Difficult to give too much advice as its normally a case of how much money you want to spend and what colours you like but here goes.
1) With the E39 now being replaced I do not recommend you pay too much for an M5 as they will continue to depreciate at a faster than normal rate.
2) I would look for a nice low mileage 2001 model for under £35K with a full BMW warranty and Full Service History.
3) Colour wise the most popular are LeMansBlue or Carbon Black and for resale purposes Green and Red are most probably colours to avoid.
4) Dont think you need to go for an import to get a good deal as UK cars are pretty cheap. Would recommend dealer if poss or if you are p/xing but obviously private will be cheaper and as long as it has FBMWSH and BMW Warranty and you possibly get someone who knows about M5s to check it out you should be OK.
Hope it helps
1) With the E39 now being replaced I do not recommend you pay too much for an M5 as they will continue to depreciate at a faster than normal rate.
2) I would look for a nice low mileage 2001 model for under £35K with a full BMW warranty and Full Service History.
3) Colour wise the most popular are LeMansBlue or Carbon Black and for resale purposes Green and Red are most probably colours to avoid.
4) Dont think you need to go for an import to get a good deal as UK cars are pretty cheap. Would recommend dealer if poss or if you are p/xing but obviously private will be cheaper and as long as it has FBMWSH and BMW Warranty and you possibly get someone who knows about M5s to check it out you should be OK.
Hope it helps