I always liked the way these looked when they first came out. Of course, with 50k+ MSRP they were never affordable for me. I had been keeping an eye on FB marketplace for a few months and a decently priced seemingly well maintained 9-5 popped up - not too far away from me!
Couldn’t resist purchasing it - it’s got some dents and dings. But overall is a nice cruiser. It’s got all the options the aero trim came with except for the rear entertainment/climate control package. The 2.8V6 turbo is a nice performer except for take off from standstill. I’m afraid of the timing chain replacement when the time comes - my plan is to run it on 2k miles oil changes every other year on M1 5w30 or 0w40.
Next thing I need to do is find a reasonably priced parts car given how few of these are around. It’ll join the W211 and the 940SE in good weather weekend only drive duties.
Couldn’t resist purchasing it - it’s got some dents and dings. But overall is a nice cruiser. It’s got all the options the aero trim came with except for the rear entertainment/climate control package. The 2.8V6 turbo is a nice performer except for take off from standstill. I’m afraid of the timing chain replacement when the time comes - my plan is to run it on 2k miles oil changes every other year on M1 5w30 or 0w40.
Next thing I need to do is find a reasonably priced parts car given how few of these are around. It’ll join the W211 and the 940SE in good weather weekend only drive duties.