Buying an M5 that started life in Canada

[tomrnh]

I'm looking at picking up this 2013 M5. It spent most of it's life in Canada.
Unfortunately the dealer isn't very helpful, but I am having it inspected this week.

I see it has MPH on the speedometer

Does anyone foresee any issues with it being from Canada? differences, value etc

Here's the link: https://www.sq1auto.com/used/BMW/201...f719bc2746.htm

[M5_Raz]

Everything should be the same.

It looks clean, but 7 owners is too many for these cars imo.

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by tomrnh

I'm looking at picking up this 2013 M5. It spent most of it's life in Canada.
Unfortunately the dealer isn't very helpful, but I am having it inspected this week.

I see it has MPH on the speedometer

Does anyone foresee any issues with it being from Canada? differences, value etc

Here's the link: https://www.sq1auto.com/used/BMW/201...f719bc2746.htm

Looks okay and it's got 20 inch wheels not 19.Is that a wrap or paint..

[AlisterB]

Looks like a pretty well kept example and a nice spec (Frozen paint, full leather, cooled & massage seats, assistance systems such as lane change and departure warnings, soft close doors, heated steering wheel).

Interesting that it has had the cluster changed to a MPH one - no doubt a good thing from your perspective though.

If it has had 7 owners as per M5_Raz's post above, that would give me some cause for concern and you would want to go over it with a fine tooth comb to ensure you not buying someone else's problems.

[A3ch]

the amount of owners def gives me cause for concern. I bought my wife's X5 M from a dealership that got it from VA where it showed it came from Canada and was used by the ministry of transportation (the CDN equivalent of the Dept of Transportation)

[M5Rick]

What on earth would ministry of transportation be using a totr X5 M for?? Usually would be small block diesels I would have thought.

[LOWvert]

Searched the vin posted on the website on mdecoder and it shows the car is a manual, not a DCT, plus many bits of information are missing.

[AlisterB]

Originally Posted by LOWvert

Searched the vin posted on the website on mdecoder and it shows the car is a manual, not a DCT, plus many bits of information are missing.

FWIW they all show as manual on the M Decoder site LOWvert (regardless of being DCT or the 3 pedal manual).

[A3ch]

Originally Posted by M5Rick

What on earth would ministry of transportation be using a totr X5 M for?? Usually would be small block diesels I would have thought.

I thought the same thing.....your Canadian tax dollars at work.

Right now I have an issue getting my wifes truck on my connected BMW app. I suspect its because the VIN was from their Canadian contingent.......but I dont know. They swapped everything over to SAE except temp.....but I know Celsius as well so no big deal for me.

[pleadbymail]

Originally Posted by tomrnh

I'm looking at picking up this 2013 M5. It spent most of it's life in Canada.
Unfortunately the dealer isn't very helpful, but I am having it inspected this week.

I see it has MPH on the speedometer

Does anyone foresee any issues with it being from Canada? differences, value etc

Here's the link: https://www.sq1auto.com/used/BMW/201...f719bc2746.htm

I've got the same exact spec with less miles… what's ur budget?