My 2001 BMW E39 M5 Update - Disgusting Brake Fluid and Last Drive!! (POV Binaural Audio)

I almost forgot! I have a 2001 BMW M5. It lives at Garage 42 but it needs to come out for some fun once in a while. Let's talk about its current state and future. Plus see the worst brake fluid I've ever seen. Whoops!
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[@bigchullybun6979]

Should be studying for a test in 9 hours but now I'm enjoying some E39 goodness

[@porschefanatic1049]

this is more important than some test. need the younger generation to keep these motors alive

[@TeamLuxzGaming]

your test can wait

[@TeamLuxzGaming]

exactly as a school kid im only pissed that they're going ev@@porschefanatic1049

[@kw2519]

What’s the test on? We can help you study lol

[@unsmoothOperator]

Well, watching tedward is one way to relax before a test. Good luck!

[@Burningfart55]

The simplistic body style on the older bmws was incredible

[@Krazy_Shorts]

They sure are! They look better than most of the over styled crap they're putting out nowadays.

[@Burningfart55]

@@Krazy_Shorts especially the new m2💀

[@thomaschristopherwhite9043]

I can't imagine a time where this will look old.

[@threeam____]

This is the kind of content I LOVE ! Simple, responsible, tasteful owner banter, driving, & maintenance. Its like a visual cup of tea !

[@NOrlando952]

The e39 needs the stock wheels to look right imo. They just suit the car and the time period so well.

[@slipmoto317]

your videos have definitely played a role in me wanting an e39 and am glad to say I now own a 528i

[@zbaker0617]

Lmao

[@jadendaniel2379]

im about to get a 530i soon

[@holysmokes7804]

I got a 528i as well, full service 650$ Was maintained very well, 3rd owner

[@alexk5990]

4:25 Tedward achieves world record for most directionals ever by a BMW

[@brockpitcher8911]

Nice halloween touch behind the F-350 at 1:02

[@petersautovlog]

Man love the E39 M5, the best era of BMW's for sure. There something about older bimmers that just appeals to alot of enthusiasts, just like me. Great example Tom, I would go ahead and get a full suspension refresh, once you are going that deep, might as well get it done so it you know that its all done and no surprise bushing goes out and have to do pay twice. Enjoy that S62 ! :)

[@faheemabbas3965]

I just wonder what will happen when all of the good old enthusiast cars will be mandated out of existence and fade away to time, so we have nothing left but boring EVs…

[@blisterbrain]

​@@faheemabbas3965Don't worry, by that time it will only be AI drivers anyway.

[@Fordguy1997]

Love these types of Tedward videos the most - your personal cars are the best!

[@VinceFung]

thank you tedward for keeping these legends alive

[@massimolettuce]

I relax with Tedward's videos, and the E39 was a little of a surprise for me. I never paid attention to E39s, but back in 2020 a mate of mine bought the 530d, and I fell in love with the "old schoolness". It felt and drove amazingly, and to be fully honest, I have never been as surprised by a car as the E39. I know that despite being an Italian exotics lover, this BMW surely holds a spot in my dream garage. Thanks as usual, Tedward.

[@_mitric_n]

I really really like that it is not loud. People today like their cars to scream like they will get 300hp extra from it. But this, just perfect! You can hear it, but at the same time so comfy and refined... Just the best car/thing ever made! 😍😍😍

[@ryanrobinson2401]

Sorry but I respectfully disagree when my e39 M5 was stock it was terrible. You can’t hear the exhaust at all. Muffler delete was perfect no drone dropped like 25 lbs And sounds amazing. it saddens me when I hear a e92 e39 or especially the V10 monsters with a stock exhaust.

[@brdllc]

@@ryanrobinson2401needs to be a balance between them, quiet enough to not be miserable with drone when you want, but enough to hear it when you get on it. I maybe wanted straight pipes and loud as hell when I was 16 but not as an adult 😂

[@ryanrobinson2401]

@@brdllc That’s the thing it doesn’t drone it’s the perfect amount of sound both in town and on the highway.

[@A52_E92]

Good to see the m5 again

[@vipermoon_]

Ooo rear coilovers! Also love the interior detail POV and maintenance/suspension POV

[@haidarali9069]

It would be so awesome to see Tedward work on his car POV style. I thought that was really cool

[@stormbarnicle7545]

I just got a 2000 540i a few days ago, this video was good timing!

[@hlk5887]

So satisfying to watch. Take care of your cars and they will take care of you.

[@danieleregoli812]

Man, that is one heck of a beautiful car😮!!! Love your M5❤

[@Christianfire18]

SHES BACKKK

[@taforth]

A timeless classic 👌!

[@garrettscott4748]

Being in Southern AZ I really appreciate seeing the season change display in New England.

[@mikealicious3848]

Thanks again for another E39 M5 video.

[@mohis5664]

Finally some E39 M5 goodness 💪

[@username8644]

One of my favorite BMWs ever made. This and the e30 M3💯

[@27Zangle]

Best looking BMW ever made!

[@devlimbani]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!!! Thank you for the vid Ted 🙏. Right when I needed one! You're awesome! 👌

[@carolinacars739]

Nice to see the e39 again! With older non daily vehicles, it's often a question of how much to drive and how much to fix. Often they are correlated. 😆

[@akiadro]

absolute dream car!

[@Dave-tz9zx]

Reminds me of my '03 540 m sport, now driving 11' e90 and prefer the lighter feel. Thanks for video drive.

[@tehbrutenextdoor]

I was in Portland a couple weeks ago. Drove through upstate NY, Vermont, New Hampshire. Absolutely stunning.

[@marial8235]

Ted your M5 looks so nice amd comfortable, which is amazing when you consider its abilities. In BMWs, I have an E30 325ic, and a Z3 2.8. I’d love to get an E39 for traveling, but my husband/mechanic hates working on BMWs newer than the E30. So…. My office mate has two e39s, one immaculate white car that I just drool over.

[@RaacingAce]

E39 M5 - best sedan ever made!

[@edalder2000]

Tedward, that E39 is getting much needed attention. I am not surprised that the brake fluid looks so bad. Get the E39 all sorted and it will be full force once again.

[@arthurbartosiewicz6395]

One of my absolute dream cars... can't find great examples that aren't insanely expensive...

[@RichardinNC1]

Of the 22 cars I no longer have, the E39 M5 is the one I miss the most. One of the best all around cars ever made. Five years in, I still smiled every time I saw it in the garage. Sadly I was concerned about high mileage EGR lights and big $$ to fix and pass emissions.

[@KG-rk7qu]

Those stalks and that steering wheel make me so nostalgic for my ZHP. Just some of the best feeling, most tactile controls from a great era of BMW. Still between an e39 M5 or e46 M3 for my next Bimmer.

[@Boston2Boca]

Hit the nail on the head with the seals. My c32 has been leaking oil and the shop today told me about $1600.00 to replace the rear main seal. Did the valve cover gaskets 2 years ago with a ton of other things as well. Old German cars get expensive. When it rains it pours, I find... and yes I'm talking about oil.

[@fredharvey2720]

Ooo la la. It stirs the Bavarian in me

[@agopkt]

the first year e39 m5 with the 99m3 m roadster steering wheel the 2000 model doesn't feel the same as the 2001 2002 m5, i think people should know that. also genuinely thanks for all your videos, 911 r was amazing.

[@backseatdriver569]

Just picked up an 02 C32 AMG up in northern Maine, essentially same trip as you, and my God is Maine beautiful. The old german rocket ships find themselves right at home on those roads, definitely glad the C32 made it the 300 miles back down to RI and did it without breaking a sweat. The Germans really don't make them like they used to!

[@Goodwood2010]

I'm assuming (hoping) that was a Halloween Easter Egg at 1:02 😱

[@jamesf2656]

Tedward, you'd be crazy NOT to fit a Supersprint full system! I put their full system (w/ those beautiful headers) on my 4.6is and just wow.

[@simonmastromatteo5692]

You know, I was feeling a bit confused when I saw the front of the new 5 series, I didn't know why it looked so foreign to me, as if BMW lost the design plot. But then seeing the front end of your E39, you can definitely see some inspiration. It's mostly in the way the hood points down so abruptly. Your car seems to be a bit that way. And don't get me wrong, it's sexy af. Is it just me ??

[@Kiss__Kiss]

Perfect type of content. Mature if you will, none of that yelling for the sake of likes, or subscribers.

[@TedwardDrives]

HEY GUYS!!!!!!!

[@bryantcurtis2573]

Love this car and that steam cleaner is awesome. On the Christmas list it goes lol

[@1855Media]

"You need to treat these as things you love." When anyone asks me about buying cars, I tell them that I think about cars the same way I think about vacations. Trading money for an experience over some period of time. That's it. It's never an "investment." (And the nice thing about cars is that the net $5k going out the door usually gets you an experience that lasts more than 7 days.)

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I just realized that Tedward's profile pic is an amalgamation of the Autobahn no speed limit sign 💀

[@rg8496]

Hi, friend! Great cars, great reviews! I have one request, please give me a little camera.

[@bekiro28]

hello mr tedward everytime i want to sell my 2002 lemans blue / carmel e39 m5 you are pumping out a new e39 m5 video and stopping me from thinking about selling i just don't have the time to enjoy it and i feel bad about this car sitting in my garage. i don't know what i want to do with it man. like just seing it in the garage makes me happy but i just can't enjoy it enough for my busy work schedule. now here winter comes again so more sitting in the garage once again i don't know man it will either sell soon or get to a bmw shop for refreshing some suspension and be ready for next spring i just have to make up my mind about. they are gorgeous cars regrdless

[@BlueShift2000]

I've bought myself an E46 320cd sadly the only two things that grind my gears are open diff and the Diesel Engine. I sell it after giving it some maintenance and buy myself a E39 or a E46 again but this time atleast the 6 Cylinder petrol.

[@siorzen1473]

W

[@trumancallaway1702]

As a semi mechanic I can chime in on your tiny “80mph semi” comment. Through all manufacturers software which you have to use for diagnostics, ecm updates, and many other things, you are also able to modify the “road speed” (actual vehicle speed cap) and “cruise speed” (maximum speed the cruise control can be set at).

[@troymicciche4852]

Helpful tip - Need to vacuum better before you do the steaming

[@TedwardDrives]

worked just fine

[@roussin_]

1:03 bro has no idea how close he came to death

[@kennyz32]

"Use the whole merge!" Haha, just know that I'm cruising around in your twin, '02 carbon black, shouting the same phrases on the west coast.

[@stuntvist]

"BBS or HRE wheels" I mean, BMW sold the E39's stock with "style 42" wheels which are literally just 2-piece BBS wheels with a BMW badge in the middle lol. They're rare as hell, but they look absolutely perfect on E39's.

[@victorprietoiglesias2846]

El e39 M5 monta las type 65

[@bender9453]

lmao did anyone notice the jason mask peeking behind the ford truck??? 1:02

[@erniearambula3525]

The type R as awesome of a car as it is style wise 25 years from now will look dated it will look like a 25 year old car now the E39 M5 is literally timeless 👌

[@backroadseeker08]

This is funny, since I'm debating between getting my dream E39 M5, or an FL5 CTR if I could actually find one at a reasonable price... Stupid comparison, but would love any thoughts you have!

[@daineseboy78]

Almost service time for the M5 too.

[@TedwardDrives]

That has just never been reset. There’s like 2000 miles on that oil

[@daineseboy78]

@@TedwardDrives hehe. Cool cool. I had an e46 and would count down from 25,000kms but man it’s too long to leave oil in an engine

[@MrMlbfan6]

The reason some trucks hit that high speed is because they’re manual or don’t have the limiters . Dumb trucks can hit 110 I think

[@TedwardDrives]

That’s insanity. We can hit about 80 on a downhill and it starts to feel unsettled

[@tylerkursh6596]

the thought of a dump truck passing me at 110 is very unsettling for me cause imagine the bump draft you'd get

[@starsaber2002]

Tedward always comes through with another awesome video and would definitely love to see u drive a bugatti chiron as well

[@AronBell1]

The cockpit of the E39 just oozes good design.

[@maroofr]

Are those amber backlights on your gauges? I thought BMWs of this era had red gauges.

[@raulnemes229]

The seats could use a touch-up, it seems like the leather's cracked

[@tschapetin564]

❤

[@yayitsjepoy]

as a young adult, with limited income, bmws are not bad :), dope video!

[@TedwardDrives]

I dunno haha..limited income and BMW sound like a dangerous mixture!

[@Naah732]

Old BMW are kind of an unlimited income thing 😏

[@doyoulikecrystalgel]

Limited income is not a thing you want when you have a BMW. ESPECIALLY the older ones. I had an '06 E46 M3 that had no more than 25k miles at 20 yrs old. 2nd best car I've ever driven, but my GOD was that thing a money pit. So much so I couldn't afford to keep it at such a young age, so I sold it. I miss it everyday, but it was a valuable lesson in financial preparedness.

[@yayitsjepoy]

make sense makes sense, thank you sharing your story. I will keep that in mind forsure@@doyoulikecrystalgel

[@doyoulikecrystalgel]

@@yayitsjepoy I gotchu 🙂. Happy driving!

[@vipermoon_]

Are your german plastics coated black? If so, how haven't they chipped to the white yet?

[@Steenos]

Every time I watch your M5 videos I search for E39 M5's for sale...

[@charlesreed8420]

Which non Tesla budget EV would you recommend? Bolt ev/euv, Leaf, Kona electric, etc

[@TedwardDrives]

Depends on your use. The bolt is awesome but slow charge speed could be frustrating on longer drives

[@RyanRoadReaper]

BMW can come up with whatever ridiculously designed vehicles they want, but nothing will be cooler than the E39 in my eyes

[@s2klivin39]

Hey @tedward What vacuum is that? I need one now

[@TedwardDrives]

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[@JackCoward]

Living life dangerously with the single jack supporting the car! 😄

[@TedwardDrives]

The hydraulic jack is supporting and theres a 2 ton jack as a safety right next to it. Nothing even close to "dangerous"

[@JackCoward]

@@TedwardDrives Ahh I missed that lol, loving the mixture of pov driving and you working on the car as well btw

[@MrPorcShop1]

E90 325 is decent bmw and reliable.

[@victorprietoiglesias2846]

Muy moderno,calidades de mierda,todo plástico del malo después de 2004

[@planetrips8804]

1:00 why is there a clown behind the pickup

[@ChateauJuice]

Now how is reliability on these E39 5 series?

[@victorprietoiglesias2846]

Muy buena,el mio es del 2000 y solo he realizado mantenimientos,es eterno

[@williamsaad6833]

Steam cleaner link ?

[@TedwardDrives]

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[@dave11686]

The E39 was the last good looking 5er

[@victorprietoiglesias2846]

Correcto

[@johnpajestka5022]

Had a e39 in the mid 2000s. One of my favorite cars of all time. Hard to believe how ugly BMWs got compared to this.

[@giovannymelendez8004]

Do you ever plan on selling the e39 ? Im local and would be very interested .

[@TedwardDrives]

anything is for sale for the right price haha

[@giovannymelendez8004]

@@TedwardDrivestrue 😂, i spotted you on mystic valley pkwY last week in your type r , first time seeing one in person

[@user-cc6hx7uy5t]

First time I’ve heard bro swear 💀

[@RedPanda_______]

Will you winter drive this? Or the type r?

[@TedwardDrives]

Type R. But I might be purchasing an off road/winter vehicle. Stay tuned

[@faheemabbas3965]

@@TedwardDrivesYOO? SUV TEDWARD TIME???!?!!

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@@TedwardDrives Can't wait to see it!

[@onedadsgarage]

Man you really hate common Subaru’s eh? hahah

[@avi-if9eg]

what steam cleaner is that?

[@vipermoon_]

Feel like the last drive title is clickbait

[@TedwardDrives]

I feel like it’s honest because it’s going away for winter. And considering I never clickbait relative to the stunts some of my peers pull, I have nothing to apologize for. Respectfully.

[@vipermoon_]

@@TedwardDrives you're right, when i made that i forgot about storage, sorry

[@ElliWoelfin]

Definitely worried me so I was checking comments

[@Chibanator97]

Inspections expired

[@TedwardDrives]

But it’s not. It’s 2024

[@gavinhoyt3511]

Day 1 of asking Ted Ward to pin and like me and send a very funny comment every day!

[@williamlong2682]

I just hope it still smells like old BMW 👃

[@victorprietoiglesias2846]

Te lo puedo asegurar

[@CarShopping101]

I can confirm that Subaru drivers are the absolute worst.