Why The BMW E39 540i Will Never Be A Collector Car

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[thomasdemell]

I predict this video will not age well.

[GeorgeAusters]

*Meanwhile E39 540i prices sky rocket*

[barbershoppodcast]

Don't care - It's for ME and I love it.

[berrymucuckiner]

Nathan, crushing dreams since 2005!

They are already collector cars and yes, they sell for a lot when sorted.

[tbirdboy]

I let my sister-in-law drive it ('00 540i) to the market and the clinic. She normally drives a Kia Soul when she's at home. After one afternoon, she doesn't want to give it back.

[RedstoneWolf]

My first car was the 540i. I’m keeping it for as long as I can since it means a lot to me. I understand it’s not a collector car compared to the M5, but I’m not trying to sell it so its all good!

[brentzitting]

01 540 M-sport 234k miles original owner. Did timing chain guides at 200k (still intact) and vanos seal upgrade. Love this vehicle..do all my own service. This car still looks great in my eyes and rides even better! Recently had to do ABS module repair and replace failed aux water pump.

[BeefinTahko]

Gotta say i dont agree. The e39 body is timeless, the interior is well made aside from a few minor things. The m62tu is actually a very reliable engine and was cutting edge technology at the time. Ill never get rid of my 540/6

[dougvodogaz]

The e39 540i will definitely be a collectors, and prices here in Australia have been going up roughly doubled in price in the last couple of years and are rarely up for sale especially the Msport, I have 3 e39s, 1997,98 and 1999, non vanos which I have done up into a Msport and will be selling one soon but I don't think I will sell the other two because I know that I will regret it if I do. Best sports sedan ever especially for the price you can't buy a better car with a v8.

[TheJellyfish]

Everyone watching this video either has an e 39 or has some kind of relationship with it lmao

[chriskellas]

The e39 540i is already a collector car... ask me how I know!

[Kiss__Kiss]

This day and age.. YOU Shouldn't buy something hoping it is, or will be a collector car. Buy it for the simple and pure fun factor... At the end of your "ROPE" You don't get to take anything with you(Six feet under that is).

[josueaguila]

I bought my first automatic 03 BMW 540i for $850 with 134k miles all it needed was a battery, I had a blast with that car best $850 I ever spent forsure. Sadly I crashed it, but I was hooked into e39s after that. Now I own a 6 speed 1996 bmw 540i that I bought for $2, 200 off an architect, it came with a working phone in the middle console which I think is a very nice touch. The car is very fast, so fast that I would be able to gap new edge mustangs and even gapped a new BMW 328 on a roll race as well as my friend’s e46 330Ci. There’s just something about that 4.4L V8 that sounds good when you straight pipe it, even tho I live in California (where there’s a law against loud cars) I still made it loud because that’s just how I am.Sadly the guides just went out but I have no regrets getting it, next step is to fix it and get it running again. People would be amazed of how fast it is being a 3700lbs 4 door sedan, without a doubt I think it’ll be a collector’s car even with all the flaws it has because to be realistic no car is perfect.

[shomanv]

See, the issue here is what you define as collectable. Any 150k+ mile E39 540's needing thousands in repairs will never be collector cars. Nor will any clapped out E39. These cars are plentiful, so it's not like you're trying to rescue one of the last few in existence. E39's, E38, E46, etc. are considered to be the last of the great BMW's. True ultimate driving machines. The cars that came after just did not have that feel and attention that this generation had (and as you argue, earlier generations are plagued with crappy material quality in important areas). I believe you're wrong to blanket all E39 540's as never collectable. Low mileage examples will always command more money and have that collectability status. Just recently, a two 2001 40k mile 540's for $18k (Auto) and $14k (manual) and 2003 M-Sports command even more. E39 Tourings are also highly desirable in any flavor. When you have people willing to spend over $10k on 20 year old cars, they must hold the car in a higher regard, including the people selling, who don't put the miles on them all those years and take fantastic care of them. If you spend all your time trying to fix clapped out BMW's you get for almost free, you will get a bad taste for them all. But, if you decide to have 1 or 2 nice examples, weekend cars (dare I say collector cars?) to focus on, They will treat you right, and be much more enjoyable to work on.

[imkirbo]

Well E34's are currently going for upwards of £25k in the UK so the prediction that they wouldn't become collector cars was wrong 😂

[marlonbaird]

E39 540i definitely is especially the 6spd

[williamskagen]

540 e34s have collectors potential considering how different it was to the M5. In comparison the E39 540 will always just be a slightly dulled down/less special M5. Then again, the reason i personally own a 540 instead of an M5 is becuase I obsess over tourings :P FYI my facelift 540i/6 touring is 1 / 200 produced by BMW in the entire world :D

[willpape]

I own a 2001 540i m-sport. Expensive to maintain; however, fun to drive. I have no plans to sell. But I might buy a 2001 M5.

[ROKolby]

Well in 2024 for a nice one you’re paying at least 10k. But also the M5 is what’s blocking the 540i from becoming a classic. The M5 is the classic.

[andrewmattera]

I have a 1997 540i, and it fell into my possession as a gift, I got into it real cheap, and I love it