"Eisboch" wrote in message
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Now ... the M5. I am selling it. The dealer has made an acceptable
offer to buy it back and there are two interested private parties that are
seriously interested in it to avoid the year long delivery of a new one.

I enjoy cars, can fully appreciate the technology and engineering of BMW
and the performance of the M5. But, I also would like to keep my
license. The problem with a car like the M5 is that unless you are into
racing or renting track time you cannot use the car in the manner it was
designed to be used. It will accelerate from 60 mph to over 140 mph in
what seems like a nanosecond, but the state police have radios that are
faster. When you drive normally, you may as well have a regular 5 series.
Since we also have an '06 750Li ... we won't be BMW-less.

Truth is, I ususally drive like a little old lady .... even with the
classic muscle cars. The performance of the M5 is so spirited and
exciting that it is very tempting to use.
I've gone for 40 years without a speeding ticket and I don't need to start
collecting them now.


I understand the citation situation, and apparently much more intimately so
than yourself. I currently have two speeding tickets on my record (both by
LIDAR, for which there is no practical defense other than driving closer to
the limit), and am not eligible to have any subsequent ones dismissed by way
of traffic school until this November. AZ only allows you one matriculation
at defensive driving school every two years. I think by this point I should
have some sort of special alumni status.

Well, that 750 is a pretty fine road car. You can chew up some serious
miles in enjoyable comfort in that ride, for sure. How do you decide
whether to take the RV or the Beemer for a given road trip?

I've driven Infinitis for the last 15 years, but just made a change a couple
of months ago. The lease on my M45 was up, and now I'm driving a Lexus LS
430. I like it. Build quality and attention to detail is pretty
astounding.