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Originally Posted by sygazelle
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As I think I mentioned in my OP, I've got a lot of experience with E39s, having owned two E39 540s from 1997 ('98 model) to4 2012. My second E39 was the perfect car for how I drive. It was the 540 m-sport (or m-tech depending on who you ask. My 2003 m-sport had 3:15 differential, it was lowered, it had m suspension and m-style front and back bumpers, all stock from the factory. It was plenty fast with the stock 540 engine with that awesome 3:15 differential and was a completely different driving experience than my 1998 540. Unfortunately, my wife and I were in a car wreck in that car and it was demolished. It saved our life, but it paid the price. .
So, an E39 M5, while tempting, is not going in my garage. If I was going back to the old days, I'd get the best example of the E39 540 with m-sport package like the one I had. All the looks, all the suspension, none of the extra HP I will never use and an AT that suit me at my advanced age.
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I suspect it would be easier to find an E39 M5 than a E39 540i M Tech; the latter were pretty rare, weren't they? But you've hit on the one big difference: No AT available in the M5.