BMW 5 Series BMW E39 VS BMW E60 Side By Side Comparison Which One Should You Buy ??

[@NathansBMWWorkshop]

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[@cdoutland]

Hey Nathan is the 5L40E transmission a good transmission compared to the ZF trans?

[@NathansBMWWorkshop]

They are both good, just keep the fluid changed ever 50k miles @@cdoutland

[@cocoyc495]

Drove around in my 1995 e34 today. It didn't break down or catch on fire. It was a good day.

[@alvaroramirez2221]

The e39 is a realy reliable car . Powerfull, elegant and again REALIABLE! . You can´t say it of the e 60. E39 rules.

[@dobbel0895]

I still have my 1999 E39, worked on it for a year and got it nearly up to mint condition , been flawless for 3 years now. Not considering any other car in any near future

[@darsim6897]

dated or not but e39 looks much better than e60...no competition when it comes to looks

[@maxlagewaard8959]

I've worked on and driven both. Power of the valvetronic engine in e60 is awesome. E39 to me looks far better. Id describe it as timeless. I'd also say the e39 is longer lasting, more reliable overall and build quality feels a lot better than the e60.

[@markobegus]

Comparison of what??? The E39 was a BMW's triumph as was the E38...the e60 was the beginning of the fall. Every BMW enthusiast knows that.

[@SuperMau1969]

Well said brother! E39 is classic material!!!

[@jmy6050]

Yeah. I can't believe Nathan is making a such an equal comparison between these two models?

[@danielespinoza9689]

Agreed

[@BMWDoctor]

Come on guys you all know the e60 is more modern e39 is very old dated I have had both m sport 530d and I sold my low mileage Aegean edition e39 m sport to go back to e60 its to old man car but both of these if there not m sport look ugly anyway e39 is solid yes I agree but interior and looks to old fashioned as I told Nathan that’s why he done this video so he can see what I was saying the e39 is very very dated and now he sees that

[@thestainNY]

"03 E39 it's not close The Looks I get from newer model owners...Priceless and 2 top it all off The Inline 6 is the Best Engine BMW Ever Made" !!!

[@TheKeenMechanic]

Thanks Nate. I would take the e39 all day long.

[@AndrewTate-nf2id]

Why

[@FireFox705]

Love the E39, currently saving for either a 525i or 530i later in the year.

[@M20i-530d]

Im between a 330i e46 sedan, an e39 523i 1998 or some 525i/530i with the m54 engine, what u say?

[@mule666]

​@@M20i-530ddo you work on the car youre self ? If yes i would go for the 530 i also comfort wise..the 5...530i is the best you can get

[@mule666]

​@@M20i-530de46 is more difficult to work on ..especially onder the hood...because you have less space there to work

[@mislavkonjik2827]

​@@mule666 Are you prefer E39 over E60?

[@Mr7E38]

E39 is so much better looking than the E60.

[@mihai-danut6955]

E39 or even e34,new cars build it for short time

[@doose911]

Dude, I still get compliments about my E60. I couldn't believe it, some guy was walking his dog down the road the other day, and told me my car was beautiful. I laughed, and told him it was a 2006. He was shocked. I guess he doesn't know anything about BMWs. But still, the e60 was way ahead of its time. Anyway I wish you were mechanic over here in New York cuz I would definitely hire you to do a lot of work on my. The DYI's are a pain in the ass. I work a lot. I don't have time and bringing this car to BMW at 180,000. It's just not worth 160 an hour. Anyway, thanks for the video bro. I love you videos! Have a good one.

[@ozunivrse9041]

e60 is alot of work, but very much worth it. My 06 530i has 190k on the dash

[@jgripen969]

Put two fully M specced facelift E60 and E39 beside each other. The E39 and E60 will look just as old. But the E39 will be better looking IMO. The E60 looks more feminine and elegant. The E39 looks more masculine and aggressive. Gotta say one thing though, the high pitched sound of the V10 in the E60 M5 fits that feminine look very well. A V10 would sound very wierd in the aggressive looking E39. On the other hand a masculine and raw sounding V8 in the E60 just sounds wierd. Props to you if you made it through my essay lol.

[@ForeignMRE]

After watching the intro, I didn't really want to look at the cars. LOL Great video Nathan.

[@holaadios9958]

e39 is way bettter tan e60, aesthetically at least.

[@chrismccarthy284]

ive got a e39 540i/6 and a e60 550i, i love them both. Ive had three M62/tu cars and the 550i is my first N62tu car. Bought it with 200k miles but two owners and a full service history. no dash lights. had a alt gasket leak, but its currently getting fixed right now. These cars are both amazing, but the e60 is my daily. Its more comfy, a little faster, and nicer all around place to be. The e39 is my fun car. Rips through the gears and spins the tires like nothing, i can throw it into a turn hard as hell with no backtalk from the car or tires. The e60 is throwable but it really feels a lot bigger and heavier. Both great vehicles. E39 better for fun, E60 better for comfort

[@jrharryman32]

The e39 is a tank. The e60 not so much.

[@KKE1978]

E39 all the way...my fav bmw

[@BmwMe-uh9sy]

E39 still has plastic coolant lines, if you want true reliability it would have to be an e34

[@danielwatts9803]

Bimmerworld has the newer all metal coolant lines. And they're not expensive

[@BmwMe-uh9sy]

@Just DoIt ye that weight saving will make the car 1/100th of a lb lighter

[@peteiam09i6]

Well I like the older e39 better. It just has character the the e60 doesn’t. There’s something authentic about it inside and out. I understand why you’d like the e60 though. It doesn’t say old school - if you care for that sort of cred.

[@PBUNRELIABLE]

I don’t think the e60 is that bad , luckily i have a 6 speed 2004 530i e60 that has a m54 engine its pretty reliable for me

[@juanpretorius4322]

Sorry Nathan.....my vote to E39 !! ...agree with Marko , E60 the beginning of the fall !

[@skipijs5316]

I think that the main reason why so many people prefer e39 is simply design. It really looks great. E60 on other hand, well isnt that attractive.

[@omarsantos929]

forever E39! 540 msport, 540 sport package, & of course the legendary ///M5!

[@joabwako6089]

Why are BMW guys like this? I love my E36 but I appreciate other BMW models. To each their own, but all BMWs have their charm.

[@florinflo9293]

Im 16 i can't wait to buy myself an E36 Coupe 😍! Should i buy an E36 Coupe for my first car? i just love the boxy look 😍

[@Clemsnman]

I also vote for the looks on the E39. It's classic. The E60 and the F10 look like clown cars in comparison. Whatever happened to the designers at BMW around 2001 or so wasn't good. 7 series went from E38 classic beauty to clown car, too.

[@skinnedknuckles2444]

I have a 97 528 Touring MT. Stunning colour (Calypso Red). Style 32's, Fully loaded, Navi, DSP, Phone, Double Glazing to name a few. Absolute superb car. The high point of BMW's era amongst the E38. I've driven an 05 E60 535d, quick car. I can't say I'm taken with the styling. The E39 however, is perfect!

[@Transportador33]

I've had an e60, I have an e38, e39 and e34 currently. The e60 is newer, but has no class. Kinda like comparing a Kardashian to Sade

[@DriftEmigrant]

Wow, that is best comparison ever heard so far !

[@tracyphillips3325]

Great comparison video Nathan.

[@cdoutland]

Thanks for that motor medic flush tip Nathan great stuff😁

[@HollywoodHornet]

Trust me. Here in the city, our emissions test is OBD 2 scan only. If those catless headers don't cause an engine code to throw, we're golden, just sayin. We want the catless headers!

[@mp1952]

I wish you were still doing videos Nathan.

[@Neil542]

Miss my 2008 528xi Silver with tinted windows, not the prettiest car but definitely the luxury and comfort was worth all the maintenance

[@craig84downunder]

I’ve been wondering about the cost perspectives on these two models, great video!

[@Zatoichinisanyon]

I'm interested in learning about bmw (hoping to get one one day). By this video, when it comes to looks I keep hearing one is "dated." Does dated mean much better looking? Because the dated one looks better to me.

[@vincehousekeeper6931]

Hi Nathan i wanna buy an e61 530d. Yesterday i made a testdrive and it was Wonderfull! Chipped to 280hp and everything is changed on the motor! Drive for 10 years only e39 530d. Once i had an e39 525d. I love the e61!

[@snoopymaayan]

Nathan very informative videos. I was wondering if you could make a video on 550i, issues and reliabilty in general. Thank you very much. keep doing great videos.

[@simonsmith8966]

Luckily I have a `03, 530D sport touring, individual paint and interior and fully loaded ! Least I can change parts such as the battery without needing a dealer to tell the car I put a new part on, THIS SAVES MONEY.

[@davidmitchell5638]

So how's the reliability on the 530D? I'm planning to buy one.

[@simonsmith8966]

Good choice David, its so good the police still use them in the UK ! Reliability has been good and no more expensive than my previous Toyota Camry and alot more fun ! Firm suspension eats brake bulbs but just replace with LED bulbs. Had a rear airbage fail, standard on UK estate cars, but it was easy and cheap to fix. ABS module failed, cooked by turbo heat below, new part from specialist BMW supplier was £600 cheaper than dealer, DIY job and just requires coding after fitting. Get an ex-BMW trained mechanic who works for themselves to service your car, mine was trained on the E39 and you will save money as they know the models strength amd weaknesses. Get a good one and you will not want to change it, I have had mine for 16years and 150K miles and given a polish it still looks good. Good luck.

[@buddiec]

Had three generations of 5 series e34 e39 and e60 which I still have my 525 was a great car 540 e39 was strong but just did not inspire me like e34 brought 530 e60 and fell in love with styling and handling and longevity in styling and trends that it set in auto industry. Generations after e60 was and is crap unless you get the top of line models and they all look like has no character of their own IMHO BMW please bring back Chris bangle to bring 5 series identity back

[@alfazentro9577]

This is the best comment here. For 10 years, up till 2017, bmw was the luxury car maker with highest sales. This was basically because of radically new designs by Chris bangle. Today Mercedes has taken over, due to bmw's outdated designs. The new Mercedes C or E class would easily attract a faithful Toyota lover, or a young chap, but a new bmw wouldn't cos it has no aesthetics. People get attracted to the appearance before they would even want to drive any car, period.

[@buddiec]

@@alfazentro9577 yes sir only the new 8 series does it for me and that is not all angles...I think BMW has too many models now and they seem to compete against each other trim it down and perfect what you have throwing in a lot of models only dilutes the prestige of the brand

[@gvergel74]

No nasty comments.... good beginning on the video....

[@NathansBMWWorkshop]

lol one thumbs down, troll must have seen his sister in the intro lol

[@beukye]

I bought a 09 550i m sport and valve stems shot Got my money back got an 03 m sport 540i😋

[@the_flat_earth_warriorz]

E39 ...have 5 of them, 2 touring most manuels

[@realone2917]

I would like to see a video with this same format, but with the e46 and e90

[@Henry4PC]

How much would good looking E39 run for $?

[@NathansBMWWorkshop]

$2500

[@Henry4PC]

Nathan's BMW Workshop is your E39 for sale?

[@NathansBMWWorkshop]

Yes , I need to get the exhaust welded up or swap it back up to the factory manifolds, and it needs to be cleaned on the inside, its not to dirty I just like to remove the seats and 100% clean them but the car is really nice now mechanically in and out @@Henry4PC

[@jayman607]

both good looking E64 owner

[@itscook56]

Hey nathan super curious how your holding the expansion tank (overflow) is it just ziptide?

[@stopher2tube]

love my e39, but can't fix trifecta brake/dsc/speed sensor/brakeComputer issue. computer rebuild + 4 sensors didn't fix it. need new suspension. 150k....and another 100k to go. baby blue, baby !

[@omarsantos929]

how much do you want for the E39? and please keep the headers on! I own a straight piped 135 with the N54!

[@yarholiyan5438]

Hey Nathan, what's the intro soundtrack? Thanks

[@wallacegardner5090]

You are the KING of BMW

[@Transportador33]

No, he's not.

[@NathansBMWWorkshop]

not saying I am in anyway the king of bmw , but since you are being an ass about it the e34 didn't exactly go down in the history books as a great car, they had transmission issues and the m20 was kind of garbage with that distributor , and not to mention the interiors were garbage , I have had all these cars through the years and take it from me the newer the bmw's the easier they are to fix , but they cost more to fix so take it as you like but those are the facts @@Transportador33

[@ricolam4916]

Hi Nathan and all, if both engines were m54, e39 or e60 chassis?

[@MasonGaming476]

E60 550i m sport 👌

[@kirwanjohn101]

E39 all day long. BMW had to sack the designer of the e60 or else loose more market share!

[@AB-vj8rr]

This is a great video. Do you have a video like this for the 3 series, mainly the e46?

[@NathansBMWWorkshop]

yes I do actually, I think its called e90 vs e46

[@AB-vj8rr]

@@NathansBMWWorkshop awesome I'm definitely going to check it out. I recently sold my 2004 325i and looking to buy another so any tips I can learn from your vids are great.

[@billyingram5394]

Hey nathan how much do you want for the E39 bmw? I'm interested

[@PLABOI83]

Why is there no fan & shroud?

[@cristianseibriger799]

Own them both in 530 engine spec. The e39 is the better car. E 60 is ugly and the driving experience in e39 is better. Is also more reliable than the e60. Both cars are dated . but at least the e39 is almost classic.

[@adamchwiakowski3139]

E39 can run forever, e60 can make you wanna run from BMW forever.

[@calebgabriel3000]

What wheels do you have on the E60?

[@mule666]

I never liked how the e60 looked..especially the headlights are so ugly...also the lines i do not like...only thing i like on a e60 is the engine sound of a n m5...the e39 i love so much

[@Randoz001]

What kind of rims do you have on the e39

[@MrDeathwish94]

Would you do an x5 comparison?

[@adriangale]

Where are you in Missouri? Im down for 100 acre wood rally. Thought I’d stop in to say hello if you are nearby

[@RichSheffey]

When and where is this? In MO also

[@terrmaso]

You mentioned getting the ABS module rebuilt, who do you use? Thanks

[@NathansBMWWorkshop]

A company on Ebay does it for $100

[@terrmaso]

@@NathansBMWWorkshop Do you remember the company name? Thanks for all the great videos and info! Really a huge help in fixing up the 03 525i I bought for my daughter.

[@socalmx255]

I approve.

[@e46M3_DakarYellow]

Owing an e39 525i fully loaded for 11 years the e60 seems so dull

[@Winter1256]

NO nasty comment👍👍👍

[@nicholasgustavsson4927]

I have an e39, and yes it fells dated. Would love to go e60. Think i want to learn insta as the newer cars are getting cheap.

[@BMWDoctor]

all my videos will teach you how to use ista

[@curtishouze1471]

Did you ever charge and use that new jump box?

[@NathansBMWWorkshop]

Charged but not used yet

[@curtishouze1471]

I'll see you tomorrow.

[@NathansBMWWorkshop]

lol

[@ivanpetrov9230]

You look so slav with that Adidas bottom and black BMW 😂

[@NathansBMWWorkshop]

I am Russian , that is my track suit lol

[@BMWDoctor]

First

[@ricklane8554]

No see beyond ;)

[@FahimMotoGP]

Entertaining

[@curtishouze1471]

I see it.

[@derekmatthew2921]

I’ve had both a e39 528i and I own now a e60 525i wish I had never sold my E39 E60 is the worst car I’ve ever owned

[@MartinGarcia-es8qf]

Is it possible to get your email to directly ask you. D M. To thank you

[@александрхасанов-ж7н]

👍

[@александрхасанов-ж7н]

А Facebook У вас есть

[@NathansBMWWorkshop]

Nathan's diy garage on facebook

[@highendtrends3508]

Lmao

[@frestkd]

Haha

[@marcusthestarlord4936]

E39 was the best 5 series... E60s are the SHIT if you ask me

[@fuckjewtube69]

Yeah bring out an E60 sport model and we will see how many E39 guys still think it looks better. Without the M sport body the E60 looks like shit.

[@Yeah_eatsht]

Do you like the lci headlights been wanting to get a new set but so many to choose from... But I really like the e60 extra bells ... the body is very clean lines... but to each his own...

[@veganwally]

E39, love it.

[@authenthuse5165]

I had a manual e39 wagon for a while and recently upgraded to e60 manual sedan. While e39 was a little simpler to work on, m54 engines don't make a ton of power. With n52 engine BMW addressed a lot of issues around lack of low end torque and cooling system and CCV issues. I loved my e39 wagon but I think e60 is a much nicer, comfier and more powerful car. I just wish it looked a little more like the other BMWs

[@victorh5174]

We have an e39 528i 5spd, its beatup but keeps on ticking. Wish it were a 530i 6spd though, lol.😁

[@razzy530]

The E60 Is WORLDS BETTER than the E39. Ive owned both and the E39 was a huge POS. Rusted to hell---from factory. Suspension replaced, cooling replaced. E39 is shit.

[@ronaldo1969]

E39 is still so sexy

[@demolatorcorp]

Hi Nathan, did you had the experience with a diesel engine in e39 or e60? I have a M57D30 in my e39 pulls like a dream... Would nice to know your opinion on the diesel engines too!

[@skinnedknuckles2444]

I don't think Nathan will help you with your enquiry. Diesel E39's were not available in US/Canada. (However) Maybe I can help! They're great. Speaking of owning a slow but relentless M57D25 in my E39 Touring.

[@NathansBMWWorkshop]

bmw doctor dean is familiar with those since he is in the UK, his channel is bmwdoctordean

[@marchewitson6191]

I owned an e39 for 3 years, done 60k miles in it with very little go wrong, without doubt the best car I’ve owned, the way it drives, sounds and looks, brilliant car. Sadly in now have a Lexus ct200! I know! Please don’t say anything. Still watch your channel though Nathan, good stuff, keep it up.

[@basman188]

The start of that absolutely cracked me up 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Love the walk around just started following you and bmw doctor dean some great videos from both you guys Keep them coming bro 🤘👌

[@fanglethorpe]

You get some hail damage to the cars?

[@jerryharriman1160]

Sickdirtynasty

[@kirkbanton9181]

Nice video.

[@RichSheffey]

Very nice!

[@ricklane8554]

Nathan my boys have a BMW with angel eyes, ever heard of that? :)

[@NathansBMWWorkshop]

Yes that is the round rings that light up around the headlights

[@ricklane8554]

@@NathansBMWWorkshop yeah :)

[@ricklane8554]

That's cool man :)

[@greenvlog3517]

tq for making this needed video👍👍👍👍👍👍