Hi everyone, Longtime lurker, first time poster here. At least as far as asking for help. I'm getting ready to buy an M5, after several years of not owning a BMW car. I have been lucky enough to own several 3's, 5's, 6's, and several R/RT motorcycle through the years but this will be my first M car. I might ad, like a lot of you this moment has been a life long journey (at least since 1988 when I saw my first M5) to acquire a Beast.
My dilemma is my inability to chose between a common sense approach to purchase the best vehicle and my passion for selecting the car I will visually appreciate more. Here are the two cars i have narrowed it down to.
Car 1) 01 Royal red/Tan with 45k on the odo. completely stock condition, new clutch at 33K, 2 owner car located in Florida all its life. No warranties in place. Clean car fax and the remainder of the service history looks avg. for a car its age and mileage. price is 35K firm.
Car 2) 02 Le mans blue/Tan with 29.9K. Stock, no mods, no history of any significant repairs or problems, clean car fax. Price was 42k talked down to 40K firm. No warranty. 2 owner car in Texas all its life.
Heres my problem, these are the two colors I like best, Royal red and Le mans Blue, in this order. Am I placing too much emotion on the selection of the car based on color? All things being equal is the extra 5K dollars worth a year newer car with 15k less mileage?
I know, its left brain Vs right brain, form over function, etc, on this but I would appreciate some input from a distance as I feel i'm just too close to the equation to make a rational decision. One thing i do know for sure....there is no lack of opinions on this forum!!
Have at it, and thanks for supporting the rationally challenged
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