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You haven't missed anything like that. It is truly the state of the art at this moment in time, and I believe that the internal combustion automobile may be near or at its zenith as basically a 100 year old invention that has simply been refined.

The V-8 M3 is hottest car out there right now when all things are factored in, and I would include our beloved 911s in that statement. The one thing that surprises me is that you found the fit and finish to be outstanding; I was at BH BMW recently looking at 335s and I remarked to the salesman that the cars had the worst factory paint I had ever seen on a new car. He was embarrassed but agreed. I'm not talking about orange-peel, which new 911s had in the '80s when I sold them, but absolute fogging and what looked like imperfections and contamination that got into the spray somehow. If you ever go to that dealer, look at the new cars packed in the service garage behind the showroom, they are under really bright florescent lights and it's startling. The showroom cars are under the usual "stripper lights" that make Pam Anderson look like she has good skin.

That aside, you are living the dream my friend! Keep the dispatches from the continent coming.