Used Car of the Day: 2008 BMW M5

by Tim Healey

Published: June 15th, 2023

Today's UCOTD comes from my backyard (well, sort of -- it's within the metro but a bit of a trek). This Chicago-area 2008 BMW M5 with a manual (!) has belonged to the seller since 2016, when he or she brought it up from Dallas.

In addition to a row-your-own gearbox, this M5 has just over 60K miles on the clock. The car appears to be mostly stock with some minor aftermarket mods and some minor cosmetic issues and maybe some minor damage to the right rear.

I dunno about y'all, but a manual M5 is pretty appealing. The seller is asking $39,499, so if that price seems right to you, give it a look. And if not, well, you know what to do down in the comments.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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ToolGuy on Jun 16, 2023

No waste receptacles in the photos. 2/5

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A Scientist on Jun 16, 2023

40-large is ridiculous for this, even if it is "low miles". And speaking of those miles, it's just about to the point where you'll need to start doing oil analyses to see if the rod bearings are starting to go. The positive is it's manual, so you won't have to deal with SMG issues, just S85 ones lol.

The ultimate deal breaker though, is the owner thought it was a good idea to throw M6 wheels on an M5. WTAF!?

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