Description
Stylish BMW 525i SE 5-speed Manual (E39), 99k miles
Colour : Slate Green Metallic, Code 449
Interior : Sand Beige over Camel Interior / High Quality Vavona Wood Trim
Wheels: Style 66 M Parallel Spoke x5 including Spare Value £1200
London ULEZ Compliant
This three previous owner car was purchased new at Sytner City London on 1st March 2001 and retains 3 Keys, including the BMW Master Key, full handbook set in the original wallet and with a selection of service history and MOTs.
She has been in my ownership (part of my small collection) since 2017 and was in the hands of the fastidious second owner from 2012.
The presentation of this car is superb, with bodywork and paint condition reflecting diligent maintenance.
Also, very unusually for an iconic modern classic it comes with the added benefit of being ULEZ compliant!
In my ownership the car has had a health check at Synter Nottingham BMW along with a driver air-bag safety recall.
Maintenance has included a service (by myself) just 1000 miles ago all fluids, plugs and filters changed.
A new radiator and thermostat housing were fitted in 2020 by my local garage MPL Autos.
The condition of the leather seats, carpets, boot space, battery compartment, tool kit, 6 CD changer, tape player, tilt and side glass electric sunroof, door seals, all four thresholds, x5 alloy wheels, instruments, engine bay are exceptional not just for the year but for a car of any age.
Park Distance Control (PDC) front and rear, Automatic Dimming Rear View, Fully working Cruise Control and Dual Zone Ice Cold Climate control , FF Sunroof, beautifully, specked interior, the back seats are as though like they have never ever been sat in.
The car starts on the button every single time of asking and runs and drives beautifully with a quick and smooth gear change. Suspension supple and Brakes very strong with fully functioning ABS.
She is relatively economical for a straight six (30mpg) yet seems to still have almost all of her original 192bhp.
The bodywork is excellent and for a 25 year old car (rust free) but with a few stone chips on the bonnet a small 3cm graze on the far side front bumper and rear wheel arch all have been touched in.
History
The service history is as follows
PDi FEB 2001 Sytner City London 0K
Service Full Sytner Leicester 2006 15k
Service Full Murketts BMW 2007 32 K
Service Full Wollaston BMW 2008 48K
Oil Service GDR Cars 2012 63K
Service Full CFS Motors 2013 72 K
Oil Service CFS Motors 2015 84 K
Oil Service MPL Autos 2018 92 K
Full Service Home Mechanic (Me) 2024 97 K
12 months MOT Until May 2027
I am selling as I need the space for another car that is currently in storage elsewhere and will be really sorry to see this BMW go.
With the rarer and more sought after manual gearbox, such lovely colour combinations (Think Aston Martin Sage Green) and of course its excellent condition the price reflects both its rarity and condition.
£4250 ovno
Please ring or email for any other information
I ask only for offers once the car has been viewed and driven and not before
Thank You. Model Background
It's hard to believe that in one form or another the BMW 5-Series has been with us for nearly half a century. Those with longer memories will remember the early versions with 'interesting' handling. As the years passed, the 5 Series grew larger and more assured. Constant development from the Munich company ensured that the car was never anywhere but at the top of its class. The introduction of the fifth-generation E39 5-Series in April 1996 dealt the opposition a hammer blow, whilst a series of revisions in late 2000 saw BMW move the game on yet again. The 5-Series formula has been easy to trace throughout its history. Take a well-proportioned saloon body, with a range of chiefly straight-six cylinder engines directing power to the rear wheels and fit with a cabin that few can rival for quality and ergonomic excellence. Bolster with advertising proclaiming perfect weight distribution, call it the Ultimate Driving Machine and you have a recipe for success. Of course, it does not hurt if the car actually lives up to these promises.
The E39 5-Series range received a thorough makeover in September 2000. The 520i's 2. 0-litre engine was consigned to the history books, replaced by a 2. 2-litre unit that developed 170bhp, an identical output to the previous 523i which, unsurprisingly, was also replaced. Its successor, the 525i, is the example we see here built in 2002 and powered by a 2. 5-litre unit developing 192bhp, only 1bhp less than the previous 528i which was retired in 2000. BMW also made a number of cosmetic changes for the 2001 model year. Body-coloured rubbing strips, round fog lights and a redesigned front spoiler, the headlights were now of the fashionable clear lens variety and the indicator lamps became round. To help some of the M5 magic trickle down through the rest of the range, that model's wider chrome grille surround were found on all variants. The effect was very subtle but clearly adhered to the BMW family look.
There are not too many surprises with a 5-Series. You know it is going to be beautifully built, great to drive, understated and well equipped. This example has the very involving and rare manual gearbox.
With super smooth 2. 5 litre straight six engine and that manual gearbox, the variant on offer here provides performance that betters many rivals so called performance models of the era, with rest to sixty occupying around eight seconds on the way to a maximum of 148mph. An E39 5-Series is one of the most straightforward and attractive propositions around.
