PAER 
1997 BMW 5 Series Sedan 540i 4dr Sedan
Fun to drive!
 Initially, I wanted to purchase a 7 
series, but discovered that I could get 
the same V-8 in a 540.  Plus! Why pay a 
few extra thousand dollars to have leg 
room for people to sit in the back who 
are not paying your car note!
 The 1997-2001 5 series look basically 
the same, so I used the worst house in 
the best neighborhood theory and 
purchased a 1997 in mid-Jan 2004 with 
only 52K miles on it.  
 At the 61K mark, the cooling system 
died and I got that and all belts 
replaced at an independent BMW shop. 
 I saved some pennies and went from 
riding a bike to getting this BMW!
 :-)