Looking to buy a 520 E39. Any advice ?

[JAXone]

I had 2 x E36 until now and now I am looking to buy something bigger but not
as faster as I had before (baby on the way) and with some more space and
I ended up looking at some 520's and as wife must drive to I decided for an automatic steptronic transmision.

So I am looking to buy a 520 E39 (Europe) with steptronic.
What should I check at the car before buying ? Any things in particular ?

Thank you in advance.

[AndrewH]

I had 2 x E36 until now and now I am looking to buy something bigger but not
as faster as I had before (baby on the way) and with some more space and
I ended up looking at some 520's and as wife must drive to I decided for an automatic steptronic transmision.

So I am looking to buy a 520 E39 (Europe) with steptronic.
What should I check at the car before buying ? Any things in particular ?

Thank you in advance.

I know the cooling system sucks on e39's as do almost all BMW's, so check out the water pump, thermostat, radiator, etc. Hopefully someone who has an e39 can chime in.