2000 M5
33k miles
3 owners
car was leased back in 00
CPO til summer 2006
car is MINT, exterior & interior

clean carfax, but get this...:

Date: Mileage:
06/05/2000 10
09/14/2000 1,031
07/03/2001 4,138
08/23/2001 5,730
12/26/2001 8,490
05/14/2002 9,079
09/27/2002 12,000
04/09/2003 13,686
05/30/2003 14,397
07/24/2003 16,118
12/10/2003 20,026
03/17/2004 20,088
04/26/2004 20,679
08/03/2004 23,925
09/16/2004 25,789
11/09/2004 27,215
12/17/2004 27,626
06/15/2005 29,183


Date:
Mileage Reading:
Source:
General Comments:
06/05/2000 10 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
06/13/2000 Michigan
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Grosse Pointe, MI
Registered as
lease vehicle
06/13/2000 Michigan
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Grosse Pointe, MI
Title #166L1650256
Title or registration issued
First owner reported
Registered as lease vehicle
09/14/2000 1,031 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
Engine serviced
Suspension system serviced
04/04/2001 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
Lubed oil and filter changed
Electrical system serviced
07/03/2001 4,138 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
08/23/2001 5,730 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
Lubed oil and filter changed
Electrical system serviced
12/26/2001 8,490 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
05/14/2002 9,079 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
Electrical system serviced
09/27/2002 12,000 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
04/09/2003 13,686 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
05/30/2003 14,397 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
06/02/2003 Dealer Inventory
Michigan
Vehicle sold
06/18/2003 Michigan
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Grosse Pointe, MI
Title #166P1690303
Title issued or updated
New owner reported
Registered as lease vehicle
07/24/2003 16,118 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
10/29/2003 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
12/10/2003 20,026 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
03/17/2004 20,088 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
04/26/2004 20,679 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
08/03/2004 23,925 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
Lubed oil and filter changed
Air conditioning serviced
Electrical system serviced
09/16/2004 25,789 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
11/09/2004 27,215 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
Electrical system serviced
Emissions system serviced
Fuel system serviced
Lubed oil and filter changed
12/17/2004 27,626 Service Facility
Vehicle serviced
06/15/2005 29,183 Michigan
Motor Vehicle Dept.
Grosse Pointe, MI
Title #168S1660361
Title issued or updated
New owner reported




looks like the car was getting serviced every fockin week!!!! is this a no-brainer "must avoid"????

 

Depends if this is a must have car for you...

would an S4 be good enough instead?

 

I love my BMW's, but I will always stand by the M stands for marketing. Look at the 325i's and the E46 330 with performance packages, they are just a tick or if not the same in speed as the older E36 M3's.

Take for example the M5 5.0 V8 400hp, and the new V10 500hp. Since you are wanting an older one, (which IMO looks better) and still comes in a manual this might be a collector car to some.

You had a 540 before, so the interior will be pretty much the same. The only difference is the drive. Which is one of the best cars in the segment, but unless you don't want the S4 like I mentioned, and if this is the ONLY M5 priced right or in the area, I wouldn't get this one.

 

It sounds like it's been in the shop way too many times. I'd be worried about it.

Go to a BMW dealer and have them pull up the service report for you, it should tell you a great deal.

 

That CPO will basically be lasting you 8 months, not nearly long enough. Try to find one with a year or two on the CPO and get one with maintinance included.

 

i am just amazed that I didn't get a PM to pull the carfax.

 

Steve-

RUN, not walk, RUN away. 3 owners in that short period of time meant everyone was sick of servicing the thing, and that many services is NOT some guy that gets an oil change every month.

I made a couple of bad buys for myself, even after analyzing the carfax, and they had the exact same indicators (lots of recent services, constantly changing hands). Car turned out to be a major headache for me.