The simple question is with the experience you've had, would you start over and buy your car again?
My story - two years ago I researched e60 M5s extensively (including several years backwards on this forum) after chancing upon the fact that they had become very purchase friendly priced. At the time I was commuting to work 30-45 minutes each way and knew in the not too distant future I would look to move across the country and drive whatever I owned on that trip. I subsequently decided against the purchase because of the potential problems (bearings, vanos, etc.). But the test drive where I took two of my kids with me and they still bring it up to this day never went away.
I'm in a different position now working from home with zero commute and still love the look of the e60 M5 and of course the V10 sound. Have started reading the board again and there are of course still several threads on a regular basis about just bought the car and red cog of death etc. It looks like the BE bearings with ARP rod bolts are the way to go with preventative solution to rod bearing failure, any advances in SMG/VANOS issues?
So again would you buy your car again today if you were starting over? There seem to be a lot of threads about things breaking but there have to be an equal ore greater number of M5s that do not get the RCOD or see the back of a flat bed - right?
My story - two years ago I researched e60 M5s extensively (including several years backwards on this forum) after chancing upon the fact that they had become very purchase friendly priced. At the time I was commuting to work 30-45 minutes each way and knew in the not too distant future I would look to move across the country and drive whatever I owned on that trip. I subsequently decided against the purchase because of the potential problems (bearings, vanos, etc.). But the test drive where I took two of my kids with me and they still bring it up to this day never went away.
I'm in a different position now working from home with zero commute and still love the look of the e60 M5 and of course the V10 sound. Have started reading the board again and there are of course still several threads on a regular basis about just bought the car and red cog of death etc. It looks like the BE bearings with ARP rod bolts are the way to go with preventative solution to rod bearing failure, any advances in SMG/VANOS issues?
So again would you buy your car again today if you were starting over? There seem to be a lot of threads about things breaking but there have to be an equal ore greater number of M5s that do not get the RCOD or see the back of a flat bed - right?