2000 528i 5speed For Sale

Sounds like a decent deal for someone looking for a 2000 model.

Good luck with the sale.

Mike

 

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Nice looking car. Curious why you're selling?
Since 2005 my DD has been a silver 1999 528i auto with the same wheels and sport pack (M-steering wheel, slightly lower and firmer suspension). She's now got 145k miles and I can't imagine driving a more comfortable yet taught, sufficiently quick and smooth, or classy looking car.
Sure I miss the satellite radio in our 2011 minivan but other than that it's got all the comforts I could ask for. Memory seats/mirrors/steering wheel, auto up/down on all windows, great cruise control, awesome steering wheel, smooth and responsive 4-sp auto, great brakes (new front rotors are ~$60 from tire rack, don't bother getting them surfaced just replace every 30-40k and use low dust pads), like you said excellent AC&heat, balance and poise like no other car I can think of, and incredible leather interior that looks better than most leather with 1/3 the miles.
GLWS, the E39 is a masterpiece.

 

Oh man I love this car, its Montreal Blue right? A really rare color and it looks terrific on the E39s. This is a bullet proof car, I'd love to have mine back. They are among the best driving cars around.

 

We've owned a 2000 528i since 2003, these are great cars! Perfect size, great ride and handling, still looks like a modern car inside and out even though the E39 was introduced in 1995!

 

Killing me - now I have to drop the price on my 2000 GS400!!!

 

The 528i's motor deserves a mention. It's a peach.
The V8s (rightfully) get the glory but the M52 straight six is one of the greats as well. Plus the 528 is ~250lbs lighter than the 540/M5 (50/50 weight distr. vs. ~53/47) and has better steering (rack and pinion vs recirc ball).
The V8s may have been designed to cruise comfortably at 150mph+ on the autobahn but the six will still do 140 so US highway speeds are a two-fingers-on-the-wheel deal.

Driving mine I always get a grin from it's near turbine-like smoothness, healthy torque and surging power up to 6k RPM. With a manual trans and less traffic to deal with it'd be even sweeter.

Other than VANOS seal failure (won't strand you but idle will stumble. $750 replacement part from BMW that will eventually fail again, or $60 and a day of your time in a modestly equipped home garage to fix permanently from Beisan Systems) and valve cover gaskets that go every 60k or so it's truly a bulletproof motor.
Changing the oil every 4k or so is a 30 minute/$30 affair with a Topsider vacuum pump, 6qts of Mobil 1 from Walmart and a new filter up top so you don't even have to jack up and crawl under the car.

Here's a pic of mine (desperately in need of a wash, with a buff it glows) next to a new 3er from today. Lower, sleeker, and just plain classier.
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Killing me!!!

 

I've used an E39 540i as a daily driver for the last 7 years and frankly, this is a screaming deal. Somebody buy this car, E39s rule.

 

Hey that's my car! Same model and year. I have 176K on mine. Very simple car to repair plus there are so many Youtube videos on it, who needs to see a mechanic? Bullet proof engine. Parts readily available and affordable. I've had mine up to the 130's and its stable. I have been considering a supercharger install, but your 5-speed car seems more fit for this. Thinking...

Mine has the GM autobox with 4.10 rear axle. This is how you move 3500 lbs. like a sports car with 200 Hp.

 

If only you were closer to MI this would be a done deal! Nice!
Jim

 

At the risk of being intrusive, how much did you sell it for?