[Theo]

So it’s with a heavy heart I say goodbye to the M5. It drove away today to a new owner. I was the second person who got to enjoy this icon. The original owner bought it new and was going to keep it forever. Then 2008 happened. I picked it up at 44k miles on 7/14/08.

I will say this is the longest car I have ever owned. That says something. Classic looks and the S62 makes this car. Enough torque down low to make around town so fun and enough revs to make running through the gears epic.

Not sure I will ever get to enjoy that type of engine again. The E9X M3 comes close but zero low end torque is the thing where the S62 was better.

Now the bad part. I’ve paid for this car twice with maintenance. This car, unless you can do you own work on it, is not worth owning. Maybe under warranty but not out.

Build quality is vault like. To this day besides the drivers side bolster the interior does not look like a 17yo car. Quality.

As I move on I will always remember the E39 M5. I wanted one in 02-03 but was not ready to spend that kind of money. I was not disappointed when I finally got one in 08.

I guess I let it go on way to long because as the years and miles piled on so did the expenses.

I do and don’t regret it.

Anyway 12y later I'm still glad I’ve had one.