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    M5 As Daily Driver in 2022?

    How reliable would it be to daily drive an M5 currently? Does anyone daily theirs?

    I was looking for threads on the M5 to find common issues but I only found topics in the 5 series section, not M specific.

    Where can I read about the common issues on the e39 M5?

    Thanks everyone.

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    M5board.com is sill around and the E39 M5 Owners Group on FB is very active. Some people daily drive but you have to keep up with the maintenance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hallatauer View Post
    M5board.com is sill around and the E39 M5 Owners Group on FB is very active. Some people daily drive but you have to keep up with the maintenance.
    Just picked up one myself that i plan to daily drive. I have a 540 so im not that concerned about maintenance
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brock86 View Post
    How reliable would it be to daily drive an M5 currently? Does anyone daily theirs?

    I was looking for threads on the M5 to find common issues but I only found topics in the 5 series section, not M specific.

    Where can I read about the common issues on the e39 M5?

    Thanks everyone.
    I've been daily driving mine for 3 years. 26k miles over that time. Rear main seal started dripping a little, repaired that. Now the front seal is drippy. Aside from that, it's been a charm. Before this, plugs, CPS's, MAF etc were done.
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