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Originally Posted by nick325xit 5spd
The E61 is so hideous that I don't care how well it would fit my requirements.
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Vehemently disagree. The E61 is one of the prettiest wagons ever made. Right behind the E39 touring. Volvo has some very attractive wagons too. E61 doesn't suffer the Bangle Butt visual problems it's sedan brethren suffers from. And the functionality can not be beat. We've loaded Christmas trees, transmissions, all kinds of stuff in ours. But that's just my opinion obviously. Beauty is supremely subjective.
The 4.6/4.8's will have their day. But it will take some more attrition to bring the numbers down as nick325xit pointed out, they made a ton of them (at least the 4.8). The same generation M cars are now having their day, so within 10 years I think we'll see values increase. Not collector car values obviously, but increases. Bottom of the depreciation market has passed IMO. If someone wants a 5spd or a 4.6/4.8 now is the time to buy.