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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dvng" data-source="post: 163996" data-attributes="member: 196"><p>if this is goin to be your first udm..i suggest u start off with the 3 series 325i or 318i..a lot of people got off first with the 5 series and couldnt handle the maintenance cost of owning a Five series. The Five seires commands a higher maintenance cost as compared to the 3 series since the car was build with extreme high quality to achieve its ride quality..hence most of its wear and tear items apart from the engine parts are extremely expensive. For example the suspension parts are easily twice the cost of the e36 and e46..even the bearing and brake pads are not spared. Please do more research or speak to those who has one and compare notes. Check out the parts prices and labour cost before indulging in the e39..A used e39 will require inspecting the power steering pump..abs pumps..absorbers (these goes for RM400-500 a piece for the front)..control arm and bush ( control arm is RM1k a piece)..gearbox..radiator and expansion tank for leaks..exhaust cat converter(this goes for RM3500..for the mid section)..o2 sensors ( RM700 a piece this car has 4 of them)..and the list goes on...</p></blockquote><p></p>