Used Car of the Day: 2008 BMW M5

by Tim Healey

December 7th, 2022 3:18 PM

Today's used car of the day comes from the Illinois side of the St. Louis suburbs. It's a 2008 BMW M5 in the rare Interlagos Blue paint. It also has the Sepang Bronze Merino perforated leather interior trim and full interior leather package.

The seller says the car has never been in an accident and it has had a lot of routine maintenance done lately -- he or she even has the documents to show it. The asking price is $23,500.

As a reminder, that year's M5 had a 5.0-liter V10 that, when factory new, put out 500 horsepower and 383 lb-ft of torque. That twist got to the rear wheels via a seven-speed automated-manual transmission. It rode on 19-inch wheels and had features such as dual-zone climate control, sunroof, heated front seats, and a navigation system.

[Images: Seller]

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IBx1 on Dec 07, 2022

Pathetic automatic scum

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Zerofoo on Dec 08, 2022

Only the very bravest buys a German car so far outside of warranty.

The Interlagos Blue is very pretty though.

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