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      02-29-2020, 11:05 AM   #45
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But this is Farah's point; the numbers are nothing special, but the car feels great to drive. And his argument is that the driving sensation is worth so much more than outright performance [of more modern cars]. He knows that E39 M5s aren't worth $100k even with maintenance factored in, but he thinks he'd still prefer one over similar cars which are worth $100k.

...or am I the only one who took that from what he said?

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But this is Farah's point; the numbers are nothing special, but the car feels great to drive. And his argument is that the driving sensation is worth so much more than outright performance [of more modern cars]. He knows that E39 M5s aren't worth $100k even with maintenance factored in, but he thinks he'd still prefer one over similar cars which are worth $100k.

...or am I the only one who tool that from what he said?
No, I understood that perfectly well. I'm saying there are cars I much prefer to the E39 M5 personally. If you gave me $60k let's say to go spend at EAG on a sedan, I'd pick a mint E90 M3 over an E39 M5 (probably not the most popular opinion). There are plenty of cars that would feel great to drive compared to an F90 M5, that's all I'm saying.

At $30k, sure, that's a great buy. But at collector prices, I'm not so sure.
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Love my Imola e39 M5 with a click over 44k miles!
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