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I owned an E39 years ago. At that time it was a car I lusted after the most. When this came out, 2000, it was just a unicorn. A four door sedan that ran with Porsches, Ferraris, etc. it was just crazy. I had originally test driven one at the dealership but I wasn’t in a position in life to buy it. Then in 2009, I found a mint one that was barely driven in Cincinnati, OH. Silverstone with full black leather interior. Bought it and drove it home. The drive was amazing. I had just bought my dream car! The engine, gearbox and chassis were just sublime on the interstate leading from Ohio into Pennsylvania. The power literally came out buttery smooth. It was amazing.
Funny story, I forget the highway going north out of Cincinnati, but while I was driving, I saw in the left lane an identical E39 screaming up. He slowed down next to me, I looked at him and he looked back, both of us with big grins on our face knowing exactly what we were driving and we each gave each a thumbs up. He then just blasted away!
Later on, I removed the rear mufflers and that opened up the exhaust note. Overall, I think it’s probably the greatest BMW ever made, my opinion. The power, handling, comfort, the sound, the feel. Still lust after it to this day. Wish I still had it.
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