My $1000 E39 Daily Driver Update

Quick update on my daily the e39 530i. bought it over a year ago for 1000 dollars flat and since then have daily driven it and probably put close to 20k miles on it since purchasing. its been reliable and is slowly turning into what some would call a build and just something I've become really happy with. I wanted to show where it's at now after the last video a few months back. the car will have more videos made for it in the real near future as I already have a few things lined up for it.

[@1haitian1]

Just got an e39 530i m sport. Looking forward to making it my own

[@limestonemax9949]

@@1haitian1 just keep up on maintenance they're great cars

[@designed.]

clean sick daily 🤌

[@sidbates3423]

I gotta e39 530i a month ago with 189000 it came dam near in excellent condition no leaks but a bunch of upgrades you got on yours including the suspension with a lotta M sport upgrades, my halos are wonky but the interior is tan and it’s a automatic but fast as hell, I’m gonna do the intake like yours,, great video young man I salute you

[@limestonemax9949]

@sidbates3423 appreciate it mine is the exact same way! Over 185 thousand miles but the cluster lights are bad like they are on most of these so I don't even know the current mileage but for it's age it was so clean when I got it and still is

[@sidbates3423]

@@limestonemax9949 my cluster works they look brand new mine the exact same stereo deck Lol that’s wild, all the interior lights been replaced with LED’s it even has the M5 front bumper I really want to replace the rear bumper with the M5 but that’s on down the line,man I wished I had a manual drivetrain but when I put it in sport mode it’s a whole different beast

[@ladin425]

Love it! Great video!

[@john_808_za9]

Immaculate car bro, keep em coming.

[@limestonemax9949]

I'll make more updates and videos when I do things to it forsure

[@eakmadashma]

Honestly mate ye that E39 is just wonderful. Does everything you need and looks fucking amazing doing it. I've got an e46 but I have no idea what car i'd even get next if it died. Only other car i'd consider is a x100 Mark II but nothing new seems to interest me so it would probably just be another e46 or a e39.

[@limestonemax9949]

@eakmadashma e46's are so nice too getting this car made me appreciate bmws so much I always sorta liked them but now I'm a huge fan of them

[@weedshoes5089]

325lb springs in the front and 500lb in the back is fantastic for the 530i.

[@limestonemax9949]

@weedshoes5089 softer front would feel really Interesting but I'll look into it, right now I have a 500lb front spring and about a 400lb rear spring

[@weedshoes5089]

@limestonemax9949 it would feel like a factory I6 car, but with about a 1.9hz bounce frequency in front, and 2.1hz in back and less understeer bias due to the decreased front roll couple %, perfect for really aggressive street driving. Factory is about 1.3hz F 1.4hz R. The factory I6 cars use softer front springs to keep the same frequency split as the V8 cars. No one selling off the shelf coilovers is going to tell you any of this.

[@JustDoit-yc5ob]

Make more videos of e39

[@limestonemax9949]

I will but there's more interesting stuff happening with my 350z you should watch those too

[@connor530i]

One of the best dailies on the market imo. Have a 02 530i as well but an automatic but only bought it for the low mileage on the car. I lowered it on extremely low bc racing coils so it sits about the same height as your car and also as it is a base model and not sport I plan to bumper swap to the M5 m tech bumpers so I can add a diffuser and exhaust to the rear. Questions I have is that does that intake pass through smog cause I have to smog mine every 2 years but I really want an intake on the car and do you ever go to the legend of the autobahn show in monterey or car weekend in August?

[@limestonemax9949]

@connor530i no plans of going to auto shows and also no the intake does not pass smog, I also need to smog every 2 years and will probably just put the stock intake back on for smog.

[@connor530i]

@@limestonemax9949 okay just wondering cause like I said i want a intake but its annyoing to have to take it off every 2 years to smog it which isnt the worst but I feel it would over time bug me a little also not many people mod these cars so trying to make friends with people who own 530s or 540s who take them to car shows down in Car weekend

[@limestonemax9949]

@connor530i I think they make legal Intakes and I know dinan has one that does the same thing mine does and I believe that one is carb legal those are just discontinued

[@roonbopp]

Envious of the daily brother🫡 looks clean asf

[@Barringtongordo]

did you roll the arches to drop it that low at the rear?

[@limestonemax9949]

@Barringtongordo you can go this low without an issue but to run the spacers and have the tire close to the fender like I do you do need to roll them yeah

[@szymin6365]

what's the rims called?

[@limestonemax9949]

1:04

[@losidude11]

sheesh lucky mf i paid 5.5k for my 03 530i 5 speed with 160k miles. good shit for real. also those 17s or 18s?

[@limestonemax9949]

@losidude11 haha i know i got a steal right place right time honestly and theyre the 17x8 versions