Road Trip & Garage Find V8 BMW E39 M5 - Project Skövde: Part 1
In the episode, we head on an adventure to Sweden to look at the mighty BMW E39 M5 that's been off the road since 2012. All you need in one video, good food, a cat & a doggo, beautiful scenery, good cars and good company.
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"The price is very fair, don't want to negotiate" love it. You don't have to always try and crush the price. Well done.
It's the honest sellers reward, when I was selling my 07 WRX, I've described everything and I've provided all of receipts sorted by year, following with the inspection at the buyers choice mechanic. After the inspection, the buyer said that he is buying the car without any negotiation. We are friends to this day and he is consulting with me for the maintenance of the car :)
@@petkokrushev3840 that is just the way it has to go, the most human and honest way. Only from a private person, sometimes dealers but seldom. Honesty pays well and vice-versa. I'm glad that you had that experience 👍👍
That's why swedish bmw lovers sometimes love to sell to germans, they actually overpay and rarely haggle. Swedish will always lowball the shit out of you or always want a killer deal. Source, im a swede
@@henrik1743 wow man, cool insight. I I've lived in Spain, Russia and Azerbaijan. I could see it in all if them.
Ofcourse he has the yt money!!
I've lived in Skövde för 20 years and when i read "E39 M5" and "Project: Skövde" it really made my day. Thank you for that and i hope you liked our little town.
Falköping here, close enough :)
Jönköping here! Learning you were so close to home! Missed an autograph opportunity 😀
How small the world is after all :D
Skövde got put on the map as well a few years ago since it had a big big speedrunning event
Göteborg here!!
These BMWs scare me from a reliability and cost of ownership perspective, but I'm learning to respect them from these videos.
Its so scary! I've been wanting a bmw wagon for awhile but I just don't want the problems that come with having a bmw. I'm lucky enough to have someone like an hour away that worked for bmw but still lol. Everyone loves BMWs until they have to pay $2,000 to put in a part that costs $25
@@michaelteeter3886 With these videos and available resources, you can fix most of the problems yourself
@@LastChanceFossil that's true, I'd just need to buy some more tools lol and find a garage
I have an 00 M5 and have done all the work myself in my garage. That includes valve cover gaskets, fuel pump, replaced the ABS module and manifold/pump, replaced the purge valve (deep under the intake manifold, differential bushings, front and rear control arms, bushings and ball joints, thermostat, rebuilt the sunroof which involved removing the entire cassette, E60 545 shifter with UUC selector rod, euro xenon headlights....lots of other misc things. It's crazy when I actually list all of that off. It's a lot of satisfying work. The crappiest job was easily pulling the differential out to do the bushings. I had to buy a very expensive special tool and the rear end is extremely heavy and awkward. I also have a 97 M3 that I recently replaced the engine and clutch along with a lot of other work. Definitely a labor of love. My E90 335xi sits collecting dust as I love my M cars and prefer to drive them.
Been waiting for Drum Beats but nothing 😓😓
Michael really showed you some great Swedish hospitality there.
First time was epic in sweeden Great People!
Up until he only had Pepsi instead of Coke... lol no that was some great hospitality and great M5
We all know what happened: BMW Gods chased away bad weather in Sweden so the M5 can have another life breathed into it. Being Sreten's close friend I'm also grateful to Michael and his family for warm welcome and being honest seller. Sadly, that's becoming rarity these days.
To say Michael was brave letting Streten into his home to critic his car on camera is a huge understatement... but I suppose if he was honest and has seen Stretens channel he knew he was in good company great vid
@@anonomouse3340 it is not critic. It is job assesment. Also called initial inspectio
@@ciprianmihai4821 critique (auto correct)
He is critiquing the car.. evaluating any negatives that may prevent him from purchasing it
Cestitke na kupovini, jedva cekam sledeci video, samo napred
He sold you a rust free e39 AND fed you? Am i dreaming?
He even recorded the test drive
@@cleison. I also think he got him first from train station and then back..
@@poplaurentiu4148 Best Seller in the world! Normal sellers : "You want to buy or not don´t waste my time"
@@zestor2908 i Agree, since..That seller approach Streten after he looked to buy an good M5 he could get, because seller saw how good he repair these BMW and because he wanted to let his beloved M5 to good hands who will care for it as he did his best to keep it functional in greatest shape and also helping grow this channel with such good content.. One could only dream of a world filled with such honest fair-play people in every field they might work (lawyers, doctors, diplomats..etc imagine that..) We definitely need more of such people like the honest seller & skilled mechanic both are great people that eventually become friends, not trying to screwing each-other..
@@poplaurentiu4148 definetly, nowadays no one respects each other...
As a Swede, this episode made my day. I subscribe to one channel on KZhead, and that Sir, is yours! Glad you liked it here. Hope to see you visit again. Fun fact: at 30:16 you actually fly straight over the place I grew up.
Sreten sees Cows: "Ahhh Burgers!!!!" you sir are a man of culture !!!!!
I was laughing sooo hard when he said that!!
My wife asked me to rewind it to see if she heard what she thought she heard.
Thats actually pretty cruel to the animals.
@@mr.matiss Not sure that calling them names qualifies as cruelty to animals. Assuming they don't speak English and didn't hear at that distance; I doubt they even suffered hurt feelings.
I think it was right to call cows "the meatballs" because he is in Sweden
imagine if he actually did a volvo 240 though. so simple he’d fit the whole restoration into two episodes
The car at the beginning isn't a 240 - it is the more powerful and expensive 264.
@@TheStefanskoglund1 Bra där stefan!
@@TheStefanskoglund1 How dare he accuse the PRV of being too reliable? 😆
You mean about 10 minutes in real time, all it’d need is a wash
The 200 series what a car the fun that was hand in them
Great video! As a Swede I feel proud of Mikael and his family for representing us so well :) But also a little sad that another M car is leaving the country :(
It’s beautiful . How could anyone say no to it ! I love odd combinations .
Yes the Swedish people are almost too welcoming....like Canadians! Class act, polite people!
Mikael seemed to be very friendly and genuine, and a good ambassador for Sweden! I don't know anyone who has a bad word to say about Sweden! Judging by the condition of the car, I assume that it hasn't been driven in the snowy Swedish winters? Over here in the United Kingdom, the government insists on putting salt on the roads during cold weather and it just ruins our cars... ...and takes the fun out of "rear-end drift action" in high-power BMW's... 🤣 Deano 🤓 Aston Martin Test Driver, Major Rectification Technician and EDL/EOL.
Take it from the bright side - it went to proper owner who will take good care of it
Ja tez mam M5 ze Szwecji identyczna jak ta na filmie. Wrocila do domu Do Niemiec
Thanks Sweden!! Gimme Gimme Gimme an M5 after midnight !! Another classic saved.
This video is a proud example about the benefits of the EU. Easy travel and buying a car without being a big deal.
Portugal wants to have a word with you. LOL
@@MrPink- croatia as well. When buying a car within EU we pay crazy Eco taxes. 6 cylinder or bigger is practically impossible to import. Shame.
Love the blue interior, doors are awesome
What's better than one e39 M5? Two M5! ☺️ What an amazing catch. Can't wait for the journey.
Oh yes. The Patreon membership already paying off. I just have to get the E39 M5, or at least a 540i manual as a summer car in the future.
You took the words right out of my mouth ;-) Too bad I can't drive a stick ( long story ), so this E39 M5 is always going to be a unicorn for me...
540i 6 speed is the way.
A good 540/6 will do nicely for most. More bargains to be had with those models aswell ^^
Ugh miss my E39 540/6 MSport every day!
@@WilbertvandenBosch Story plz?
What a nice guy that reached out to you, such hospitality. Kudo's to Micheal!
"Feeling at home, that's the only way I can describe the E39 M5"
Cats, dogs, coffee, cinnamon rolls, and a new M5 project. The perfect video to watch at my lunch break!
Great to see Sweden in it's beauty, and the E39 M5 looks incredible. Really looking forward to seeing what you have in store for this car. As always, thanks so much. Love your videos!
Trust me, he was very lucky to get nice weather. Swedish summers if nice are some of the best in the world imo
@@henrik1743 I'm a swede too from Jönköping and i completely agree with you!
Seeing Europe males me so sad cause I miss it so bad. Was in the Military and traveled all over Europe, it was so gorgeous! I loved everything from the paninis, the coffee, the Gelato, the food,nthe European architecture, the museums, the clubs and of course the women.
I love the M5 and this is a great video, but my favourite part of this video is the fact that in Europe you can go to a train station and get a fresh healthy sandwich and a coffee, unlike the fast food dog crap that we get at every corner here in North America. I was in Germany a little over 10 years ago and I loved that!!
Love the travel videos! Big thanks to Michael for providing you and us more projects/content, also amazing hospitality!
If you hear that coooooming up. You know you are gonna have a good time. Thank you sir 😀
I love the moment where he opened the driver's door and turned off the parking lights in the car, I saw a side of myself, as in, saving car battery life.
Man Sweden is just so beautiful it feels like Minnesota with good roads and good drivers
That pretty much describes most of central Europe. The roads here in CA are little better than a donkey track in Colombia
As a swede i can confirm
This is a wholesome video! What a wholesome family with a cat , a dog and a great BMW! Stuff of Dreams!
You forgot the sweet cat.. 😁😉
Don't forget the Volvo V50 in the driveway...that makes it a wholesome family with class!
- I am out of free space for all my cars... - Hey, Sreten, another M5 E39? - Yes, sure, wrap it up and ship it!
As a 🇸🇪 I can say that you got a classic Swedish treatment. Cinnamon roll and coffee. Glad that you had a nice stay! You should drive it home in the upcoming months, Sweden shows its best side may-september
I'm not really a 'car guy' - bikes are my thing, but I love your videos! The amount of work you put into the editing and presentation of your videos, not to mention the godlike work you put into restoring these cars - makes you probably one of the best 'youtubers' I watch. Utterly brilliant content, and such an incredible level of skill.
".... also a HAT! That's new." Best sales pitch ever.
Star is the cat,lovely one :)
A Ford Galaxie and a Cadillac Deville Convertible. Now that is a man who has great taste and great class...something no amount of money can buy.
Oh man, I used to live in Skövde and previously owned an E39 M5 (99). This video managed to both make me homesick and want an M5 again!
Had a crappy day at work and feeling like death, my E39 is in the ferrous oxide doctors, so haven’t driven it for two weeks, when up pop notification Nirvana, my favourite KZheadr and my very favourite BMW ever. Thank you so much Sreten! Time for coffee and W slump on the sofa; life looks better already!
Being this level of an expert as an enthusiast is my ultimate goal
What a nice seller. A real gentleman.
Very cool - two nearly identical cars from two completely different countries - one from bella Italia and one from beautiful Sweden. One from southern Europe and one from northern Europe and they meet in the middle of Europe. Both finished in let's call it 'Europe blue'. Hell let's hum the European anthem! :-D
This channel is driving up the price of M5 like crazy.
I’m convinced Wheeler Dealers did exactly the same when they did the Jensen Interceptor some years ago!
I love these cars, but that's far from what I want. I actually hate how overpriced they are nowadays to the point that even rough examples command silly money. I wish they don't skyrocket like E30 M3 as they'll become unobtainable for most people.
@@M539Restorations I’ve just looked on Autotrader here in the UK. Cheapest V8 is £18k....and the wheel is on the wrong side, in your eyes anyway!
@@M539Restorations The most expensive I've seen locally is $89k, but it only has 37k miles and it never left the dealership, was the managers car.
Look at how much money cosworth's go for now....the m5 is following it and going for stupid money and lots of miles under its belt...need a small mortgage to buy a classic car now
Honestly the highlight of my week sitting down to watch a new episode on this channel, definitely reignited my love for BMWs!
The classy music, classy trip, classy purchase, classy hospitality, classy cat as well.
You bastard.. I wanted to go to Sauna! (I’m a Finn) now I MUST WATCH this first! 👍🏻
My favorite exterior color. Blue interior takes some getting used to.
YES!!! Sreten uploaded a new video - stop what you're doing and watch immediately
M5 says: "Sport mode? I'll give you sport mode. Hold onto your panties, Sreten. Here's three hundred and ninety-six horsepower worth of sport mode, 'sport.'" Great review and video! Easy way to tell the early cars from the LCI facelifted cars - look at the lights. Early front headlights had the finned turn signal covers on either side, LCI went to an exposed, round bulb style. Original headlights had no angel eyes, this came on the LCI facelift cars. Back tail lights used regular bulbs, LCI went to LED's. The cosmetics between early and late cars are very similar - hard to tell difference. Great M5! It doesn't look like this car will give you very much to do, Sreten. Look at that beautiful, big block, Ford Galaxie coupe. Awesome car. The camera doesn't do justice to the sheer size of that behemoth. Look at that trunk. You could fit a family of four in there. It even has its own auto parts store inside. LOL.
I remembered the old M5 commercial with Madonna in the backseat, best advert ever. Y'all should check it.
God is good. you're such an inspiration Sreten. im extremely grateful you were able to quit your tech job and do this full time. that must've been bitter sweet
How can a channel on YT be this good? Props my man!
I have seen other KZheadrs who had rather bad experiences with Swedish cars, but this one actually seems OK. Good Luck! Gorgeous weather, beautiful country. Gonna admit: apart from the obvious things like road signs and the occasional red house, that could as well have been somewhere in Germany. It looks almost the same as in the area where I live.
Yeah because they salt the shit out of the roads here, just don't buy a Swedish sold ca after 5 years the underbody is surface rust
What nice dude, I wish I could visit Sweden and enjoy the hospitality of a family like that.
2:29, that bar name was hilarious
Rude staff that work there :/
English everywhere?! I wish everyone would keep their culture.
@@DrewLiscomb just the "foreign" pubs and stores.. the rest is in Swedish.
The e39 m5 is pretty much the best bmw ever made, I might be wrong but it certainly is beautiful with both classic and modern in it
Can you imagine how many hidden gems are out there forgotten.This video was very very cool. I cant comprehend why would someone have an 39 m5 and store it, but clearly someone enjoyed those 226 kilometers
5:00 😭🔥❤️ what an amazing reveal moment. Nothing like e39 M5. Nothing.
"Swedish roads are very smooth" Sure, in the south they are but here in the north it is pothole country, or the roads are really badly worn :) going to be fun watching this project, and i remember once when i started my 95 volvo 850 after sitting for about 4 years it sounded like the engine was going to throw a rod out of the block because of the lifters
Sabaton bro! \m/
Funny thing he said that while in Timmersdala. The road between Timmersdala is known as "Raka linan" and it is about as smooth as a washing board...
you’re the only KZheadr which I wait to post video at the moment, thank you i živ bio!😁
I was wondering that is Sreten from Balkan? 😁
@@jermulla yes it is, Sreten is his name, I think he’s from Serbia, not sure
@4:22 As a Dane I love that this expression is also used in Sweden. The 3 V's :P
A BMW that's been looked after by a really nice guy, in a really nice place. 😊
my god Sweeden looks so beautiful.
Funny, my wife watching the video said, "Southern Ontario. Looks nice".
Yeah. Sweden people built it like that 😃
I would say this is the best channel for BMW enjoyers, great content, funny guy with a sence of humor and also beautiful cars. Also a car from 20 minutes from where I live is always fun to see :)
Im sure this M5 is as happy and excited as you are. This car deserves the tlc coming its way.
Coooooming up: Sreten ventures into travelling and takes you to discover Göteborg and Swedish hospitality. Anecdotically he also buys a M5 E39 bimmer.
Aaaah I was so sure it was going to be an E34, but then I remembered you mentioned that you did so much on yours before the whole YT blew up and you would like to work on another one. Makes perfect sense. What a lovely car what a lad Michael and his family are! Legends! The next big announcement better be a larger shed/garage because that is another one you have mentioned a lot (like more than a vegan says he/she is a vegan). Back in 2009 I was really considering an E39 M5 but damn I wish I would have purchased it - it was Silverstone Blue on beige interior. For like 12k euros back then. But I wish you good luck with this project and you can count on us watching every step of it.
I was never expecting for another E39 M5 this will be exciting
Sreten, I am just as addicted to your videos as I was with HBO's; "The Wire" before it ended in 2007! You're making my weeks go by very, very slowly. Mad Respect from California, Chris
Welcome to Sweden
Feels like i trip with best friend to buy him a new car, thanks! Greetings from Ukraine!
I totally agree with you
it’s a rainy and off day from work, just got some great news when having breakfast and now I get another video too! you made my great morning a legendary one!
I wasn't surprised sawing an American car in his garage. My dad lived and worked in Sweden for 18 years and every time I was visiting him I've seen lots of these type of vehicles every weekend. Y
Dear Streten, your videos of each week are awaited with much anxiety and surprise. This new M5 e39 is a beauty and in your hands it will be sublime. My applause and respects from Buenos Aires, Ciao amigo !!! until the next chapter !!!
Most likeable BMW driver out there. Thank you
What a great 31 minutes these where, it's like you taking us on your trip to Sweden and actually being there. Congratulations on owning a second very nice M5! ( I also liked the Old Volvo being reliable joke, i own a old Volvo :-)
Wow Sweden is beautiful! The blue sky is amazing 🏙
Well, you know, with the environmentalist green party in government, pollution here is simply illegal…
Dude seriously I fucking love your channel. If you continue making series just like this forever then my life will never be shit.
Travelling makes the episode even more interesting.
Love the 80's music you are sharing with these videos. Thank you for it, and of course for the videos:)
Your channel just gets better, great stuff Alan C. UK
We cruised to Gothenburg 3 years back on our way to St Petersburg, was pretty cool :)
What a PRECIOUS! Beautiful car! Congratulations!
Your good at being a travel guide too! Enjoying the journey, can't wait for more! BTW great car👍🏻
Congrats on this beauty! The one and only real Sports sedan. Drivers car. We will enjoy this sooo much together.
Cars definitely do unite people. Greetings from Malaysia.
Beautiful adventure. The car is great as well.
This is a real statement of respect for you, your love and respect for cars, and of course to your deeply impressive knowledge and workmanship! When a Swede contacts you and asks if you want to buy one of the most sought after BMW’s around for a fair prize, it says it all! A really heartwarming video, with no hassle, just respect:) Love your videos!! Tore, Norway.
It would have been really nice to fly there, buy the M5 and then drive back home. I remember this from 12 years back. Me and my father drove to central Germany to buy and pickup a German oldtimer (Adler). We were also greeted and welcomed so nicely, they made dinner and everything. A great experience that really adds to the story of the car and its project. Good luck with this very nice M5, it was in good hands and it remains in good hands.
Finally you buy a car from Sweden! Skövde is a fantastic town with some beautiful scenery.
Amazing content. Just found your channel few days ago and watched almost every project videos allready 😅 greetings from 🇫🇮
I was expecting a shorter video BUT! Thanks Sreten and good luck!
Love your content and adventures. Looking forward to you someday adding an e34 and e28 m5 to your ever growing collection. I have an e34 535is here in South Africa and your content inspires me to always keep my car in the best condition possible while having endless driving pleasure with her 😀
Start hunting for a E23 745i ZA! Sreten surely will buy it ;)
@@monstermirror2 sounds like a plan
Such a joy you had such a beautiful and successful trip, and what an opportunity for you! Your happiness and excitement wore off and made my day! So much fun to follow along, thanks for bringing it to us! I grew up in the 60’s when those American cars where made, my parents had a 63 Cadillac convertible coupe and 62 olds they bought used. Will never forget the day my mother came home in 1972 with a perfect 1963 Impala SS coupe, such a solid car! Sadly she didn’t get long to enjoy it passing away soon after. Also remember having a huge 1960 Mercury Colony Park “station wagon” as we call them in US. I remember when your current E39 came out and I thought they were beautiful, perfectly proportioned cars and fell in love with them. I wanted one but couldn’t afford it. Looking forward to seeing you work you magic on her!
I was lowkey wishing sreten would drive the m5 to germany :'(
Same here
Maybe he’ll drive it back ;)
Sadly, far too complicated to do that. I'd need to buy export plates and insurance and for that, it needs to pass Swedish inspection so I'd need to fix it up first. I also wouldn't want to drive it long distance without proper service. In the end, too much time and money would be spent as opposed to simply having it shipped.
@@M539Restorations I get that! Just a thought tho😅 thanks for replying and loving your vids👌🏽
@@M539Restorations You're a CLASS ACT + Good Head. My first BMW 1975 530i manual of course! Had over 50 since then, including an Alpina B7 1985 that I got at the factory in Germany. Had many hi speed runs from Frankfort - Munich....Blast after Midnight, no traffic or Trablant's in those days.Cruise Control at 240kph! Wunderbar Work Sir......gonna get some Merch!
Just like to say that’s the most fantastic finger pointing I’ve ever seen in a video , just super 😉 oh and the car isn’t bad either 👌🏻
This car is a rare find, can tell the previous owner genuinely maintained it. Congratulations to your purchase.
Great vehicle. The alternate cameraman was also very good!
I was thinking just the other day how I have missed these vlog style travel car rescue videos :D
Hahha its so weird seeing my hometown on YT. Never expected someone around here to own a car like that.
Home sweet Sweden🇸🇪❤️ very fun to watch and see that you like our country! Very Nice car you bought!
Always a good say when Sreten puts out another video.Seeing the Galaxie and Cadillac in Michael's garage was quite the treat too.
...Those are some truly epic kittywhiskers. :)
26:53 "You should buy one of these and use it." Please tell that to Enthusiast Auto Group here in the US.
Whoever did that paint job did a nice job I was sure it was basically original!
Sreten finally got a BMW that runs and drives before buying. Really happy that everything worked out. Now we wait for it to arrive to basecamp and the work begins...