 My 1997 540i is 163,000 miles-old and it still feels & drives like a brand- new-year-model.  With a powerful V8 that's not designed to pull you back into your seat when taking a ride, but instead, gives you the smooth enjoyable feeling which makes you just want to keep driving.  At first it all had to do with just experiencing what was to have a BMW, but once I had it, it all changed.  I thought I had tried it all, I was very wrong.  This is the Ultimate Driving Machine.  Quality Interior design & components, powerfull awesome engine,...  There are new cars coming out every year (Lexus, Infiniti, etc) and most of them don't even come with the gadgets that came in my BMW 540i 1997 model.