Excellent running E39, I've owned it for over 10 years. I'd drive it across country tomorrow—tires, brakes, transmission, in great shape. Shocks aren't leaking, A/C blows cold. Radio/CD is still going strong.
What is its downside? It has a totaled title from when someone backed into it, and the hood needed replacing. There is no other damage, and I do have pictures of the damage. ...