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Shopping for an M5?: Here is every E39 M5 for Sale <~$20k Nationwide

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I know there are a lot of prospective E39 M5 buyers out there so I thought I'd share my spreadsheet with information on every single one I've been able to find across the country.

I'll update this weekly until I pull the trigger.

Search Engines Used:
Autotrader
Cars.com
Craigslist
eBay
Forums- Here/Bimmerfest/etc.
and a few others

Information Included:
Year
Color: Exterior and Interior
Price
Mileage
# of Owners
# of Accidents
Vehicle History - Maintenance Records and Vehicle Origin
Known Upgrades and Mods
Seller Information
Original Source Link

How to use:
The spreadsheet is already in filter mode.
I've color coded the scoring system in the red columns (T-Y) with a final scoring total in column (Z).
Simply use the column drop downs to adjust to your needs.

*Please keep in mind that I don't have VINs for many of these which is why the spread is so great. The cars with less information on their history are penalized for not getting the ownership/accident bonuses. They're ghosts for now.

Current M5Board Members Selling:
Let me apologize in advance as I may have come across your local listings on Craigslist or elsewhere and don't have complete details. I haven't had a chance to go through the classifieds here as it can be difficult to tell whether your vehicle has sold or not through multiple pages. Feel free to contact me with any details about your car. This list is meant to be completely objective in the details and slightly subjective in the ranking system. I simply want to provide any and all listings as I continue my search. I only skimmed the listings so please pardon any misinformation I may have as I merely wanted to get a basis for my search. If my information is incorrect or if you have further records/details you'd like added please let me know and we'll get them in there for anyone that may find use in this list.


2/8/2013 Update:
82 models
$10-$20k
Color: Exterior/Interior
Vehicle History
Links to Vehicle Listing
Public Contact Info.

-Color Coded the Exterior/Interior Colors
-Updated Scoring Metrics
-Contacted all sellers without VINs about their listings

Enjoy!
 

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Nice list you put together. Amazing not a single Alpine white in the mix.
 
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That is a lot of hard work to pull that information together. Very interesting to compare.

On carsales.com.au there are only 5 E39 M5s for sale in Australia ranging from AU$38,000 to $AU$52,500.

New & Used cars for sale - carsales.com.au[Make:BMW,Model:M5,Series:E39]&sort=default&N=1246+1252+1247+1282+1216&vertical=Car&Range=Price:Min,Max~0.5

Must buy a ticket in tonight's lottery!!
 
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Nice work. Didn't see any Bluewater Metallic ones on there either. Greta misses her siblings. lol
 
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2000 M5 for sale ---Overlooked?

My 2000, which is listed here on the Forum, (89k miles) was over looked. See earlier post about car in Utah with 89k miles. VIN is WBSDE9347YBZ94497. No accidents. Please include it so some lucky buyer can find this cherry for $14,500. Looks like you put in the hours--- thanks, Mike.
 
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My 2000, which is listed here on the Forum, (89k miles) was over looked. See earlier post about car in Utah with 89k miles. VIN is WBSDE9347YBZ94497. No accidents. Please include it so some lucky buyer can find this cherry for $14,500. Looks like you put in the hours--- thanks, Mike.
Sorry for the delay. I thought I had yours in there already.

Its in there now! I shot you a note, I'd like to learn a little more about yours. Can you email me some of the history/maintenance at colin@colinesmith.com?

Cheers!
 

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#17 ·
amazing list

really amazing - i can imagine the time put into compiling the list- love the color coding of exterior and interior colors.
 
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2/10 Update

For some reason I can no longer edit my original post.

2/10
89 Total Cars

For those selling on the forum, email me your cars details and I'll add it to the list. colin@mylifeasapc.com

Cheers!
 

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2/11 Update

99 E39 M5s for Sale Nationwide
A few more gems showed up today, list is ranked from top to bottom

For those looking at financing, I've been on the phone with multiple banks and credit unions and rates are actually very reasonable.

Good luck!
 

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Weeded out some duplicates and added a "Notes" section to describe any known recent maintenance such as clutch, flywheel, tires, brakes, etc. along with what mods are included (Intake/Suspension/Exhaust/Software/Brakes/etc.)

Went through all 100 cars and updated where appropriate.

Time to start narrowing it down to which cars I want to see....:)
 

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