I had a GS400 and an Imola Red M Roadster. We had an all-time record for rainfall last year...a disgusting 191 days. Coming to terms with the fact that Vancouver gets a lot of liquid sunshine, I sold the M this spring.
I miss it - particularly when the sun's out. Vancouver is so spectacular in the (rare) absence of rain. Carwise, I miss the torquey 3.2, the fantastic little chassis and brakes, and of course, top-down motoring.
Nonetheless, it's realistically not a top-down city. In search of a second car, I looked at 993 coupes, C5 Vette coupes...even replica AC Cobras. Then I remembered how many weeks in a row my M would hide from the rain in my second underground stall.
If fate was to relegate me to a one-horse stable, the M5 was the only answer. No regrets, but I still smile at passing M Roadsters. Maybe I'll scoop up a used one cheap when the new E46-engined ones come out...
Alps
I miss it - particularly when the sun's out. Vancouver is so spectacular in the (rare) absence of rain. Carwise, I miss the torquey 3.2, the fantastic little chassis and brakes, and of course, top-down motoring.
Nonetheless, it's realistically not a top-down city. In search of a second car, I looked at 993 coupes, C5 Vette coupes...even replica AC Cobras. Then I remembered how many weeks in a row my M would hide from the rain in my second underground stall.
If fate was to relegate me to a one-horse stable, the M5 was the only answer. No regrets, but I still smile at passing M Roadsters. Maybe I'll scoop up a used one cheap when the new E46-engined ones come out...
Alps
