will include the stock 18s, as well as the RG-Rs.

Maintenance:

This car has been serving as our garaged daily driver for the last decade. I also maintained it for the previous owner, so I’ve been responsible for it since ~150,000 miles. In that time, I have maintained it to this schedule, using OE BMW fluids in all locations:
https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/m...ockdown-thread

Cliffs:
Every 7750 OBC "miles" (which is really every 5000 odometer miles)
-Oil change (including filter)
n.b.: oil changes should be done yearly, even if you don't make it to the OBC mileage target. Combustion byproducts get in the oil that degrade it with time, in addition to the degradation of use.

Every OBC Inspection Interval (so every other OBC service interval reset):
-Trans fluid
-Diff fluid
-cabin air filter
-engine air filter
-fuel filter
-power steering fluid (ATF)

Every other OBC inspection interval:
-Coolant (BMW coolant mixed 50:50 with distilled water)
-spark plugs
-belts

Beyond the basic maintenance, I strongly believe in addressing things before they fail (or, if something does fail, addressing every part of the car in that area). To that end, I have gone pretty nuts on every aspect of the car. Every control arm/bushing/bearing/ball joint of the suspension has been replaced, every seal on the engine has been replaced, the timing chain system has been replaced, oil separators have been replaced, the VANOS system has received a full Beisan service, and all the transmission wear items have been replaced. In more detail…

Preventative maintenance (as in, these are things I replace before they fail, to keep the car driving like, and as reliable as, new):

Front Axle:
Lft traction strut without rubb.mounting
Rght traction.strut without rubb.mountng
wishbone, right
wishbone, left
wheel bearings
sway bar bushings
sway bar end links
shocks (“dinan” koni yellow)

Rear Axle:
Subframe mounts
Diff mounts
Integral links (left and right)
Wishbones (left and right)
control arm (left and right)
Ball joints
Swing arms (left and right)
sway bar bushings
sway bar brackets
sway bar end links
diff input shaft seal
diff output shaft seals

Engine:
rod bearings
oil pan gasket
full beisan VANOS rebuild
All coils (and plugs)
Pre cat 02s
Timing chain guides and tensioner
all front case seals
idlers/tensioners/belts
Valve cover gasket and all associated bolt gaskets
PCV system
Pre cat O2 sensors
engine mounts
cam positions sensors (and seals)
throttle position sensors (and seals)
water pump
thermostat

Trans:
Clutch
pressure plate
fly wheel
rear main seal
trans input shaft seal
shifter selector rod seal
trans output shaft seal
pilot bearing (technically this part actually failed, at ~200,000 miles, which set me off the trans area refresh project)
throw out bearing
pivot pin
clutch fork
trans mounts
shifter bushings and cup
guibo
center support bearing

Modifications:
Automatic headlights (from later e39s)
Euro Dash
Euro Center Arm rest
Storage box cuph holder
“Dinan” Koni Yellows
Stoptech ST40 front BBK
18” BBS RG-Rs (stock wheels can also be included)
GAS monoball front control arms
Evo XR 2.0 Projectors in OE euro (clear) headlight housings
Stealth 1
Laser Interceptor laser jammer
Blue Bus
MKIV
BM53 retrofit (with Carphonics upgraded BM53)
e60 washer jet nozzles
Dinan diff mount reenforcement

What’s wrong with the car:
Overall the car is in great condition. Drives like new, no dead pixels, no lights on the dash, no fluid leaks. Basically there’s three issues
1) Seats— it has the e39 seat twist issue (it’s straight in our normal seat position, so we’ve been ignoring it), there is a torn stitch on the driver’s seat, and the seat heaters are not working.
2) It suffered the e39 gas door rust issue. I addressed it such that it’s no longer rusting (ground away the rust, primed, painted), but it does not look like factory new paint there.
3) small dent between the trunk lid and the bumper


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[tlow98]

Hot. Tempting!

[02_lsb]

Oh no. Is the m3 up next?

[Obioban]

Oh no. Is the m3 up next?

no.

[M3CSLWannabi]

Would you sell the RG-R separately?

[Obioban]

Would you sell the RG-R separately?

If the m5 buyer doesn’t want them, sure.

Until the car is sold without them, no.

[Obioban]

Bump! Price dropped!

[Obioban]

Feeling like I'm going to end up parting this car out, which makes me sad... but it's already priced ~$5000 less than I could get from breaking it.

Womp.

[Maxima SE]

If I remember correctly, it was involved in a front end accident. How much of the front end was resprayed? Also what is the overall condition of the paint as far as clear coat defects and rock chips go?

[Obioban]

If I remember correctly, it was involved in a front end accident. How much of the front end was resprayed? Also what is the overall condition of the paint as far as clear coat defects and rock chips go?

Yeah— it had a couple fender benders (mostly in parking lots while we weren’t in the car)— they’re all detailed in my journal.

The upside of that is that the paint looks freaking amazing— much better than any of our other cars. Almost zero rock chips and zero clear coat issues.

The hood and bumper were replaced (with new oe bmw parts), so the blend line is somewhere behind those panels. It’s good enough that I can’t see it, to tell you where it is.

[BAV_M_PWR]

I’m going to buy it. Consider it sold. 😎

[Obioban]

Sold!

So glad it’s going to a good home.

[ugaexploder]

I’m going to buy it. Consider it sold. 😎

Sounds like it went to a f***in' boss! 😎

[BAV_M_PWR]

Awesome transaction with a great guy. Love the new (to me) M5!

[Obioban]

Awesome transaction with a great guy. Love the new (to me) M5!

Excellent!

See you again in another 15 years 🤣