Production numbers: North American-spec M5

HD91 · Dec 4, 2012

The exterior colours seem to be correct. Same result as I got. I posted this last summer:

www.m5portal.com

However I don't understand the interior numbers. Some seem to be way off? Like Green leather (M3EG), 525 cars? I believe the correct number is 8.

This is the result I got (check DE93):

www.m5portal.com

absolutegtr · Dec 4, 2012

I would like to know how many M5's remain over the years. (Crashed, Destroyed , etc)

Topaz540i · Dec 5, 2012

based on the amount and rate of new threads for these things being parted out, i would guess there are almost none left lol. The quickest way to get rid of one is to let your kid take it for a spin.

Half the guys on bimmerforums have the m5 diff in their 540 and you know the m5 donor car owner didnt sell the diff cuz he still needed it.

i was talking to an auction guy and he said most of the insurance auctioned m5's get sent to the middle east. They go for something close to the price of gold over there. They are actually worth more in pieces than alive. So we only get to see a fraction of the parted out cars. Only those that the owner chose not to take the insurance payout. And i suspect most would do the pay out thing.

Bayou · Dec 4, 2012

Which one is the extended Nappa Heritage Schwarz? The E/Nap/Schwarz or E/Schwarz?

aznbo187 · Dec 4, 2012

It should be E/Nap/Schwarz.

hcaleman Discussion starter · Dec 4, 2012

I let him know about the count issue, he said the table was off by one column and updated it on his bimmerforums thread. I'll link it over later today.

You'd have to make assumptions on attrition. I'd have no idea what a reasonable rate would be now as we approach 10 years since the last E39s were sold. 10-20%?

Hein · Dec 4, 2012

Great info & thanks for sharing. Amazing how many are Carbon Black or Sterling Silver and how few were metallic red or green.

hcaleman Discussion starter · Dec 4, 2012

I was a bit surprised by the low alpine white numbers. It is a fairly common color in M3s so I was expecting the same when I started searching for an E39.

Asb9987 · Dec 4, 2012

So only 22 US US-Spec cars were order in Imola on Imola? Damn. Makes me feel great abut my purchase.

WHT.DMND//M5 · Dec 4, 2012

x2 - great information to have handy, Bravo members :applause: :cheers:

Diny · Dec 4, 2012

Only 22 imolas? More Silverstones than Anthracites? Is t hat by year or total? M5board then houses a huge percentage of the Imola population (I can think of 3 off the top of my head)

hcaleman Discussion starter · Dec 4, 2012

Yes, it is a matrix of Exterior/Interior combinations so you can see the total number of any given exterior color, interior color, or combination of the two (e.g. I was looking for an AW on extended nappa caramel, but with 14 sold I have a slim chance).

Asb9987 · Dec 4, 2012

Yup. Vertical = exterior. Horizontal = interior. Match up your exterior with the interior and the number gives you the total production run in that combo. If you just want overall run for a specific exterior or interior, just look at where the "total" box corresponds to it.

hcaleman Discussion starter · Dec 4, 2012

Updated the table, the numbers should make more sense now.

bmwMcrzy · Dec 5, 2012

Where is this data coming from?
People have mentioned on here it takes BMW 15 years after a chassis has been out of production for them to publish the info.

MMMGP · Dec 5, 2012

Looks like I'm a little late to the party. Took the admins two days to approve my account--speedy service.

The data is pulled from the BMW ETK site as mentioned in the first post or check it out here. The password and username are provided at that site.

bmwluvr4evr said:
I have black on black. Now I want to run to the car and see which I have. Hmmm...

You can quickly view your build info from here.

HD91 said:
Don't know if your friend checked this, but we also nailed it down to specific options (numbers ordered and total order percentage): www.m5portal.com

Very nice site, must have take some time to get all that data compiled and sorted. Kudos to you sir!

NozMaximus said:
1 of 4?? Imola Red on M-Texture hmmm

There's no way. I came across 2 in the year and a half I looked for one.

Yes, that's what the data pull shows.

OptimusPrimeM5 said:
So I presume the "E" prefacing the Leather on the columns is for extended? So there is only 1 "Extended Leather" Chiaretto with Caramel? I was told mine has "extended leather" but I cant believe its the only 1 equipped as such. How do I verify? I have the build code for the interior but was unable to verify that against anything.

Yes, E is for extended leather. The decoder from upholstery code number to upholstery name can be found here at the bottom of the page.

AGM5 · Dec 5, 2012

cool.

1 of 75 for mine.

bmwluvr4evr · Dec 5, 2012

I have black on black. Now I want to run to the car and see which I have. Hmmm...

HD91 · Dec 5, 2012

They are probably from the so called ASAP system. EU regulations require manufacturers to hand out spec sheets and the EU login can be used by non-EU IPs as well.
It must be excellent to have a script that does this automatically! I pulled the specs on all M5s made (E28, E34, E39, E60 and F10) manually hmmm What a PITA job it was ouich
However stats like this are extremely interesting I think. Don't know if your friend checked this, but we also nailed it down to specific options (numbers ordered and total order percentage): www.m5portal.com

NozMaximus · Dec 5, 2012

1 of 4?? Imola Red on M-Texture hmmm

There's no way. I came across 2 in the year and a half I looked for one.

bmwMcrzy · Dec 5, 2012

You can swap an interior

OptimusPrimeM5 · Dec 5, 2012

So I presume the "E" prefacing the Leather on the columns is for extended? So there is only 1 "Extended Leather" Chiaretto with Caramel? I was told mine has "extended leather" but I cant believe its the only 1 equipped as such. How do I verify? I have the build code for the interior but was unable to verify that against anything.

bimmerule · Dec 6, 2012

Is it better to be rare or have the color you like? I'll take carbon black all day.

OptimusPrimeM5 · Dec 6, 2012

bimmerule said:
Is it better to be rare or have the color you like? I'll take carbon black all day.

As far as Im concerned I have both :trophy_bronze:

Asb9987 · Dec 7, 2012

^or Laguna Seca! In fact, I'm looking to add an Imola Red E46 M3 daily in the Spring to match the M5. What an epic pair that would be: two of the best driving machines known to man, ever. I think that's my definition of heaven.

hcaleman Discussion starter · Dec 11, 2012

I found one of the two Anthracite on English Green complete heritage leather cars for sale locally yesterday. I now see why only two were ordered. That green is tough, particularly on anthracite.

One owner, recent trade-in at the dealer they originally purchased it from, 97k miles on it. I could live with it being a 5/2000 car (radio and lights are an easy swap), exterior was clean, but the interior color is too much. Search continues, oh well.

MMMGP · Dec 31, 2012

hcaleman said:
I found one of the two Anthracite on English Green complete heritage leather cars for sale locally yesterday. I now see why only two were ordered. That green is tough, particularly on anthracite.

Wow, 1 of 2. LOL @ tough green love. How goes the search? Find that AW/E/NAP/CAR yet?

StephenVA · Sep 12, 2013

I hate this thread.

Now I know for certain that I have the most produced color and the most produced interior combo. Facts and figures have stuck again.

Just because I share the same color as every Honda daily driver who NEVER washes his/her car......:Thumbdown:

Long Live TiSi! Eat our dust....clean looking cars no matter what.. :M5thumbs:
Pollen...What pollen?
Dust after sitting out side..What dust?
Not all the waxed buffed off...What wax? Oh, that dull spot?
Invisible on the hwy as it is just another four door
Now get back to fighting about exterior / interior color combos :M5eyes:

Dieselfumes · Sep 12, 2013

Never mind, searched it-

GBPackerfan1963 · Sep 15, 2013

Nice to see I'm one of 43. I feel so special. lol

LJG · Sep 15, 2013

1 of 71 - not bad.

Edgy36-39 · Sep 16, 2013

Can never have too much trivial knowledge about your M5. So my interior is 05SW, described as Praegeleder Schwartz on my VIN print out.

Exterior is Lemans -- 1045 produced. So how do I determine how many with my interior, from that spreadsheet? Which Schwartz is my Schwartz? Thanks.

OptimusPrimeM5 · Sep 16, 2013

Edgy36-39 said:
Can never have too much trivial knowledge about your M5. So my interior is 05SW, described as Praegeleder Schwartz on my VIN print out.

Exterior is Lemans -- 1045 produced. So how do I determine how many with my interior, from that spreadsheet? Which Schwartz is my Schwartz? Thanks.

If your looking at your code you can determine that for you on the color then we can piece it together. I forget if you have the sport seats with the inserts or heritage I thought the heritage. Do you show either of the following codes on your sheet?

<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=faqitem bgColor=#ffffff><TD>Black extended Nappa Point leather</TD><TD>O5SW</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=faqitem bgColor=#f7f7f7><TD>Black complete Nappa Point leather</TD><TD>O6SW

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=faqitem bgColor=#ffffff><TD>Black extended Nappa
Heritage leather
</TD><TD>M3SW</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=faqitem bgColor=#f7f7f7><TD>Black complete Nappa
Heritage leather
</TD><TD>M1SW</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

May the Schwarz Be With You.

Production numbers: North American-spec M5

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