Buy the car the SS is trying to be a new version of: E39 M5. 400 HP, 6 speed, safe, heavy. Mine has a car seat in the back right now.

Or, get an older 5, like the E39 M5. I’m a 10-year lawyer (still paying off my loans) and that’s what I did. Added snow tires for the Denver winters and it does fine. Buy one from an enthusiast that was taken care of with a folder of records and use the leftover cash for the repairs that will eventually pop up. For…