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Why is the 6-speed notable? All the E39 M5s were manual with LSD.

I was young, looking for my first true enthusiast purchase to replace my RSX commuter. I found a manual B6 S4 Avant in Nogaro Blue and matching interior. These cars required a hugely expensive engine-out timing chain maintenance, and my find, owned by a mechanic, had already been through it. I had the money for a…

Without the tiny piece splitting the “kidneys,” this front is shaped too similarly to the AMG GT for me. The rear isn’t that far away, either. Too many classic BMW motifs are just plain abandoned here, and that irks me. Speaking of plain, it looks modern and sporty, but definitely not striking - or at least not in…

I am biased. My favorite color is red. My M roadster has a red interior (and silver exterior). I love it. No one believes the car is almost 20 years old now ... (not mine, but this one is clean.)

I was there a couple of weeks a ago. One of the owners took my E39 M5 with a busted trans and traded me an ‘00 M roadster. These guys know their BMWs. They had the gauges custom made for that TVR - it’s quite the sight, but hardly the coolest car there. They also have a slantnose turbo, and the lowest mileage M coupe…

I have a neighbor with an SCCA truck parked in his driveway. One day his modded Mazda 2 disappeared and one of these was outside.

On my E39 M5: When I first got it, the A/C didn’t work because the outside temp sensor was broken. When that sensor circuit is open, the car thinks it’s -40F outside. It’s so smart, it doesn’t turn on the compressor to cool the air before shoving it into the cabin. To cover myself until the new sensor arrived, I…

I’ve got a couple, and neither of them are particularly gross.

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I am stopped in the left of two straight-faring lanes. To the right of me appears an unfortunate Ford Windstar with very excited teenagers up front. I glance over. They gesture that I roll down the window. I make a “yeah, nooo” face and look straight ahead. Waiting ... waiting ... I notice the light for the other…

When an E39 M5 can be had for less than $15k, this is CP.

The first vehicle at 17 I drove was my dad’s ‘98 Ford Explorer. Up until the year I had it, it was fine. After my year with it was over, it was just fine for my younger brother. Here are some of the issues I came across.