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      03-14-2024, 06:57 AM   #45
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You can mark me a strong NO on transporters as well

When I was 13, I helped my grandfather build a house one summer. He was 60 years at the time and as I near that age now I'd like to check that off my list. I've built boats, cars and even an airplane. My wife thinks it's too hard a job at my age but if gramps could do it I'm sure I can too.
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I don't want to be first thru the dis/reintegration ray machine.


Third or fourth is fine by me.
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I don't want to be first thru the dis/reintegration ray machine.


Third or fourth is fine by me.
Third or fourth... THOUSAND!!!!
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When I was 13, I helped my grandfather build a house one summer. He was 60 years at the time and as I near that age now I'd like to check that off my list. I've built boats, cars and even an airplane. My wife thinks it's too hard a job at my age but if gramps could do it I'm sure I can too.
When I was in my early 20's, my father built his house acting as the general contractor. He was a perfectionist, and fired the masons after only two courses of foundation cinderblocks because they weren't level enough in his eyes. Lets just say that I and the rest of our family had a crash course in mason school to get it finished over a weekend, because the framers were showing up on Monday morning.

Now that I'm at your grandfather's age (and in not-so-great health), I still plan to build our retirement Garage Mahal down south at the tree farm. I did learn one lesson from my old man, though...build on a poured concrete slab!!!!!
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A horse farm, it's my wife's and my dream but unfortunately we haven't been able to make it happen yet. We board her horses now and we really wish it was the other way around but the property prices are out of control for horse farms.
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You absolutely should do it!!!!! There are quite a few of them out there!! When I was young all the guys constantly had the hots for a girl. I ALWAYS had the hots for a car!!
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I had the hots for girls and cars. My first decent car was a 1968 AMC Javelin. I was dating a really cute girl at that time and she really like the car. I was in heaven! The car is long gone and I really miss it. But the cute girl married me. We've been married 51 years and counting.

ps I'm certain I've posted this before but with my memory fading I never know for sure.
She’s looking pretty cute there!!

I just want to reiterate! You need to get an E39 ///M5!!! Within the next six months I want to see a post with photos of you standing next to and sitting in your new ///M5. I see amazing examples of them virtually every day on Instagram!! Go find one for yourself!!!
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She’s looking pretty cute there!!

I just want to reiterate! You need to get an E39 ///M5!!! Within the next six months I want to see a post with photos of you standing next to and sitting in your new ///M5. I see amazing examples of them virtually every day on Instagram!! Go find one for yourself!!!
Yes, for obscene amounts of money.
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She’s looking pretty cute there!!

I just want to reiterate! You need to get an E39 ///M5!!! Within the next six months I want to see a post with photos of you standing next to and sitting in your new ///M5. I see amazing examples of them virtually every day on Instagram!! Go find one for yourself!!!
You present a compelling argument. You made me look. My moment of lust has passed. Here's why:

While the example I saw on the road that led me to start this thread was incredible, it just isn't for me at this point in my life. Don't get me wrong, it's an amazing car. I think I've driven three of four of them back in the day. They do put a smile on my face. But, I'm not now and never have been a fast driver.

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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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.
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.
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A horse farm, it's my wife's and my dream but unfortunately we haven't been able to make it happen yet. We board her horses now and we really wish it was the other way around but the property prices are out of control for horse farms.
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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.
I think you are correct. There were only about 1,500 E39 540 M Tech cars made. I was lucky enough to have one for 6 year.

Here's a pic of mine in my garage next to my other E39 540 that I sold to my son.

The second pic is my 2003 E39 540 M Tech out at the beach. I loved that car. RIP
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I think you are correct. There were only about 1,500 E39 540 M Tech cars made. I was lucky enough to have one for 6 year.

Here's a pic of mine in my garage next to my other E39 540 that I sold to my son.

The second pic is my 2003 E39 540 M Tech out at the beach. I loved that car. RIP
Stop it. Just stop it!!

I love those cars and you posting them isn't helping my desire to slack off and go on autotrader to see what's available. I can't do it...I can't afford it...stop making me drool!
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Have not commented in this thread because I don’t really lust for anything that I don’t have, but want. Still lust for my wife, but I have her, and will have her again. 😊

Would like cooler summers here. Could use a hot tub for my old arthritic back (plan on getting one, sooner rather than later). Pretty happy the way things are… except for the back issue.
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Have not commented in this thread because I don’t really lust for anything that I don’t have, but want. Still lust for my wife, but I have her, and will have her again. 😊

Would like cooler summers here. Could use a hot tub for my old arthritic back (plan on getting one, sooner rather than later). Pretty happy the way things are… except for the back issue.
Now that that E39 M5 vision is several days past, I'm back to my senses. I'm with you; I have all the things that are important to me. I feel lucky every single day.
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I guess you didn’t read the first post in the thread.
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