Sounds like a pressure plate or throw out bearing issue. Not necessarily a deal breaker, but I would expect to be doing a clutch job in the near future.Ive been looking at buying an e39 m5 for a couple months and found a 2000 with 96k on it asking 12 for it. interior was in excellent shape while the exterior needed a detail but also in really good shape for a 14 year old car. only thing i found weird was the transmission. Owner said he had replaced the trans mounts with uuc blue mounts and also replaced the guibo. This thing was vibrating like crazy while clutch was engaged and i could hear a lot of noise coming in the cabin. The clutch engaged fine as well as went into every gear just fine. Is it something to shy away from or no? Thanks
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