02-06-2020, 09:35 PM
I bought the car for the specific reason it was not 25 years old yet and it is RHD. I was in the market for a car that is about to hit their bottom on the depreciation curve such as a higher milage 996.1 cars (I love the "glove box" on the early 996s) or a cult classic in the making such as a well taken care of non-1991 BMW e31 850ci/I, but when I saw this and I knew it would be the perfect car for me. The car does have high miles so I had no problem, at first, with the idea of throwing away the drivetrain to swap in the e39 m5 drivetrain to have the ultimate fast wagon, but the more and more I delve into the numbers for production on this car I feel guilty putting modern BMW stuff (like Brian's wagon that sold for $72k on BaT) into the car and think I will go the OEM+ route when I do finally decide to do the swap (remanufactured engine, transmission, and differential). But that swap at the earliest will occur in August so I have time to prep for that