You get such a nice example of bimmer (E39 530i 5sp). No wonder why you're hooked. My first bimmer is an 02 E53 3.0i with 33k miles, which we traded an 02 LR Discovery II for.

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00 E39 DINAN S1 //M5 (82k miles)
06 E53 DINAN 4.8iS, born 2/18/2006 (126k miles) http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...s-my-dslr.html
90 Straman Z32 TwinTurbo Convertible, (1 of 44 ever made) 5 speed, 444rwhp/451rwtq
01 360 Novitec Spider F1 (26k miles)