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Detroit, 8:38 PM
Fri Nov 20
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The problems:
1. As mentioned previously, a cocaine, exotic fish and Belgian prostitute addiction would have been less expensive to maintain.
2. It was one owner, and I had happened to see that one owner out on the road before. There aren't a lot of Dinan tuned M5s in St. Louis, so I took note when I saw a beautiful blue one screaming by me on I-70 at 125mph (without Alex Roy's glistening head at the wheel).
3. I realized that M5 ownership, even at that price, would also make me a BMW owner. Yikes. I started looking around for an E30 M3 instead, figuring that might be cool and funky enough to defray the karmic penalties of ownership. Then I remembered Problem (1)
I ended up consoling myself by picking up a bank-repo 2004 Triumph Speed Triple instead. That has been more like doing lines of heroin off the belly of an aroused porcupine: socially unacceptable, surrounded by fear and danger, yet ultimately very soothing.
That's my kind of habit. #bmwm5
10/16/09
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Because just like crack, entry level is cheap; it's the maintenance that destroys you.
Plus I couldn't resist GR's "Dinan wanna." We must reinforce that level of wit and sometimes vote for the funniest choice rather than looking at materialistic things like cost. #bmwm5
10/16/09
Beautiful car. Need to redye the leather. And I agree about the wood trim being off. On the other hand I'm not wild about black hole interiors, either. #bmwm5
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I think you meant intake runners and not headers. I suppose I'll do this guys work for him. #bmwm5
10/16/09
@Comrade Clockwork: I have had it with these muthaf*ckin' snakes on my muthaf*ckin' engine!
Wait, no I haven't! #bmwm5
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And sadly, I can't afford one yet. #bmwm5
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Thanks for ruining my day. #bmwm5
10/16/09
The G8 wound up being the automotive equivalent of the short-lived Excelsior-Henderson revival back in 1999. Great bikes, but killed because of poor market timing and poor marketing. They were much better than the Gilroy Indians. #bmwm5
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That said, I wouldn't be opposed to an E39 M5 as a daily driver. But for me the Dinan mods are a deal-breaker--I know lots of people swear by them, but if I'm going to buy an M5 I don't want an M5 as interpreted by Steve Dinan. Show me a lower-mileage stock M5 and I'd have some thinking to do, but this? No, sorry. Not interested. #bmwm5
10/16/09
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If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. So my question is that if the price on such a legendary car is so low, then what is wrong with the car? How many miles does it have? How was it cared for? What shape is the transmission in? And the list goes on....
If truly it were a pristine car, then it would be a nice price. But, if it's a typical SoCal used car lot (which I suspect that it is), then there's something funky going on here.
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@pauljones: My fear is how many bodies have occupied the trunk of this car.
Other than that, It is a nice price for me --
Crack-smokin' for them. #bmwm5
10/16/09
You mean I can actually afford an M5!?
This provides the 05-06 GTO a very serious competitor. #bmwm5
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Small correction: the price I quoted was for private party. Suggested retail is $21,500, so the above car is a good price, especially considering the mods. #bmwm5