Get yourself a deal. I've got a Model Year 2000 Titanium Silver Metallic BMW M5. I'm located in Plymouth MN. Other than the bumper having 120k miles of wear on it the car is in good shape (sadly, not immaculate). It has the Black/Silverstone leather interior with the wood grain finish. The previous owner was absolutely meticulous about his service schedule and I also kept up with it (I have his spread sheet and all of my documents). The car also comes with a set of 17" BBS rims with Michelin Pilot Alpin 2 tires (1 good season left on them) and the stock rims with a set of Yokohama Advan Neova AD07s on them. These have 2 track days and 1 summer of driving on them. I'd guess you have 1 summer of driving left before they need to be replaced (This car eats tires). The only modification to the car is the brake ducts. All other E39s came with factory brake ducts. The M5 did not but all the plumbing was there. I bought the Dinan brake duct piece for the front bumper and had holes cut out in the wheel wells. When coupled with a set of Hawk HP+ pads (included, not installed) I had no brake fade issues at Brainerd International Raceway. The brake system is filled with ATE SuperBlue (and only has been) and was just flushed 28 Feb 2008. I just got the car back from being serviced at Orr Autosport (One of the premier independent BMW shops in the Midwest). All the car's post-warranty service has been done here (minus the brake duct install and an emergency fuel pump repair) and it was given a clean bill of health on 27 Feb 2008. I have the printouts from the DME scan. The car also just completed its 120k service. The big BMW service marks are at 60k intervals so you’ve got all your major points covered for a few miles. The battery was just replaced. The fuel pump (a common failure on +100k mile Bimmers) was replaced this summer. The oil was just changed. The current stock pads have about 50% life, as do the Hawk pads. There is no clutch slippage and oil consumption is normal (about 1 quart every 2-3k miles) for this MY of the car. This car has been regularly tracked (I put it through 4 track days last year and the previous owner took it out 2-3 times a year) and therefore regularly maintained. I hit 147 on the front straight at BIR and despite the hefty curb weight it handles the corners quite nimbly. It puts a big smile on the faces of my children when I punch the accelerator yet it's comfortable enough for me to have driven 15k of the 20k miles I've put on it on long highway cruises. This car is the ultimate cross-country cruiser. Plus, it's got that 'never-gets-old' E39 styling and has been regulalry detailed and washed its entire life. I've handwashed it during the summer and put it through touchless car washes during the winter. Each spring and fall I strip the wax off, do a coat of Klasse All-In-One and 2 to 3 coats of Klasse Sealant. I have both the stock M5 summer floor mats and a custom fit set of winter rubber floor mats. The only issues with the car are that the fuel gauge is inaccurate, the bumper has a small crack in it, and the trunk lid has a golf-ball sized dent in the top. It reads too low. The fuel gauge inaccuracy happened after the fuel pump was replaced and Orr Autosport tells me that it’s probably going to cost a lot of money to track down the cause. I know that the car gets over 200 miles around town and ~300 on the highway so I just fill it up when it hits around 200 or 300 depending on how I’ve been driving it. The cosmetic problems are just that: Cosmetic. I got a quote from La Mettry’s earlier this year for $1450 to fix the front crack and rear dent. The price right now is $21,000 for the car as-is. I will wash it up, put some All-in-One and two coats of sealant on it. Then I’ll put a couple coats of P21S wax and vacuum out the inside. Yes, I'm serious. You'll get an M5 that has just had ALL the service (that's the big one) done on it for less than the cost of a new WRX. Cheapest 398chp you'll probably ever be able to buy. It will be detailed by me before I sell it. Here is the album. The pics are from this winter but I have new ones of it with the summer wheels Guest Password is "EtchyM5" $21k Solid.
Yeah, my dad had 944 dreams, that car isn't worth your time really It's hot, don't get me wrong, but it isn't what you are looking for performance wise. If you are dead set on a porsche, pick up an older 911, or I give you permission to destroy my dreams and you can pick up one of those Beck 550s kits and do a subaru drivetrain in it. I can't stomach another Subaru build after the wagon, so I'm going Nissan after this.
