2003 BMW M5 User Reviews

5 Stars — "M Series are the real ultimate driving machines" What things have gone wrong with the car? When I first got the car, everything was awesome. The first thing to go wrong with it was the front seats. I found out later that on all 5 series, this problem is kind of common, and they call it twisted seat. I got it fixed with my mechanic, and it was $150.00 per seat. The dealer (stealer) was going to charged me $400 per seat. I changed the upper arms thrust bushings for power flex urethane ones. The clutch is slipping in 2 and 3 gear sometimes when I put it in sport mode. But the car has now 69,648 miles, and it is about time to put in a new clutch; I decided to go with stage 2 endurance package. Just recently my starter when out, and I got it for $254 (OEM) dollars, not bad for an M series vehicle. I also replaced the flex disc (Gibo) that goes between the driveshaft and the differential. Other than that, the car is a piece of art! Most of the things I replaced are tear and wear parts. General comments? I had a 2003 BMW 330Ci, and I decide that I wanted more space, but at the same time I wanted more performance, and that’s why I opted for the E39 M5. I wanted the E60 M5, but this one was more on my budget! Was a deal of the century. So far I am really satisfied with the vehicle. The ride is out of this world when in sport mode. It is a real sleeper. It moves like a rocket for a 4 door sedan, despite the car being 7 years old. I had to replace a few things, but most of them were tear and wear. So I am not complaining. I do recommend that before anybody buys one of these to check the clutch, bushing, get the carfax and try to find out the kind of maintenance the car received before you buy it, because the maintenance is not cheap. This vehicle is cheap to buy these days, comparing the original price of $69,970, now you can even buy one for low $20,000, or even cheaper. But here is the catch; this car has an S62 V8 engine that pushes 400-hp and is supremely expensive to own. Overall, I am very happy with my investment, and I forget about the expenses every time I get behind the wheel! I have owned Volkswagen GTI, Volvo S40, Audi's A4/A6 and BMW 330Ci. This by far is the best car I ever owned!!

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Anyone Would Want To Drive It — this car is a great drivers experience it has no sqeaks or rattles there is no end to the fun you can have with it .this car is the best car i have driven.anyone who has a drivers licence needs to drive it

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

Bmw M5 Experience — The BMW experience is advertised to be the best that there was, well my BMW experience was not as good as you may think it would be. It was serviced every two weeks because of the endless breakdowns and faulty manual transmission. In conclussion the BMW experience is actually like no other as terrible one.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

White Knuckle Drive — drove it at about 250kph on the autobahn and it still wanted to go. fastest I have ever taken a car.