People were complaining about the "E39 Judder" very early in its life time so I dont think the E39 or E34 was any better than any of the newer cars. Its all about miles.
I had my E39 when it was 6 years old and it needed front control arms etc. It had 110k miles.
One thing for sure is that the F10 won't rot around you.
At plus 100k miles its pretty standard for arms to be gone regardless of age