Mark 
1999 BMW 5 Series Sedan 540i 4dr Sedan
Fun to drive, not to pay for
 Torque out the kazoo, lots of grunt for passing, throw it in to corners as hard as you want.  I regularly drove the car on 600-mi trips and was very comfortable at the end.  However, exceptionally expensive maintenance has been a downer.  I spent over $3500 (incl $650 to replace a window motor) in 8 mos and could be spending another $1500 as the car has >100K mi.  Will not buy another BMW w/o warranty (and probably not with warranty until iDrive tumor is removed).