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Originally Posted by OUGrad05
The E39 M5 was the dream car in high school but have read they are absolutely awful to keep on the road and I want something I can drive a day or two each week.
May have to rethink and go with a Porsche Cayman or something else :\
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Bought an E39 M5 in 2009 with 66k on it, sold it 2015 with 95k on it (for quite a bit more $, I might add).
Along the way there were almost constant little things going wrong, wearing out, and preventative maintenance... BUT it never left me stranded, never had a truly expensive failure, and never had anything go wrong that was a major inconvenience (like my friend's much newer Audi S4 whose rear windows would go down... but not back up).
Basically, if you're willing to budget $2k/yr (I averaged $1,100/yr including normal wear items, doing most work myself) and don't mind working on cars (most things are actually not that hard to do), it's an awesome car and worth it. If you're not willing to invest that kind of love, it will get annoying.