[01sport]

I've wanted to post my opinion on this subject and I have finally found the appropriate venue.

I believe I have found the perfect combo of cars. 87 911 cab and 2001 740i Sport (E38).

The 2001 E38 is great looking, large, luxurious and chock full of cool options and features. It's fast and it feels and handles fabulous. The closest your going to get to a sports car in a sedan of it's size. IMHO.

2001 is the last year of it's body style so most all of the bugs have been worked out. The Sport edition gives you tranny, suspension, seat, etc. options that any pcar driver will appreciate. Best of all is that these cars, mind you some of the best made cars of all time, IMHO, can be had for a song. You can pick up a low mileage 01 for 15 to 20k! How can this be you ask? I'll tell you.

Supply and demand. There's a ton of these cars out there. Wealthy people purchase or lease these cars with every intention of replacing them in 3 or 4 years. These cars have a reputation of costing a small fortune to maintain after 50 or 60k miles. Yep, it's the truth, if you take it to the dealer to be serviced. I think BMW builds them this way intentionally. It's good business because it's great for new car sales and the service dept. However, if your a DIYer like me, and I know you are. You can own one of the finest sedans ever built. Just replace the radiator at 50k, alternator and suspension at 70k, OSV and various gaskets at 100k some sensors at 120k etc. etc. These cars break down like clockwork and there's tons of help on forums to tell you what's going to break down next. I mean, what car doesn't break down, aside from Toyotas. At least these are predictable.

I enjoy working on my cars. My problem is which to drive. They are both very enjoyable. There is no Substitute but the Ultimate Driving Machine.

Happy New Year

Jeff