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Originally Posted by Joe-BMW33
I have had two E39's and still have one (2003 540i M-Tech). Such a superbly engineered car all around. Arguably, it handles better than my M550 and is 21 years old.
I went for the E65 7-series during the Bangle era. Went through three of them. My buddy picked up an E60 540i MT. Three pedals definitely made it more fun. My last E65 I bought new, I think it was $100,000. I refused to put snows on it and was comfortable being "careful". I hit an ice patch on a turn and went into a rock wall and totaled it three months after delivery. I then always put snows on all my RWD BMW's if driving in the winter. I have non runflat summer softies on the M550, I don't drive it in the winter.
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My brother-in-law has a 2003 540. He bought it cheap from a friend, maybe 10 years ago. The friend has several cars, tracks most of them. The 540 has, shall we say, some issues. Its high mileage and has now sat rusting in his driveway for at least 6 years. He knows he's got something there, but can't afford to fix it and doesn't want to sell it. Such a waste.
Bummer about the E65. I've only have 4WD for the last 20 years and always run dedicated snows. Never not gotten home.
