A member over on M3forum.net has been compiling production statistics for M3's of the various body styles based on a script that pulls data from a BMW ETK database. I asked him to pull the same data for E39 M5s, some of you may find it of interest. For me it explains why it is challenging to find an Alpine/extended caramel interior M5. Here is what he has so far (data still needs some vetting):
BZ96885__ROYALROT METALLIC (390)_______SONDERPOLSTERUNG (Z1XX) Champagne interior, black carpets
CF90370__LE-MANS-BLAU METALLIC (381)___SONDERPOLSTERUNG (Z1XX) Full black nappa w/ Le-Mans blue seat inserts. Door panel cards in Estoril Blue.
CF91266__SCHWARZ 2 (668)_______________SONDERPOLSTERUNG (Z1XX) Light Beige seats, remaining interior as extended black nappa.
CF91851__LE-MANS-BLAU METALLIC (381)___SONDERPOLSTERUNG (Z1XX) Champagne interior, black carpets.
CF91897__SCHWARZ 2 (668)_______________SONDERPOLSTERUNG (Z1XX) Wood trim birch anthrazit,extended Petrol leather nappa, multi colored steering wheel, and chrome interior package.
CF92286__CARBONSCHWARZ METALLIC (416)__SONDERPOLSTERUNG (Z1XX) Champagne interior, black carpet, chrome interior package, muliti colored steering wheel, and wood trim natural poplar.
Individual paint & interior (SS!):
BZ99307__SEPIA-METALLIC________SONDERPOLSTERUNG (Z1XX) Wood trim birch anthrazit, multi color leather steering wheel.
CF92149__SEPIA-METALLIC________SONDERPOLSTERUNG (Z1XX) Wood trim birch anthrazit, multi color leather steering wheel. Presentation vehicle "Motorshow MONTREAL/TORONTO/VANCOUVER"
CF92303__SEPIA-METALLIC________SONDERPOLSTERUNG (Z1XX) Wood trim birch anthrazit, multi color leather steering wheel.
CF92359__PETROL MICA-METALLIC__SONDERPOLSTERUNG (Z1XX) Champagne interior, black carpets.
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%?
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.
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)
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)
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).
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.
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.
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
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