Silver BMW M5 E39, three-quarter front view

BMW M5 (E39)

1998–2003 · 4.9L NA V8, 400 hp · manual only · RWD
7.6 / 10
Involvement 8.5 / 10
Miles actually driven7.0
Bought to drive, not to flip7.0
Track-day sightingscontext · not scored3.5

Why 7.6: The super-saloon benchmark, manual-only, still doing school runs a quarter-century later. Values turned years ago but owners keep driving — the anti-R34.

DougScore 60 / 100Weekend 32/50 · Daily 28/502000 M5 (E39) · dougdemuro.com

Market value

Median asking price, good condition · $38k (2005) → $75k (2026), trending up · illustrative data

$22k$75k200520182026$75k

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